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39,986 | There are a number of unusual or unconventional weapons used in the book of Judges:
* Shamgar uses an oxgoad to strike down Philistines (3:31)
* Jael uses a tent peg to kill Sisera (4:21)
* Gideon's army is equipped with jars, torches, and trumpets (7:20)
* A woman uses a millstone to kill Abimelek (9:53)
* Samson uses a donkey's jawbone to strike down a thousand men (15:15)
There are swords and daggers too, of course. But it is striking the number of strange weapons used in the narratives. Is this meant to be thematic? And if so, what point is the author developing? | 2019/04/09 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/39986",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/33/"
] | Historical interpretation
-------------------------
In the time of judges the people were disorganized, there was no king, and no army, no tax base to support dedicated weapons production or a standing army and thus and no military weapons, so the people used farm implements ("ox goads") or household implements ("pots") when they fought.
They fought with the tools of ordinary life.
E.g. We see in the song of Deborah a complaint that the people have no weapons:
*a small shield or a spear was not seen among forty thousand in Israel.* (Judges 5.8)
In fact this type of disorganization is one of the themes of Judges, and is one of the reasons the people clamor for a king when they are threatened by an organized army. After Isreal has a king, you see more normal weapons being used.
Homiletical theme
-----------------
The use of all these various weapons create many teaching opportunities as given in חִידָה's answer. But the larger unifying theme is that God wanted the people to rely on him rather than on the strength of their own army or their own devices. He created many miracles for them to defeat their enemies with the simple farm tools they had. In this way, the call for a dedicated tax base to fund weapons and training and a dedicated king to lead a standing army is viewed as a rejection of God's provision (1 Sam 8.7)
*'And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them."*
Many view the call for a king as just an attempt to want to imitate other nations as if this was about fitting in, but if you take into account that they had no weapons or trained soldiers but were being attacked by armies that did, then the desire for a king is understood more fully. | The questions I first had regarding the unusual weapons included…Who was attacking and who was defending? Where and when did the events take place over the 350 year stretch of Judges? Was the fighting from a short, mid, or long distance? Would the defender know he’d soon be attacked? Did the situation force them to be creative or had they brought the weapons they wanted?
After reading the 5 stories I don’t see these as thematic. In Jael’s, Gideon’s, and Woman with a Millstone stories, the weapons appear to be exactly what they needed given the circumstances. The other two stories are that of Shamgar, the first “minor judge”. That seems a little vague. The last of the 5 is Samson’s; he could use any or no weapon.
-Shamgar uses an Oxgoad (Judges 3:31)
Shamgar slew 600 with an oxgoad, an 8’ long farm tool used for spurring oxen. He was the first of the “minor judges”, so this is an introduction.
-Jael uses a Mallet and Tent Peg (4:21)
Jael kills the deep-in-sleep Sisera in her tent with a mallet and tent peg. Others were in pursuit of Sisera and she just helped them. She had to kill Sisera quickly and powerfully at night.
-Gideon’s army uses Jars, Torches, and Trumpets (7:20)
Gideon’s 300 soldiers had to attack the uncountable Midianites. Gideon had to design a surprise attack, so they loudly blew their trumpets and broke their jars. Taking their torches in their left hands and trumpets in their rights, they cried, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!” From the mountain top down they boldly shouted and attacked, and the Midianites saw the torches and enemies all around them. They ran in sudden terror.
-Woman uses a Millstone (9:53)
Abimelech was fighting to get into the city’s tower, but the woman cast a millstone down onto his head. She really couldn’t have used many other weapons, especially from the tower.
-Samson uses a Donkey’s Jawbone (15:15)
I think this stresses the point that a donkey’s jawbone wasn’t much, but Samson was the one with immense strength. He needed very little and even killed 1,000 with this. |
14,433,688 | i am new to android development i created one android application and i want to test this application in all aspects before submiting to the play store. I don't know the play-store approval process. please let me know the play-store approval process and also tell me how to test my application without any bugs(that will be rejected by play-store) and against to playstore approval process. | 2013/01/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14433688",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1933909/"
] | There is not much of approval process in play store, certainly not much like apple used to do. You just need to make sure you read [this](http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/publish/preparing.html) and your app is okay on all points.
>
> *tell me how to test my application without any bugs*
>
>
>
Well there is no short cut for that. Do your testing.. Google won't do it for you.. If your app is good, then only user downloads it.. It is not only Google that you have to consider.. | There is no play store approval process. They run some automated tests for malware and you'll be on the market in a few hours. So just do enough testing that you feel happy with the quality. |
14,433,688 | i am new to android development i created one android application and i want to test this application in all aspects before submiting to the play store. I don't know the play-store approval process. please let me know the play-store approval process and also tell me how to test my application without any bugs(that will be rejected by play-store) and against to playstore approval process. | 2013/01/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14433688",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1933909/"
] | There is not much of approval process in play store, certainly not much like apple used to do. You just need to make sure you read [this](http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/publish/preparing.html) and your app is okay on all points.
>
> *tell me how to test my application without any bugs*
>
>
>
Well there is no short cut for that. Do your testing.. Google won't do it for you.. If your app is good, then only user downloads it.. It is not only Google that you have to consider.. | You're responsible for testing your own app. Google won't. There are just a few basic rules you need to follow, and your app will be approved:
1. You can't sell in-app content unless you use Google's in-app purchasing. You CAN sell physical goods using other payment methods.
2. You can't make your app free and then change them to paid later. Once they're free, they're always free.
3. You can't do anything racist, criminal, hateful, etc... and you can't do anything you don't disclose -- i.e. steal the user's contacts and upload them to your own server for malicious purposes.
Be very attentive to testing. If your app has bugs, users will quickly complain and down-rate your app. |
14,433,688 | i am new to android development i created one android application and i want to test this application in all aspects before submiting to the play store. I don't know the play-store approval process. please let me know the play-store approval process and also tell me how to test my application without any bugs(that will be rejected by play-store) and against to playstore approval process. | 2013/01/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14433688",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1933909/"
] | There is not much of approval process in play store, certainly not much like apple used to do. You just need to make sure you read [this](http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/publish/preparing.html) and your app is okay on all points.
>
> *tell me how to test my application without any bugs*
>
>
>
Well there is no short cut for that. Do your testing.. Google won't do it for you.. If your app is good, then only user downloads it.. It is not only Google that you have to consider.. | There is no "bug policy" for google play store. Even if your app contains bugs, google will still publish it. Develop your app keeping user in mind. |
300,761 | Inserted captions in dozens of documents. Never seen this behavior.
Word 2010 won't let me put text in the caption when I Insert Caption for a table or figure. It will insert a caption with the lable only (although oddly mis-aligned mis-formatted). I've been working on this particular file for a while. Content was copy/pasted from a poorly formatted doc into my standard (custom built) template. Captions exist, but I want to modify the location (from top to bottom), but Word locks me out of the caption text box. If I delete the existing caption and try to insert a new one, Word won't let me specify the text for the caption. Essentially, it doesn't matter what I do, Word locks me out of specifying text for captions. "Exclude Lable From Caption" is NOT checked.
Any ideas? | 2011/06/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/300761",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/87081/"
] | I realised that this is because the caption was aligned as "centered", therefore you will not be able to see it in the "Caption" space where you type the actual name of the figure/table.
If you actually type "blind", and then press OK, your caption will appear.
The best solution is actually **format your caption as aligned "Left" or "Justified"**, then you wont have to type blind. | I have same problem and I had solved that.
1. Place your cursor in the place caption will be created
[image 1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UfUDs.png)
2. CTRL + Shif + Alt + S to show Styles dialog.
[image 2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yk5hY.png)
3. Click "Caption"and click modify
[image 3](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WLfrc.png)
4. Make sure the Style is "Normal" and tha alignment is "left" and then click "OK"
[image 4](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1yI4Z.png)
5. Now you can insert caption and can edit text in caption box.
[image 5](https://i.stack.imgur.com/i9TZk.png)
Hope this will help. |
198,751 | 
Just as the title says, I have a building with an entrance, that still requires and entrance. | 2014/12/31 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/198751",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/74782/"
] | The problem is that PA does not recognise entrances placed on the corners of foundations. You need to put the entrance at least one square away from any corner. In your case, although you have built a new building up against an existing wall, PA considers this a separate building and the square you have put the entrance on is a "corner" (even though it won't be once the foundation has been built.
When you want to put an entrance up against another wall this can mean placing an entrance where you don't want it just to get the foundation built; then having to dismantle/brick up the original entrance and add a new entrance where you *actually* want it. | Usually when this happens, I just take the foundation tool and go over the area in the same dimensions again, this usually fixes it for me. |
7,073,633 | I have a use case for dragging an item onto an area which could have multiple UI layers.
Use Case 1: Drag and drop a node from a treeview onto a workspace area(drop target). A chart is created in that workspace area.
Use Case 2: Drag and drop a node from a treeview onto a chart, that sits above the original workspace area. Extra data is added to the chart.
The problem with my implementation is that when I conduct Use Case 2, the drop event for the workspace area (Grid) AND chart are called. Not just the one that is visible.
How are others implementing this scenario? | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7073633",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/141203/"
] | To stop routed event propagation set e.Handled = true in drop event handler. | I would not call your case as "multi-layer". Instead, it is a normal hierarchy of visual objects. For "multi-layer" I mean, for instance, a drop on several sibling canvas.
Anyway, assuming that there is an unique point where the drop-action in managed, I would listen to the drop event (which is bubbling). In the event handler, there is the "[OriginalSource](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.routedeventargs.originalsource.aspx)" parameter that indicates the very first visual object involved. At this point, you may scan the visual tree upward ([VisualTreeHelper](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.media.visualtreehelper.aspx)), searching for a "chart" element: if you find it, the drop was on a chart, otherwise was on the empty workspace area.
Hope it helps.
Cheers |
28,420,584 | There is in UserDetails interface description has this requirement for function getGrantedAuthorities:
>
> Returns: the authorities, sorted by natural key (never null)
>
>
>
Why this condition is required? Should I implement it in GrantedAuthoritiesMapper? | 2015/02/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28420584",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2389222/"
] | It is because of [this issue](https://jira.spring.io/browse/SEC-717). Two users should be equal if their authorities and all other data are the same.
In practice it probably doesn't matter. If you don't actually make use of the equality check anywhere then you won't see a difference. | I found answer. It is for authentication token generation. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard controls, and I have also seen manual implementations of making panel visible/invisible.
What are the best ways that people have used in the past, that are easy to implement, and also make it easy to add "pages" to the wizard later on if needed? | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | Take a look at [this article on MSDN](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms951103.aspx) about "inductive user interfaces". It describes a framework (and provides the code to download) based on UserControls that give you "navigation" within a form. Perfect for designing wizards. | The easiest way to create a wizard dialog is to use one of the third-party versions available that handle all of the "hard stuff" (the page navigation, UI framework, etc.) for you. The one I like the most is from [Divelements](http://www.divelements.co.uk/net/); they have both a WinForms and a WPF version. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard controls, and I have also seen manual implementations of making panel visible/invisible.
What are the best ways that people have used in the past, that are easy to implement, and also make it easy to add "pages" to the wizard later on if needed? | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | Here are a few more resources you should check out:
1. This DevExpress WinForms control: <http://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/Controls/WinForms/Wizard/>
2. A home-grown wizards framework: <http://weblogs.asp.net/justin_rogers/articles/60155.aspx>
3. A wizard framework by Shawn Wildermut part of the Chris Sells's Genghis framework: <http://www.sellsbrothers.com/tools/genghis/> | Take a look at [this article on MSDN](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms951103.aspx) about "inductive user interfaces". It describes a framework (and provides the code to download) based on UserControls that give you "navigation" within a form. Perfect for designing wizards. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard controls, and I have also seen manual implementations of making panel visible/invisible.
What are the best ways that people have used in the past, that are easy to implement, and also make it easy to add "pages" to the wizard later on if needed? | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | I know this answer has already been accepted, but I just found a better Wizard control that's free, and of course, since it's on CodeProject, includes the source, so you can modify it if it's not exactly what you want. I'm adding this as an answer for the next person to stumble across this question looking for a good Wizard control.
<http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/DesignTimeWizard.aspx> | Take a look at [this article on MSDN](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms951103.aspx) about "inductive user interfaces". It describes a framework (and provides the code to download) based on UserControls that give you "navigation" within a form. Perfect for designing wizards. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard controls, and I have also seen manual implementations of making panel visible/invisible.
What are the best ways that people have used in the past, that are easy to implement, and also make it easy to add "pages" to the wizard later on if needed? | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | Here are a few more resources you should check out:
1. This DevExpress WinForms control: <http://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/Controls/WinForms/Wizard/>
2. A home-grown wizards framework: <http://weblogs.asp.net/justin_rogers/articles/60155.aspx>
3. A wizard framework by Shawn Wildermut part of the Chris Sells's Genghis framework: <http://www.sellsbrothers.com/tools/genghis/> | The easiest way to create a wizard dialog is to use one of the third-party versions available that handle all of the "hard stuff" (the page navigation, UI framework, etc.) for you. The one I like the most is from [Divelements](http://www.divelements.co.uk/net/); they have both a WinForms and a WPF version. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard controls, and I have also seen manual implementations of making panel visible/invisible.
What are the best ways that people have used in the past, that are easy to implement, and also make it easy to add "pages" to the wizard later on if needed? | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | I know this answer has already been accepted, but I just found a better Wizard control that's free, and of course, since it's on CodeProject, includes the source, so you can modify it if it's not exactly what you want. I'm adding this as an answer for the next person to stumble across this question looking for a good Wizard control.
<http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/DesignTimeWizard.aspx> | The easiest way to create a wizard dialog is to use one of the third-party versions available that handle all of the "hard stuff" (the page navigation, UI framework, etc.) for you. The one I like the most is from [Divelements](http://www.divelements.co.uk/net/); they have both a WinForms and a WPF version. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard controls, and I have also seen manual implementations of making panel visible/invisible.
What are the best ways that people have used in the past, that are easy to implement, and also make it easy to add "pages" to the wizard later on if needed? | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | **Use a tab-control inside a form.**
Change back color to "Control" in all tab-pages.
Set "appearance" to flat buttons to get rid of the white border-stuff.
Hide the tabs by sizing the entire control so that the tabs gets pushed up "under" the title bar of the form. If you need other controls (or banner maybe) above the tab-control, then instead hide the tabs with a panel-control or similar.
Childplay to code logic for back/next buttons and very easy to extend with new pages. | The easiest way to create a wizard dialog is to use one of the third-party versions available that handle all of the "hard stuff" (the page navigation, UI framework, etc.) for you. The one I like the most is from [Divelements](http://www.divelements.co.uk/net/); they have both a WinForms and a WPF version. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard controls, and I have also seen manual implementations of making panel visible/invisible.
What are the best ways that people have used in the past, that are easy to implement, and also make it easy to add "pages" to the wizard later on if needed? | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | Here are a few more resources you should check out:
1. This DevExpress WinForms control: <http://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/Controls/WinForms/Wizard/>
2. A home-grown wizards framework: <http://weblogs.asp.net/justin_rogers/articles/60155.aspx>
3. A wizard framework by Shawn Wildermut part of the Chris Sells's Genghis framework: <http://www.sellsbrothers.com/tools/genghis/> | **Use a tab-control inside a form.**
Change back color to "Control" in all tab-pages.
Set "appearance" to flat buttons to get rid of the white border-stuff.
Hide the tabs by sizing the entire control so that the tabs gets pushed up "under" the title bar of the form. If you need other controls (or banner maybe) above the tab-control, then instead hide the tabs with a panel-control or similar.
Childplay to code logic for back/next buttons and very easy to extend with new pages. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard controls, and I have also seen manual implementations of making panel visible/invisible.
What are the best ways that people have used in the past, that are easy to implement, and also make it easy to add "pages" to the wizard later on if needed? | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | I know this answer has already been accepted, but I just found a better Wizard control that's free, and of course, since it's on CodeProject, includes the source, so you can modify it if it's not exactly what you want. I'm adding this as an answer for the next person to stumble across this question looking for a good Wizard control.
<http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/DesignTimeWizard.aspx> | **Use a tab-control inside a form.**
Change back color to "Control" in all tab-pages.
Set "appearance" to flat buttons to get rid of the white border-stuff.
Hide the tabs by sizing the entire control so that the tabs gets pushed up "under" the title bar of the form. If you need other controls (or banner maybe) above the tab-control, then instead hide the tabs with a panel-control or similar.
Childplay to code logic for back/next buttons and very easy to extend with new pages. |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of their agents and protect the secrecy of their existence. K also explains to J that they are a self-funded agency. My question is, **are there any humans who are aware of the existence of Division 6/the Men in Black operation** (as the aliens on Earth obviously know about them)? I am willing to accept answers from the original comic book series, the films (although I don't recall any evidence that suggests any humans were aware of the MIB) and the animated series. | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | There seem to be 2 questions in one here:
1. **Do any humans know about Division 6 (the Men in Black)**
Answer: **No** - because "Division 6" isn't Men in Black, it's INS and doesn't exist.
It is a made-up government branch that Agent Kay told, to give official sounding credentials to the border agents (who are part of INS).
Whether the IDs they had were actually made out to be "INS Division 6", or he made up the name on the spot, is not known (and an interesting side question).
From MIB script:
>
> KAY: We'll take it from here.
>
> AGENT JANUS: Who the hell are you?
>
> *Kay and Dee flash some form of ID.*
>
> KAY: **INS Division 6**.
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> AGENT JANUS: Division 6? I never heard of Division 6.
>
>
> ...
>
>
> AGENT JANUS: You ever heard of Division 6?
>
> 2ND INS AGENT: There is no Division 6.
>
> 3RD INS AGENT: Who are those guys?
>
>
>
---
2. **Do any humans know about MIB? (who don't work there)**
***NO***.
* in "MiB", there are clear indications that none do, and it's a matter of policy to flashy-thingy **everyone** who's not in MIB but learns of them:
+ Of course the border patrol agents
+ Kay neuralizes Jay after going to Jeeb's place
+ All agents are memory-wiped when leaving the agency (Kay flashed Dee at start of MIB; and Kay himself was flashed at the end of MIB).
+ Kay wants to flashy-thing Laurel Weaver repeatedly
+ Jay neuralizes everyone in MIB2 (his partner, presumably so many previous partners that MIB workers are afraid of him neuralizing them for a minor infraction)
* Even more importantly, in [MiB2](http://tv.ark.com/transcript/men_in_black_ii/8364/MTVP/Sunday_December_20_2009/143842/), Kay clearly says it's a matter of policy, and Jay effed up when he didn't neuralize the witness Laura:
>
> JAY: I'll contact the witness. We'll talk to her.
>
> KAY: Things have changed. We used to neuralyze witnesses.
>
> JAY: See, originally, I'd... No, I was going to... I interrogated her.
>
> KAY: Then neuralyzed her?
>
> JAY: What?
>
> KAY: **MiB code 773/I clearly states that all civilian personnel...**
>
>
> | It is most likely K made it up on spot to sound official because his portrayal by Tommy Lee Jones would give people the impression his job has turned him into a pathological liar |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of their agents and protect the secrecy of their existence. K also explains to J that they are a self-funded agency. My question is, **are there any humans who are aware of the existence of Division 6/the Men in Black operation** (as the aliens on Earth obviously know about them)? I am willing to accept answers from the original comic book series, the films (although I don't recall any evidence that suggests any humans were aware of the MIB) and the animated series. | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | I saw DVK also posted a similar question regarding Division - 6 and its usage in MIB - verse.
It is a running gag that is observed in not only the MIB movie, but also in MIB animated series.
In the movie KAY poses as INS Division 6 agents. During the animated series there are references to **United Nations Security - Division 6** and **Fire Marshal - Division 6** as well, as an excuse for covering up.
So your first questions's answer - **NO**, there is no Division 6 of INS or UN Security or Fire Marshal. These are all coverups. And Secondly also - **NO**, the ordinary humans do not know of MIB or its operations because of the MIB directive 773/1 as quoted by DVK.
.. .. .. And flash.. A Blue Light.. And You forget everything.. Real handy tech. | It is most likely K made it up on spot to sound official because his portrayal by Tommy Lee Jones would give people the impression his job has turned him into a pathological liar |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of their agents and protect the secrecy of their existence. K also explains to J that they are a self-funded agency. My question is, **are there any humans who are aware of the existence of Division 6/the Men in Black operation** (as the aliens on Earth obviously know about them)? I am willing to accept answers from the original comic book series, the films (although I don't recall any evidence that suggests any humans were aware of the MIB) and the animated series. | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | Definitely yes. We saw in Men In Black II that a cheesy TV series was made which showcased some of their previous operations. While the effects were unrealistic in-universe, and some details were wrong, MIB is explicitly called out by name, and one of their encounters is described in detail. Since this is an episodic series, it's probable that there was more than one such installment. So there are definitely some non-MIB humans who know about MIB.
Furthermore, we know the neuralizer is not perfect. It's reversible. Additionally, in large cases, like the one where they use the statue of liberty, or a single neuralizer on large crowds, someone might not see it. People blink randomly, and someone might blink long enough to ignore it. Someone has almost certainly slipped through the cracks at some point, and we know they remembered enough details to make cheesy television. | It is most likely K made it up on spot to sound official because his portrayal by Tommy Lee Jones would give people the impression his job has turned him into a pathological liar |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of their agents and protect the secrecy of their existence. K also explains to J that they are a self-funded agency. My question is, **are there any humans who are aware of the existence of Division 6/the Men in Black operation** (as the aliens on Earth obviously know about them)? I am willing to accept answers from the original comic book series, the films (although I don't recall any evidence that suggests any humans were aware of the MIB) and the animated series. | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | Another piece of evidence indicating that Division Six is indeed a made-up cover is the lyrics from Will Smith's rap *[Men in Black](http://www.metrolyrics.com/men-in-black-lyrics-will-smith.html)*:
>
> ...
>
>
> Walk in shadow, move in silence
>
>
> Guard against extra-terrestrial violence
>
>
> But yo **we ain't on no government list**
>
>
> We straight don't exist, no names and no fingerprints
> ...
