tea.mathoverflow.net - Discussion Feed (Look out for this man) Sun, 04 Nov 2018 13:43:54 -0800 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.9 & Feed Publisher Andrew Stacey comments on "Look out for this man" (873) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=873#Comment_873 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=873#Comment_873 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:16:48 -0800 Andrew Stacey No problem! I was getting a bit overwhelmed by all the "doom and gloom" posts about how MO is sinking under the weight of homework questions, and thought it time for something light-hearted. The fact that I got Ben and plclark hook, line, sinker, and fishing boat was a bonus.

]]> Anton Geraschenko comments on "Look out for this man" (858) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=858#Comment_858 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=858#Comment_858 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:39:01 -0800 Anton Geraschenko @Andrew: Ok, very funny. If you don't mind, I'm sinking this discussion. There are already about 300 Jon Skeet threads on meta.SO, which should generate enough amusement.

]]> Harry Gindi comments on "Look out for this man" (843) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=843#Comment_843 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=843#Comment_843 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:03:15 -0800 Harry Gindi Ilya Nikokoshev comments on "Look out for this man" (840) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=840#Comment_840 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=840#Comment_840 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:56:11 -0800 Ilya Nikokoshev @Ben, I believe the thread was a joke. Jon Skeet is a well-known C# developer at Google. Too bad his Wikipedia page was deleted

Interestingly, the guy writes poems so I think we don't have to fear he'll be in for destroying our site if he appears here :)

  1. In the hustle and the bustle of a world that moves too fast,
    If you stop and take a look you'll see your life just flying past,
    In the race towards tomorrow I don't care if I come last,
    God's peace should reign within.

(emphasis mine). The Jon Skeet Faith Blog has more background info on this Methodist local preacher.

In the coding blog he says he likes getting reputation but

What I care far more about than praise and fandom is the idea of actually helping people and making a difference.

]]> Pete L. Clark comments on "Look out for this man" (839) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=839#Comment_839 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=839#Comment_839 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:16:01 -0800 Pete L. Clark
Just for the sake of argument, suppose that he were explicitly and primarily motivated by maximizing his reputation on as many of these sites as he can. Again, what's the problem? Is there a special set of privileges that you don't even know about until you get more rep, at the top of which is

666,666 invoke Armageddon

that I don't know about?? ]]> Ben Webster comments on "Look out for this man" (833) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=833#Comment_833 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=833#Comment_833 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:06:07 -0800 Ben Webster How do you know he's reputation-hunting? His record on SO looks perfectly legit to me.

]]> Harry Gindi comments on "Look out for this man" (831) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=831#Comment_831 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=831#Comment_831 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:59:32 -0800 Harry Gindi Kevin Lin comments on "Look out for this man" (828) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=828#Comment_828 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=828#Comment_828 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:33:08 -0800 Kevin Lin Is that guy's name really Jon Skeet? That's hilarious.

]]> Harry Gindi comments on "Look out for this man" (825) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=825#Comment_825 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=825#Comment_825 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:01:16 -0800 Harry Gindi Andrew Stacey comments on "Look out for this man" (824) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=824#Comment_824 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/78/look-out-for-this-man/?Focus=824#Comment_824 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:53:06 -0800 Andrew Stacey A clear case of reputation hunting. This person is systematically going through the SE sites trying to get as much rep as possible: he's amassed a substantial rep on moms4mom and on this other site. I think we should all keep an eye out for him and watch for suspicious behaviour.

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