Math Is Fun Forum

harpazo65

Member

From: Brooklyn, NY

Registered: 2024-09-07

Posts: 52

Divide Site By Courses

I think the site should be divided by courses.
I also say that some of the forums should be removed or replaced.

Here are some forum titles to help students post in the proper place.

Forums:

Prealgebra
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
Geometry
Trigonometry
College Algebra
Precalculus
Calculus l
Calculus ll
Calculus lll
Ordinary Differential Equations
Linear Algebra

I also think several standardized exam forums are needed here.

Sample forum names:

SAT
GRE
GMAT
ASVAB
GED
CUNY

I also vote for a music forum, particularly music notation for guitar.

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Oculus8596

Banned

From: Great Lakes,Illinois

Registered: 2024-09-18

Posts: 126

Re: Divide Site By Courses

This is a good idea. What does Bob say about this?

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ktesla39

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From: Nepal

Registered: 2024-10-08

Posts: 47

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Re: Divide Site By Courses

Nice idea

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Bob

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Registered: 2010-06-20

Posts: 10,621

Re: Divide Site By Courses

There are currently 17 separate sections, most of which get used at some time and covering all the types of post that people make.  When a member makes a post it appears straight away on the forum. The moderators have to check regularly to make sure no post is abusive, illegal or otherwise unsuitable for publication. That's a big job and we do this voluntarily. It's called post-moderation meaning the check is done after the post appears.

There's an alternative: pre-moderation. With that, posts don't appear straight away. They are put in a holding area until they are 'passed' as suitable for publication.  Such a system is safer but means members don't get quick responses and cannot have a to and fro chat.

If you add lots of extra subsections it makes the job of post-moderation much, much more laborious. I doubt I've be able to keep up.

The key to making a good post is to decide which section it should appear in and then give it a good title so readers know what it's about.  That has worked well for 19 or so years.  I don't want it to change.

Bob

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You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
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