>
>
>
Not exactly the best piece of evidence, but it is sort of in the movie (it's played at the end with the credits) | It is most likely K made it up on spot to sound official because his portrayal by Tommy Lee Jones would give people the impression his job has turned him into a pathological liar |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of their agents and protect the secrecy of their existence. K also explains to J that they are a self-funded agency. My question is, **are there any humans who are aware of the existence of Division 6/the Men in Black operation** (as the aliens on Earth obviously know about them)? I am willing to accept answers from the original comic book series, the films (although I don't recall any evidence that suggests any humans were aware of the MIB) and the animated series. | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | There seem to be 2 questions in one here:
1. **Do any humans know about Division 6 (the Men in Black)**
Answer: **No** - because "Division 6" isn't Men in Black, it's INS and doesn't exist.
It is a made-up government branch that Agent Kay told, to give official sounding credentials to the border agents (who are part of INS).
Whether the IDs they had were actually made out to be "INS Division 6", or he made up the name on the spot, is not known (and an interesting side question).
From MIB script:
>
> KAY: We'll take it from here.
>
> AGENT JANUS: Who the hell are you?
>
> *Kay and Dee flash some form of ID.*
>
> KAY: **INS Division 6**.
>
> AGENT JANUS: Division 6? I never heard of Division 6.
>
>
> ...
>
>
> AGENT JANUS: You ever heard of Division 6?
>
> 2ND INS AGENT: There is no Division 6.
>
> 3RD INS AGENT: Who are those guys?
>
>
>
---
2. **Do any humans know about MIB? (who don't work there)**
***NO***.
* in "MiB", there are clear indications that none do, and it's a matter of policy to flashy-thingy **everyone** who's not in MIB but learns of them:
+ Of course the border patrol agents
+ Kay neuralizes Jay after going to Jeeb's place
+ All agents are memory-wiped when leaving the agency (Kay flashed Dee at start of MIB; and Kay himself was flashed at the end of MIB).
+ Kay wants to flashy-thing Laurel Weaver repeatedly
+ Jay neuralizes everyone in MIB2 (his partner, presumably so many previous partners that MIB workers are afraid of him neuralizing them for a minor infraction)
* Even more importantly, in [MiB2](http://tv.ark.com/transcript/men_in_black_ii/8364/MTVP/Sunday_December_20_2009/143842/), Kay clearly says it's a matter of policy, and Jay effed up when he didn't neuralize the witness Laura:
>
> JAY: I'll contact the witness. We'll talk to her.
>
> KAY: Things have changed. We used to neuralyze witnesses.
>
> JAY: See, originally, I'd... No, I was going to... I interrogated her.
>
> KAY: Then neuralyzed her?
>
> JAY: What?
>
> KAY: **MiB code 773/I clearly states that all civilian personnel...**
>
>
> | I saw DVK also posted a similar question regarding Division - 6 and its usage in MIB - verse.
It is a running gag that is observed in not only the MIB movie, but also in MIB animated series.
In the movie KAY poses as INS Division 6 agents. During the animated series there are references to **United Nations Security - Division 6** and **Fire Marshal - Division 6** as well, as an excuse for covering up.
So your first questions's answer - **NO**, there is no Division 6 of INS or UN Security or Fire Marshal. These are all coverups. And Secondly also - **NO**, the ordinary humans do not know of MIB or its operations because of the MIB directive 773/1 as quoted by DVK.
.. .. .. And flash.. A Blue Light.. And You forget everything.. Real handy tech. |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of their agents and protect the secrecy of their existence. K also explains to J that they are a self-funded agency. My question is, **are there any humans who are aware of the existence of Division 6/the Men in Black operation** (as the aliens on Earth obviously know about them)? I am willing to accept answers from the original comic book series, the films (although I don't recall any evidence that suggests any humans were aware of the MIB) and the animated series. | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | There seem to be 2 questions in one here:
1. **Do any humans know about Division 6 (the Men in Black)**
Answer: **No** - because "Division 6" isn't Men in Black, it's INS and doesn't exist.
It is a made-up government branch that Agent Kay told, to give official sounding credentials to the border agents (who are part of INS).
Whether the IDs they had were actually made out to be "INS Division 6", or he made up the name on the spot, is not known (and an interesting side question).
From MIB script:
>
> KAY: We'll take it from here.
>
> AGENT JANUS: Who the hell are you?
>
> *Kay and Dee flash some form of ID.*
>
> KAY: **INS Division 6**.
>
> AGENT JANUS: Division 6? I never heard of Division 6.
>
>
> ...
>
>
> AGENT JANUS: You ever heard of Division 6?
>
> 2ND INS AGENT: There is no Division 6.
>
> 3RD INS AGENT: Who are those guys?
>
>
>
---
2. **Do any humans know about MIB? (who don't work there)**
***NO***.
* in "MiB", there are clear indications that none do, and it's a matter of policy to flashy-thingy **everyone** who's not in MIB but learns of them:
+ Of course the border patrol agents
+ Kay neuralizes Jay after going to Jeeb's place
+ All agents are memory-wiped when leaving the agency (Kay flashed Dee at start of MIB; and Kay himself was flashed at the end of MIB).
+ Kay wants to flashy-thing Laurel Weaver repeatedly
+ Jay neuralizes everyone in MIB2 (his partner, presumably so many previous partners that MIB workers are afraid of him neuralizing them for a minor infraction)
* Even more importantly, in [MiB2](http://tv.ark.com/transcript/men_in_black_ii/8364/MTVP/Sunday_December_20_2009/143842/), Kay clearly says it's a matter of policy, and Jay effed up when he didn't neuralize the witness Laura:
>
> JAY: I'll contact the witness. We'll talk to her.
>
> KAY: Things have changed. We used to neuralyze witnesses.
>
> JAY: See, originally, I'd... No, I was going to... I interrogated her.
>
> KAY: Then neuralyzed her?
>
> JAY: What?
>
> KAY: **MiB code 773/I clearly states that all civilian personnel...**
>
>
> | Definitely yes. We saw in Men In Black II that a cheesy TV series was made which showcased some of their previous operations. While the effects were unrealistic in-universe, and some details were wrong, MIB is explicitly called out by name, and one of their encounters is described in detail. Since this is an episodic series, it's probable that there was more than one such installment. So there are definitely some non-MIB humans who know about MIB.
Furthermore, we know the neuralizer is not perfect. It's reversible. Additionally, in large cases, like the one where they use the statue of liberty, or a single neuralizer on large crowds, someone might not see it. People blink randomly, and someone might blink long enough to ignore it. Someone has almost certainly slipped through the cracks at some point, and we know they remembered enough details to make cheesy television. |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of their agents and protect the secrecy of their existence. K also explains to J that they are a self-funded agency. My question is, **are there any humans who are aware of the existence of Division 6/the Men in Black operation** (as the aliens on Earth obviously know about them)? I am willing to accept answers from the original comic book series, the films (although I don't recall any evidence that suggests any humans were aware of the MIB) and the animated series. | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | There seem to be 2 questions in one here:
1. **Do any humans know about Division 6 (the Men in Black)**
Answer: **No** - because "Division 6" isn't Men in Black, it's INS and doesn't exist.
It is a made-up government branch that Agent Kay told, to give official sounding credentials to the border agents (who are part of INS).
Whether the IDs they had were actually made out to be "INS Division 6", or he made up the name on the spot, is not known (and an interesting side question).
From MIB script:
>
> KAY: We'll take it from here.
>
> AGENT JANUS: Who the hell are you?
>
> *Kay and Dee flash some form of ID.*
>
> KAY: **INS Division 6**.
>
> AGENT JANUS: Division 6? I never heard of Division 6.
>
>
> ...
>
>
> AGENT JANUS: You ever heard of Division 6?
>
> 2ND INS AGENT: There is no Division 6.
>
> 3RD INS AGENT: Who are those guys?
>
>
>
---
2. **Do any humans know about MIB? (who don't work there)**
***NO***.
* in "MiB", there are clear indications that none do, and it's a matter of policy to flashy-thingy **everyone** who's not in MIB but learns of them:
+ Of course the border patrol agents
+ Kay neuralizes Jay after going to Jeeb's place
+ All agents are memory-wiped when leaving the agency (Kay flashed Dee at start of MIB; and Kay himself was flashed at the end of MIB).
+ Kay wants to flashy-thing Laurel Weaver repeatedly
+ Jay neuralizes everyone in MIB2 (his partner, presumably so many previous partners that MIB workers are afraid of him neuralizing them for a minor infraction)
* Even more importantly, in [MiB2](http://tv.ark.com/transcript/men_in_black_ii/8364/MTVP/Sunday_December_20_2009/143842/), Kay clearly says it's a matter of policy, and Jay effed up when he didn't neuralize the witness Laura:
>
> JAY: I'll contact the witness. We'll talk to her.
>
> KAY: Things have changed. We used to neuralyze witnesses.
>
> JAY: See, originally, I'd... No, I was going to... I interrogated her.
>
> KAY: Then neuralyzed her?
>
> JAY: What?
>
> KAY: **MiB code 773/I clearly states that all civilian personnel...**
>
>
> | Another piece of evidence indicating that Division Six is indeed a made-up cover is the lyrics from Will Smith's rap *[Men in Black](http://www.metrolyrics.com/men-in-black-lyrics-will-smith.html)*:
>
> ...
>
>
> Walk in shadow, move in silence
>
>
> Guard against extra-terrestrial violence
>
>
> But yo **we ain't on no government list**
>
>
> We straight don't exist, no names and no fingerprints
> ...
>
>
>
Not exactly the best piece of evidence, but it is sort of in the movie (it's played at the end with the credits) |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of their agents and protect the secrecy of their existence. K also explains to J that they are a self-funded agency. My question is, **are there any humans who are aware of the existence of Division 6/the Men in Black operation** (as the aliens on Earth obviously know about them)? I am willing to accept answers from the original comic book series, the films (although I don't recall any evidence that suggests any humans were aware of the MIB) and the animated series. | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | I saw DVK also posted a similar question regarding Division - 6 and its usage in MIB - verse.
It is a running gag that is observed in not only the MIB movie, but also in MIB animated series.
In the movie KAY poses as INS Division 6 agents. During the animated series there are references to **United Nations Security - Division 6** and **Fire Marshal - Division 6** as well, as an excuse for covering up.
So your first questions's answer - **NO**, there is no Division 6 of INS or UN Security or Fire Marshal. These are all coverups. And Secondly also - **NO**, the ordinary humans do not know of MIB or its operations because of the MIB directive 773/1 as quoted by DVK.
.. .. .. And flash.. A Blue Light.. And You forget everything.. Real handy tech. | Definitely yes. We saw in Men In Black II that a cheesy TV series was made which showcased some of their previous operations. While the effects were unrealistic in-universe, and some details were wrong, MIB is explicitly called out by name, and one of their encounters is described in detail. Since this is an episodic series, it's probable that there was more than one such installment. So there are definitely some non-MIB humans who know about MIB.
Furthermore, we know the neuralizer is not perfect. It's reversible. Additionally, in large cases, like the one where they use the statue of liberty, or a single neuralizer on large crowds, someone might not see it. People blink randomly, and someone might blink long enough to ignore it. Someone has almost certainly slipped through the cracks at some point, and we know they remembered enough details to make cheesy television. |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of their agents and protect the secrecy of their existence. K also explains to J that they are a self-funded agency. My question is, **are there any humans who are aware of the existence of Division 6/the Men in Black operation** (as the aliens on Earth obviously know about them)? I am willing to accept answers from the original comic book series, the films (although I don't recall any evidence that suggests any humans were aware of the MIB) and the animated series. | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | I saw DVK also posted a similar question regarding Division - 6 and its usage in MIB - verse.
It is a running gag that is observed in not only the MIB movie, but also in MIB animated series.
In the movie KAY poses as INS Division 6 agents. During the animated series there are references to **United Nations Security - Division 6** and **Fire Marshal - Division 6** as well, as an excuse for covering up.
So your first questions's answer - **NO**, there is no Division 6 of INS or UN Security or Fire Marshal. These are all coverups. And Secondly also - **NO**, the ordinary humans do not know of MIB or its operations because of the MIB directive 773/1 as quoted by DVK.
.. .. .. And flash.. A Blue Light.. And You forget everything.. Real handy tech. | Another piece of evidence indicating that Division Six is indeed a made-up cover is the lyrics from Will Smith's rap *[Men in Black](http://www.metrolyrics.com/men-in-black-lyrics-will-smith.html)*:
>
> ...
>
>
> Walk in shadow, move in silence
>
>
> Guard against extra-terrestrial violence
>
>
> But yo **we ain't on no government list**
>
>
> We straight don't exist, no names and no fingerprints
> ...
>
>
>
Not exactly the best piece of evidence, but it is sort of in the movie (it's played at the end with the credits) |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of their agents and protect the secrecy of their existence. K also explains to J that they are a self-funded agency. My question is, **are there any humans who are aware of the existence of Division 6/the Men in Black operation** (as the aliens on Earth obviously know about them)? I am willing to accept answers from the original comic book series, the films (although I don't recall any evidence that suggests any humans were aware of the MIB) and the animated series. | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | Another piece of evidence indicating that Division Six is indeed a made-up cover is the lyrics from Will Smith's rap *[Men in Black](http://www.metrolyrics.com/men-in-black-lyrics-will-smith.html)*:
>
> ...
>
>
> Walk in shadow, move in silence
>
>
> Guard against extra-terrestrial violence
>
>
> But yo **we ain't on no government list**
>
>
> We straight don't exist, no names and no fingerprints
> ...
>
>
>
Not exactly the best piece of evidence, but it is sort of in the movie (it's played at the end with the credits) | Definitely yes. We saw in Men In Black II that a cheesy TV series was made which showcased some of their previous operations. While the effects were unrealistic in-universe, and some details were wrong, MIB is explicitly called out by name, and one of their encounters is described in detail. Since this is an episodic series, it's probable that there was more than one such installment. So there are definitely some non-MIB humans who know about MIB.
Furthermore, we know the neuralizer is not perfect. It's reversible. Additionally, in large cases, like the one where they use the statue of liberty, or a single neuralizer on large crowds, someone might not see it. People blink randomly, and someone might blink long enough to ignore it. Someone has almost certainly slipped through the cracks at some point, and we know they remembered enough details to make cheesy television. |
288,773 | I have a disagreement with an automated evaluation of my review as "incorrect". Normally, I try to see why I was deemed "incorrect" and just let the judgement slide if I disagree. But, in this case, I have been banned from reviewing for 2 days.
Here is the [review audit failure](https://stackoverflow.com/review/triage/7481749), and here is the (now-deleted) question itself:
>
> Take from both sides thing from : [PHP]
> ---------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> I have:
>
> Loerum upsum damn da da, Loreum upsum.
>
> Loreum upsumLoreum upsum
>
> **test1 : value1**
>
> **test1 : value1 asdasdasd**
>
> **asdasdas test2 : value2**
>
> **test3 : value3**
>
> Loerum upsum damn da da, Loreum upsum.
>
> Loreum upsumLoreum upsum
>
> And how i can take from : both sides? it from both side to array: (exp: key=test1; value=value1)
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> deleted by Bill the Lizard♦ Mar 6 at 15:14
>
>
>
I chose to mark the question as "Should Be Improved" because the desired functionality is not clear, there is no stated "problem", and there is no evidence of an attempt to solve a problem.
However, there is a request to achieve some functionality. It seems that the OP wants to split text that is separated by a colon into key/value pairs. In my opinion, that request just needs to be clarified and, ideally, an attempt at a solution should be made.
The system claimed that I failed the review audit because the question is clearly non-sensical and cannot be improved (I'm paraphrasing). However, I am fairly confident that I understand the question, and it is not non-sensical at all. I just think it needs to be clarified (i.e. improved).
The same user has posted a [similar question here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28903092/regex-help-find-between-text), and it has not been removed. In fact, it has been answered and the answer has been up-voted and accepted. Clearly, this new post is an "improved" version of the original post that was deemed "un-improvable".
I realize that my ban is not based solely on that one review audit. Still, in general I feel that I often (not always) disagree with the automated determination of failure.
Is there any recourse for removing my two-day ban?
EDIT
----
The comment debate over the validity of the OP's original question has become irrelevant. However the *amount* of debate should draw attention to the *subjectivity of the review process*.
I am **not** looking for the question to be re-instated or un-deleted. I'm looking for a human to look at my ban and say, "Hey. I can see how that's subjective," and to remove it. Automated bans do not account for the subjectivity inherent in the review process.
If my ban cannot be removed, I'll just wait it out. And I'll try not to let it sour my interest in reviewing posts or participating in the community at large. | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288773",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/924299/"
] | There appears to be a misunderstanding about what "should be improved" means.
>
> **Should Be Improved** for questions where edits by the author or others would result in a question that is clear and answerable
>
>
>
This means that the author or others can edit the question into an answerable question. It means the author can edit it or someone else can edit it to be an answerable question. If the author doesn't make any changes (often the case and the purpose of Help and Improvement), you are saying that someone else can fix the question. By selecting that the post is "should be improved" you are creating a task in the Help and Improvement queue for someone to edit it.
Should be improved should ***only*** be used where ***anyone*** can possibly edit the question into something useful. If the question can ***only*** be improved by the original author, "should be improved" is creating an unnecessary task (and increases the angst of people who are trying to help).
If the question can only be improved by the original author, the question should be closed with the appropriate close reason (possibly through the unsalvageable option) so that the author is clearly informed of what needs to be fixed and those who are trying to help are not besieged with questions that they cannot fix.
If the question is not clear, it is not clear. Without guidance from the original author, you cannot read their mind to make it a clear question.
If the question is asking someone to write all the code for them, without giving the current code they are working on in the form of an mcve, it should be closed with the appropriate off topic reason. You don't have access to their code to put the mcve in the question... and if they don't have the code then its *really* off topic and they should instead be hiring you to write code for them rather than fix their question.
And so on.
Help and Improvement is not restricted to mind readers. Don't send them questions that require such.
If you think you can rewrite the question from scratch better, don't guess as to what the author is asking without guidance... go ask that question yourself. | One important thing to remember is that (unless I'm quite mistaken, in which case someone can correct me) hitting Should Be Improved sends the post to the Help and Improvement queue. Sending something there implies that someone ***other than the poster*** may be able to edit it into a good question. This could theoretically be edited into an on-topic question, but the likelihood of someone other than the poster doing so is fairly low. As such, it seems to me that it would be much more appropriate to put it on hold as "unclear what you're asking" until the original poster clarifies what they're asking. |
288,773 | I have a disagreement with an automated evaluation of my review as "incorrect". Normally, I try to see why I was deemed "incorrect" and just let the judgement slide if I disagree. But, in this case, I have been banned from reviewing for 2 days.
Here is the [review audit failure](https://stackoverflow.com/review/triage/7481749), and here is the (now-deleted) question itself:
>
> Take from both sides thing from : [PHP]
> ---------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> I have:
>
> Loerum upsum damn da da, Loreum upsum.
>
> Loreum upsumLoreum upsum
>
> **test1 : value1**
>
> **test1 : value1 asdasdasd**
>
> **asdasdas test2 : value2**
>
> **test3 : value3**
>
> Loerum upsum damn da da, Loreum upsum.
>
> Loreum upsumLoreum upsum
>
> And how i can take from : both sides? it from both side to array: (exp: key=test1; value=value1)
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> deleted by Bill the Lizard♦ Mar 6 at 15:14
>
>
>
I chose to mark the question as "Should Be Improved" because the desired functionality is not clear, there is no stated "problem", and there is no evidence of an attempt to solve a problem.
However, there is a request to achieve some functionality. It seems that the OP wants to split text that is separated by a colon into key/value pairs. In my opinion, that request just needs to be clarified and, ideally, an attempt at a solution should be made.
The system claimed that I failed the review audit because the question is clearly non-sensical and cannot be improved (I'm paraphrasing). However, I am fairly confident that I understand the question, and it is not non-sensical at all. I just think it needs to be clarified (i.e. improved).
The same user has posted a [similar question here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28903092/regex-help-find-between-text), and it has not been removed. In fact, it has been answered and the answer has been up-voted and accepted. Clearly, this new post is an "improved" version of the original post that was deemed "un-improvable".
I realize that my ban is not based solely on that one review audit. Still, in general I feel that I often (not always) disagree with the automated determination of failure.
Is there any recourse for removing my two-day ban?
EDIT
----
The comment debate over the validity of the OP's original question has become irrelevant. However the *amount* of debate should draw attention to the *subjectivity of the review process*.
I am **not** looking for the question to be re-instated or un-deleted. I'm looking for a human to look at my ban and say, "Hey. I can see how that's subjective," and to remove it. Automated bans do not account for the subjectivity inherent in the review process.
If my ban cannot be removed, I'll just wait it out. And I'll try not to let it sour my interest in reviewing posts or participating in the community at large. | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288773",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/924299/"
] | That... Was a pretty bad question. But it shouldn't have been an audit. Careful reading does indicate that it was likely intended as a question (and, critically, *not* intended to test the waters for future spam posting by dropping a pile of nonsense onto the site).
"Should Be Improved" is a stretch here; it'd take a fairly heroic edit to make that into a good question. Still, there's no denying it *needs* improvement, and in theory at least it could get it - therefore, your review was acceptable; I've lifted the ban and removed this question from the pool for future audits.
That said, I would strongly encourage you to think twice before choosing this option on similar questions in the future. If you feel strongly that there's real hope for a given question, great; otherwise, best to take out the trash early on. I'm highly skeptical that even someone as skilled as you could've actually salvaged that question; if there's no **real** hope, then "Should be Improved" just needlessly prolongs the agony. | One important thing to remember is that (unless I'm quite mistaken, in which case someone can correct me) hitting Should Be Improved sends the post to the Help and Improvement queue. Sending something there implies that someone ***other than the poster*** may be able to edit it into a good question. This could theoretically be edited into an on-topic question, but the likelihood of someone other than the poster doing so is fairly low. As such, it seems to me that it would be much more appropriate to put it on hold as "unclear what you're asking" until the original poster clarifies what they're asking. |
288,773 | I have a disagreement with an automated evaluation of my review as "incorrect". Normally, I try to see why I was deemed "incorrect" and just let the judgement slide if I disagree. But, in this case, I have been banned from reviewing for 2 days.
Here is the [review audit failure](https://stackoverflow.com/review/triage/7481749), and here is the (now-deleted) question itself:
>
> Take from both sides thing from : [PHP]
> ---------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> I have:
>
> Loerum upsum damn da da, Loreum upsum.
>
> Loreum upsumLoreum upsum
>
> **test1 : value1**
>
> **test1 : value1 asdasdasd**
>
> **asdasdas test2 : value2**
>
> **test3 : value3**
>
> Loerum upsum damn da da, Loreum upsum.
