Library Chat People

[Squirrel]

Have you ever clicked on one of those "Chat With A Librarian" windows on the HBLL website? You should. Library Chat people are awesome. They answer your questions like there's no tomorrow, and are incredibly helpful. In their own way, they are a mini 100 hour board. No, let's say a Five Minute Board. Yeah. Now, granted, their job is to answer questions about the library, and don't have the responsibility of answering life's mind-boggling questions, such as: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? (Don't try this one. It's in the archives.)

I've always wondered who those people were behind the chat window, so I did a little experiment to find out. I opened a chat window and asked the same question to every floor*, "what's your favorite kind of ice cream". This question was asked to gauge the chatter's personality because of its complete irrelevance to the Library's main purpose. Here are the results:

Floor 1- Green Tea
Floor 2-Graham Canyon
Floor 3-Snozberry Swirl **
Floor 4- *
Floor 5- Chocolate

In order to verify floorage: At the beginning of each conversation, I said "Hi" (because It's polite) and then, "What floor are you on?".

Floor 1- Werf was the friendliest (bonus points for asking me what my favorite ice cream flavor is, and recommending I go to Baskin Robins for that particular flavor)
Floor 2- Werf was the most skeptical of my question, but quickest to respond with their favorite flavor.
Floor 3- Werf was the biggest fan of the 100 Hour Board
Floor 4- *
Floor 5- Werf was the most cool sounding (answered with: "In a word, chocolate.")

[ Insert interesting commentary here]

* Every time I tried getting the fourth floor, it ended up being the Floor Five Chatter. Oops! Sorry!
** I met Chatter 3 again today, and werf was crushed that none of us realized that Snozberry Swirl was a reference to "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pwvB4_Te8A" Haha! Chatter 3, that was great!!
(Chatter 3's actual favorite flavor is Graham Canyon)

Chatter 3 gets bonus points for being so friendly and personable.

[Squirrel]

Always wanted to do that! Don't worry. Huge posts won't happen again.

[Whistler]

I'm a big fan of original research, and you, squirrel, have performed it.

[mic0]

You had issues with the fourth floor data? You and Labov would have a lot to talk about!

I used Library Chat a few times to help answer Board questions. They were wonderful! That seems like such a fun job. And one of my friends worked there and sometimes I would get him, and he would ask very subtly if this was "for something, you know, wink wink." Hilarious.

[Marduk]

You call THAT a huge post?

Oh yeah, these young whippersnappers don't remember Vorpal Blade.

[Squirrel]

(I made it very clear to the Chatters that I am not a writer, so as not to impersonate the Omniscient ones.)

[Squirrel]

I'm a big fan of original research, and you, squirrel, have performed it.

I was terrified of what you guys would think of me. But Whistler- you have made my day! I am positively giddy that you liked it

[Giovanni Schwartz]

You call THAT a huge post?

Oh yeah, these young whippersnappers don't remember Vorpal Blade.

QFT

[Squirrel]

What/Who is QFT?

[mic0]

QFT = Quoted For Truth

[Dead Cat]

Squirrel, if you ever get a strong desire to turn your brain to mush, read this conversation between Vorpal and Tao. It may not have the longest posts ever, but it'll acquaint you with Vorpal Blade a bit.

[Squirrel]

Thanks! I was looking for something of werf's to read.

[Squirrel]

Squirrel, if you ever get a strong desire to turn your brain to mush, read this conversation between Vorpal and Tao. It may not have the longest posts ever, but it'll acquaint you with Vorpal Blade a bit.

ugh. Yep, Kitty, you were right about the mush. I couldn't stand more than a few sentences. It was like reading a NOVA documentary: they're only mildly understandable if a television is included. I really do enjoy documentaries, just for the record.

[Portia]

Squirrel is the anti-Vorpal Blade. Her soul is pure. And she's about a third his age. And she's going to restart my fan club. Stalking me will be a thing again. It will be like Sunset Boulevard for the Board.

[Giovanni Schwartz]

PS my favorites were the ones where VB and Marduk would get all riled up over politics and then start name calling.

[Portia]

PS my favorites were the ones where VB and Marduk would get all riled up over politics and then start name calling.

Repent ye, repent ye.

[Marduk]

To be fair, most of the name calling was affectionate and in jest.

[Squirrel]

Squirrel is the anti-Vorpal Blade. Her soul is pure. And she's about a third his age. And she's going to restart my fan club. Stalking me will be a thing again. It will be like Sunset Boulevard for the Board.

LIKE

[Portia]

Squirrel is the anti-Vorpal Blade. Her soul is pure. And she's about a third his age. And she's going to restart my fan club. Stalking me will be a thing again. It will be like Sunset Boulevard for the Board.

LIKE

I think instead of studying for your midterms, someone should make a tee shirt for this club.

[Talons]

Is Vorpal Blade gone for good? I'm off and on in this forum, so I can't remember, but it seems like he was going to play chess and then was never heard from again, is that right?