The forums seem...... empty

[ZedZx]

underweargnome

Honestly, the user base of gaia is mostly those in highschool... I think homework threads definatly have a place here- or, of course, highschool material which we all feel can be covered by wikipedia. The RNA thread was a decent example of this. If we don't like homework threads, we should do something about it- get a moderation system which deletes them, or create one thread to cover it.

Let's face it people... we're all minorities here. Each one of us speaks a different language with only a few overlaps. If we were looking for an in-depth argument about the roles of polo-like kinases as they relate to chromosomal separation, and whether or not the murine model is an accurate prediction on how they preform in humans... Gaia wouldn't be the right place for that.

So... I propose we kick back, toss aside the fancy talk, and let the kiddies join in on the party.

Would english be considered on of those "few overlaps"?

[underweargnome]

ZedZx

underweargnome

Honestly, the user base of gaia is mostly those in highschool... I think homework threads definatly have a place here- or, of course, highschool material which we all feel can be covered by wikipedia. The RNA thread was a decent example of this. If we don't like homework threads, we should do something about it- get a moderation system which deletes them, or create one thread to cover it.

Let's face it people... we're all minorities here. Each one of us speaks a different language with only a few overlaps. If we were looking for an in-depth argument about the roles of polo-like kinases as they relate to chromosomal separation, and whether or not the murine model is an accurate prediction on how they preform in humans... Gaia wouldn't be the right place for that.

So... I propose we kick back, toss aside the fancy talk, and let the kiddies join in on the party.

Would english be considered on of those "few overlaps"?

Well, it would seem that it would certainly be a usefull thing for some of us to study. Maybe we could all learn what metaphores are.

[ZedZx]

underweargnome

ZedZx

underweargnome

Honestly, the user base of gaia is mostly those in highschool... I think homework threads definatly have a place here- or, of course, highschool material which we all feel can be covered by wikipedia. The RNA thread was a decent example of this. If we don't like homework threads, we should do something about it- get a moderation system which deletes them, or create one thread to cover it.

Let's face it people... we're all minorities here. Each one of us speaks a different language with only a few overlaps. If we were looking for an in-depth argument about the roles of polo-like kinases as they relate to chromosomal separation, and whether or not the murine model is an accurate prediction on how they preform in humans... Gaia wouldn't be the right place for that.

So... I propose we kick back, toss aside the fancy talk, and let the kiddies join in on the party.

Would english be considered on of those "few overlaps"?

Well, it would seem that it would certainly be a usefull thing for some of us to study. Maybe we could all learn what metaphores are.

metaphors wink

[underweargnome]

ZedZx

underweargnome

ZedZx

underweargnome

Honestly, the user base of gaia is mostly those in highschool... I think homework threads definatly have a place here- or, of course, highschool material which we all feel can be covered by wikipedia. The RNA thread was a decent example of this. If we don't like homework threads, we should do something about it- get a moderation system which deletes them, or create one thread to cover it.

Let's face it people... we're all minorities here. Each one of us speaks a different language with only a few overlaps. If we were looking for an in-depth argument about the roles of polo-like kinases as they relate to chromosomal separation, and whether or not the murine model is an accurate prediction on how they preform in humans... Gaia wouldn't be the right place for that.

So... I propose we kick back, toss aside the fancy talk, and let the kiddies join in on the party.

Would english be considered on of those "few overlaps"?

Well, it would seem that it would certainly be a usefull thing for some of us to study. Maybe we could all learn what metaphores are.

metaphors wink

Congratulations, your douche-baggery is proven once again. While you were looking up the proper spelling, did you by any chance see the definition?

[ZedZx]

underweargnome

ZedZx

underweargnome

ZedZx

underweargnome

Honestly, the user base of gaia is mostly those in highschool... I think homework threads definatly have a place here- or, of course, highschool material which we all feel can be covered by wikipedia. The RNA thread was a decent example of this. If we don't like homework threads, we should do something about it- get a moderation system which deletes them, or create one thread to cover it.

Let's face it people... we're all minorities here. Each one of us speaks a different language with only a few overlaps. If we were looking for an in-depth argument about the roles of polo-like kinases as they relate to chromosomal separation, and whether or not the murine model is an accurate prediction on how they preform in humans... Gaia wouldn't be the right place for that.

So... I propose we kick back, toss aside the fancy talk, and let the kiddies join in on the party.

Would english be considered on of those "few overlaps"?