>
> Loreum upsumLoreum upsum
>
> And how i can take from : both sides? it from both side to array: (exp: key=test1; value=value1)
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> deleted by Bill the Lizard♦ Mar 6 at 15:14
>
>
>
I chose to mark the question as "Should Be Improved" because the desired functionality is not clear, there is no stated "problem", and there is no evidence of an attempt to solve a problem.
However, there is a request to achieve some functionality. It seems that the OP wants to split text that is separated by a colon into key/value pairs. In my opinion, that request just needs to be clarified and, ideally, an attempt at a solution should be made.
The system claimed that I failed the review audit because the question is clearly non-sensical and cannot be improved (I'm paraphrasing). However, I am fairly confident that I understand the question, and it is not non-sensical at all. I just think it needs to be clarified (i.e. improved).
The same user has posted a [similar question here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28903092/regex-help-find-between-text), and it has not been removed. In fact, it has been answered and the answer has been up-voted and accepted. Clearly, this new post is an "improved" version of the original post that was deemed "un-improvable".
I realize that my ban is not based solely on that one review audit. Still, in general I feel that I often (not always) disagree with the automated determination of failure.
Is there any recourse for removing my two-day ban?
EDIT
----
The comment debate over the validity of the OP's original question has become irrelevant. However the *amount* of debate should draw attention to the *subjectivity of the review process*.
I am **not** looking for the question to be re-instated or un-deleted. I'm looking for a human to look at my ban and say, "Hey. I can see how that's subjective," and to remove it. Automated bans do not account for the subjectivity inherent in the review process.
If my ban cannot be removed, I'll just wait it out. And I'll try not to let it sour my interest in reviewing posts or participating in the community at large. | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288773",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/924299/"
] | One important thing to remember is that (unless I'm quite mistaken, in which case someone can correct me) hitting Should Be Improved sends the post to the Help and Improvement queue. Sending something there implies that someone ***other than the poster*** may be able to edit it into a good question. This could theoretically be edited into an on-topic question, but the likelihood of someone other than the poster doing so is fairly low. As such, it seems to me that it would be much more appropriate to put it on hold as "unclear what you're asking" until the original poster clarifies what they're asking. | The question is at best a duplicate. It shouldn't be improved but closed against the duplicate.
It's also of generic matter. Most likely has been posted because - for whatever reason - the user was not able to locate the information on the site. As this does matter for Q&A it should have been downvoted and voted to delete in review.
I can't say about your ban, but needs improvement is a pretty unicorn in rainbow land style. not at all wrong, but with no expected outcome, right? |
288,773 | I have a disagreement with an automated evaluation of my review as "incorrect". Normally, I try to see why I was deemed "incorrect" and just let the judgement slide if I disagree. But, in this case, I have been banned from reviewing for 2 days.
Here is the [review audit failure](https://stackoverflow.com/review/triage/7481749), and here is the (now-deleted) question itself:
>
> Take from both sides thing from : [PHP]
> ---------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> I have:
>
> Loerum upsum damn da da, Loreum upsum.
>
> Loreum upsumLoreum upsum
>
> **test1 : value1**
>
> **test1 : value1 asdasdasd**
>
> **asdasdas test2 : value2**
>
> **test3 : value3**
>
> Loerum upsum damn da da, Loreum upsum.
>
> Loreum upsumLoreum upsum
>
> And how i can take from : both sides? it from both side to array: (exp: key=test1; value=value1)
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> deleted by Bill the Lizard♦ Mar 6 at 15:14
>
>
>
I chose to mark the question as "Should Be Improved" because the desired functionality is not clear, there is no stated "problem", and there is no evidence of an attempt to solve a problem.
However, there is a request to achieve some functionality. It seems that the OP wants to split text that is separated by a colon into key/value pairs. In my opinion, that request just needs to be clarified and, ideally, an attempt at a solution should be made.
The system claimed that I failed the review audit because the question is clearly non-sensical and cannot be improved (I'm paraphrasing). However, I am fairly confident that I understand the question, and it is not non-sensical at all. I just think it needs to be clarified (i.e. improved).
The same user has posted a [similar question here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28903092/regex-help-find-between-text), and it has not been removed. In fact, it has been answered and the answer has been up-voted and accepted. Clearly, this new post is an "improved" version of the original post that was deemed "un-improvable".
I realize that my ban is not based solely on that one review audit. Still, in general I feel that I often (not always) disagree with the automated determination of failure.
Is there any recourse for removing my two-day ban?
EDIT
----
The comment debate over the validity of the OP's original question has become irrelevant. However the *amount* of debate should draw attention to the *subjectivity of the review process*.
I am **not** looking for the question to be re-instated or un-deleted. I'm looking for a human to look at my ban and say, "Hey. I can see how that's subjective," and to remove it. Automated bans do not account for the subjectivity inherent in the review process.
If my ban cannot be removed, I'll just wait it out. And I'll try not to let it sour my interest in reviewing posts or participating in the community at large. | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288773",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/924299/"
] | That... Was a pretty bad question. But it shouldn't have been an audit. Careful reading does indicate that it was likely intended as a question (and, critically, *not* intended to test the waters for future spam posting by dropping a pile of nonsense onto the site).
"Should Be Improved" is a stretch here; it'd take a fairly heroic edit to make that into a good question. Still, there's no denying it *needs* improvement, and in theory at least it could get it - therefore, your review was acceptable; I've lifted the ban and removed this question from the pool for future audits.
That said, I would strongly encourage you to think twice before choosing this option on similar questions in the future. If you feel strongly that there's real hope for a given question, great; otherwise, best to take out the trash early on. I'm highly skeptical that even someone as skilled as you could've actually salvaged that question; if there's no **real** hope, then "Should be Improved" just needlessly prolongs the agony. | There appears to be a misunderstanding about what "should be improved" means.
>
> **Should Be Improved** for questions where edits by the author or others would result in a question that is clear and answerable
>
>
>
This means that the author or others can edit the question into an answerable question. It means the author can edit it or someone else can edit it to be an answerable question. If the author doesn't make any changes (often the case and the purpose of Help and Improvement), you are saying that someone else can fix the question. By selecting that the post is "should be improved" you are creating a task in the Help and Improvement queue for someone to edit it.
Should be improved should ***only*** be used where ***anyone*** can possibly edit the question into something useful. If the question can ***only*** be improved by the original author, "should be improved" is creating an unnecessary task (and increases the angst of people who are trying to help).
If the question can only be improved by the original author, the question should be closed with the appropriate close reason (possibly through the unsalvageable option) so that the author is clearly informed of what needs to be fixed and those who are trying to help are not besieged with questions that they cannot fix.
If the question is not clear, it is not clear. Without guidance from the original author, you cannot read their mind to make it a clear question.
If the question is asking someone to write all the code for them, without giving the current code they are working on in the form of an mcve, it should be closed with the appropriate off topic reason. You don't have access to their code to put the mcve in the question... and if they don't have the code then its *really* off topic and they should instead be hiring you to write code for them rather than fix their question.
And so on.
Help and Improvement is not restricted to mind readers. Don't send them questions that require such.
If you think you can rewrite the question from scratch better, don't guess as to what the author is asking without guidance... go ask that question yourself. |
288,773 | I have a disagreement with an automated evaluation of my review as "incorrect". Normally, I try to see why I was deemed "incorrect" and just let the judgement slide if I disagree. But, in this case, I have been banned from reviewing for 2 days.
Here is the [review audit failure](https://stackoverflow.com/review/triage/7481749), and here is the (now-deleted) question itself:
>
> Take from both sides thing from : [PHP]
> ---------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> I have:
>
> Loerum upsum damn da da, Loreum upsum.
>
> Loreum upsumLoreum upsum
>
> **test1 : value1**
>
> **test1 : value1 asdasdasd**
>
> **asdasdas test2 : value2**
>
> **test3 : value3**
>
> Loerum upsum damn da da, Loreum upsum.
>
> Loreum upsumLoreum upsum
>
> And how i can take from : both sides? it from both side to array: (exp: key=test1; value=value1)
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> deleted by Bill the Lizard♦ Mar 6 at 15:14
>
>
>
I chose to mark the question as "Should Be Improved" because the desired functionality is not clear, there is no stated "problem", and there is no evidence of an attempt to solve a problem.
However, there is a request to achieve some functionality. It seems that the OP wants to split text that is separated by a colon into key/value pairs. In my opinion, that request just needs to be clarified and, ideally, an attempt at a solution should be made.
The system claimed that I failed the review audit because the question is clearly non-sensical and cannot be improved (I'm paraphrasing). However, I am fairly confident that I understand the question, and it is not non-sensical at all. I just think it needs to be clarified (i.e. improved).
The same user has posted a [similar question here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28903092/regex-help-find-between-text), and it has not been removed. In fact, it has been answered and the answer has been up-voted and accepted. Clearly, this new post is an "improved" version of the original post that was deemed "un-improvable".
I realize that my ban is not based solely on that one review audit. Still, in general I feel that I often (not always) disagree with the automated determination of failure.
Is there any recourse for removing my two-day ban?
EDIT
----
The comment debate over the validity of the OP's original question has become irrelevant. However the *amount* of debate should draw attention to the *subjectivity of the review process*.
I am **not** looking for the question to be re-instated or un-deleted. I'm looking for a human to look at my ban and say, "Hey. I can see how that's subjective," and to remove it. Automated bans do not account for the subjectivity inherent in the review process.
If my ban cannot be removed, I'll just wait it out. And I'll try not to let it sour my interest in reviewing posts or participating in the community at large. | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288773",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/924299/"
] | There appears to be a misunderstanding about what "should be improved" means.
>
> **Should Be Improved** for questions where edits by the author or others would result in a question that is clear and answerable
>
>
>
This means that the author or others can edit the question into an answerable question. It means the author can edit it or someone else can edit it to be an answerable question. If the author doesn't make any changes (often the case and the purpose of Help and Improvement), you are saying that someone else can fix the question. By selecting that the post is "should be improved" you are creating a task in the Help and Improvement queue for someone to edit it.
Should be improved should ***only*** be used where ***anyone*** can possibly edit the question into something useful. If the question can ***only*** be improved by the original author, "should be improved" is creating an unnecessary task (and increases the angst of people who are trying to help).
If the question can only be improved by the original author, the question should be closed with the appropriate close reason (possibly through the unsalvageable option) so that the author is clearly informed of what needs to be fixed and those who are trying to help are not besieged with questions that they cannot fix.
If the question is not clear, it is not clear. Without guidance from the original author, you cannot read their mind to make it a clear question.
If the question is asking someone to write all the code for them, without giving the current code they are working on in the form of an mcve, it should be closed with the appropriate off topic reason. You don't have access to their code to put the mcve in the question... and if they don't have the code then its *really* off topic and they should instead be hiring you to write code for them rather than fix their question.
And so on.
Help and Improvement is not restricted to mind readers. Don't send them questions that require such.
If you think you can rewrite the question from scratch better, don't guess as to what the author is asking without guidance... go ask that question yourself. | The question is at best a duplicate. It shouldn't be improved but closed against the duplicate.
It's also of generic matter. Most likely has been posted because - for whatever reason - the user was not able to locate the information on the site. As this does matter for Q&A it should have been downvoted and voted to delete in review.
I can't say about your ban, but needs improvement is a pretty unicorn in rainbow land style. not at all wrong, but with no expected outcome, right? |
288,773 | I have a disagreement with an automated evaluation of my review as "incorrect". Normally, I try to see why I was deemed "incorrect" and just let the judgement slide if I disagree. But, in this case, I have been banned from reviewing for 2 days.
Here is the [review audit failure](https://stackoverflow.com/review/triage/7481749), and here is the (now-deleted) question itself:
>
> Take from both sides thing from : [PHP]
> ---------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> I have:
>
> Loerum upsum damn da da, Loreum upsum.
>
> Loreum upsumLoreum upsum
>
> **test1 : value1**
>
> **test1 : value1 asdasdasd**
>
> **asdasdas test2 : value2**
>
> **test3 : value3**
>
> Loerum upsum damn da da, Loreum upsum.
>
> Loreum upsumLoreum upsum
>
> And how i can take from : both sides? it from both side to array: (exp: key=test1; value=value1)
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> deleted by Bill the Lizard♦ Mar 6 at 15:14
>
>
>
I chose to mark the question as "Should Be Improved" because the desired functionality is not clear, there is no stated "problem", and there is no evidence of an attempt to solve a problem.
However, there is a request to achieve some functionality. It seems that the OP wants to split text that is separated by a colon into key/value pairs. In my opinion, that request just needs to be clarified and, ideally, an attempt at a solution should be made.
The system claimed that I failed the review audit because the question is clearly non-sensical and cannot be improved (I'm paraphrasing). However, I am fairly confident that I understand the question, and it is not non-sensical at all. I just think it needs to be clarified (i.e. improved).
The same user has posted a [similar question here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28903092/regex-help-find-between-text), and it has not been removed. In fact, it has been answered and the answer has been up-voted and accepted. Clearly, this new post is an "improved" version of the original post that was deemed "un-improvable".
I realize that my ban is not based solely on that one review audit. Still, in general I feel that I often (not always) disagree with the automated determination of failure.
Is there any recourse for removing my two-day ban?
EDIT
----
The comment debate over the validity of the OP's original question has become irrelevant. However the *amount* of debate should draw attention to the *subjectivity of the review process*.
I am **not** looking for the question to be re-instated or un-deleted. I'm looking for a human to look at my ban and say, "Hey. I can see how that's subjective," and to remove it. Automated bans do not account for the subjectivity inherent in the review process.
If my ban cannot be removed, I'll just wait it out. And I'll try not to let it sour my interest in reviewing posts or participating in the community at large. | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288773",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/924299/"
] | That... Was a pretty bad question. But it shouldn't have been an audit. Careful reading does indicate that it was likely intended as a question (and, critically, *not* intended to test the waters for future spam posting by dropping a pile of nonsense onto the site).
"Should Be Improved" is a stretch here; it'd take a fairly heroic edit to make that into a good question. Still, there's no denying it *needs* improvement, and in theory at least it could get it - therefore, your review was acceptable; I've lifted the ban and removed this question from the pool for future audits.
That said, I would strongly encourage you to think twice before choosing this option on similar questions in the future. If you feel strongly that there's real hope for a given question, great; otherwise, best to take out the trash early on. I'm highly skeptical that even someone as skilled as you could've actually salvaged that question; if there's no **real** hope, then "Should be Improved" just needlessly prolongs the agony. | The question is at best a duplicate. It shouldn't be improved but closed against the duplicate.
It's also of generic matter. Most likely has been posted because - for whatever reason - the user was not able to locate the information on the site. As this does matter for Q&A it should have been downvoted and voted to delete in review.
I can't say about your ban, but needs improvement is a pretty unicorn in rainbow land style. not at all wrong, but with no expected outcome, right? |
202,941 | I our lab environment I have several Win2k3 and a couple Win2k8 servers.
I don't really care *why* the servers reboot, and would like to be able to disable the shutdown dialog (and the "why did this server shutdown" on reboot in the event of power failure).
Is this possible, and, if so, how? | 2010/11/17 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/202941",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2321/"
] | Open gpedit.msc > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System
click Display Shutdown Event Tracker and then disable | It can be disabled via group policy:
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293814> |
40,726 | The [Stack Overflow FAQ](https://stackoverflow.com/faq) states:
>
> Reputation is never given, it is earned by convincing other Stack Overflow users that you know what you're talking about.
>
>
>
Stack Overflow gives the reputation that one can gain from asking a question parity with the reputation that one can gain from answering a question. An interesting question yields +10 reputation, while an interesting answer yields +10. Votes up and down affect reputation equally.
Answering a question well is more indicative of your subject knowledge than asking a question. In a majority of cases, people who are able and prepared to answer a question have a greater level of confidence and familiarity with the subject matter than the questioner does. Please note I do not assert that this is universally true, just that it is true most of the time.
Therefore it is very difficult to differentiate between people who ask and people who answer questions based on reputation; reputation does not differentiate between people who know what they are talking about, and those who do not.
A note on this—I've read quite a few questions about reputation on meta today because I am frustrated by high-rep users who ask hundreds of questions but do not vote-up or mark-as-answered (my) answers. I understand that there is a utility to offering reputation to such users because they keep the flow of questions high and drive traffic to the site. However, if that is part of what you want reputation to be, it seems a little disingenuous to make the claim you do in the FAQ about the association of reputation to knowledge.
Isn't the statement "Reputation ... is earned by convincing other Stack Overflow users that you know what you're talking about" false? | 2010/02/28 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/40726",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/143982/"
] | You are showing signs of becoming addicted.
Get used to that:
1. Some of your good answers will never be accepted.
2. Some of your accepted answers will never get upvote.
3. If < 100 rep user asks question, it may never be accepted and upvoted.
4. Hi-rep user is more demanding and may not accept your good answer if he feels that there is better one.
5. Stackoverflow doesn't make finding unaccepted answers easy.
6. Reminding someone of not accepted answer can be irritating for him.
7. Most of the reputation you gain on the answers to easiest questions. People who upvote answers have to understand them. If you give a complicated answer on a very complicated question, even if it needed huge knowledge, it will probably give you almost no reputation.
And please, gain a lot of reputation on asking questions. I feel to dumb to ask worth to upvote questions. Answering comes to me easier:) Asking questions needs some knowledge.
If you search through questions here, on meta, you'll find some statistics saying that most of > 4000 rep users gained their reputation by answering.
If FAQ changed, would you really feel better? | Reputation is merely a way to addict people to the site by giving them a game.
It lost its original meaning the first time someone posted a humorous answer and got a lot of popularity upvotes. |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they would be ideal to fight in the first lines and charge at the enemy using their horns.
This got me wondering, what (medieval level of technology) equipment would they use to maximize their charging abilities? I'm thinking maybe equipment used to reinforce their horns, but any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
* <https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/game/races/tauren> | 2019/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/157174",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/54012/"
] | A neckbrace would be a good place to start...
Your Tauren design (or rather its charging tactic) is going to transmit a lot of force straight down the spine, which will very easily lead to compression fractures of vertebrae. Humans have killed themselves this way, and I'd imagine a bull charging full speed into a brick wall could hurt himself pretty easily.
When a real bull charges, it doesn't simply smash into things; it swings its head in an arc to gore and throw its opponent, and often the bull stops just short before doing so. Bulls rarely charge *through* something, so the full force of the bull's body generally doesn't get transferred into whatever it's charging (and by Newton's laws the bull's spine doesn't get crushed).
If you really want your tauren to smash through things with the full force of their charge, you'd want something that can transmit the force of the charge *around* their neck into their shoulders. A neck brace would be a good way to do this. That way your tauren can actually use its massive horns to pierce heavy machinery and crash into things. | If your Tauren is a front line kind of guy, He needs the equipment that would benefit that kind of combat. This will range from the same stuff as seen throughout history, but some is going to be specific to his race.
For the Typical:
A pike. You want to poke the other guy before he can poke you. A tried and true weapon.
A short sword. He's going to be in the thick of things. Big wild swinging weapons are dangerous to your friends right next to you, not to mention that a big swing takes time. Something short and sharp when you are in the middle of a crowd will be more helpful. After all, the Roman Gladius was hugely effective in infantry actions for hundreds of years.
Now the not so typical:
Shield. Again think Roman legionary, but notched to account for your Tauren's head. Give it a large-ish central conical spike as well. Your guy is stronger than a human, so as he pushes forward into the enemy line this could help turn the enemy shields inward, opening them up to be poked with sharp things. It will also help protect his chest.
Helm. It should protect his forehead as well as the base of his horns, if not the entire horn. Give the horns some edges as well as sharper points. A toss of his very strong neck would be a decent slashing attack.
Armor. He will need a fitted breastplate of course, but his sides will need to heavily protected as well. If he is pushing into and through an enemy line, his sides will be exposed to all manner of sharp things. His backplate will need to be heavy and will need to protect the back of his neck and shoulders, probably more than a human soldier. If the head is that far forward, an overhand swing with a long weapon might well impact the back of his neck.
Leg protection. Armor for his lower leg and ankles is critical. The shape of the back legs of hoofed animals means that they are pretty vulnerable to lateral type impacts. One enemy with a heavy shield might be able to smash down and sideways into those small bones above and behind the hoof and cripple the Tauren. He is also going to be vulnerable to hamstringing and damage to the Achilles heel (or bovine equivalent), so protect that as best you can without sacrificing too much range of motion. |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they would be ideal to fight in the first lines and charge at the enemy using their horns.
This got me wondering, what (medieval level of technology) equipment would they use to maximize their charging abilities? I'm thinking maybe equipment used to reinforce their horns, but any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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] | A neckbrace would be a good place to start...
Your Tauren design (or rather its charging tactic) is going to transmit a lot of force straight down the spine, which will very easily lead to compression fractures of vertebrae. Humans have killed themselves this way, and I'd imagine a bull charging full speed into a brick wall could hurt himself pretty easily.
When a real bull charges, it doesn't simply smash into things; it swings its head in an arc to gore and throw its opponent, and often the bull stops just short before doing so. Bulls rarely charge *through* something, so the full force of the bull's body generally doesn't get transferred into whatever it's charging (and by Newton's laws the bull's spine doesn't get crushed).
If you really want your tauren to smash through things with the full force of their charge, you'd want something that can transmit the force of the charge *around* their neck into their shoulders. A neck brace would be a good way to do this. That way your tauren can actually use its massive horns to pierce heavy machinery and crash into things. | maybe add more spikes such as the helmet and armor, since the tauren already have horns that have risk from getting hook or tangled by enemy anyway, example like [Gutbuster Brigade](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Gutbuster_Brigade) but not just normal cylinder spike but thin and sharpened edge spike like sword edge, maybe add a curved shape to it especially for each arms side like saber sword, and not to randomly forms or place like the gutbuster armor, and maybe make the edge more on horizontal side and face the same direction, except some in the hand that more face downward as secondary weapon similar like katar weapon or wolverine claw (not necessary if your tauren have secondary weapon) so even if the tauren just past/charge through, the enemy side can get slash or cut by the spike sword if they get too close just from charging forward, similar like wild boar charging with their curved tusk, (from <https://www.123rf.com/photo_234880_wild-boar-with-tusk.html>)[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GsIby.jpg) and with sharpened sword spike hopefully it mitigate it from getting stuck or enemy body dangling on the horn or spike to burden or drag you down by shacking or swing around to cut or loosen/or throw it out, similar like bull,rhino,and elephant charge by swinging their head updown to keep the victim from stucking.
this outside of bonus in wielding weapon in the hands such as lance or other heavy 2h weapons, also i suggest to add or dual wield two thick shield too, prefferably tower shield type, if you want to give more push to enemy formation while giving more protection on the frontside, and you can also have protuding spike in the front of the shield too if you want but alas this may can end up getting heavier since many victim will get stuck and burden it, but it far better than it get stuck on your horn or spiky armor though.
