About Charles B

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  Why can't I edit a question in the Stranger Questionland after posting?

  3 0 You can edit it for 15 minutes after you post it. The idea being that it gives you time to correct any errors etc. but after that other people may have answered/commented and at that point it is part of the context of the whole "discussion" and if we allowed it to change it could render other answers/comments meaningless. We always try and strike a balance between the person answering and the community should they ever have different demands. We actually think this is a little too restrictive on the contributor and have discussed changing it for a while. One idea is to allow it to be changed as long as there are no other contributions related to it. I think that would be a better solution. In the meantime, you can always email feedback@questionland.com and have us change things (keep in mind our guidelines above if you do that). We don't ever want people to feel they are stuck with having written something they'd prefer wasn't there. Typically it's dealt with very easily and quickly. Thanks for asking and for being part of Questionland. p.s. It's not "The Stranger's Questionland", although given that we are such close partners it's an understandable thing to think. Questionland is independent and, as I'm sure you have noticed, quite different although much of the core membership of Questionland are also readers of The Stranger. If you ask me, that is a simple IQ test and so we get the people who passed. What other paper would you read in Seattle? Charles B answered in Feedback about 1 month ago Answer and comment »

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  How can I ask a question to a specific person on Questionland?

  4 0 MR, Griffin is right that there used to be such a feature but it is gone. You can no longer direct questions to specific people. It turned out that it was rarely used and when it was, it was usually in error. So it caused more harm then good. It also assumed the person had email notifications turned on because they wouldn't see it otherwise. So all in all, gone. Your question is probably better posed to the larger group anyway because there are a lot of people who may know the answer to that one. In addition company reps monitor questions about their products as best they can and occasionally come and answer (while their answers have potential for bias they also tend to refer to specific facts/data/guarantees). So, you might want to ask that question again, and not bury under the lesser question. And btw, thanks for being such a great part of Questionland. Charles Charles B answered in Whatever about 1 month ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

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  How does Youtube decide the order of search results?

  4 0 I don't know, but since YouTube is a Google company I can take a pretty good guess: 1. Google's search algorithms are extremely complex and sophisticated. Furthermore they are designed to try and ensure that no one can figure them out easily enough to game them. 2. Google typically ranks results based on the behavior of viewers and site owners. So if a lot of people link to a given video or embed it then each of those instances is considered a "vote" for that video. 3. They will also incorporate things like actual votes, views, keywords/tags, etc. 4. I'm sure they also rank videos based on how much of the video was watched. Did people abandon it after a 30 seconds or watch the whole thing. So the short answer is that it is designed so that you cannot easily figure it out and it incorporates every bit of data about the video that is available - esp. the behavior of other sites and people watching. Hope that helps a little. Charles B answered in Other - Science & Tech. 4 months ago Answer and comment »

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  What's the best new burger place?

  0 0 My two favorites are: 1. Little Woody's 2. Bravehorse Tavern Both are excellent, although I lean towards LW's because they are in Capitol Hill and excellent fries... and actually a better burger for a better price. Charles B answered in Eating Out 4 months ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

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  I need a book title for a book about crapping my pants

  1 0 What to expect when you weren't expecting. A pain in the ass Running out of time Changing diapers when you need diapers Charles B answered in Other Books & Writing 5 months ago Answer, comment & read 10 more answers »

• Follow Following 1 What laser printer should I get? Charles B asked in Tech Products 5 months ago by Emily Steed & 4 other answers by Andrew Beck , Black Beetles in Amber…

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  2 0 Should have just asked that as a Q... which I will do right now... Charles B commented 5 months ago

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  0 0 Interesting... I have an inkjet and am hating the ink problem. What laser printer would you get now? Color and B&W... if you have a suggestion... Charles B commented 5 months ago

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  Will extra options be added to the Search function on Questionland?

  1 0 Russ, Sorry for the insane sort order. The sort order is a bug pure and simple - it's prioritizing incorrectly. Maintaining the selected search type is a good idea and pretty straightforward. It turns out that this search bug is a bigger deal than I had thought and the Gnome will hopefully be able to dig in very soon to resolve it. Thanks as usual for the great feedback. Charles Charles B answered in Feedback 5 months ago Answer, comment & read 2 more answers »

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  0 0 Thanks for the updated feedback. The experience changes with time and so this later feedback is perhaps even more relevant than the initial impressions. I think Russ did a great job of explaining the benefits of the current approach - thanks for that. That said, it is still not ideal for people who are more question focused. I've been chatting with the Gnome about ways to address that. Perhaps something as simple as switching the q's with a's but leaving the relative sizes the same. Thanks for letting us know. We'll keep working on it. Charles B commented 5 months ago

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