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  1. Comment on Should we hide the vote count display? in ~tildes

    LordManley
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    A lot fewer people will vote if they cannot see the outcome of their voting.

    A lot fewer people will vote if they cannot see the outcome of their voting.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on What aspect of the LGBT community do you feel like is least discussed? in ~lgbt

    LordManley
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    Well, those are part of the spectrum.

    Well, those are part of the spectrum.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on Should we hide the vote count display? in ~tildes

    LordManley
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    I think tat having the algorithm rank higher voted posts is important and hiding the votes disincentives voting.

    I think tat having the algorithm rank higher voted posts is important and hiding the votes disincentives voting.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on What aspect of the LGBT community do you feel like is least discussed? in ~lgbt

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    That it is a spectrum and not binary. I think tat there is a strong feeling both from within the LBGT+ community and from outside it that you are gay or straight or trans and we forget that we are...

    That it is a spectrum and not binary.

    I think tat there is a strong feeling both from within the LBGT+ community and from outside it that you are gay or straight or trans and we forget that we are all just individuals with individuals preferences.

    17 votes

  5. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes

    LordManley
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    The more we introduce rules of this nature, the sooner we condemn this place.

    The more we introduce rules of this nature, the sooner we condemn this place.

  6. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk

    LordManley
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    I used to ride pro - if you go off road for anything more than a flat single track, get a full face lid. TLD are great, 661 are great, POC are great, I use Fox. Giro, Bell, good named brands, but...

    I used to ride pro - if you go off road for anything more than a flat single track, get a full face lid. TLD are great, 661 are great, POC are great, I use Fox.

    Giro, Bell, good named brands, but not even as good, in my opinion as those I named.

    TLD, POC and Fox are costly, 661 less so, but 100% buy last year's colours.

    This is really nice: https://www.evanscycles.com/troy-lee-designs-d3-mirage-carbon-mips-full-face-helmet-EV326148

    This will save you every bit as much, be just as cool and is light and good: https://www.evanscycles.com/661-reset-full-face-helmet-EV332255

    MAKE SURE IT FITS and ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS DO UP THE CHINSTRAP.

  7. Comment on Police allegedly left a “bait truck” filled with Nike shoes in a black Chicago neighborhood in ~life

    LordManley
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    So, putting expensive things with a quick resale value in front of people in a manner designed to look like an easy win?

    So, putting expensive things with a quick resale value in front of people in a manner designed to look like an easy win?

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Police allegedly left a “bait truck” filled with Nike shoes in a black Chicago neighborhood in ~life

    LordManley
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    This would be entrapment over here. The argument would be that the crime would not have been committed without the Police deliberately making it happen.

    This would be entrapment over here.

    The argument would be that the crime would not have been committed without the Police deliberately making it happen.

    6 votes

  9. Comment on What are your thoughts on wholesomeness? in ~tildes

  10. Comment on What are your thoughts on wholesomeness? in ~tildes

    LordManley
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    So often now I see things which I would have considered just 'not being an arsehat' presented as 'wholesome'. It can be troubling.

    So often now I see things which I would have considered just 'not being an arsehat' presented as 'wholesome'.

    It can be troubling.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on I think we need more conservative voices to balance out the intense liberalism of tildes in ~tildes

    LordManley
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    I am fairly conservative, although I am also very liberal (in the international sense).

    I am fairly conservative, although I am also very liberal (in the international sense).

    4 votes

  12. Comment on Who will know your passwords after you die? in ~tech

  13. Comment on The first time I have seen a locked post on tildes and frankly Im scared it's the start of the 'reddit-fication' of Tildes in ~tildes

    LordManley
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    I missed that entirely.

    I missed that entirely.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Pope revises catechism to say death penalty is 'inadmissible' in ~humanities

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    I am a huge fan of this.

    I am a huge fan of this.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Looking for a good YouTube series? I can not recommend "The Bush Bee Man" enough. in ~hobbies

    LordManley
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    Feedback was the wrong word - discussion would be better. Episode 2: Why the hell are they putting the new swarm in with an existing brood? Just put them in a new hive - there is no point in...

    Feedback was the wrong word - discussion would be better.

    Episode 2:

    1. Why the hell are they putting the new swarm in with an existing brood? Just put them in a new hive - there is no point in getting them if you are going to combine the buggers.
    2. Smoking: As he says, smoking makes bees think they are burning and they become placid, but they also eat a load of honey at this point (to take it with them if they have to leave) and sometimes, if you over smoke, they bugger off as well. He smokes quite a lot, I would say too much.
    3. I like his little metal entrances - I have bits of wood which have a big cut on one plane and a small one on the other, which I can rotate.

    This is fun to watch.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on This is what it's like to live with high-functioning depression in ~health.mental

    LordManley
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    Damn that hits home. I can never get the help I need, because I am lucid, affable and a good communicator, so I always come across as okay. I am not okay.

    Damn that hits home. I can never get the help I need, because I am lucid, affable and a good communicator, so I always come across as okay.

    I am not okay.

    3 votes

  17. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~humanities

    LordManley
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    Okay, so this is not something I normally talk about, but I do not enjoy dreaming. I often stay up until really late, ruining my sleep and leaving myself exhausted, just to avoid going to sleep,...

    Okay, so this is not something I normally talk about, but I do not enjoy dreaming.

    I often stay up until really late, ruining my sleep and leaving myself exhausted, just to avoid going to sleep, because dreaming is so traumatic for me.

  18. Comment on Looking for a good YouTube series? I can not recommend "The Bush Bee Man" enough. in ~hobbies

    LordManley
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    Right, I just watched the first one - I do not know if you wanted feedback, but I have some: Having the stands that wide happens because he cuts them that size, but actually having the hive stand...

    Right, I just watched the first one - I do not know if you wanted feedback, but I have some:

    1. Having the stands that wide happens because he cuts them that size, but actually having the hive stand twice as wide as a hive is a good idea anyway, because it gives you somewhere to easily put your supers when working on the brood.

    2. If you put a plastic plate, or a large paint pot lid or something similar between the leg and the base of the stand it really discourages rodents in a big way.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Looking for a good YouTube series? I can not recommend "The Bush Bee Man" enough. in ~hobbies

    LordManley
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    As my name might suggest, I am very interested in beekeeping in general. I am going to watch this chap.

    As my name might suggest, I am very interested in beekeeping in general. I am going to watch this chap.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Given our Non-Profit nature, wouldn't having a "Gold" option make sense? in ~tildes

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    I like the idea of there being a representation of having donated, because that drives donations and donations are good. Elsewhere, where I mod (not reddit) we have little flairs which people can...

    I like the idea of there being a representation of having donated, because that drives donations and donations are good.

    Elsewhere, where I mod (not reddit) we have little flairs which people can select from a bunch of, and they show when someone has donated, beside their name. It works well, I would say it drove a more than 10X increase in donations, in part because people do not want to be seen not to have donated, but more because it served as a reminder to those who regularly did so. We have a few you can select from when you donate, which last forever, and then you can 'upgrade' them by donating again. Almost half of users donated at least once.

    4 votes