(from <https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/12505811275?page=2>)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tNehf.jpg)
here an example image that (so far) i consider closest to the curved blade spike (the pauldron side, and the image is not the representation of the armor i suggest just the blade or spike) althought it face vertically rather than horizontally and mine is more saber/scimitar or boar tusk smooth curve like, rather than reverse falx or katana kind of curve, i hope this image can help to get what i mean.
from Dragon Quest VIII
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tznog.png) |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they would be ideal to fight in the first lines and charge at the enemy using their horns.
This got me wondering, what (medieval level of technology) equipment would they use to maximize their charging abilities? I'm thinking maybe equipment used to reinforce their horns, but any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
* <https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/game/races/tauren> | 2019/09/27 | [
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] | To maximize the Tauren charge you just need to protect the charging Tauren.
The purpose of a [cavalry charge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_(warfare)#Cavalry_charges) is to scatter an unprepared formation and (ideally) cause a [rout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rout) that allows infantry or light cavalry to exploit the weakened line. However, a dense, disciplined formation of spears would stop the charge in its tracks by using the charging Tauren's own mass to cause terrible injuries. Maybe your Tauren are brave enough to charge head first into a wall of spears, but without some protection the effectiveness of that charge will be limited, and the costs high.
So, just give your Tauren some [barding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barding): reinforce the forward-facing armor with slanted/curved plates so head-on hits with spears or arrows glance away harmlessly.
A Tauren charging straight at you will leave you doubting your chances to win the fight, but Tauren standing in front of you after plowing through a couple rows of soldiers without a scratch will get rid of that doubt.
At the very least, given them a nice [chanfron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barding#Chanfron):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/X6H0Pm.jpg) | I wouldn’t but much stock in the horns’ weaponized aspect. It wouldn’t be ideal to use your bodily hors against metal armor and weapons, especially when you have to put your head in danger.
But as for equipment, i think a horseshoe type attachment to the hoof which firstly protects the hoof over all sorts of ground and provides better impact when kicking in combat (assuming they are as large comparatively as Tauren are in warcraft, kicking or stomping would be fairly common against the smaller races). I would say a heavy shield would be useful so they can put their whole weight into the charger and not fear as much upon impact. A lance of some sort as others have mentioned is also a good idea.
But back to the horns... a charge’s best use is to impact the morale of the enemy. Yes, they can smash lines and kill a lot, but charging a disciplined force often leaves the chargers knee-deep in enemies on all sides. A rather brutal death, usually. So to maximize the fear factor and morale damage, some sort of helmet for aesthetic purposes would fit. Something to emphasize the horns, the stooped head, etc. a sort of demon mask, if you will.
And many historical helmets did such a thing. Killing the enemy is one way to win. Making them run is often faster, safer and more effective. |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they would be ideal to fight in the first lines and charge at the enemy using their horns.
This got me wondering, what (medieval level of technology) equipment would they use to maximize their charging abilities? I'm thinking maybe equipment used to reinforce their horns, but any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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] | A neckbrace would be a good place to start...
Your Tauren design (or rather its charging tactic) is going to transmit a lot of force straight down the spine, which will very easily lead to compression fractures of vertebrae. Humans have killed themselves this way, and I'd imagine a bull charging full speed into a brick wall could hurt himself pretty easily.
When a real bull charges, it doesn't simply smash into things; it swings its head in an arc to gore and throw its opponent, and often the bull stops just short before doing so. Bulls rarely charge *through* something, so the full force of the bull's body generally doesn't get transferred into whatever it's charging (and by Newton's laws the bull's spine doesn't get crushed).
If you really want your tauren to smash through things with the full force of their charge, you'd want something that can transmit the force of the charge *around* their neck into their shoulders. A neck brace would be a good way to do this. That way your tauren can actually use its massive horns to pierce heavy machinery and crash into things. | Why would they want to charge in head-first? Obviously a bull would do that, because bulls don't have any weapons available to them apart from their horns. Taurens have hands, which means they can hold swords, axes, spears and shields, which are all infinitely better things to fling towards an enemy than your face.
If you want to maximise the impact of a charging Tauren, I'd suggest the same equipment that would maximise the impact of a charging human or a charging horse - body armour, and a long spear or lance. To get the most benefit out of the Tauren build, I suppose they might choose to hold the spear slightly differently to a human - they might brace it against the top of their head for stability, depending on how low their head is when in a charge. |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they would be ideal to fight in the first lines and charge at the enemy using their horns.
This got me wondering, what (medieval level of technology) equipment would they use to maximize their charging abilities? I'm thinking maybe equipment used to reinforce their horns, but any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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] | I wouldn’t but much stock in the horns’ weaponized aspect. It wouldn’t be ideal to use your bodily hors against metal armor and weapons, especially when you have to put your head in danger.
But as for equipment, i think a horseshoe type attachment to the hoof which firstly protects the hoof over all sorts of ground and provides better impact when kicking in combat (assuming they are as large comparatively as Tauren are in warcraft, kicking or stomping would be fairly common against the smaller races). I would say a heavy shield would be useful so they can put their whole weight into the charger and not fear as much upon impact. A lance of some sort as others have mentioned is also a good idea.
But back to the horns... a charge’s best use is to impact the morale of the enemy. Yes, they can smash lines and kill a lot, but charging a disciplined force often leaves the chargers knee-deep in enemies on all sides. A rather brutal death, usually. So to maximize the fear factor and morale damage, some sort of helmet for aesthetic purposes would fit. Something to emphasize the horns, the stooped head, etc. a sort of demon mask, if you will.
And many historical helmets did such a thing. Killing the enemy is one way to win. Making them run is often faster, safer and more effective. | You could do some magic hand-waving and have an alchemist create a potion that has similar effects to meth or cocaine, so increased energy, pain resistance, increased anger. |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they would be ideal to fight in the first lines and charge at the enemy using their horns.
This got me wondering, what (medieval level of technology) equipment would they use to maximize their charging abilities? I'm thinking maybe equipment used to reinforce their horns, but any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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] | To maximize the Tauren charge you just need to protect the charging Tauren.
The purpose of a [cavalry charge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_(warfare)#Cavalry_charges) is to scatter an unprepared formation and (ideally) cause a [rout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rout) that allows infantry or light cavalry to exploit the weakened line. However, a dense, disciplined formation of spears would stop the charge in its tracks by using the charging Tauren's own mass to cause terrible injuries. Maybe your Tauren are brave enough to charge head first into a wall of spears, but without some protection the effectiveness of that charge will be limited, and the costs high.
So, just give your Tauren some [barding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barding): reinforce the forward-facing armor with slanted/curved plates so head-on hits with spears or arrows glance away harmlessly.
A Tauren charging straight at you will leave you doubting your chances to win the fight, but Tauren standing in front of you after plowing through a couple rows of soldiers without a scratch will get rid of that doubt.
At the very least, given them a nice [chanfron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barding#Chanfron):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/X6H0Pm.jpg) | maybe add more spikes such as the helmet and armor, since the tauren already have horns that have risk from getting hook or tangled by enemy anyway, example like [Gutbuster Brigade](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Gutbuster_Brigade) but not just normal cylinder spike but thin and sharpened edge spike like sword edge, maybe add a curved shape to it especially for each arms side like saber sword, and not to randomly forms or place like the gutbuster armor, and maybe make the edge more on horizontal side and face the same direction, except some in the hand that more face downward as secondary weapon similar like katar weapon or wolverine claw (not necessary if your tauren have secondary weapon) so even if the tauren just past/charge through, the enemy side can get slash or cut by the spike sword if they get too close just from charging forward, similar like wild boar charging with their curved tusk, (from <https://www.123rf.com/photo_234880_wild-boar-with-tusk.html>)[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GsIby.jpg) and with sharpened sword spike hopefully it mitigate it from getting stuck or enemy body dangling on the horn or spike to burden or drag you down by shacking or swing around to cut or loosen/or throw it out, similar like bull,rhino,and elephant charge by swinging their head updown to keep the victim from stucking.
this outside of bonus in wielding weapon in the hands such as lance or other heavy 2h weapons, also i suggest to add or dual wield two thick shield too, prefferably tower shield type, if you want to give more push to enemy formation while giving more protection on the frontside, and you can also have protuding spike in the front of the shield too if you want but alas this may can end up getting heavier since many victim will get stuck and burden it, but it far better than it get stuck on your horn or spiky armor though.
(from <https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/12505811275?page=2>)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tNehf.jpg)
here an example image that (so far) i consider closest to the curved blade spike (the pauldron side, and the image is not the representation of the armor i suggest just the blade or spike) althought it face vertically rather than horizontally and mine is more saber/scimitar or boar tusk smooth curve like, rather than reverse falx or katana kind of curve, i hope this image can help to get what i mean.
from Dragon Quest VIII
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tznog.png) |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they would be ideal to fight in the first lines and charge at the enemy using their horns.
This got me wondering, what (medieval level of technology) equipment would they use to maximize their charging abilities? I'm thinking maybe equipment used to reinforce their horns, but any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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] | Why would they want to charge in head-first? Obviously a bull would do that, because bulls don't have any weapons available to them apart from their horns. Taurens have hands, which means they can hold swords, axes, spears and shields, which are all infinitely better things to fling towards an enemy than your face.
If you want to maximise the impact of a charging Tauren, I'd suggest the same equipment that would maximise the impact of a charging human or a charging horse - body armour, and a long spear or lance. To get the most benefit out of the Tauren build, I suppose they might choose to hold the spear slightly differently to a human - they might brace it against the top of their head for stability, depending on how low their head is when in a charge. | You could do some magic hand-waving and have an alchemist create a potion that has similar effects to meth or cocaine, so increased energy, pain resistance, increased anger. |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they would be ideal to fight in the first lines and charge at the enemy using their horns.
This got me wondering, what (medieval level of technology) equipment would they use to maximize their charging abilities? I'm thinking maybe equipment used to reinforce their horns, but any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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] | To maximize the Tauren charge you just need to protect the charging Tauren.
The purpose of a [cavalry charge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_(warfare)#Cavalry_charges) is to scatter an unprepared formation and (ideally) cause a [rout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rout) that allows infantry or light cavalry to exploit the weakened line. However, a dense, disciplined formation of spears would stop the charge in its tracks by using the charging Tauren's own mass to cause terrible injuries. Maybe your Tauren are brave enough to charge head first into a wall of spears, but without some protection the effectiveness of that charge will be limited, and the costs high.
So, just give your Tauren some [barding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barding): reinforce the forward-facing armor with slanted/curved plates so head-on hits with spears or arrows glance away harmlessly.
A Tauren charging straight at you will leave you doubting your chances to win the fight, but Tauren standing in front of you after plowing through a couple rows of soldiers without a scratch will get rid of that doubt.
At the very least, given them a nice [chanfron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barding#Chanfron):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/X6H0Pm.jpg) | If your Tauren is a front line kind of guy, He needs the equipment that would benefit that kind of combat. This will range from the same stuff as seen throughout history, but some is going to be specific to his race.
For the Typical:
A pike. You want to poke the other guy before he can poke you. A tried and true weapon.
A short sword. He's going to be in the thick of things. Big wild swinging weapons are dangerous to your friends right next to you, not to mention that a big swing takes time. Something short and sharp when you are in the middle of a crowd will be more helpful. After all, the Roman Gladius was hugely effective in infantry actions for hundreds of years.
Now the not so typical:
Shield. Again think Roman legionary, but notched to account for your Tauren's head. Give it a large-ish central conical spike as well. Your guy is stronger than a human, so as he pushes forward into the enemy line this could help turn the enemy shields inward, opening them up to be poked with sharp things. It will also help protect his chest.
Helm. It should protect his forehead as well as the base of his horns, if not the entire horn. Give the horns some edges as well as sharper points. A toss of his very strong neck would be a decent slashing attack.
Armor. He will need a fitted breastplate of course, but his sides will need to heavily protected as well. If he is pushing into and through an enemy line, his sides will be exposed to all manner of sharp things. His backplate will need to be heavy and will need to protect the back of his neck and shoulders, probably more than a human soldier. If the head is that far forward, an overhand swing with a long weapon might well impact the back of his neck.
Leg protection. Armor for his lower leg and ankles is critical. The shape of the back legs of hoofed animals means that they are pretty vulnerable to lateral type impacts. One enemy with a heavy shield might be able to smash down and sideways into those small bones above and behind the hoof and cripple the Tauren. He is also going to be vulnerable to hamstringing and damage to the Achilles heel (or bovine equivalent), so protect that as best you can without sacrificing too much range of motion. |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they would be ideal to fight in the first lines and charge at the enemy using their horns.
This got me wondering, what (medieval level of technology) equipment would they use to maximize their charging abilities? I'm thinking maybe equipment used to reinforce their horns, but any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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] | maybe add more spikes such as the helmet and armor, since the tauren already have horns that have risk from getting hook or tangled by enemy anyway, example like [Gutbuster Brigade](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Gutbuster_Brigade) but not just normal cylinder spike but thin and sharpened edge spike like sword edge, maybe add a curved shape to it especially for each arms side like saber sword, and not to randomly forms or place like the gutbuster armor, and maybe make the edge more on horizontal side and face the same direction, except some in the hand that more face downward as secondary weapon similar like katar weapon or wolverine claw (not necessary if your tauren have secondary weapon) so even if the tauren just past/charge through, the enemy side can get slash or cut by the spike sword if they get too close just from charging forward, similar like wild boar charging with their curved tusk, (from <https://www.123rf.com/photo_234880_wild-boar-with-tusk.html>)[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GsIby.jpg) and with sharpened sword spike hopefully it mitigate it from getting stuck or enemy body dangling on the horn or spike to burden or drag you down by shacking or swing around to cut or loosen/or throw it out, similar like bull,rhino,and elephant charge by swinging their head updown to keep the victim from stucking.
this outside of bonus in wielding weapon in the hands such as lance or other heavy 2h weapons, also i suggest to add or dual wield two thick shield too, prefferably tower shield type, if you want to give more push to enemy formation while giving more protection on the frontside, and you can also have protuding spike in the front of the shield too if you want but alas this may can end up getting heavier since many victim will get stuck and burden it, but it far better than it get stuck on your horn or spiky armor though.
(from <https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/12505811275?page=2>)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tNehf.jpg)
here an example image that (so far) i consider closest to the curved blade spike (the pauldron side, and the image is not the representation of the armor i suggest just the blade or spike) althought it face vertically rather than horizontally and mine is more saber/scimitar or boar tusk smooth curve like, rather than reverse falx or katana kind of curve, i hope this image can help to get what i mean.
from Dragon Quest VIII
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tznog.png) | You could do some magic hand-waving and have an alchemist create a potion that has similar effects to meth or cocaine, so increased energy, pain resistance, increased anger. |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they would be ideal to fight in the first lines and charge at the enemy using their horns.
This got me wondering, what (medieval level of technology) equipment would they use to maximize their charging abilities? I'm thinking maybe equipment used to reinforce their horns, but any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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] | If your Tauren is a front line kind of guy, He needs the equipment that would benefit that kind of combat. This will range from the same stuff as seen throughout history, but some is going to be specific to his race.
For the Typical:
A pike. You want to poke the other guy before he can poke you. A tried and true weapon.
A short sword. He's going to be in the thick of things. Big wild swinging weapons are dangerous to your friends right next to you, not to mention that a big swing takes time. Something short and sharp when you are in the middle of a crowd will be more helpful. After all, the Roman Gladius was hugely effective in infantry actions for hundreds of years.
Now the not so typical:
Shield. Again think Roman legionary, but notched to account for your Tauren's head. Give it a large-ish central conical spike as well. Your guy is stronger than a human, so as he pushes forward into the enemy line this could help turn the enemy shields inward, opening them up to be poked with sharp things. It will also help protect his chest.
Helm. It should protect his forehead as well as the base of his horns, if not the entire horn. Give the horns some edges as well as sharper points. A toss of his very strong neck would be a decent slashing attack.
Armor. He will need a fitted breastplate of course, but his sides will need to heavily protected as well. If he is pushing into and through an enemy line, his sides will be exposed to all manner of sharp things. His backplate will need to be heavy and will need to protect the back of his neck and shoulders, probably more than a human soldier. If the head is that far forward, an overhand swing with a long weapon might well impact the back of his neck.
Leg protection. Armor for his lower leg and ankles is critical. The shape of the back legs of hoofed animals means that they are pretty vulnerable to lateral type impacts. One enemy with a heavy shield might be able to smash down and sideways into those small bones above and behind the hoof and cripple the Tauren. He is also going to be vulnerable to hamstringing and damage to the Achilles heel (or bovine equivalent), so protect that as best you can without sacrificing too much range of motion. | I wouldn’t but much stock in the horns’ weaponized aspect. It wouldn’t be ideal to use your bodily hors against metal armor and weapons, especially when you have to put your head in danger.
But as for equipment, i think a horseshoe type attachment to the hoof which firstly protects the hoof over all sorts of ground and provides better impact when kicking in combat (assuming they are as large comparatively as Tauren are in warcraft, kicking or stomping would be fairly common against the smaller races). I would say a heavy shield would be useful so they can put their whole weight into the charger and not fear as much upon impact. A lance of some sort as others have mentioned is also a good idea.
But back to the horns... a charge’s best use is to impact the morale of the enemy. Yes, they can smash lines and kill a lot, but charging a disciplined force often leaves the chargers knee-deep in enemies on all sides. A rather brutal death, usually. So to maximize the fear factor and morale damage, some sort of helmet for aesthetic purposes would fit. Something to emphasize the horns, the stooped head, etc. a sort of demon mask, if you will.
And many historical helmets did such a thing. Killing the enemy is one way to win. Making them run is often faster, safer and more effective. |
489 | As part of my practice and for my mini-concerts I compose arrangements to songs, most of which so far are Simon & Garfunkel songs. I also have started giving away some sheet music to some friends of mine who like a change of style or just like my arrangements. (all for personal use / a hobby, not a vocation).
Is there a way I could describe the difficulty of an arrangement, how difficult to play, or am I just stuck with "hard" or "pretty easy" (whatever those mean).
Perhaps I could rank them by how many years a person would have to practice piano before it is easy? Like, Rage Over A Lost Penny would take me over a year to master end to end at my current level, but other songs that used to be difficult are really easy.
That system might not work, but maybe there is a ranking system. How are classical pieces' difficulties described? Is there a universal ranking system with some well-known examples? | 2011/05/05 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/489",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/86/"
] | Two hints:
* Many editors have their own system and some large institutions have a grading system that can be an inspiration. One of the most respected is the [Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music](http://www.abrsm.org/en/home) or ABRSM. They publish and update frequently their requirements for instruments, singing, and theory.
If you look at the current [piano curiculum](http://www.abrsm.org/regions/fileadmin/user_upload/syllabuses/pianoComplete11.pdf), you will see a list of pieces for each level from 1 to 8. It can give you a reference for the difficulty of pieces you may know and help you better identify how your arrangements are placed.
* Apart from the grading system (which is not relevant for many situations), there are main variables which are typical and you can use them as a more precise indication such as (Reading 1, Tempo 3, Hands 2) according to the number of yes to the example questions I list below.
+ **Reading difficulty**
Key signature with many sharps or flats? Many accidentals? Change of keys?
Many notes over or under the ledger lines? Many chords on the left hand? Many different chords? Overall length?
+ **Tempo and rhythm difficulty**
Has the piece to be played quickly to sound good? Are there trills or tremolos?
Many different rhythms? Dotted notes? Syncopation? Implicit Swing? Rhythm difference between left and right hand?
+ **Hand, wrist and arm technique**
The largest interval for the hand? A lot of chords? Glissandos? Octave scales? Inversion of hands? Jumping (think waltz) and arpeggios? Boogie-Woogie bass? The difference in style and volume between the two hands or for the same hand (tempo, staccato, subdued voicings)? Held notes? | It's extremely difficult to rank music in terms of difficulty because "difficult" means different things to different people.
The best starting point is to work out how hard it would be to play the notes. Most amateur players can't really do any more than learn notes.
Don't use the grading systems like ABRSM and Trinity Guildhall as examples because in the case of these tests it isn't music pieces that are graded, the grade is the way someone plays them. Think of a professional player playing a piece on a grade 8 syllabus, does this make the professional player only a grade 8 level player?
My suggestion would be to have a look at some books used for teaching the piano and then work out how the notes of the music compares to the exercises in these books. This might give you an idea as to how to describe them. |
181,394 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Youtube and Google video downloaders ?](https://superuser.com/questions/6675/youtube-and-google-video-downloaders)
>
>
>
Do you know any ?
I mean something which could allow me for example to download yt movies. | 2010/08/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/181394",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/25930/"
] | I recommend [DownloadHelper](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006/) add-on for Firefox | use the Synaptic Package Manager to intstall "flashplugin-installer" |
288,160 | * For a while this year, I was on a crusade, editing posts to remove "Thanks".
But there were far too many of those posts.
* So I started to remove "Thanks in advance".
But there were too many of those.
* So I started to remove "Thanks in advanced", which in addition to being inappropriate for Stack Exchange, is a corruption of the English language, and needs to be stamped out before too many people decide that it's correct English (thus making it into correct English).
But I got bored with that and gave up.
* But now, I've seen a new outrage and I want your help cleaning it up: "Thanks in advantage". Yes, really, "Thanks in advantage"! There are 221 of those on Stack Overflow right now: <https://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q=%22Thanks%20in%20advantage%22>.
Can we please clean those up before the English language changes out from under us?
Thx 4 ur hlp.
---
>
> Obviously, I have trouble making myself understood. Any time I talk
> about editing one part of a post, there are many people who believe
> that I mean to *only* edit that part of the post. In fact, I *never*
> edit just one part of the post. I don't as much as cast a **close** or
> **delete** vote without editing the entire post!
>
>
>
---
Please take the time to read "[Should 'Hi', 'thanks,' taglines, and salutations be removed from posts?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2950/should-hi-thanks-taglines-and-salutations-be-removed-from-posts).
---
>
> BTW, when I say "edit" in this question, I mean full edits, not
> suggested edits. I'm not advocating filling up the suggested edit
> queue with large numbers of "thanks" edits. And I'm *certainly* not
> suggesting suggested edits which *only* remove "thanks".
