Friday, October 9, 2009

Friday Q&A

Questionable Malfunction

Greetings, crickets and trolls. Welcome to another edition of the Friday Q&A. In this regular feature, I take a look at issues facing the Fark Photoshop community. As luck would have it, I also frequently find time to antagonize people who have the misfortune of disagreeing with me. But not in this week's post. I'm afraid we have no choice but to set aside the unquestionable banality of your Photoshop work. There are fare more pressing matters at hand.

Q: What's wrong with the Scrutinizer?

A: There's no question that the heretofore reliable Scrutinizer is experiencing some technical difficulties. There have been more than a few indications that the stats aren't being tallied correctly. Earlier this week, an alert PSAEFer noticed this anomaly on the one of the "most votes, single entry" charts.


The fate of those "disappeared" from the list is anyone's guess. I suggest we form a search party, leaving no stone unturned. On second thought, that sounds like a bit too much work. It would probably involve going outside, or at least Googling something.


Q: Is anything else wrong with the Scrutinizer?


A:
Statistical anomalies aside, Mr Squirrel's site has been running fairly well without much attention from the man himself. Unfortunately, recent changes to Fark have resulted in more problems.



Now none of the dates after the 8th will display properly. Luckily, stats continue to be calculated. Hopefully Mr Squirrel will find time to perform some much-needed maintenance the resource he has so graciously provided.


Q: Where is Mr Squirrel?


A:
That appears to be the question of the hour. All efforts to contact Mr Squirrel by email have failed. No one seems to know the whereabouts of this revered community member. Even my tracking unit has lost contact.



That's all for this time, gentle reader. Thanks again for stopping by. I want to apologize to Mr Squirrel for poking fun at him in this week's edition. Like everyone else, I recognize that his busy schedule does not leave a lot of time for Farking, and even less for maintaining a resource that he ostensibly doesn't use.
Also, TSZ is a douche.
Stay tuned for more preemptive mitigation from the Doctor!

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