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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
2754 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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294 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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255 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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179 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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179 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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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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112 votes

100 Prisoners' Names in Boxes

brainteaser math word-problem asked May 14 '14 at 20:56
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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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107 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

Titles should be stand-alone summaries of questions *without* depending on tags

discussion tags title asked May 13 '13 at 18:47
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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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173
How can I figure out which side of the car the gas hatch is on (without getting out)?
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144
How should a user's death be handled?
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106
Which OS X Applications do you find indispensable?
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95
Is it acceptable to insult god in a user profile?
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92
The new top bar is out on meta. Consider it a beta
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85
What happened with the Stack Overflow layoffs (2017-11-02)?
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83
The new top bar is out on meta. Consider it a beta
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82
Why was my username changed without notice and can I change it again?
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76
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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67
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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64
How can I better organise and file my photos?
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60
France is not within 30 miles of London
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52
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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41
The site should not make speculative statements about its users
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39
Does Stack Exchange report on the numbers of requests and orders it receives from law enforcement agencies?
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37
Goodbye and thank you, Jaydles!
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37
Please negotiate and make obvious user-favorable license terms for uploaded images
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35
Why do we let hostile users dictate the perception of Stack Overflow?
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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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29
Stack Overflow Rainbow (6/29/2015)
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28
How to deal with a highly voted non-constructive question
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27
In Portal games, do you always exit a portal at a right angle to its surface?
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