>
>
>
---
We're up to 6,600+ ["Thanks in advanced"](https://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q=%22Thanks%20in%20advanced%22) questions! This did not work! | 2015/03/17 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288160",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/76337/"
] | I completely support such initiatives (and started to edit posts you indicated right now - they usually require much work unfortunately).
The only courtesy needed here is taking time to learn about our rules and guidelines - and the practice shows that just this is too much anyway.
**Adding "thank you" to a post that doesn't adhere to site's standards is false courtesy.**
In case of the minuscule number of well-written posts, adding "thank you" is of course nothing wrong, but I still tend to remove it, explaining politely why, if needed.
[MichaelT's comment](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288160/no-thanks-damn-it/288172?noredirect=1#comment166300_288172) seems to sum this up nicely:
>
> The politeness expressed by "hope this helps", "thank you" and "hello" is all similarly problematic in technical writing. **Stack Overflow, as a Q&A site, strives to be a technical resource akin to encyclopedias. That writing style that makes it useful as a technical resource precludes pleasantries and formalities**. Even in cultures with formalized pleasantries and courtesies, one doesn't see such pleasantries in the technical writing. The reason for removing "thank you" is exactly the same as the reason that "hope this helps" isn't at the bottom of every Wikipedia page.
>
>
>
(emphasis mine)
---
And of course improving the general "state" of the language is also very important (especially to non-native speakers, like me, who can pick up incorrect phrases, not being aware of that). | IMHO, additional language like "please" and "thank you" or even the presumptuous "thanks in advance" won't detract from the credibility or usefulness of the content. Also, "thanks in advantage", while awful, is better than "I have class in 2 hrs, pls HELP!", let's keep in mind people who are new to coding, Stack Overflow, and the English language are not discouraged.
But, the proper attitude and decorum is encouraged, in an effort to maintain the credibility of Stack Exchange and its content/community.
What I feel DOES detract from credibility, and OP hit it spot on here, is the inaccuracy and in some cases stupidity (sorry) of some of the language used by posters and commenters/answerers.
If my boss asks me to show him where I found a solution, or who suggested it, I may have to forward a Stack Overflow post along. I absolutely don't want the title to have typos, or the comments to include trolling, or the proposed solutions to include "LMAO stop usin ur brackets here bro!!1!".
Considering please/thanks to be an informality is one thing, and that falls under the "environment" Stack Overflow wants to proliferate; trusting code from someone who says "kthxbai" when they address a community of peers for help is another thing entirely.
I'd say editing posts for accuracy and clarity is way more valuable to a user (at least one like me) than enforcing a "no salutation / appreciation" rule. In the worst of cases, if the informality of the language is so far below professional that it makes the poster/answerer unreliable, that should be addressed on a case by case (or user by user) basis.
*For the record: I've never edited a post on any Stack Exchange site, but I use it frequently for research and try to answer any posts I can. This is just the average user's opinion, not a habitual editor/administrator/superstacker.*
**Edit**
---
I wasn't going to include this in my original post because it seems snarky, but after following along for a while, I think it's a valid point: Everyone is linking to the other Meta discussion about "Should 'hi', 'thanks', taglines be removed...", but no one has linked to the Stack Overflow Help page titled ["How Do I Ask A Good Question?"](https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask). If the URL ends in "help/how-to-ask", users (new or old) should be confident that that's all they need to know before posting. Also, it says "Pretend you're talking to a busy colleague..." in bold letters. I can confirm that a colleague, even if busy, appreciates a hello, a please, and a thank you.
This is turning more into a discussion over "what annoys habitual editors" rather than "is this a good procedure for Stack Overflow editors to follow". |
288,160 | * For a while this year, I was on a crusade, editing posts to remove "Thanks".
But there were far too many of those posts.
* So I started to remove "Thanks in advance".
But there were too many of those.
* So I started to remove "Thanks in advanced", which in addition to being inappropriate for Stack Exchange, is a corruption of the English language, and needs to be stamped out before too many people decide that it's correct English (thus making it into correct English).
But I got bored with that and gave up.
* But now, I've seen a new outrage and I want your help cleaning it up: "Thanks in advantage". Yes, really, "Thanks in advantage"! There are 221 of those on Stack Overflow right now: <https://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q=%22Thanks%20in%20advantage%22>.
Can we please clean those up before the English language changes out from under us?
Thx 4 ur hlp.
---
>
> Obviously, I have trouble making myself understood. Any time I talk
> about editing one part of a post, there are many people who believe
> that I mean to *only* edit that part of the post. In fact, I *never*
> edit just one part of the post. I don't as much as cast a **close** or
> **delete** vote without editing the entire post!
>
>
>
---
Please take the time to read "[Should 'Hi', 'thanks,' taglines, and salutations be removed from posts?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2950/should-hi-thanks-taglines-and-salutations-be-removed-from-posts).
---
>
> BTW, when I say "edit" in this question, I mean full edits, not
> suggested edits. I'm not advocating filling up the suggested edit
> queue with large numbers of "thanks" edits. And I'm *certainly* not
> suggesting suggested edits which *only* remove "thanks".
>
>
>
---
We're up to 6,600+ ["Thanks in advanced"](https://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q=%22Thanks%20in%20advanced%22) questions! This did not work! | 2015/03/17 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288160",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/76337/"
] | I completely support such initiatives (and started to edit posts you indicated right now - they usually require much work unfortunately).
The only courtesy needed here is taking time to learn about our rules and guidelines - and the practice shows that just this is too much anyway.
**Adding "thank you" to a post that doesn't adhere to site's standards is false courtesy.**
In case of the minuscule number of well-written posts, adding "thank you" is of course nothing wrong, but I still tend to remove it, explaining politely why, if needed.
[MichaelT's comment](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288160/no-thanks-damn-it/288172?noredirect=1#comment166300_288172) seems to sum this up nicely:
>
> The politeness expressed by "hope this helps", "thank you" and "hello" is all similarly problematic in technical writing. **Stack Overflow, as a Q&A site, strives to be a technical resource akin to encyclopedias. That writing style that makes it useful as a technical resource precludes pleasantries and formalities**. Even in cultures with formalized pleasantries and courtesies, one doesn't see such pleasantries in the technical writing. The reason for removing "thank you" is exactly the same as the reason that "hope this helps" isn't at the bottom of every Wikipedia page.
>
>
>
(emphasis mine)
---
And of course improving the general "state" of the language is also very important (especially to non-native speakers, like me, who can pick up incorrect phrases, not being aware of that). | Removing "thank you", but at the same time having the d-word in the title seems to contradict yourself. The d-word is not necessary, just as in your opinion "thank you is not necessary".
In my opinion, thank you is a basic expression of gratitude very suitable for any community.
In my opinion, if we try to cut "thank you" out of a community, we have lost something valuable.
I do agree with cleaning up excess or just a "+1" type of answer. |
288,160 | * For a while this year, I was on a crusade, editing posts to remove "Thanks".
But there were far too many of those posts.
* So I started to remove "Thanks in advance".
But there were too many of those.
* So I started to remove "Thanks in advanced", which in addition to being inappropriate for Stack Exchange, is a corruption of the English language, and needs to be stamped out before too many people decide that it's correct English (thus making it into correct English).
But I got bored with that and gave up.
* But now, I've seen a new outrage and I want your help cleaning it up: "Thanks in advantage". Yes, really, "Thanks in advantage"! There are 221 of those on Stack Overflow right now: <https://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q=%22Thanks%20in%20advantage%22>.
Can we please clean those up before the English language changes out from under us?
Thx 4 ur hlp.
---
>
> Obviously, I have trouble making myself understood. Any time I talk
> about editing one part of a post, there are many people who believe
> that I mean to *only* edit that part of the post. In fact, I *never*
> edit just one part of the post. I don't as much as cast a **close** or
> **delete** vote without editing the entire post!
>
>
>
---
Please take the time to read "[Should 'Hi', 'thanks,' taglines, and salutations be removed from posts?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2950/should-hi-thanks-taglines-and-salutations-be-removed-from-posts).
---
>
> BTW, when I say "edit" in this question, I mean full edits, not
> suggested edits. I'm not advocating filling up the suggested edit
> queue with large numbers of "thanks" edits. And I'm *certainly* not
> suggesting suggested edits which *only* remove "thanks".
>
>
>
---
We're up to 6,600+ ["Thanks in advanced"](https://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q=%22Thanks%20in%20advanced%22) questions! This did not work! | 2015/03/17 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288160",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/76337/"
] | ["Thanks in advantage"](https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%22Thanks+in+advantage%22) is now empty.
However, one editor in particular did not understand that when you mass clean-up posts you should be editing the *entire* post, not just removing a single line. I had to Reject and Edit quite a few suggested edits. | Removing "thank you", but at the same time having the d-word in the title seems to contradict yourself. The d-word is not necessary, just as in your opinion "thank you is not necessary".
In my opinion, thank you is a basic expression of gratitude very suitable for any community.
In my opinion, if we try to cut "thank you" out of a community, we have lost something valuable.
I do agree with cleaning up excess or just a "+1" type of answer. |
262,655 | Is there any difference in meaning?
Or are they pretty much always interchangeable?
ESL students are having trouble understanding when to use
which expression.
Thank you. | 2015/07/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/262655",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/130699/"
] | As is always the case, context makes a difference in English. However here is an explanation that I hope will be useful..
**1.**
"I tried closing my eyes" ---> This usually signals an action that was *actually carried out*, e.g.
>
> I was at the dentist's; her lamp was very bright in my face. I tried closing my eyes but it was still uncomfortable. I asked her if she could adjust it.
>
>
>
**2.**
"I tried to close my eyes" ---> This usually implies that *the action was unsuccessful*, e.g.
>
> The scene that unfolded before me was dreadful. I tried to close my
> eyes but I simply could not - I was transfixed.
>
>
>
EDIT
Here's an example that shows the difference more clearly.
"The noise was terrible. I tried closing the door; I tried closing the windows; I tried using earplugs but nothing helped."
"The noise was terrible. I tried to close the door but it was stuck so I had to leave it open. | It is not easy to make the subtle differerence clear between to try to do and to try doing ( to do/doing stands for any infinitive or gerund).
"to try to do" is the normal construction meaning to attempt to do.
to try doing: Longman DCE has the heading "test/use". Longman tries to explain by saying: to do or use something for a short while to discover if it is suitable, successful, enjoyable etc.
* They decided they would try living in America for a while.
* Try logging off and logging on again.
Maybe it helps to say that "to try doing" is equivalent to "see if you can succeed in logging off and on again". Or: Try it with logging off and on.
As to the initial question I think the gerund construction is perferable. The closing of the eyes was tested, but it was no help. The light was still irritating. |
25 | A couple of us have stopped by our new chat room, and those of you who haven't should stop in and say "hi." Anyway, it needs a name. MSO has "Tavern on the Meta," SciFi is "Mos Eisley," what should we be?
* The Precipice
* The Edge
* Base Camp
* The Point of No Return
* The Campfire
* Fireside Chat
* The River
* The Lake
Just some ideas I'm throwing out, please do post other ideas if you have some. | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25",
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/users/18/"
] | Why not just The Great Outdoors? | I'd quite like a merge of two of the ideas there - "Campfire chat". |
25 | A couple of us have stopped by our new chat room, and those of you who haven't should stop in and say "hi." Anyway, it needs a name. MSO has "Tavern on the Meta," SciFi is "Mos Eisley," what should we be?
* The Precipice
* The Edge
* Base Camp
* The Point of No Return
* The Campfire
* Fireside Chat
* The River
* The Lake
Just some ideas I'm throwing out, please do post other ideas if you have some. | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25",
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/users/18/"
] | My vote would be "Campfire" or "The Great Outdoors" :) | I'd quite like a merge of two of the ideas there - "Campfire chat". |
25 | A couple of us have stopped by our new chat room, and those of you who haven't should stop in and say "hi." Anyway, it needs a name. MSO has "Tavern on the Meta," SciFi is "Mos Eisley," what should we be?
* The Precipice
* The Edge
* Base Camp
* The Point of No Return
* The Campfire
* Fireside Chat
* The River
* The Lake
Just some ideas I'm throwing out, please do post other ideas if you have some. | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25",
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/users/18/"
] | I'm voting for "Base Camp" - since that is where we sit and plan our next move... Anything relating to "fire" although outdoorsy sounding has the unfortunate assumption that fire is a foundation of the outdoor experience. | I'd quite like a merge of two of the ideas there - "Campfire chat". |
21,054,392 | I want to create a website using HTML and the languages that i am most familiar with like C, C++, and Java in order to generate dynamic content. I am aware of the framework Django for Python which lets you do that(i think?) I know of the Common Gateway Interface/and FastCGI for C/C++/Java that lets me do just what i want. I think JavaEE/Servlet also lets me do what i want with Java. My question is are there any other more commonly(keyword: ***popular***) used tools to let me do what i want for C, C++, and Java? I am new to web development so i do not know where to start, i want to become familiar with the technology used to develop C, C++ and/or Java programs for the web. | 2014/01/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/21054392",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2644819/"
] | It works now, you can see here in the Dimensions & Metrics Reference:
<https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/core/dimsmets#view=detail&group=content_grouping> | No, don't think you can yet.
It's not listed on their Dimensions & Metrics Reference
<https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/core/dimsmets> |
42,961 | Another old puzzle I dug up from my creations: this time I'll try and add in a bit of story, too. I'll try my best not to throw in any undue red herrings.
>
> "Hello?"
>
>
> "Hey, [insert name here]! It's me, Gwen! Remember me?"
>
>
> Your mind races momentarily, then it clicks. Gwen, the daughter of one of the world's richest men, is a famous socialite who you once met at a party. What on earth could she possibly want with you? "Uh... yeah, of course. Hi!"
>
>
> "I remember you told me that you solve puzzles. Well, I could really use your help right now. I'm going to email you a couple of photos..." You hear some clicking in the background, and you call up your inbox immediately. Opening her email, you see these:
>
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vCeIs.jpg)
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/82Lbp.png)
>
>
> She continues, "My dad gave me these solid gold zodiac coins for my 21st birthday, and told me that if I managed to uncover their secret, I would be able to access the family vault! I tried but failed to do so, but if you can help me out then these coins are yours!"
>
>
> It is true you are good at puzzles, but that isn't the most lucrative career option and a collection of 12 solid gold coins is too hard to resist. You resolve to unlock whatever secrets these coins hold...
>
>
>
Notes:
1. The pictures are really all you need for the puzzle. There are no hidden clues or hints in the story-line.
2. The back of the coins match the front in alignment, i.e. "Libra knew he would never beat the Twins." is on the back of the Capricorn coin, etc.
3. Some basic knowledge of the 12 zodiac signs will be required. | 2016/09/22 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/42961",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/30254/"
] | Partial Answer:
>
> So, from the clues on the back of the coins, we get hints of some sort of race among the zodiac signs (e.g. "Libra knew he'd never beat the twins" implies that Gemini did better than Libra). Reading the clues in order, we know the following details:
>
> * Gemini beat Libra
> * (used with 6th clue)
> * Taurus beat Virgo
> * Virgo beat Aries
> * (among other things, used with 7th clue)
> * Leo came last
> * Sagittarius won, and Cancer was second
> * Capricorn was between Scorpio and Aquarius
> * Pisces was 8th (I'm interpreting "won four others" as doing better than four of the zodiac signs)
> * Aquarius (barely) beat Leo
> * Aries (barely) beat Gemini
> * Cancer (barely) beat Taurus
>
>
>
> Using those hints, I get the following ordering:
>
> 1. Sagittarius
> - Cancer
> - Taurus
> - Virgo
> - Aries
> - Gemini
> - Libra
> - Pisces
> - Scorpio
> - Capricorn
> - Aquarius
> - Leo
>
>
>
> That's as far as I've gotten, and I haven't even checked to see if this is the only possible ordering (though the ordering is consistent with my interpretation of the clues)
>
>
> | The crab lost only to the Archer
>
> Sagitarius was first, cancer was 2nd
>
>
>
The Shortest name came last
>
> Leo was 12th
>
>
>
Slow Stead Pisces won 4 others
>
> Pisces was 8th
>
>
>
Lonely Capricorn was between Scorpio and Aquarius and water-bearer narrowly beat the Lion
>
> Scorio was 9th, Capricorn 10th, Aquarius 11th
>
>
>
Taurus say speedy cancer pass at the last moment
>
> Taurus is after Cancer (3rd)
>
>
>
Running All the way the twins nearly caught the ram
>
> Gemini follows Taurus (4th)
>
>
>
Libra knew he would never beat the twins,
The mad bull beat the virgin easily,
Even winning Aries did not make virgo happy
>
> These tell me Aries is ahead of virgo but doesn't really give the order of the last three that I can see
>
>
>
A clue sometimes gives more then one hint
>
> Not sure what to do with this
>
>
>
Count the letters in the names.
>
> There are still 3 I'm not sure about but they all have the same name length
>
> 1 Sagitarius (10)
>
> 2 Cancer (6)
>
> 3 Taurus (6)
>
> 4 Gemini (6)
>
> 5 Aries/Libra (5)
>
> 6 Virgo/Aries/Libra (5)
>
> 7 Virgo/Aries/Libra (5)
>
> 8 Pisces (6)
>
> 9 Scorpio (7)
>
> 10 Capricorn (9)
>
> 11 Aquarius (8)
>
> 12 Leo (3)
>
>
>
So we have
>
> 10,6,6,6,5,5,5,6,7,9,8,3 and this is as far as I've gotten. I think the numbers will link back to words/letters in the hints possibly but haven't cracked it yet.
>
>
> |
42,961 | Another old puzzle I dug up from my creations: this time I'll try and add in a bit of story, too. I'll try my best not to throw in any undue red herrings.
>
> "Hello?"
>
>
> "Hey, [insert name here]! It's me, Gwen! Remember me?"
>
>
> Your mind races momentarily, then it clicks. Gwen, the daughter of one of the world's richest men, is a famous socialite who you once met at a party. What on earth could she possibly want with you? "Uh... yeah, of course. Hi!"
>
>
> "I remember you told me that you solve puzzles. Well, I could really use your help right now. I'm going to email you a couple of photos..." You hear some clicking in the background, and you call up your inbox immediately. Opening her email, you see these:
>
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vCeIs.jpg)
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/82Lbp.png)
>
>
> She continues, "My dad gave me these solid gold zodiac coins for my 21st birthday, and told me that if I managed to uncover their secret, I would be able to access the family vault! I tried but failed to do so, but if you can help me out then these coins are yours!"
>
>
> It is true you are good at puzzles, but that isn't the most lucrative career option and a collection of 12 solid gold coins is too hard to resist. You resolve to unlock whatever secrets these coins hold...
>
>
>
Notes:
1. The pictures are really all you need for the puzzle. There are no hidden clues or hints in the story-line.
2. The back of the coins match the front in alignment, i.e. "Libra knew he would never beat the Twins." is on the back of the Capricorn coin, etc.
3. Some basic knowledge of the 12 zodiac signs will be required. | 2016/09/22 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/42961",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/30254/"
] | The order of signs in the race has already been found by [Dennis](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/1600/dennis-meng). Building on his findings, the password is:
>
> **Gwen**
>
>
>
From the clues on the coins we know that ...
>
> ... the count of the letters in the names of the signs is important. We also know which clue belongs to which sign.
>
>
>
> The password can be found by taking the letter from the clue that corresponds to the length of the name. For example, Capricorn has nine letters and the clue starts with "Libra knew that ...". The important letter here is the 9th letter from the clue, w.
>
>
>
This yields:
>
> **Sagittarius**: Taurus saw s**p**eedy Cancer pass at the last minute
>
> **Cancer**: The Cr**a**b lost only to the archer
>
> **Taurus**: A clue **s**ometimes offers more than one hint
>
> **Virgo**: Slow **s**teady Pisces won four others
>
> **Aries**: Even **w**inning Aries did not make Virgo happy
>
> **Gemini**: The sh**o**rtest name came last
>
> **Libra**: Wate**r**bearer narrowly beat the Lion
>
> **Pisces**: The ma**d** Bull beat the virgin easily
>
> **Scorpio**: Runnin**g** all the way, the Twins almost caught the Ram
>
> **Capricorn**: Libra kne**w** he would never beat the twins
>
> **Aquarius**: Count th**e** letters in the names
>
> **Leo**: Lo**n**ely Capricorn was between Scorpio and Aquarius
>
>
>
Put this together and get:
>
> **Password Gwen**
>
>
> | The crab lost only to the Archer
>
> Sagitarius was first, cancer was 2nd
>
>
>
The Shortest name came last
>
> Leo was 12th
>
>
>
Slow Stead Pisces won 4 others
>
> Pisces was 8th
>
>
>
Lonely Capricorn was between Scorpio and Aquarius and water-bearer narrowly beat the Lion
>
> Scorio was 9th, Capricorn 10th, Aquarius 11th
>
>
>
Taurus say speedy cancer pass at the last moment
>
> Taurus is after Cancer (3rd)
>
>
>
Running All the way the twins nearly caught the ram
>
> Gemini follows Taurus (4th)
>
>
>
Libra knew he would never beat the twins,
The mad bull beat the virgin easily,
Even winning Aries did not make virgo happy
>
> These tell me Aries is ahead of virgo but doesn't really give the order of the last three that I can see
>
>
>
A clue sometimes gives more then one hint
>
> Not sure what to do with this
>
>
>
Count the letters in the names.
>
> There are still 3 I'm not sure about but they all have the same name length
>
> 1 Sagitarius (10)
>
> 2 Cancer (6)
>
> 3 Taurus (6)
>
> 4 Gemini (6)
>
> 5 Aries/Libra (5)
>
> 6 Virgo/Aries/Libra (5)
>
> 7 Virgo/Aries/Libra (5)
>
> 8 Pisces (6)
>
> 9 Scorpio (7)
>
> 10 Capricorn (9)
>
> 11 Aquarius (8)
>
> 12 Leo (3)
>
>
>
So we have
>
> 10,6,6,6,5,5,5,6,7,9,8,3 and this is as far as I've gotten. I think the numbers will link back to words/letters in the hints possibly but haven't cracked it yet.
>
>
> |
42,961 | Another old puzzle I dug up from my creations: this time I'll try and add in a bit of story, too. I'll try my best not to throw in any undue red herrings.
>
> "Hello?"
>
>
> "Hey, [insert name here]! It's me, Gwen! Remember me?"
