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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: the magisterium #65965 04/19/2002 8:30 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Sorry I made the suggestion You needn't be, my dear. We need new ideas all the time. Some fly, some don't. If they don't, that doesn't necessarily mean they were bad ideas--just not right for this time or place. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: the magisterium #65966 04/20/2002 1:23 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 I definitely vote against two separate pools. So do I. What I was imagining, picking up on ewein's idea, was a single thread that would provide a starting point for new contributors, and that contribution there would not in any way militate against a newcomer posting wherever else they felt comfortable doing so. The essential feature that I saw in this was to provide an obvious focus for newcomers to build early experience without too much perceived pressure from long-established contributors. This still seems to me a worthwhile additional feature, since it would not detract from the existing pattern but merely augment it. edit: hah! ewein, in the meantime you've said it more succinctly than I did anyway =) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: the magisterium #65967 04/20/2002 2:11 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... And I, too, Ewein, can see how a place for newcomers could be helpful as long as everybody knew that, if they wanted to post anywhere, their posts would be welcome. The more the merrier--that kind of spirit. But, still, it would be good to have some kind of place where newcomers could express questions about how the board is run, try to fathom the terminology and inside language, and so on. When I first came on board, I had my hand slapped (gently) many a time--still do in fact! Ha! Best regards, WW Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: professors #65968 04/25/2002 10:39 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta ...about this language that we profess to love. If a professional professes something, what does an amateur do to the same something? [/quote] I remember getting terribly confused when I first started reading Pilgrim's Progress by Bunyan's use of the word professor to mean not a teacher but one who professes (i.e., gives only lip service) so that his scorn was directed at hypocrites rather than academia. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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