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Jaydles

New York, NY, United States

https://blog.stackexchange.com/authors/jhanlon/

I am:

  • Griffin and Maeve's dad.
  • Not tall.
  • Pretty much always trying to be helpful. If I'm not succeeding, just let me know. (Okay, so maybe I wasn't trying that hard in this question. But usually.

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Top Questions
2746 votes

A Terms of Service update restricting companies that scrape your profile information without your permission

discussion featured spam legal terms-of-service asked Mar 24 '16 at 18:15
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289 votes

We're working on a new stat to help convey the reach of your posts here

discussion profile-page feedback people-reached asked Dec 2 '14 at 18:52
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253 votes

Closing changes: on hold, unclear, too broad, opinion-based, off-topic reasons, bye-bye to Too Localized

discussion close-reasons announcements asked Jun 12 '13 at 18:45
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178 votes

“Autobiographer” Badge now only requires sharing what YOU want with the community

discussion badges profile-page announcements asked Sep 24 '14 at 20:25
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177 votes

Every “close” has its thorn: replace “close” with “on hold” for the first five days

discussion status-completed close-reasons asked Mar 25 '13 at 20:33
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138 votes

We're rolling out a new “Quick Start” guide to help new users learn the basics

discussion new-users about-page asked Jan 10 '13 at 16:43
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110 votes

How can I figure out which side of the car the gas hatch is on (without getting out)?

car asked Dec 22 '14 at 13:53
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109 votes

100 Prisoners' Names in Boxes

brainteaser math word-problem asked May 14 '14 at 20:56
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105 votes

It’s time to retire the term “rep-whore”

discussion reputation be-nice-policy asked Jul 29 '16 at 0:56
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78 votes

Help us make “Off-Topic” close reasons clearer to the OP

discussion closed-questions close-reasons off-topic asked Mar 2 '13 at 16:29
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Top Answers
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Did the Stack Exchange staff members assist in the apprehension of Ross Ulbricht?
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How can I figure out which side of the car the gas hatch is on (without getting out)?
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How should a user's death be handled?
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Which OS X Applications do you find indispensable?
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The new top bar is out on meta. Consider it a beta
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The new top bar is out on meta. Consider it a beta
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79
Is it acceptable to insult god in a user profile?
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What happened with the Stack Overflow layoffs (11/2017)?
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Usability issues for first-time Stack Exchange users - a micro-study
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68
Which OS X Applications do you find indispensable?
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Can you ditch the attribution for own content clause from the Terms of Service?
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65
Why did Qyburn use children for homicide?
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63
How can I better organise and file my photos?
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58
France is not within 30 miles of London
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51
Can we have the ability to retract a close vote before it closes?
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51
Can a manager require that employees who want to trade shifts get manager sign off first?
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50
Does the SO community view itself as gender neutral?
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48
Why does Jeff Atwood no longer have the diamond?
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42
Limits for self-promotion in answers
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The site should not make speculative statements about its users
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38
Does Stack Exchange report on the numbers of requests and orders it receives from law enforcement agencies?
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35
Why do we let hostile users dictate the perception of Stack Overflow?
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35
Please negotiate and make obvious user-favorable license terms for uploaded images
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33
Why am I allowed to sign up on a private beta site I never commited to?
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31
What is story behind the edX Stack Exchange sites?
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28
Stack Overflow Rainbow (6/29/2015)
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Goodbye and thank you, Jaydles!
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How to deal with a highly voted non-constructive question
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27
Is the ultimate goal of Stack Exchange really to build a knowledge base for Googlers, not to help individual users (even if they ask good questions)?
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Contact from wizpert.com via stackoverflow?
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