I closed the thread, and yes, I'm aware of how the original post looked. He caught enough flak to get the message from some other posters, I was content just to close it.

Alright, thanks for letting me know.

Empyrean

17018 Posts

February 27 2011 06:48 GMT

#2023

On January 22 2011 02:21 The_Piper42 wrote:
After reading Empyrean's expert response to the "Second Sun" thread with regard to the possible collapse of Betelgeuse I feel compelled to ask (hopefully it wasn't asked already and I missed it) what Empyrean does outside of Teamliquid and what kind of astronomical education he may have received.

Oh hi, sorry I don't keep up with this thread because I'm one of the more boring people on TL staff so I assume people don't really ask questions about me.

Anyway, I'm a third year undergraduate student; I'm majoring in statistics, but I really enjoy the natural/physical sciences. I'm quite interested in astronomy, though, and I took an introductory course last spring, which is pretty much all the formal education I've had in the subject. I read a lot of non-fiction books on physics/astronomy/cosmology/etc. in my free time, though, so I'd say I'm more informed than the average person.

don_kyuhote

3006 Posts

February 27 2011 13:37 GMT

#2024

Kwark, what was your reaction when you saw this (if you saw this)?

Torte de Lini

Germany38463 Posts

February 27 2011 15:42 GMT

#2025

Did any of the staff miss me? D:

MassHysteria

United States3678 Posts

February 27 2011 21:45 GMT

#2026

I'm not staff, but I did miss seeing a post from you in about every single thread I read Torte

goswser

United States3548 Posts

February 27 2011 22:50 GMT

#2027

Why does plexa have waffles right of his name?

infinitestory

United States4053 Posts

February 27 2011 22:52 GMT

#2028

On February 28 2011 07:50 Newguy wrote:
Why does plexa have waffles right of his name?

why not

Harem

United States11393 Posts

February 27 2011 22:54 GMT

#2029

On February 28 2011 07:50 Newguy wrote:
Why does plexa have waffles right of his name?

To make everyone else crave for them at the worst possible moment(s)?

LittLeD

Sweden7973 Posts

February 27 2011 23:00 GMT

#2030

On February 28 2011 07:50 Newguy wrote:
Why does plexa have waffles right of his name?

Why is the earth round?
Some things just cant be explained

bkrow

Australia8532 Posts

February 27 2011 23:11 GMT

#2031

On February 28 2011 07:50 Newguy wrote:
Why does plexa have waffles right of his name?

Because that's what good waffles do..

They stick together

Archas

United States6531 Posts

February 27 2011 23:25 GMT

#2032

There is a certain thread whose OP has not been updated since the thread's creation. As a regular to the thread, I figured that the OP could use a bit of revamping, but I was unsure as to the proper etiquette for such a procedure. Does the staff permit these sorts of "OP transplants", or is it best to contact the thread creator with a proposal for an updated OP? If the latter is true, and the creator refuses, can a higher-up supersede that refusal if the proposal is good enough to warrant it?

I was thinking about just contacting the OP about this, but I thought that this information might apply to another thread someday, so it couldn't hurt to ask here for future reference.

Manifesto7

Osaka27155 Posts

February 27 2011 23:27 GMT

#2033

I would send him a PM and ask if he minds the OP being edited. If he doesn't respond, M me and I can edit in your changes. This kind of stuff is always done case by case.

Archas

United States6531 Posts

February 27 2011 23:27 GMT

#2034

Thanks, Mani.

besiger

Croatia2452 Posts

February 27 2011 23:31 GMT

#2035

Id like to ask the staff what is my standing in teamliquid as of late. Am I close to a warning, do I need to post better, in general, id like my self as a poster to be gauged if possible.