>
>
> Your mind races momentarily, then it clicks. Gwen, the daughter of one of the world's richest men, is a famous socialite who you once met at a party. What on earth could she possibly want with you? "Uh... yeah, of course. Hi!"
>
>
> "I remember you told me that you solve puzzles. Well, I could really use your help right now. I'm going to email you a couple of photos..." You hear some clicking in the background, and you call up your inbox immediately. Opening her email, you see these:
>
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vCeIs.jpg)
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/82Lbp.png)
>
>
> She continues, "My dad gave me these solid gold zodiac coins for my 21st birthday, and told me that if I managed to uncover their secret, I would be able to access the family vault! I tried but failed to do so, but if you can help me out then these coins are yours!"
>
>
> It is true you are good at puzzles, but that isn't the most lucrative career option and a collection of 12 solid gold coins is too hard to resist. You resolve to unlock whatever secrets these coins hold...
>
>
>
Notes:
1. The pictures are really all you need for the puzzle. There are no hidden clues or hints in the story-line.
2. The back of the coins match the front in alignment, i.e. "Libra knew he would never beat the Twins." is on the back of the Capricorn coin, etc.
3. Some basic knowledge of the 12 zodiac signs will be required. | 2016/09/22 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/42961",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/30254/"
] | The order of signs in the race has already been found by [Dennis](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/1600/dennis-meng). Building on his findings, the password is:
>
> **Gwen**
>
>
>
From the clues on the coins we know that ...
>
> ... the count of the letters in the names of the signs is important. We also know which clue belongs to which sign.
>
>
>
> The password can be found by taking the letter from the clue that corresponds to the length of the name. For example, Capricorn has nine letters and the clue starts with "Libra knew that ...". The important letter here is the 9th letter from the clue, w.
>
>
>
This yields:
>
> **Sagittarius**: Taurus saw s**p**eedy Cancer pass at the last minute
>
> **Cancer**: The Cr**a**b lost only to the archer
>
> **Taurus**: A clue **s**ometimes offers more than one hint
>
> **Virgo**: Slow **s**teady Pisces won four others
>
> **Aries**: Even **w**inning Aries did not make Virgo happy
>
> **Gemini**: The sh**o**rtest name came last
>
> **Libra**: Wate**r**bearer narrowly beat the Lion
>
> **Pisces**: The ma**d** Bull beat the virgin easily
>
> **Scorpio**: Runnin**g** all the way, the Twins almost caught the Ram
>
> **Capricorn**: Libra kne**w** he would never beat the twins
>
> **Aquarius**: Count th**e** letters in the names
>
> **Leo**: Lo**n**ely Capricorn was between Scorpio and Aquarius
>
>
>
Put this together and get:
>
> **Password Gwen**
>
>
> | Partial Answer:
>
> So, from the clues on the back of the coins, we get hints of some sort of race among the zodiac signs (e.g. "Libra knew he'd never beat the twins" implies that Gemini did better than Libra). Reading the clues in order, we know the following details:
>
> * Gemini beat Libra
> * (used with 6th clue)
> * Taurus beat Virgo
> * Virgo beat Aries
> * (among other things, used with 7th clue)
> * Leo came last
> * Sagittarius won, and Cancer was second
> * Capricorn was between Scorpio and Aquarius
> * Pisces was 8th (I'm interpreting "won four others" as doing better than four of the zodiac signs)
> * Aquarius (barely) beat Leo
> * Aries (barely) beat Gemini
> * Cancer (barely) beat Taurus
>
>
>
> Using those hints, I get the following ordering:
>
> 1. Sagittarius
> - Cancer
> - Taurus
> - Virgo
> - Aries
> - Gemini
> - Libra
> - Pisces
> - Scorpio
> - Capricorn
> - Aquarius
> - Leo
>
>
>
> That's as far as I've gotten, and I haven't even checked to see if this is the only possible ordering (though the ordering is consistent with my interpretation of the clues)
>
>
> |
37,896 | The quote
>
> [NASA is testing hydroxylammonium nitrate in space](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Propellant_Infusion_Mission) which is expected to perform 50% better than standard propellants and can be allowed to freeze (hydrazine must be kept liquid). [LMP-103S has been tested](https://space.stackexchange.com/a/9679/4704) gets about 30%.
>
>
>
used in [Why would it be “less bad” for hydroxylammonium nitrate monopropellant to freeze than for hydrazine?](https://space.stackexchange.com/q/37894/12102) and found in [this answer](https://space.stackexchange.com/a/37893/12102) to *Is the EU really banning “toxic propellants” in 2020? How is that going to work?* raised [a question](https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/37894/why-would-it-be-less-bad-for-hydroxylammonium-nitrate-monopropellant-to-freeze?noredirect=1#comment120936_37894) about how a monopropellant could be 50% better than hydrazine.
The reply comment links to [GPIM AF-M315E Propulsion System](https://www.rocket.com/sites/default/files/documents/CubeSat/GPIM%20AF-M315E%20Propulsion%20System.pdf) which explains that the performance metric is the product of density and Isp.
**Question:** When would the density Isp product be an important performance metric of a propellant? | 2019/08/02 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/37896",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/12102/"
] | From the [ECAPS page on LMP-103S performance](http://ecaps.space/hpgp-performance.php)...
>
> The specific impulse is ≥ 6% higher and the propellant density is 24% higher. As a result, ***the satellite can either be fitted with a smaller tank, or the mission duration can be extended while retaining the same tank size.***
>
>
>
Volume is important because you only have so much room inside a [payload fairing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payload_fairing). Propellant available for [station keeping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_station-keeping) and maneuvering is a limit on the lifespan of a spacecraft. | While it isn't precisely *space exploration* per se, John Clark mentions this being important in *Ignition* for missiles, especially in cases when it is desired to meet a performance goal while having a missile meet some imposed or preexisting form factor, and some of the weirdest extremes of his and others' work (done for the Navy) described in *Ignition* focused on largely doomed attempts at fuels with moderate Isp and very high density.
Modern-day space exploration is often able to make very lightweight tanks (suitable, among other things, for LH2) but there are many times when one does not want a space vehicle to resemble a water balloon, especially if it must fit in a fairing or aeroshell or undergo atmospheric flight. |
37,896 | The quote
>
> [NASA is testing hydroxylammonium nitrate in space](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Propellant_Infusion_Mission) which is expected to perform 50% better than standard propellants and can be allowed to freeze (hydrazine must be kept liquid). [LMP-103S has been tested](https://space.stackexchange.com/a/9679/4704) gets about 30%.
>
>
>
used in [Why would it be “less bad” for hydroxylammonium nitrate monopropellant to freeze than for hydrazine?](https://space.stackexchange.com/q/37894/12102) and found in [this answer](https://space.stackexchange.com/a/37893/12102) to *Is the EU really banning “toxic propellants” in 2020? How is that going to work?* raised [a question](https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/37894/why-would-it-be-less-bad-for-hydroxylammonium-nitrate-monopropellant-to-freeze?noredirect=1#comment120936_37894) about how a monopropellant could be 50% better than hydrazine.
The reply comment links to [GPIM AF-M315E Propulsion System](https://www.rocket.com/sites/default/files/documents/CubeSat/GPIM%20AF-M315E%20Propulsion%20System.pdf) which explains that the performance metric is the product of density and Isp.
**Question:** When would the density Isp product be an important performance metric of a propellant? | 2019/08/02 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/37896",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/12102/"
] | >
> When would the density Isp product be an important performance metric of a propellant?
>
>
>
It's always important.
Specific impulse is a measure of impulse provided per mass unit of combusted propellant, which is a great metric for fuel-efficency in a rocket. However, it doesn't take into account the mass of things other than fuel -- like fuel tankage, which has mass generally proportional to its volume.
Hydrogen, for example, looks vastly better than kerosene if you just look at specific impulse, but it is about 1/15 as dense, so some of the specific impulse advantage is lost due to requiring much more tankage volume.
Density-Isp-product isn't a mathematically "correct" metric for comparing propellants -- you'd need a spreadsheet and information about tankage structure, pressure, etc. to actually compute a correct metric -- but it could be useful for identifying interesting candidate propellants before moving onto the spreadsheet phase of the contest. | While it isn't precisely *space exploration* per se, John Clark mentions this being important in *Ignition* for missiles, especially in cases when it is desired to meet a performance goal while having a missile meet some imposed or preexisting form factor, and some of the weirdest extremes of his and others' work (done for the Navy) described in *Ignition* focused on largely doomed attempts at fuels with moderate Isp and very high density.
Modern-day space exploration is often able to make very lightweight tanks (suitable, among other things, for LH2) but there are many times when one does not want a space vehicle to resemble a water balloon, especially if it must fit in a fairing or aeroshell or undergo atmospheric flight. |
810,811 | I use Visual Studio 2005 and I wanted to setup Visual Source Safe 8.0.
I run the setup and It works properly I can access VSS administration tool and visual source safe via start menu.
But, I can not see **File / Source Safe** menu in my Visual Studio 2005.
Does anyone know how can I interact my visual source safe and visual studio ?
**SOLVED :**
I solve my problem in this way :
I open Tools / Options / Source Control / Plugin Selection in my Visual Studio
and In Current Source Safe Plugin list I select Visual Source Safe. | 2009/05/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/810811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55351/"
] | You can find SourceSafe related items through the following:
* File -> Source Control
* Tools -> Options -> Source Control | From what I remember, you might have to set the provider - [like so](http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/programming/configure-current-source-control-provider-in-visual-studio-2005/). With that, it should appear as "Source Control" in a few places.
Additional: However; this would be a good time to suggest something like SVN; easy to setup both client and server... many other tools exist, at all budgets. All seemingly preferable to VSS. |
810,811 | I use Visual Studio 2005 and I wanted to setup Visual Source Safe 8.0.
I run the setup and It works properly I can access VSS administration tool and visual source safe via start menu.
But, I can not see **File / Source Safe** menu in my Visual Studio 2005.
Does anyone know how can I interact my visual source safe and visual studio ?
**SOLVED :**
I solve my problem in this way :
I open Tools / Options / Source Control / Plugin Selection in my Visual Studio
and In Current Source Safe Plugin list I select Visual Source Safe. | 2009/05/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/810811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55351/"
] | You can find SourceSafe related items through the following:
* File -> Source Control
* Tools -> Options -> Source Control | Others have answered how to get VSS working with VS2005, but please, unless you're joining an existing project, **seriously consider using another source control solution**.
You should read some articles about it. Of the top of my bookmarks:
* [Coding Horror: Source Control: Anything But SourceSafe](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000660.html)
* [Visual SourceSafe: Microsoft's Source Destruction System](http://www.highprogrammer.com/alan/windev/sourcesafe.html)
* [Visual SourceSafe Version Control: Unsafe at any Speed?](http://www.developsense.com/testing/VSSDefects.html)
VSS ~~makes baby jesus cry~~ is evil.
If you don't want to invest more money just use SVN with a good VS plugin like [AnkhSVN](http://www.developsense.com/testing/VSSDefects.html). |
810,811 | I use Visual Studio 2005 and I wanted to setup Visual Source Safe 8.0.
I run the setup and It works properly I can access VSS administration tool and visual source safe via start menu.
But, I can not see **File / Source Safe** menu in my Visual Studio 2005.
Does anyone know how can I interact my visual source safe and visual studio ?
**SOLVED :**
I solve my problem in this way :
I open Tools / Options / Source Control / Plugin Selection in my Visual Studio
and In Current Source Safe Plugin list I select Visual Source Safe. | 2009/05/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/810811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55351/"
] | From what I remember, you might have to set the provider - [like so](http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/programming/configure-current-source-control-provider-in-visual-studio-2005/). With that, it should appear as "Source Control" in a few places.
Additional: However; this would be a good time to suggest something like SVN; easy to setup both client and server... many other tools exist, at all budgets. All seemingly preferable to VSS. | Others have answered how to get VSS working with VS2005, but please, unless you're joining an existing project, **seriously consider using another source control solution**.
You should read some articles about it. Of the top of my bookmarks:
* [Coding Horror: Source Control: Anything But SourceSafe](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000660.html)
* [Visual SourceSafe: Microsoft's Source Destruction System](http://www.highprogrammer.com/alan/windev/sourcesafe.html)
* [Visual SourceSafe Version Control: Unsafe at any Speed?](http://www.developsense.com/testing/VSSDefects.html)
VSS ~~makes baby jesus cry~~ is evil.
If you don't want to invest more money just use SVN with a good VS plugin like [AnkhSVN](http://www.developsense.com/testing/VSSDefects.html). |
61,118,379 | Fairly self explanatory - According to the [documentation](https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/tutorial/integrate.html), the general purpose integration method is "quad". The naming convention continues for double integration (dblquad), triple integration (tplquad) etc.
As far as I'm aware there is no mathematical connection between integration and the term "quad". so why does scipy name these methods as such? | 2020/04/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/61118379",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/11963124/"
] | Via [the documentation](https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/generated/scipy.integrate.quad.html#scipy.integrate.quad) (link mine):
>
> Integrate func from a to b (possibly infinite interval) using a technique from the Fortran library [QUADPACK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QUADPACK).
>
>
>
Further, [Wikipedia on numerical integration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_integration):
>
> his article focuses on calculation of definite integrals. The term *numerical quadrature* (often abbreviated to **quadrature**) is more or less a synonym for numerical integration, especially as applied to one-dimensional integrals.
>
>
> | The term orginates from a method of approximating the area under a curve. The curve is approximated by a number of quadrilateral strips, the more strips the closer the approximation. Depending on the method used the strips could be rectangles or more general quadrilaterals. The areas of the individual strips are calculated then summed.
Some examples show just some of the methods..
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OPuBA.png)
[Image from here which has a good explaination](https://mathsmadeeasy.co.uk/gcse-maths-revision/area-under-a-graph-revision/)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/a4Kzi.png)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8mEH2.png)
[Last 2 images from here which again has a good explanation](http://www.technologyuk.net/mathematics/integral-calculus/area-under-curve.shtml)
Nowadays there are many more complex versions of numerical integration but they all use the historically derived term **quadrature** which comes from the above methods. |
1,063,216 | I often hear that it is advisable when segmenting a network (VLSM) to have subnets that have a number of IPs that is as close as possible to the number of real machines.
I understand the usefulness of segmenting a network into subnets but why do you have to adjust their size? What is the problem of using a /24 mask for only 10 machines when it is a private network?
I think it is for security reasons (defense in depth) but are there other reasons?
Thanks a lot :) | 2021/05/11 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/1063216",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/666974/"
] | This sort of vague advice is based on the idea that IP addresses are a limited (and potentially costly) resource, so one should be as efficient as possible.
This doesn't really apply to private (RFC1918) addresses, since there are usually enough to go around.
You also have to balance this against the administrative cost of managing networks of different sizes, especially if the size has to change. Having lots of different subnet sizes is difficult to manage and troubleshoot. It's far easier to sacrifice a little efficiency for ease of management and ease of troubleshooting problems.
There are no security issues that come to mind. | >
> I often hear that it is advisable when segmenting a network (VLSM) to
> have subnets that have a number of IPs that is as close as possible to
> the number of real machines.
>
>
>
I've never heard or read that. Can you cite any documentation that states as much?
>
> What is the problem of using a /24 mask for only 10 machines when it
> is a private network?
>
>
>
There is no problem. Use a /24 if that's what you want to use.
>
> I think it is for security reasons (defense in depth) but are there
> other reasons?
>
>
>
I don't see how the subnet size is related to security. Can you cite any documentation that states as much? |
10,010,457 | I m using one text box, the text box is user choice..
User can paste Text or Url's..
but User want to display a video link... must follow the given validation......
1. The text box text must have only one video link...
2. The video link format
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxx-xx&feature=g-logo&context=G2093438FOAAAAAAABAA"
(or)
"http://youtu.be/xxxxxxx-xx"
[Note: xxxxxxx-xx -video filename]
3. The above format video only allowed. because user some time
how can i do for this validation? (during validation split functions.....) | 2012/04/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10010457",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/434671/"
] | You could indeed sent to the MAC address. Bit I doubt if it's worth the effort. Using IP is the standard way of doing things. Speed would only improve minimally. | Yes, you need IP address in both devices if you are using TCP/IP stack.
You can directly send with the MAC address without IP if you are under the same lan switch. Use raw sockets. This is not recommended. |
24,041 | Salesforce OpenCTI API provides now a feature to add standby URL, so that after a set timeout, if the primary CTI page does not send initialization complete, the Salesforce will load the page configured in reqStandbyUrl (Standby CTI URL).
With this feature, when the primary CTI URL page is loaded, we can access all the OpenCTI functions. But if the same page is loaded as a standby URL, the opencti functions done return any response or callback is never called.
This seems to happen with just the sample page OpenCTI developer's guide provides.
No error appears in the JS console...
Can somebody help? | 2014/01/12 | [
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/24041",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/users/5262/"
] | In my opinion, this is clearly a bug within the salesforce OpenCti API release 29 and salesforce has to address this. I've logged a case in the salesforce.com partner portal concerning this behavior.
Some additional information, about why the OpenCti requests from the secondary URL, are silently failing:
*API requests are working correct, as long as they are executed from the primary URL. But as soon as salesforce switches over to the Standby URL in case of an outage of the primary server, the interaction.js of the OpenCti API silently discards all requests.
In case the requests are sent form the Standby URL, they are rejected within the InteractionFramework.js (please refer to the attached screenshot) because of an origin check still testing the post message origin against the primary Server. This check is failing because you've been redirected to the standby URL in the meantime.*
*(source, please adapt the URL to your sfdc org: /jslibrary/1383366200000/sfdc/InteractionFramework.js)*
 | Updating this thread to indicate that this issue was resolved in Feb-March 2014 with the Spring '14 release by salesforce.
In case anyone runs into it looking for an update : ) |
23,763 | I am invited to a workshop to review and giving advice for website upgrades and enhancement. I am invited for being a person who works in IT. I am a programmer and I work in windows application development, also I am learning PHP now, so I don't have much experience in Web development.
The website I am asked to review and give my opinion about is a website which covers news and interest of a local area or local region (for example: website for Brooklyn in New York). I reviewed the website, the website contains a Radio, photo gallery, Blogs and a stores directory, I have found something to tell about websites also I saw similar websites but I thought about hearing from more experienced people, and making sure I am doing it the right way. | 2011/12/24 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/23763",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12273/"
] | I would focus on these areas:
* Usability:
1. Is the information architecture well designed?
2. Are appropriate page titles and URLs used?
3. Is the navigation and user flow well designed?
4. Are there any usability-contributed conversion bottlenecks?
5. Perform some user tests to verify your intuition.
* Accessibility
1. Is the website 508-compliant?
2. Is the website WCAG 1 & 2 compliant?
3. Is the website exploiting accessibility features of [WIA-ARIA/HTML5](http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec-author-view/wai-aria.html) semantics?
4. Is it following other accessibility best-practices such as skip-navigation/skip-to-content links and non-visual CAPTCHA options?
5. Test the site with screen readers and browser zoom to confirm its accessibility to the visually-impaired.
* Cross-browser/platform compatibility
1. Identify your target platforms based on demographics data (perhaps through server logs or through market research).
2. Test on all target platforms (not just a single browsers version on a single OS; tools like BrowserShots and Adobe Browser Lab can help).
* Performance
1. Are graphics and multimedia well-compressed (e.g. using the appropriate compression format)?
2. What's the actual page performance in the browser for critical pages?
3. Are you taking max advantage of caching (bytecode caching, query caching, page caching, etc.)?
4. Are other performance enhancements needed (e.g. aggregating and minifying CSS and JS, using a lightweight webserver to serve static content, using a CDN, load balancing, precompiling, etc.)?
* Security
1. Is the site protected against XSS, CSRF, session hijacking, SQL injections, information leakage, and other threats?
2. Run some blackbox testing, fuzzing as well as whitebox testing w/ static source code analyzers.
3. Evaluate security policies: password policy, use of encryption (HTTPS, SFTP/SCP), and data storage (PII and other sensitive data).
4. Is the login form protected against cracking (retry delays, temporary IP bans triggered by repeated failed logins, use of CAPTCHAs to slow down crackers, not disclosing if a username exists, etc.), and is the login process protected against sniffing (forced HTTPS and not using basic HTTP authentication)?
5. File/folder permissions, upload forms, email forms, spam protection, etc.
* Other best practices (maintainability, semantics/SEO, online marketing)
1. What does the (pre-minified) frontend and backend code look like? Is is modular, readable, and well commented/documented? Are they using MVC or similar architecture? Is it RESTful?
2. Does the site use progressive enhancement/graceful degradation? Does the site still work without JavaScript (if this is a reasonable requirement for this niche)?
3. Is there separation of content and presentation?
4. Is the CSS well-designed, taking advantage of cascading styles and semantic classnames and IDs?
5. Is the markup semantic and taking advantage of existing microformats? Are proper `rel`/`rev` attributes, sitemaps, product feeds, and other meta data defined to help browsers, crawlers, and other apps understand/use the content?
6. Are CTAs prominently displayed, and is the site designed around a web strategy? Or is this just a generic brochure site built without determining specific business objectives? Are they using analytics data and other metrics to measure site performance? Is the site regularly updated with new content and actively used for marketing?
7. Are they [testing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multivariate_testing) (to optimize web copy/design and marketing spending)?
There are infinitely many other potential areas of optimization (much of it is correcting bad practices, like duplicate URLs, poor web design, lack of documentation, table-based layouts, use of frames/iframes, non-bookmarkable pages, breaking browser navigation/history, etc.), so it's unlikely that a single Q&A thread will be able to cover it all. | Some of the key things to analyse about a website with an intent of optimization are as follows:
1. Try analyzing the heat map of the main indexed pages and see if the significance of the objects placed on the pages corresponds with the heat map (for example, the hot and trending news placed on the hottest spots on the site).
2. See if the pages allow for enough of social media interaction for the current era is of social networking and the more the content is shared the more people tend to visit the site.
3. Check if the site offers easy navigational facilities. The easier and better categorized the navigation and sitemap of the website, the more pages are liable to be viewed by the visitors. Not just that, a better sitemap offers a better search engine indexing.
4. Check if the website is W3C compliant and is cross-browser compatible for a website that works fine or even great on a webkit/gecko browser is not necessarily going to be working the same way on other browsers (prominently IE).
5. See if the website is rightly search engine optimized. The right title, meta tags and keywords ensure the reach of the page to the intended audience implicitly. A keyword analysis is recommended for picking the right keywords.