Well, it would seem that it would certainly be a usefull thing for some of us to study. Maybe we could all learn what metaphores are.

metaphors wink

Congratulations, your douche-baggery is proven once again. While you were looking up the proper spelling, did you by any chance see the definition?

Nope. crying

[Dave the lost]

underweargnome

ZedZx

underweargnome

ZedZx

underweargnome

Honestly, the user base of gaia is mostly those in highschool... I think homework threads definatly have a place here- or, of course, highschool material which we all feel can be covered by wikipedia. The RNA thread was a decent example of this. If we don't like homework threads, we should do something about it- get a moderation system which deletes them, or create one thread to cover it.

Let's face it people... we're all minorities here. Each one of us speaks a different language with only a few overlaps. If we were looking for an in-depth argument about the roles of polo-like kinases as they relate to chromosomal separation, and whether or not the murine model is an accurate prediction on how they preform in humans... Gaia wouldn't be the right place for that.

So... I propose we kick back, toss aside the fancy talk, and let the kiddies join in on the party.

Would english be considered on of those "few overlaps"?

Well, it would seem that it would certainly be a usefull thing for some of us to study. Maybe we could all learn what metaphores are.

metaphors wink

Congratulations, your douche-baggery is proven once again. While you were looking up the proper spelling, did you by any chance see the definition?

Unless I'm misunderstanding your meaning, I'd hardly call what you said a metaphor. What would it be a metaphor for?

[Layra-chan]

Languages as a metaphor for distinct, and possibly disjoint, branches of scientific vocabulary, knowledge, and paradigm. One person speaks of particles, another of proteins; the speech of the one is too reductionist for the other, the speech of the other is too holistic for the one. How do they communicate? What exists in both of their worlds that both can describe?
No one in the scientific community really speaks "English". We each speak one of many specialized academic languages that happen to use English phonology and syntax; for the most part, we're each using completely different vocabulary and semantics, and hence speaking at least different dialects, if not viably different languages.

[True Colours of Destiny]

I think an issue is that the sub-forum doesn't get enough traffic. Someone in Site Feedback was complaining there was no Science forum, and when I pointed them to it, the person replied they never knew that the ED had subforums.

In general, the ED has a stigma about it, and that makes the sub-forums here slower.

[ZedZx]

SpaceTerminal Destiny

I think an issue is that the sub-forum doesn't get enough traffic. Someone in Site Feedback was complaining there was no Science forum, and when I pointed them to it, the person replied they never knew that the ED had subforums.

In general, the ED has a stigma about it, and that makes the sub-forums here slower.

So why aren't the politics forum as inactive as the Science and Technology forum?

[True Colours of Destiny]

ZedZx

SpaceTerminal Destiny

I think an issue is that the sub-forum doesn't get enough traffic. Someone in Site Feedback was complaining there was no Science forum, and when I pointed them to it, the person replied they never knew that the ED had subforums.

In general, the ED has a stigma about it, and that makes the sub-forums here slower.

So why aren't the politics forum as inactive as the Science and Technology forum?

Because there are new things to talk abut in politics everyday. If you look at the size of the threads there, they usually don't bigger than 10 pages, unless it's a political chat thread or the current EDP election.

[Ski Bum Mynx]

This is seriously the first discussion i've seen in a while here that i actually took the time to read...
This sub-forum does move slow. Tectonically slow if you will. I'm not a doctor in my field yet, but i am heading to grad school soon (hopefully). I realize i don't know everything there is to know about geology, but i know a fair bit more than the average person. I know geology isn't exactly a popular major- mostly because we're underestimated. But hey i put my two cents in when i see someone freaking out over the Yellowstone Supervolcano...for the millionth time. But honestly no one on here is going to want to talk strike, dip, and rake with me or debate the origin of continental crust...i just am resigned to answering questions...

[ZedZx]

Ski Bum Mynx

This is seriously the first discussion i've seen in a while here that i actually took the time to read...
This sub-forum does move slow. Tectonically slow if you will. I'm not a doctor in my field yet, but i am heading to grad school soon (hopefully). I realize i don't know everything there is to know about geology, but i know a fair bit more than the average person. I know geology isn't exactly a popular major- mostly because we're underestimated. But hey i put my two cents in when i see someone freaking out over the Yellowstone Supervolcano...for the millionth time. But honestly no one on here is going to want to talk strike, dip, and rake with me or debate the origin of continental crust...i just am resigned to answering questions...

Ah, whenever someone says Yellowstone it conjours up memories of that Discovery Channel Docudrama titled SuperVolcano, that appeared so many times on television that it's bored into my mind. mrgreen