by Zakuvia » Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:22 am
by Ifreann » Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:29 am
by Skappola » Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:29 am
by Valaran » Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:30 am
Archeuland and Baughistan wrote:"I don't always nice, but when I do, I build it up." Valaran
Valaran wrote:To be fair though.... I was judging on coolness factor, the most important criteria in any war.
Zoboyizakoplayoklot wrote:Val: NS's resident mindless zombie
Planita wrote:you just set the OP on fire
by Hladgos » Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:42 am
by Lost heros » Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:44 am
Skappola wrote:As an esteemed Doctor of Psychology from Harvard and the Most Interesting Man in the World, I see a great potential for this to be abused through telling untruths about your skills or knowledge. Also, you should drink Dos Equis.
by New Stephania » Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:52 am
by Greater-London » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:08 am
by Liberty and Linguistics » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:11 am
by Farnhamia » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:18 am
Ashmoria wrote:isn't this a way to preload an "appeal to authority" fallacy?
by Skappola » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:19 am
by Farnhamia » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:22 am
Skappola wrote:I have a feeling the "mature" teen demographic won't like this idea.
by The States of Balloon » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:23 am
by Liberty and Linguistics » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:23 am
Farnhamia wrote:Skappola wrote:I have a feeling the "mature" teen demographic won't like this idea.
Either that or they'll be all over it. I know from personal experience that teenagers know everything about everything, it's only that adults are too blind to see. I certainly did when I was a teen. Of course, that was a very, very long time ago and there was much less everything to know everything about, so perhaps it was easier for me.
by Dumb Ideologies » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:25 am
by Liberty and Linguistics » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:25 am
Dumb Ideologies wrote:We've all been to the University of Life, ain't we?
by The Joseon Dynasty » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:28 am
by Greater-London » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:29 am
Dumb Ideologies wrote:We've all been to the University of Life, ain't we?
by Liberty and Linguistics » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:29 am
The Joseon Dynasty wrote:Given the demographics, I don't think NSG is well-suited for this sort of thing.
by South New Caledonia » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:30 am
Zakuvia wrote:Hello, General, this is by far my most often trod forum on NS. I don't roleplay, and I leave off-political discussions to other dedicated boards. I'll dip into Forum 7 every once in a while, but I consider this board my home on NS. I love debate. I love politics. I love interacting with people who would probably strangle me, and I them if we ever met in the real world.
One part, however, has always bothered me and that's been the lack of some sort of differential when it comes to topical knowledge. Me myself? I know just about zero when it comes to something like the politics of the Ukraine or the appropriate tax percentage for the uber-wealthy, or the proper pronunciation of Kirby Delauter. I do, however, have a strong grasp on Japanese/Chinese politics, Naval politics, and psychology. And I'm sure that a lot of us have our own niche categories of professional or personally high interest knowlege.
Now I'm not saying that NS needs to add some new widget or button with every category or interest known to man, but I think that a lot of times people would benefit in a debate by putting more emphasis or attention towards people who could be considered topical experts, rather than trying to sort through the people speaking indirectly from their posteriors.
Perhaps if there was something we could agree to preface our first posts in a topic with if we are subject matter experts? Yes, this does of course open the door for abuse of this 'honor system', but I think it could help people form more informed opinions if they could be shaped and influenced by people whose experiences were actually relevant to the situation.
Or am I off my medication again?
by Skappola » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:31 am
Farnhamia wrote:Ashmoria wrote:isn't this a way to preload an "appeal to authority" fallacy?
Sounds like it. Remember when Bluth, I think it was Bluth, started a thread by posting his definitions of "country," "state," "nation," and then declared that those were the only definitions that could be used in whatever it was he wanted to talk about? This would lead to "I'm a Subject-Matter Expert on Analytic and Algebraic Topology of Locally Euclidean Metrization of Infinitely Differentiable Riemannian Manifolds, so don't you tell me that 2 + 2 = 4."
Farnhamia wrote:Skappola wrote:I have a feeling the "mature" teen demographic won't like this idea.
Either that or they'll be all over it. I know from personal experience that teenagers know everything about everything, it's only that adults are too blind to see. I certainly did when I was a teen. Of course, that was a very, very long time ago and there was much less everything to know everything about, so perhaps it was easier for me.
by Ashmoria » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:31 am
The Joseon Dynasty wrote:Given the demographics, I don't think NSG is well-suited for this sort of thing.
by Farnhamia » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:32 am
South New Caledonia wrote:Zakuvia wrote:Hello, General, this is by far my most often trod forum on NS. I don't roleplay, and I leave off-political discussions to other dedicated boards. I'll dip into Forum 7 every once in a while, but I consider this board my home on NS. I love debate. I love politics. I love interacting with people who would probably strangle me, and I them if we ever met in the real world.
One part, however, has always bothered me and that's been the lack of some sort of differential when it comes to topical knowledge. Me myself? I know just about zero when it comes to something like the politics of the Ukraine or the appropriate tax percentage for the uber-wealthy, or the proper pronunciation of Kirby Delauter. I do, however, have a strong grasp on Japanese/Chinese politics, Naval politics, and psychology. And I'm sure that a lot of us have our own niche categories of professional or personally high interest knowlege.
Now I'm not saying that NS needs to add some new widget or button with every category or interest known to man, but I think that a lot of times people would benefit in a debate by putting more emphasis or attention towards people who could be considered topical experts, rather than trying to sort through the people speaking indirectly from their posteriors.
Perhaps if there was something we could agree to preface our first posts in a topic with if we are subject matter experts? Yes, this does of course open the door for abuse of this 'honor system', but I think it could help people form more informed opinions if they could be shaped and influenced by people whose experiences were actually relevant to the situation.
Or am I off my medication again?
Thank you, I forgot to take my meds today
I gottta agree with you, although I think it is an impossible idea. Everybody thinks he is a topical expert.
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