6. And most important of all when it comes to optimization of a website- CONTENT. However good a website is, it's of no use without the content it offers.
I know I might have not put up all the key aspects necessary here but these are the prima-facea factors that I remind myself every time I review a site for optimization. Others' contribution to the post is cordially invited. |
1,882 | Recently, there was a user with multiple questions on translation, for instance [this question](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/42214/what-is-a-bamboo-shoot-called-in-hindi#comment59385_42214). In my opinion, it was off-topic and I commented that. He or she replied 'what is the translation tag for then?'.
I do not know the answer to that. The tag also has no wiki.
Does the tag belong on our site? If so, what kind of questions are covered by it? What kind isn't? | 2014/03/01 | [
"https://cooking.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1882",
"https://cooking.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4580/"
] | The quickest way to figure out what a tag was *intended* to be used for is usually to look at the oldest questions using the tag: <https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/translation?sort=newest> (scroll to the bottom)
Note that this falls apart when old questions have been re-tagged, but for a tag this rarely used that's easy enough to check for.
As you can see, [the oldest and most popular question using that tag](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/784/translating-cooking-terms-between-us-uk-au-ca-nz) - and very likely the one that originated it - is a *bit* different from some of the more recent questions in that it attempts to map terms between *English dialects* rather than between completely different languages.
Unqualified *language translation* questions are probably a bad fit for this site - actually, they're a bad fit pretty much everywhere, but that's a separate topic. What *is* clearly of value here are questions on the proper term to use when trying to find a specific ingredient in a given region. This is captured in the original translation question and in many others in both the [translation](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/translation "show questions tagged 'translation'") and [language](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/language "show questions tagged 'language'") tags.
...Which raises a more interesting question: should the translation tag be a synonym of the language tag? It certainly seems that way, given how both are used. If not, a good many language questions should probably be retagged with translation...
### Related meta discussions
(stuff I came across while researching this)
* [Questions about cooking terms / vocabulary.](https://cooking.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/102/questions-about-cooking-terms-vocabulary)
* [Should language/translating type question be moved to Meta?](https://cooking.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1432/should-language-translating-type-question-be-moved-to-meta)
* [Which tags can we use for questions of culinary nomenclature?](https://cooking.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1150/which-tags-can-we-use-for-questions-of-culinary-nomenclature) | I think that this type of question is not off topic for the site.
If this was a pure replacement of a dictionary service, I would be against it. But note that cooking terms seldom have a 1:1 translation between languages. OK, so probably a fruit has a name in the languages of all countries where it is available. But when you move into cooked goods, the matters get murky. This is because different cuisines think in different ways about food. Therefore, pure translations can not be available, or might be plain wrong even when wildly accepted. For example, the English category "cake" does not encompass the same foods as the German category "Kuchen", although there is a significant overlap and no better terms, so everybody uses it as the translation. But for a cook following a recipe not internationalized for his/her tradition, it can be very important to know the details of these differences, to avoid pitfalls and use of the wrong ingredients.
As we can't very well predict which single-word-translations will result in an interesting explanation of culinary differences and which ones in a single word in a given language, I would say keep them all, unless they become a nuisance and need stricter control. After all, such a translation is something a large group of cooks is interested in, and there is no rule that a question should be interesting to *everybody* on the site. The number of home cooks using liquid lecithine is probably smaller than the number of Hindu speaking cooks. The "too localized" criterion (which was removed due to frequent misunderstanding) is meant for cases when the answer is probably going to be useless for anybody but the OP and maybe a handful of people who know him/her personally.
That being said, I think that while such questions should be tolerated, there is no need to specifically invite them. So I am very happy with Jefromi's idea to make it a synonym of the much broader [language](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/language "show questions tagged 'language'"). |
4,018,324 | Hello all I'm new to this whole thing still.
I would like some help figuring out how to do this please. I can pull info out of a database and put stuff in using ajax/javascript but I cant figure out how to complete the problem below. I want to be able to make my php form submit and update with out page refresh.
Example.
Page1. Main page
-Drop down
javascript/Ajax on change of dropdown get info from page 2.
Form from page two now displays without page refresh on change of drop down.
When submit button from page two is pressed inserts form data into Mysql database.
Once new data is submitted into sql data base the form updates and shows data in mysql database for the specific ID in the drop down.
Page2.
form drop down info.
Form is filled with info if there is data in the database for it.
Javascript/Ajax on button submit sends input fields to page 3
Page 3.
insert data into mysql using javascript/ajax so no page refresh is required
Thanks | 2010/10/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4018324",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/484494/"
] | I am using IntelliJ IDEA for Flex development on Linux. It's working great! Check out a screencast I created that shows how to use IntelliJ IDEA for Flex development on Linux:
<http://www.jamesward.com/2010/09/22/flex-development-on-linux-with-intellij-idea/> | The IntelliJ licence cost has just been halved for personal use.
<http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/buy/index.jsp>
I have used it on OS X, Windows 7 and Linux.
It's excellent and is a true poly-language IDE. |
29,540,965 | I would like make an app for iOS (iPhone) for drivers and I would like to know if it is possible to decline a call when my app is running... o whatever possibility.
Thanks. | 2015/04/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/29540965",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4769448/"
] | No, apps cannot affect phone calls in unjailbroken iOS devices. It'd be easily abused by malicious apps. | Up un till iOS 8.2, the answer is pretty much a NO and there are certain basic things which will always provide an answer in case if a Later iOS version ever allows that.
**A)** Sandboxing - As long as application are sandboxed they can only access data that they own (Exceptions are apple approved framework that allows you to access Camera, launch SMS composer, Email Composer, Access Address Book, Media Library etc.). Reading call logs, Auto sending SMS, Emails, Block calls using third party apps are a Big NO.
**B)** No third party application on iOS can run infinitely - First user can uninstall that app, second iOS can kill the application if it's running or if it's in background to free resources (Memory, Disk space).
Combining these two you can infer that any application that is intended to implement desired functionality in Problem statement here - **"Decline a call when my app is running"** is not possible (in it's entirety)
Android (I've used) and Jailbroken devices can allow you to implement these features. |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | *Fraud* sounds like a good fit for your example of the fake trees. It matches one of the definitions from [Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraud) very well:
>
> a copy of something that is meant to look like the real thing in order to trick people
>
>
> | >
> However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake
> , we felt betrayed by the *[**scam**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scam)* (or *[hoax](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoax)*).
>
>
>
A *scam* is a devious scheme set up in order to cheat people, usually out of money. In this context it fits because the OP was part of a group of *paying* tourists. As a tourist one hopes to witness first hand the natural (and possibly unspoilt) splendours of a country. The tourist is but a client who pays a fee to the tourist agency, tourist guide/tour guide etc. and in exchange expects not to be lied to. This fee includes visiting the area's *natural* and *authentic* scenery.
Once established that some of the trees are fake, one could also call the setup, a **hoax**, which Merriam\_Webster defines as, *an act that is meant to trick or deceive people.* |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | I would feel betrayed by the *deception.* | Simulacrum? Might not carry the 'disappointment' that you were looking for though....
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum> |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | "fake" could also be used as a noun and thus "fakes".
Source: <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fake> | The specific quality by which you feel betrayed here, I think, is *lack of authenticity*. If you want a single word, then the slightly-clunky *inauthenticity* would work.
Especially when traveling, it seems like we're all in search of a truly "authentic" local experience, and this is exactly what's lacking at overdone tourist hotspots. |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | The specific quality by which you feel betrayed here, I think, is *lack of authenticity*. If you want a single word, then the slightly-clunky *inauthenticity* would work.
Especially when traveling, it seems like we're all in search of a truly "authentic" local experience, and this is exactly what's lacking at overdone tourist hotspots. | Simulacrum? Might not carry the 'disappointment' that you were looking for though....
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum> |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | I would suggest going with something more than a single word. Perhaps something more along the lines of "We felt betrayed by the subterfuge of using artificial trees instead of real and natural surroundings." Alternatively instead of subterfuge: fraud, deceit, dishonesty or deception.
Also, in regards to Reto Koradi's comment above in reply to jwpat's suggestion of 'ersatz'. When used in English, is it very common for the speaker/writer to intend to impress a sense of a lower quality substitute. And has long been used in this manner. | Simulacrum? Might not carry the 'disappointment' that you were looking for though....
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum> |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | I would feel betrayed by the *deception.* | >
> However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake
> , we felt betrayed by the *[**scam**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scam)* (or *[hoax](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoax)*).
>
>
>
A *scam* is a devious scheme set up in order to cheat people, usually out of money. In this context it fits because the OP was part of a group of *paying* tourists. As a tourist one hopes to witness first hand the natural (and possibly unspoilt) splendours of a country. The tourist is but a client who pays a fee to the tourist agency, tourist guide/tour guide etc. and in exchange expects not to be lied to. This fee includes visiting the area's *natural* and *authentic* scenery.
Once established that some of the trees are fake, one could also call the setup, a **hoax**, which Merriam\_Webster defines as, *an act that is meant to trick or deceive people.* |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | Simulacrum? Might not carry the 'disappointment' that you were looking for though....
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum> | **Faux** palm trees can be especially disturbing when you tap them and hear a metallic ringing rather than a woody thud.
[From Oxford dictionary:](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/faux)
>
> Made in imitation; artificial:
>
>
> Not genuine; fake or false
>
>
> |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | >
> However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake
> , we felt betrayed by the *[**scam**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scam)* (or *[hoax](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoax)*).
>
>
>
A *scam* is a devious scheme set up in order to cheat people, usually out of money. In this context it fits because the OP was part of a group of *paying* tourists. As a tourist one hopes to witness first hand the natural (and possibly unspoilt) splendours of a country. The tourist is but a client who pays a fee to the tourist agency, tourist guide/tour guide etc. and in exchange expects not to be lied to. This fee includes visiting the area's *natural* and *authentic* scenery.
Once established that some of the trees are fake, one could also call the setup, a **hoax**, which Merriam\_Webster defines as, *an act that is meant to trick or deceive people.* | **Faux** palm trees can be especially disturbing when you tap them and hear a metallic ringing rather than a woody thud.
[From Oxford dictionary:](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/faux)
>
> Made in imitation; artificial:
>
>
> Not genuine; fake or false
>
>
> |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | *Fraud* sounds like a good fit for your example of the fake trees. It matches one of the definitions from [Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraud) very well:
>
> a copy of something that is meant to look like the real thing in order to trick people
>
>
> | Simulacrum? Might not carry the 'disappointment' that you were looking for though....
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum> |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | "fake" could also be used as a noun and thus "fakes".
Source: <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fake> | Simulacrum? Might not carry the 'disappointment' that you were looking for though....
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum> |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersome.
Can anyone provide thoughts/feedback/experiences on using Drupal with IIS/SQL server? Bonus points if you know it works sql server merge-replication. | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | Easiest way is to use the Microsoft Web Platform Installer to install Drupal 7 - <http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx>
The only option it currently provides is using SQL Server as the back-end database, so you should be golden. (The Drupal 6 WebPI installs do not target SQL Server)
I've been running Drupal 7 on a Hyper-V-based VM under Win2k8 R2 with SQL Server Express as the backend DB for a few weeks without incident. | I've had some limited experience with IIS+Drupal. My comments would be -
1. It mostly works out of the box.
2. You may need to do some IIS tweakery to get IIS to "behave", ie doing mod\_rewrite and whatnot. This is all pretty well documented, Drupal is pretty standard PHP app in those regards so the answers don't need to be Drupal specific.
3. There are some Drupal modules which make assumptions about nice URLs (mod\_rewrite) Apache-style functionality and which you need to watch for. Not the general case in my experience.
4. Maintainers are likely to be open to fixing any such issues if you are prepared to help (and focus on their love of cross-compatability rather than pushing the buttons marked "hatred of microsoft"). |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersome.
Can anyone provide thoughts/feedback/experiences on using Drupal with IIS/SQL server? Bonus points if you know it works sql server merge-replication. | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | Easiest way is to use the Microsoft Web Platform Installer to install Drupal 7 - <http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx>
The only option it currently provides is using SQL Server as the back-end database, so you should be golden. (The Drupal 6 WebPI installs do not target SQL Server)
I've been running Drupal 7 on a Hyper-V-based VM under Win2k8 R2 with SQL Server Express as the backend DB for a few weeks without incident. | I've ran Drupal on IIS w/ before with no issues. I haven't specifically used SQL server for the backend though.
The one speedbump I did run into was clean URL rewriting, I was able to use <http://www.isapirewrite.com/> to use the existing .htaccess files, rather than having to rewrite the .htaccess file as a IIS webconfig. |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersome.
Can anyone provide thoughts/feedback/experiences on using Drupal with IIS/SQL server? Bonus points if you know it works sql server merge-replication. | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | Easiest way is to use the Microsoft Web Platform Installer to install Drupal 7 - <http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx>
The only option it currently provides is using SQL Server as the back-end database, so you should be golden. (The Drupal 6 WebPI installs do not target SQL Server)
I've been running Drupal 7 on a Hyper-V-based VM under Win2k8 R2 with SQL Server Express as the backend DB for a few weeks without incident. | We just launched a site using MS SQL and IIS. We had to modify a couple of Contrib modules because they used some of MS SQL's reserved keywords. The biggest offender was the Workbench Moderation module but it was pretty easy to run the patch and make it work. Other than that we did not see too many limitations, as long as you use the API for creating tables and use their data access layer then you will have no problems. The database is very simple and their entity framework is very nice and makes getting things out of the database easy.
We also consumed 4 WCF services with no problem, there is a great module called wsclient which helps you manage all your web service descriptions and use them in your modules.
We looked at a bunch of .NET CMSes and they were all pretty weak compared to Drupal and most of them required the CMS company to do actual development work. We have two sites built in Community Server and one using Kentico and we have had a bad experience with both.
We did not have any issues with rewrites or redirects, we have over 15K aliases and about 3k redirects. On top of this there are about 3K pages which are using Web Services that are powered by wildcards we have created.
I was pretty skeptical at first but Drupal has really proven to me that it can run on IIS and use SQL Server with no problem. |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersome.
Can anyone provide thoughts/feedback/experiences on using Drupal with IIS/SQL server? Bonus points if you know it works sql server merge-replication. | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | Easiest way is to use the Microsoft Web Platform Installer to install Drupal 7 - <http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx>
The only option it currently provides is using SQL Server as the back-end database, so you should be golden. (The Drupal 6 WebPI installs do not target SQL Server)
I've been running Drupal 7 on a Hyper-V-based VM under Win2k8 R2 with SQL Server Express as the backend DB for a few weeks without incident. | The original question is quite old, and Drupal/Windows/Azure integration has gone great lengths since then.
As of 2016, Drupal is fully compatible with Wincache (the Windows alternative of APC/APCu), MS SQL Server and Azure SQL.
This is a very comprehensive step-by-step install guide:
<http://www.drupalonwindows.com/en/blog/installing-drupal-windows-and-sql-server> |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersome.
Can anyone provide thoughts/feedback/experiences on using Drupal with IIS/SQL server? Bonus points if you know it works sql server merge-replication. | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | I've had some limited experience with IIS+Drupal. My comments would be -
1. It mostly works out of the box.
2. You may need to do some IIS tweakery to get IIS to "behave", ie doing mod\_rewrite and whatnot. This is all pretty well documented, Drupal is pretty standard PHP app in those regards so the answers don't need to be Drupal specific.
3. There are some Drupal modules which make assumptions about nice URLs (mod\_rewrite) Apache-style functionality and which you need to watch for. Not the general case in my experience.
4. Maintainers are likely to be open to fixing any such issues if you are prepared to help (and focus on their love of cross-compatability rather than pushing the buttons marked "hatred of microsoft"). | We just launched a site using MS SQL and IIS. We had to modify a couple of Contrib modules because they used some of MS SQL's reserved keywords. The biggest offender was the Workbench Moderation module but it was pretty easy to run the patch and make it work. Other than that we did not see too many limitations, as long as you use the API for creating tables and use their data access layer then you will have no problems. The database is very simple and their entity framework is very nice and makes getting things out of the database easy.
We also consumed 4 WCF services with no problem, there is a great module called wsclient which helps you manage all your web service descriptions and use them in your modules.
We looked at a bunch of .NET CMSes and they were all pretty weak compared to Drupal and most of them required the CMS company to do actual development work. We have two sites built in Community Server and one using Kentico and we have had a bad experience with both.
We did not have any issues with rewrites or redirects, we have over 15K aliases and about 3k redirects. On top of this there are about 3K pages which are using Web Services that are powered by wildcards we have created.
I was pretty skeptical at first but Drupal has really proven to me that it can run on IIS and use SQL Server with no problem. |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersome.
Can anyone provide thoughts/feedback/experiences on using Drupal with IIS/SQL server? Bonus points if you know it works sql server merge-replication. | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | I've had some limited experience with IIS+Drupal. My comments would be -
1. It mostly works out of the box.
2. You may need to do some IIS tweakery to get IIS to "behave", ie doing mod\_rewrite and whatnot. This is all pretty well documented, Drupal is pretty standard PHP app in those regards so the answers don't need to be Drupal specific.
3. There are some Drupal modules which make assumptions about nice URLs (mod\_rewrite) Apache-style functionality and which you need to watch for. Not the general case in my experience.
4. Maintainers are likely to be open to fixing any such issues if you are prepared to help (and focus on their love of cross-compatability rather than pushing the buttons marked "hatred of microsoft"). | The original question is quite old, and Drupal/Windows/Azure integration has gone great lengths since then.
As of 2016, Drupal is fully compatible with Wincache (the Windows alternative of APC/APCu), MS SQL Server and Azure SQL.
This is a very comprehensive step-by-step install guide:
<http://www.drupalonwindows.com/en/blog/installing-drupal-windows-and-sql-server> |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersome.
Can anyone provide thoughts/feedback/experiences on using Drupal with IIS/SQL server? Bonus points if you know it works sql server merge-replication. | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | I've ran Drupal on IIS w/ before with no issues. I haven't specifically used SQL server for the backend though.
The one speedbump I did run into was clean URL rewriting, I was able to use <http://www.isapirewrite.com/> to use the existing .htaccess files, rather than having to rewrite the .htaccess file as a IIS webconfig. | We just launched a site using MS SQL and IIS. We had to modify a couple of Contrib modules because they used some of MS SQL's reserved keywords. The biggest offender was the Workbench Moderation module but it was pretty easy to run the patch and make it work. Other than that we did not see too many limitations, as long as you use the API for creating tables and use their data access layer then you will have no problems. The database is very simple and their entity framework is very nice and makes getting things out of the database easy.
We also consumed 4 WCF services with no problem, there is a great module called wsclient which helps you manage all your web service descriptions and use them in your modules.
We looked at a bunch of .NET CMSes and they were all pretty weak compared to Drupal and most of them required the CMS company to do actual development work. We have two sites built in Community Server and one using Kentico and we have had a bad experience with both.
We did not have any issues with rewrites or redirects, we have over 15K aliases and about 3k redirects. On top of this there are about 3K pages which are using Web Services that are powered by wildcards we have created.
I was pretty skeptical at first but Drupal has really proven to me that it can run on IIS and use SQL Server with no problem. |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersome.
Can anyone provide thoughts/feedback/experiences on using Drupal with IIS/SQL server? Bonus points if you know it works sql server merge-replication. | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | I've ran Drupal on IIS w/ before with no issues. I haven't specifically used SQL server for the backend though.
The one speedbump I did run into was clean URL rewriting, I was able to use <http://www.isapirewrite.com/> to use the existing .htaccess files, rather than having to rewrite the .htaccess file as a IIS webconfig. | The original question is quite old, and Drupal/Windows/Azure integration has gone great lengths since then.
As of 2016, Drupal is fully compatible with Wincache (the Windows alternative of APC/APCu), MS SQL Server and Azure SQL.
This is a very comprehensive step-by-step install guide:
<http://www.drupalonwindows.com/en/blog/installing-drupal-windows-and-sql-server> |
16,372 | Web projects offered to freelance web developers and designers often include creating a website using graphics already prepared by an employer in Photoshop .psd files. But Photoshop is not available on Linux. Are there any tools available to work with .psd files on Linux, what quality do they have and is there any loss of information associated with using them instead of the official Photoshop software? | 2011/07/04 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/16372",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/8779/"
] | Before now I have opened PSDs with the Gimp but it is not the same. Layers go missing, things involving text look different and latest features in new Photoshop versions simply do not work.
Therefore, even if a PSD file does open in the Gimp you are not entirely sure if it is looking as it is supposed to. Therefore, you do need Photoshop.
Photoshop works absolutely fine in a Virtualbox PC, it can be made to work with Wine but I have struggled with the user-interface under Wine. Your best bet is to run Photoshop in an XP Virtualbox or on a secondary PC that has Vista/Windows 7 pre-installed. | Use The Gimp. Despite what anyone else says, my company has interacted with Photoshop users for the web for 8 years without any issue whatsoever. While some may claim they have had problems, and you can find claims about anything for everything including mine, you are not likely to have any problems using Gimp for the web. |
452,882 | As it is said, we use one (singular) and ones (plural) to avoid unnecessary repetition. But why can't we use one in the following sentences:
1. He used to work for a finance company, but he's moved to an insurance company. Why can't we say insurance one?
2. On one channel was a war film and on the other was a horror film, so I turned the TV off. Why can't we say horror one? | 2018/07/02 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/452882",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/305606/"
] | M. Swan, Practical English Usage, 4th edition:
182 one (substitute word): a big one
8 noun modifiers
One(s) is not generally used after noun modifiers.
Do you need coffee cups or tea cups? ( not . . . or tea ones?)
PS Sorry, failed to edit the post to make it look nice. | I would say that we cannot because 'insurance company' and 'horror film' are both compound nouns (nouns of two or more words), so we destroy the noun when we replace the second word with 'one'. We can say "Do you prefer to use a black pen or a blue one?" because 'blue pen' is not a compound noun; it is simply an adjective modifying a one word noun, so we can replace the noun 'pen' with 'one' because it is replacing the whole noun, not just a part of it. Would you like to watch an old horror film or a new one? |
452,882 | As it is said, we use one (singular) and ones (plural) to avoid unnecessary repetition. But why can't we use one in the following sentences:
1. He used to work for a finance company, but he's moved to an insurance company. Why can't we say insurance one?
2. On one channel was a war film and on the other was a horror film, so I turned the TV off. Why can't we say horror one? | 2018/07/02 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/452882",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/305606/"
] | M. Swan, Practical English Usage, 4th edition:
182 one (substitute word): a big one
8 noun modifiers
One(s) is not generally used after noun modifiers.
