Regarding the modern English words, “tamper” and “to tamp”, they aren’t related. “Tamp” comes from the French, “Tampion” or “tampon” (we use the same word to describe a different thing, but the concept is similar) derives from the tool used to tamp down powder in a gun. “Tamper” is first seen in the 1500’s as a migration from “temper”. It’s a verb that originally was just someone working on or with something and ultimate landed at the meaning we have today implying “interference.”
Came here to point this out.
Really growing tired seeing our beloved pedes failing basic analysis and reason checks. Even worse when mods sticky stuff like this.
It happens all the time. I don’t care that people make mistakes. I care that they are promoted by mods so when lurkers or newbies swing by we look stupid.
I get that good, quality posts take time and effort, and lots of us are so jonesing for new content, we consume more than people can create, so the mods have to “feed the beast” so to speak.
But in this instance there are better posts directly below the stickies.
Came here to point this out.
Really growing tired seeing our beloved pedes failing basic analysis and reason checks. Even worse when mods sticky stuff like this.
Every mistake like this is ten steps backwards.
It happens all the time. I don’t care that people make mistakes. I care that they are promoted by mods so when lurkers or newbies swing by we look stupid.
I get that good, quality posts take time and effort, and lots of us are so jonesing for new content, we consume more than people can create, so the mods have to “feed the beast” so to speak.
But in this instance there are better posts directly below the stickies.
Browsing Hot seems to be mostly a waste of time. Rising is where it is at. Actual discussions and organic ranking, free from artificial popularity.
Thanks! Good tip!