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Aug 07, 08 at 1:49am
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Holy Moses. @.@

quote Unity
I dislike the new name, Education is straight to the point. They don't name the General Pokemon Forum "Pokemania".
Ah well. Even a democracy can't please everyone.

quote Lorx
Including the 2 already-made ideas, and me and r1ddl3s, that's 4 ideas for a header. I'm still voting for a contest~
Lol, ok, ok, I get the picture. I already said I'd do a contest this week, be patient.

quote R1DDL3S
And P_L would you mind if I mind a "mini" header for the H/T subforum? If my idea works it should look nice I can show it tomorrow once I work on it.
Sure, go for your life. That's probably better suited for discussion in that forum's Feedback thread, though.

quote TheViperX
Also I linked to the forum in my sig using Spanish.
Muchly appreciated.

quote darklight123444
I noticed there's a Latin thread, but what about threads for other languages? I'm sure there'd be a few people around who knew their share of Japanese.
The Latin thread was Rome's initiative, and a magnificent addition to the forum. If anyone's willing to put the effort in to making one for another language, they're more than welcome to.



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Aug 07, 08 at 6:36am
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Question, how does this differ from the IE forum?

To me this just looks like a more chilled IE forum. Haha.



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I'll admit it's loosely defined.

Academia's emphasis is more on solid facts and learning about them (as well as schooling, etc.) whereas I.E. tends to be more concerned with the blurred lines, opinions and philosophical discussions.



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Aug 07, 08 at 1:10pm
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quote Praetorian_Lord
quote Lorx
Including the 2 already-made ideas, and me and r1ddl3s, that's 4 ideas for a header. I'm still voting for a contest~
Lol, ok, ok, I get the picture. I already said I'd do a contest this week, be patient.


I'm illiterate like that, didn't see you say it =x.

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Aug 08, 08 at 2:28am
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Well I think we should have a footer contest as well as a header one, I think that could perk up the forum.



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Aug 08, 08 at 5:20am
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I know I haven't actually be in the forum much, but why did the name have to change from 'Education' to 'Academia'?

Or better question why change it at all. Now I have no clue what Academia means, although I can see it closely resemble Academics, but I personally don't really see the need to change it. Education, or Education forum was probably best suited imo.

Also Neoseeker isn't much of a democracy, so I don't see what you mean by that response P_L.

TBH i agree with Unity post. But obviously its unrealistic to change it now, again. Most people will not like everything that comes out, but I just didn't see the real need for the change.



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Aug 08, 08 at 5:55am
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quote Lorx
I'm illiterate like that, didn't see you say it =x.
That's cool.

quote TheViperX
Well I think we should have a footer contest as well as a header one, I think that could perk up the forum.
That will probably be in the cards eventually, for the time being it's not a priority though, I don't think.



quote Final Blade
I know I haven't actually be in the forum much, but why did the name have to change from 'Education' to 'Academia'?

Or better question why change it at all. Now I have no clue what Academia means, although I can see it closely resemble Academics, but I personally don't really see the need to change it. Education, or Education forum was probably best suited imo.

Also Neoseeker isn't much of a democracy, so I don't see what you mean by that response P_L.

TBH i agree with Unity post. But obviously its unrealistic to change it now, again. Most people will not like everything that comes out, but I just didn't see the real need for the change.
In accordance with earlier discussion in this thread, many felt that the name 'Education' simply gave newcomers the wrong impression. This forum isn't just for discussing school and university, and we felt that a change in name would completely alter the first impression given by the forum.

You may or may not have seen the thread about the name change, but Sphinx suggested Academia and it was shown the most support along with 'Pursuit of Knowledge' (hence my democracy comment), thus these were the names submitted to Red and Academia was chosen as the new name.

I'm sorry if you felt the name change was unnecessary, but many people felt it was - myself included. So yep, you're stuck with it.



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Aug 08, 08 at 3:07pm
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I am considering writing another commentary piece, but I'm not 100% sure what subject to choose. I like to write items like my Iran piece because it makes me think a bit more and sort of confound the base knowledge I have by doing some proper research. I'd like to cover modern propaganda, but I don't know if anyone would be interested in that.



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Aug 08, 08 at 4:03pm
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I really enjoyed your bit on Iran because to be honest I hadn't a clue, I just presumed that what I read in the western media was true. So yea, I'd be interested.



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Aug 08, 08 at 6:25pm
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quote Dudeguy
quote Unity
I dislike the new name, Education is straight to the point. They don't name the General Pokemon Forum "Pokemania".
I think the problem with the name "Education" is it makes people believe they're supposed to talk about stuff like what classes they like and what they do at lunch time. Whereas the connotation of Academia leads one to believe that it would be more appropriate to talk about things like philosophy and science.
Still, I think it would seem almost intimidating to others.



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quote Superfast Oz
I am considering writing another commentary piece, but I'm not 100% sure what subject to choose. I like to write items like my Iran piece because it makes me think a bit more and sort of confound the base knowledge I have by doing some proper research. I'd like to cover modern propaganda, but I don't know if anyone would be interested in that.
I'd sure as hell read it. Nice CT btw.

quote Unity
Still, I think it would seem almost intimidating to others.
Maybe, but that's not all bad. It sort of sets the tone for the forum in that we expect behaviour of something of a higher calibre than you might expect elsewhere. It won't be everyone's thing, but I think it's certainly preferable to thinking that you're only allowed to talk about school.



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Aug 09, 08 at 11:38pm
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OK with people disliking the new name and such I'd just like to say this,

quote Praetorian_Lord
many felt that the name 'Education' simply gave newcomers the wrong impression.
PL is right, I stumbled here when it had undergone it's name change and if the forum still said "Education" I still would've come in here but in a different frame of mind as to when I did come in here when it said "Acadamia".

If it had said "Education" I would've expected it to be about schooling, while "Academia" give the impression of a discussion about general knowledge.

I'm TheViperX and that's my two cents.



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Aug 13, 08 at 11:24pm
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Got a question to ask you PL. Reckon it'd be feasible to set up an abiogenesis thread, you know, like improving general knowledge of it and having some debate as to its credibility and whatnot? My one issue is it might be considered by some to be on par with the Evolution thread in IE despite their being two completely different theories and all...

Oh, and not suggesting you do this, more asking for permission to do so.



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Aug 14, 08 at 3:43am
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The thread would be fine provided that it were based in fact rather than in conjecture. As you say, it should aim to teach and discuss facts rather than opinions and what may or may not be the case.

For instance, you could have a sentence or brief paragraph stating that abiogenesis is a theory, and the thread is designed to discuss the facts of the theory as such, rather than discussing whether we should or shouldn't accept the theory. THAT's more the realm of I.E.

But sure, if it were to meet those criteria, I wouldn't see a problem with it. I'd at least initially have to keep a reasonably close eye on it though, as I'm sure you can understand.



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Cheers for that mate, seems well within my realms of capability. Lets see what I can do...



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