Do you need coffee cups or tea cups? ( not . . . or tea ones?)
PS Sorry, failed to edit the post to make it look nice. | The reasons are different for the two examples.
Finance Company and Insurance Company
The reason you wouldn't use "one" in this scenario is they are compound nouns. An "insurance company" is two words for one thing. "Insurance" isn't an adjective describing "company" but is a noun being used in coordination with the noun "company" to form the compound noun "insurance company." The same is true of "finance." The adjective form of the word is "financial," but the noun "finance" is being used with the noun "company" to form the compound noun "finance company." You would no more break up the compound noun "insurance company" to say "insurance one" than you would break up the compound noun "firetruck" to say "fireone."
War Film and Horror Film
You actually could use "one" with these terms, but the way you structured it makes it confusing. It's not clear that "one" means "film" there if you say "horror one," especially since earlier in the sentence you say "on 'one' channel," making "one" sound like it maybe means "channel," like "horror one" could mean "horror channel." It's not that people couldn't figure it out, but needing to makes the phrasing awkward. Anyway, that's why most people wouldn't use "one" after "horror" in that sentence, because it's not clear. Here are some example of how it would be used:
* "There were two films on, a war one and a horror one."
* "There was a war film on ABC and a horror film CBS. I watched the horror one." |
29,827 | Our little puppy died because of this dreaded parvovirus. She was on a drip with other necessary meds. She lived 4 days fighting the disease, but today she died very painfully. We have 4 more adult dogs and have separated them since we noticed the symptoms. The doctor told us to burn her clothes and other belongings since they can carry the virus. I would like to know how should we proceed with her body. Can we bury her? Or do we have to burn her body? | 2021/02/23 | [
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/29827",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/users/17772/"
] | I'm sorry for your loss, but with this particular virus I would be **very careful**.
The safest solution is to cremate her body or leave her with the vet or clinic, but I can understand if you want to bury her close to you. I wouldn't lay her to rest on a patch of land where your other dogs can reach, though.
>
> The parvovirus is a particularly resilient virus. It can survive indoors at room temperature for at least two months and is resistant to many commonly used cleaners and disinfectants. **Outdoors, the parvovirus can survive for months, and even years, if protected from direct sunlight.**
>
> [Source](https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/parvo-in-dogs/)
>
>
>
That sounds very similar to [anthrax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthrax), a very resilient bacterium that caused continuous loss of livestock before a vaccine was developed. Farmers would bury the bodies of their dead animals deep beneath their meadows because they believed the bodies would fertilize the meadow. What actually happened was that they created "cursed meadows" that claimed the lives of their animals year after year. Earthworms would dig tunnels down (or at least close enough) to the bodies and carry the bacteria back up to the surface, where the next unlucky animal would be infected after eating contaminated grass.
Parvo can be transmitted to another dog by simple touch. The dog doesn't even have to eat contaminated grass, sniffing and touching it with its nose is enough to get infected. **That's why I strongly suggest cremating her body.** If that is unacceptable to you, you must lay her to rest somewhere where no dog or wild canine will touch the ground for several years.
---
To keep other dogs safe:
First and foremost make sure that **all of your other dogs are completely vaccinated against Parvo**. If any of them are not vaccinated, don't let them into the room where you kept your ill puppy for at least 2 months.
If your puppy ever pooped in your house or outside in your yard, collect all feces as thoroughly as possible, secure them with a second layer of trash bag and discard them.
Regardless of the vaccination of your dogs, you have a responsibility to protect other dogs and wildlife from the virus. Unfortunately, most cleaners and disinfectants don't work against parvovirus.
>
> **Anything contaminated that can be thrown away and replaced should be.** The best household cleaner to use to kill parvovirus is bleach (1 part bleach to 30 parts water). It should be used on hard surfaces including tiles, concrete, paving bottoms of shoes etc – leave the bleach on the surface at least 10 - 15 minutes. Anything that can be washed in bleach should be.
>
> [Source](http://www.murraybridgevet.com.au/portals/murraybridgevet/Parvovirus%20home%20cleanup.pdf)
>
>
>
The virus itself can also be killed by temperatures above boiling (130°C for at least 15 minutes) and by UV light.
Wash the clothes you wore when handling the puppy in a bleach solution and hang them into bright sunlight for several days. Turn the clothes inside out after a day of full sunlight and let them hang another full day. By turning the clothes inside out you make sure that the UV light of the Sun can reach as deep as possible and kill the virus as completely as possible.
Don't forget to treat your footwear! Put them into a flat container and fill it as high as possible with bleach solution to decontaminate the soles of the shoes. Then wash the shoes in bleach solution or treat them with bright sunlight for several days if washing isn't possible.
Burn or safely discard all of the personal items of your infected dog: collar, blankets, pillows, everything. These items can retain the virus for a *very* long time and you can carry and spread it around unknowingly by simply touching the items. Even if your dogs are vaccinated, they too can spread the virus if they have contact with those items and infect other dogs that might not be vaccinated. | Burying the body deep enough to not be excavated by other animals should be enough.
If you want to be extra-safe, then use a service of veterinary cremation - your veterinary doctor should readily know such services. |
386,792 | *''The present book is designed differently from any previous collection of Pound's essays; so I believe there is justification for **its having been entrusted** to another hand than that of the author.''*
I've happened about this sentence in a preface by Eliot to a collection of Pound essays. What does it want to say? That the fact that it had been entrusted to another hand than that of the author is justified? How is this kind of construction called? Where is it used? I must confess, it sounds so fancy! | 2017/04/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/386792",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/127930/"
] | >
> ''The present book is designed differently from any previous
> collection of Pound's essays; so I believe there is justification for
> its having been entrusted to another hand than that of the author.''
>
>
>
*its* refers back to *the book*. Start with "it [the book] has been entrusted"--a collection of essays entrusted to someone other than the author of those essays himself [Ezra Pound]. Then we have "justification for the book's having been entrusted" . . . Eliot could have said "justification for entrusting it".
Interesting question: the book was entrusted to Eliot, but who did so? Did Pound entrust it to Eliot? Eliot selected and arranged these essays; in fact, as he says in the introduction, Pound objected to the selection--there's an essay he didn't want included and another that he did. Probably someone knows who selected Eliot and whether Pound agreed or wasn't consulted; but the essential point is that Eliot chose to definitely obscure this matter and to argue its justification on the grounds of a different arrangement of the material. | Two members have already given good answers to your question, but I will try to give another simple reply.
You have rightly interpreted its meaning that (in your own words) "the fact that it had been entrusted to another hand than that of the author is justified", but there can only be 'justification for' **a noun**, and what is the noun form of 'entrust?'
Sometimes we can unknowingly choose a verb for which there is no suitable noun form (or one that is not commonly known.) 'Entrust' seems to be one such verb.
If we should indeed use a form of 'entrust', then there is **no one word** to describe 'the state of having been entrusted' as a noun (while retaining a form of 'entrust' in the sentence) -- that is why the author has gone roundabout and 'justified' (the 'state or situation' of) its **having been entrusted.**
A whole lot of English has been written like this over the years, and may even be considered elegant by some people, including myself, but it is indeed roundabout and traps 'many an unwary reader' in its coils -- it is the main reason I have spectacularly failed at reading the Victorian classics, and many modern teachers of style (including the great Hemingway) would consider it old-fashioned, 'ponderous', cumbersome or just plain 'stuffy!'
Those who like plain and simple English could rewrite the sentence as follows (which you will then clearly understand without the roundabout 'fancy' constructions):
>
> The present book is designed differently from any previous collection of Pound's essays;
> so I believe there is justification for **the fact that** it was entrusted to a hand other than that of the author.''
>
>
>
EDITED after 1 hour:
Like others, I also thought there is no such noun as **'entrustment'** but when I googled it, I found that it does exist, mainly in legal language; it is found defined in certain online dictionaries as meaning 'to entrust' -- please google 'entrustment' for details. |
179,188 | I’m returning to D&D after a VERY long time, and will predominantly be playing solo.
Can you create a character that is an animal? I’m thinking of a cat who is a wizard, possibly because of a spell that went wrong. I’ve started reading the D&D basic rules from 2018 , and can only see four races? The character is/was human, but is stuck in a feline form after a spell that was above their level backfired.
Okay... I played D&D back in the 80s, and got interested again after an artist I dig shared his love of the game. Given the U.K. is going back into lockdown, I wondered if you could do solo adventures. Cats are my favourite animals, and a lot of my own characters (I’m a professional artist) are cat like creatures. A cat like wizard just really appealed to me! So, basically, a cat like human, around 5 feet tall, not a domestic cat. I like the idea of him being grumpy and a bit distracted, like cats can be. He would have good agility and balance, as cats do. Basically thinking it’d be FUN. Another add on is that he could be on a quest to return to human form... | 2021/01/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/179188",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/67734/"
] | You are looking to play a [Tabaxi](https://www.dndbeyond.com/races/tabaxi) Wizard.
They are catlike humanoids
>
> Hailing from a strange and distant land, wandering tabaxi are catlike humanoids driven by curiosity to collect interesting artifacts, gather tales and stories, and lay eyes on all the world’s wonders.
>
>
>
and have a feline trait
>
> The Cat Lord, the divine figure responsible for the creation of the tabaxi, gifts each of his children with one specific feline trait.
>
>
> | Playing solo you can do ANYTHING you like
-----------------------------------------
One of the best things about playing solo is that you don't have to worry so much about balance between races and classes, you only have to worry about having fun.
There may be rules for feline races (there are lots of books you have to pay for that you haven't got, and Tabaxi are a thing), but without buying those book simply say to yourself (and your DM if you have one) "My character has all the stats of a human, but is part cat and looks like a cat, because xyz happened in my past *cough* magic *cough*"
Nobody else can complain!
The only thing I would recommend is that you don't change any rules, just flavour what it already there to make it look and feel the way you enjoy. |
179,188 | I’m returning to D&D after a VERY long time, and will predominantly be playing solo.
Can you create a character that is an animal? I’m thinking of a cat who is a wizard, possibly because of a spell that went wrong. I’ve started reading the D&D basic rules from 2018 , and can only see four races? The character is/was human, but is stuck in a feline form after a spell that was above their level backfired.
Okay... I played D&D back in the 80s, and got interested again after an artist I dig shared his love of the game. Given the U.K. is going back into lockdown, I wondered if you could do solo adventures. Cats are my favourite animals, and a lot of my own characters (I’m a professional artist) are cat like creatures. A cat like wizard just really appealed to me! So, basically, a cat like human, around 5 feet tall, not a domestic cat. I like the idea of him being grumpy and a bit distracted, like cats can be. He would have good agility and balance, as cats do. Basically thinking it’d be FUN. Another add on is that he could be on a quest to return to human form... | 2021/01/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/179188",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/67734/"
] | You are looking to play a [Tabaxi](https://www.dndbeyond.com/races/tabaxi) Wizard.
They are catlike humanoids
>
> Hailing from a strange and distant land, wandering tabaxi are catlike humanoids driven by curiosity to collect interesting artifacts, gather tales and stories, and lay eyes on all the world’s wonders.
>
>
>
and have a feline trait
>
> The Cat Lord, the divine figure responsible for the creation of the tabaxi, gifts each of his children with one specific feline trait.
>
>
> | Akixkisu's excellent [suggestion](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/179202/48249) made me think of a couple other possibilities:
Leonin, from [Mythic Odysseys of Theros](https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/mythic-odysseys-of-theros):
>
> Leonin are proud lion-like hunters, many of whom live in defiance of
> the gods.
>
>
>
Shifter (Swiftstride or Wildhunt) from [Eberron: Rising from the Last War](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/erftlw) and [Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/wgte):
>
> Swiftstride are often predatory and feline... Wildhunt shifters are
> born from any creature that tracks its prey.
>
>
>
If you want to play as an actual cat, your best bet is probably homebrew. RAW, you may need to resort to Polymorph and/ or Wish. For an example of an animal NPC, you could look to (spoilers for Descent into Avernus):
>
> Traxigor was polymorphed into an otter years ago, and decided he preferred the new form to his original one (that of a wizened old man). His otter form was made permanent by a wish spell. He uses the archmage stat block, but is a Tiny beast with a Strength of 3. His alignment is chaotic good, and he speaks Common, Draconic ...
>
>
> |
179,188 | I’m returning to D&D after a VERY long time, and will predominantly be playing solo.
Can you create a character that is an animal? I’m thinking of a cat who is a wizard, possibly because of a spell that went wrong. I’ve started reading the D&D basic rules from 2018 , and can only see four races? The character is/was human, but is stuck in a feline form after a spell that was above their level backfired.
Okay... I played D&D back in the 80s, and got interested again after an artist I dig shared his love of the game. Given the U.K. is going back into lockdown, I wondered if you could do solo adventures. Cats are my favourite animals, and a lot of my own characters (I’m a professional artist) are cat like creatures. A cat like wizard just really appealed to me! So, basically, a cat like human, around 5 feet tall, not a domestic cat. I like the idea of him being grumpy and a bit distracted, like cats can be. He would have good agility and balance, as cats do. Basically thinking it’d be FUN. Another add on is that he could be on a quest to return to human form... | 2021/01/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/179188",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/67734/"
] | You are looking to play a [Tabaxi](https://www.dndbeyond.com/races/tabaxi) Wizard.
They are catlike humanoids
>
> Hailing from a strange and distant land, wandering tabaxi are catlike humanoids driven by curiosity to collect interesting artifacts, gather tales and stories, and lay eyes on all the world’s wonders.
>
>
>
and have a feline trait
>
> The Cat Lord, the divine figure responsible for the creation of the tabaxi, gifts each of his children with one specific feline trait.
>
>
> | ### Playing awakened animals isn't possible.
All playable characters are humanoid and either Small or Medium in size. A cat, even a cat given intelligence and the ability to speak with the Awaken spell, is not a viable player character. They're Tiny Beasts, not Humanoids, and rules for them only exist in the form of NPC stat blocks.
Additionally, if an awakened animal such as a cat were to become a Wizard, they would be incapable of casting spells that require Somatic components since they don't have hands.
As a result of these issues, I would recommend that you instead try to play a character who belongs to a cat-like humanoid race, such as a Tabaxi, Leonin, or Shifter, as suggested by other answers. |
179,188 | I’m returning to D&D after a VERY long time, and will predominantly be playing solo.
Can you create a character that is an animal? I’m thinking of a cat who is a wizard, possibly because of a spell that went wrong. I’ve started reading the D&D basic rules from 2018 , and can only see four races? The character is/was human, but is stuck in a feline form after a spell that was above their level backfired.
Okay... I played D&D back in the 80s, and got interested again after an artist I dig shared his love of the game. Given the U.K. is going back into lockdown, I wondered if you could do solo adventures. Cats are my favourite animals, and a lot of my own characters (I’m a professional artist) are cat like creatures. A cat like wizard just really appealed to me! So, basically, a cat like human, around 5 feet tall, not a domestic cat. I like the idea of him being grumpy and a bit distracted, like cats can be. He would have good agility and balance, as cats do. Basically thinking it’d be FUN. Another add on is that he could be on a quest to return to human form... | 2021/01/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/179188",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/67734/"
] | You are looking to play a [Tabaxi](https://www.dndbeyond.com/races/tabaxi) Wizard.
They are catlike humanoids
>
> Hailing from a strange and distant land, wandering tabaxi are catlike humanoids driven by curiosity to collect interesting artifacts, gather tales and stories, and lay eyes on all the world’s wonders.
>
>
>
and have a feline trait
>
> The Cat Lord, the divine figure responsible for the creation of the tabaxi, gifts each of his children with one specific feline trait.
>
>
> | Consider the Custom Lineage optional rules
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[Tasha's Cauldron of Everything](https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/tashas-cauldron-of-everything) provides the optional rule variant for designing your character's race outside of the standard race options. Essentially you would choose your size (small/medium), a +2 ability bonus, a feat, a skill proficiency/darkvision, and an extra language. If you want your wizard to be catlike due to a magical mishap this might help distinguish you from regular catlike races. |
179,188 | I’m returning to D&D after a VERY long time, and will predominantly be playing solo.
Can you create a character that is an animal? I’m thinking of a cat who is a wizard, possibly because of a spell that went wrong. I’ve started reading the D&D basic rules from 2018 , and can only see four races? The character is/was human, but is stuck in a feline form after a spell that was above their level backfired.
Okay... I played D&D back in the 80s, and got interested again after an artist I dig shared his love of the game. Given the U.K. is going back into lockdown, I wondered if you could do solo adventures. Cats are my favourite animals, and a lot of my own characters (I’m a professional artist) are cat like creatures. A cat like wizard just really appealed to me! So, basically, a cat like human, around 5 feet tall, not a domestic cat. I like the idea of him being grumpy and a bit distracted, like cats can be. He would have good agility and balance, as cats do. Basically thinking it’d be FUN. Another add on is that he could be on a quest to return to human form... | 2021/01/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/179188",
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] | Playing solo you can do ANYTHING you like
-----------------------------------------
One of the best things about playing solo is that you don't have to worry so much about balance between races and classes, you only have to worry about having fun.
There may be rules for feline races (there are lots of books you have to pay for that you haven't got, and Tabaxi are a thing), but without buying those book simply say to yourself (and your DM if you have one) "My character has all the stats of a human, but is part cat and looks like a cat, because xyz happened in my past *cough* magic *cough*"
Nobody else can complain!
The only thing I would recommend is that you don't change any rules, just flavour what it already there to make it look and feel the way you enjoy. | Akixkisu's excellent [suggestion](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/179202/48249) made me think of a couple other possibilities:
Leonin, from [Mythic Odysseys of Theros](https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/mythic-odysseys-of-theros):
>
> Leonin are proud lion-like hunters, many of whom live in defiance of
> the gods.
>
>
>
Shifter (Swiftstride or Wildhunt) from [Eberron: Rising from the Last War](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/erftlw) and [Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/wgte):
>
> Swiftstride are often predatory and feline... Wildhunt shifters are
> born from any creature that tracks its prey.
>
>
>
If you want to play as an actual cat, your best bet is probably homebrew. RAW, you may need to resort to Polymorph and/ or Wish. For an example of an animal NPC, you could look to (spoilers for Descent into Avernus):
>
> Traxigor was polymorphed into an otter years ago, and decided he preferred the new form to his original one (that of a wizened old man). His otter form was made permanent by a wish spell. He uses the archmage stat block, but is a Tiny beast with a Strength of 3. His alignment is chaotic good, and he speaks Common, Draconic ...
>
>
> |
179,188 | I’m returning to D&D after a VERY long time, and will predominantly be playing solo.
Can you create a character that is an animal? I’m thinking of a cat who is a wizard, possibly because of a spell that went wrong. I’ve started reading the D&D basic rules from 2018 , and can only see four races? The character is/was human, but is stuck in a feline form after a spell that was above their level backfired.
Okay... I played D&D back in the 80s, and got interested again after an artist I dig shared his love of the game. Given the U.K. is going back into lockdown, I wondered if you could do solo adventures. Cats are my favourite animals, and a lot of my own characters (I’m a professional artist) are cat like creatures. A cat like wizard just really appealed to me! So, basically, a cat like human, around 5 feet tall, not a domestic cat. I like the idea of him being grumpy and a bit distracted, like cats can be. He would have good agility and balance, as cats do. Basically thinking it’d be FUN. Another add on is that he could be on a quest to return to human form... | 2021/01/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/179188",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/67734/"
] | Playing solo you can do ANYTHING you like
-----------------------------------------
One of the best things about playing solo is that you don't have to worry so much about balance between races and classes, you only have to worry about having fun.
There may be rules for feline races (there are lots of books you have to pay for that you haven't got, and Tabaxi are a thing), but without buying those book simply say to yourself (and your DM if you have one) "My character has all the stats of a human, but is part cat and looks like a cat, because xyz happened in my past *cough* magic *cough*"
Nobody else can complain!
The only thing I would recommend is that you don't change any rules, just flavour what it already there to make it look and feel the way you enjoy. | ### Playing awakened animals isn't possible.
All playable characters are humanoid and either Small or Medium in size. A cat, even a cat given intelligence and the ability to speak with the Awaken spell, is not a viable player character. They're Tiny Beasts, not Humanoids, and rules for them only exist in the form of NPC stat blocks.
Additionally, if an awakened animal such as a cat were to become a Wizard, they would be incapable of casting spells that require Somatic components since they don't have hands.
As a result of these issues, I would recommend that you instead try to play a character who belongs to a cat-like humanoid race, such as a Tabaxi, Leonin, or Shifter, as suggested by other answers. |
179,188 | I’m returning to D&D after a VERY long time, and will predominantly be playing solo.
Can you create a character that is an animal? I’m thinking of a cat who is a wizard, possibly because of a spell that went wrong. I’ve started reading the D&D basic rules from 2018 , and can only see four races? The character is/was human, but is stuck in a feline form after a spell that was above their level backfired.
Okay... I played D&D back in the 80s, and got interested again after an artist I dig shared his love of the game. Given the U.K. is going back into lockdown, I wondered if you could do solo adventures. Cats are my favourite animals, and a lot of my own characters (I’m a professional artist) are cat like creatures. A cat like wizard just really appealed to me! So, basically, a cat like human, around 5 feet tall, not a domestic cat. I like the idea of him being grumpy and a bit distracted, like cats can be. He would have good agility and balance, as cats do. Basically thinking it’d be FUN. Another add on is that he could be on a quest to return to human form... | 2021/01/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/179188",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/67734/"
] | Playing solo you can do ANYTHING you like
-----------------------------------------
One of the best things about playing solo is that you don't have to worry so much about balance between races and classes, you only have to worry about having fun.
There may be rules for feline races (there are lots of books you have to pay for that you haven't got, and Tabaxi are a thing), but without buying those book simply say to yourself (and your DM if you have one) "My character has all the stats of a human, but is part cat and looks like a cat, because xyz happened in my past *cough* magic *cough*"
Nobody else can complain!
The only thing I would recommend is that you don't change any rules, just flavour what it already there to make it look and feel the way you enjoy. | Consider the Custom Lineage optional rules
------------------------------------------
[Tasha's Cauldron of Everything](https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/tashas-cauldron-of-everything) provides the optional rule variant for designing your character's race outside of the standard race options. Essentially you would choose your size (small/medium), a +2 ability bonus, a feat, a skill proficiency/darkvision, and an extra language. If you want your wizard to be catlike due to a magical mishap this might help distinguish you from regular catlike races. |
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