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Harry Gindi comments on "Too Many Textbooks On…? Too Few Textbooks On…?" (6764)

Harry Gindi — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:19:09 -0700

Thanks for nothing, guys.

You're very welcome =D!

Maybe I should just go back to my original plan and abstain from posting until I have actual research to talk about.

I think that this is missing the point as well. MO is not for talking about things. It's for asking questions that you would like an answer to. It's in the FAQ that MO is not a discussion forum.

That is, similar to the old saying, "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say it", on MO, you should think "if you have nothing important to ask, don't ask it". Participating in MO does not necessarily mean that you need to constantly be adding questions and answers.

AndrewL comments on "Too Many Textbooks On…? Too Few Textbooks On…?" (6763)

AndrewL — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:24:31 -0700

Thanks for nothing,guys.I give up. Maybe I should just go back to my original plan and abstain from posting until I have actual research to talk about.

Scott Morrison comments on "Too Many Textbooks On…? Too Few Textbooks On…?" (6762)

Scott Morrison — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:14:55 -0700

Please remember to vote up the comment Andy left pointing to this meta thread: this one is going to be controversial, or at least contentious.

Yemon Choi comments on "Too Many Textbooks On…? Too Few Textbooks On…?" (6761)

Yemon Choi — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:40:49 -0700

I found the first question subjective and argumentative in the context of MO (but fine for pub discussion, of course) but I though the second and third questions were not so bad. I was one of those who voted up the question and as such I am tempted to vote to reopen, though I haven't done so yet.

(It still looks better to me than "math puzzles for dinner", but I think it's already been established that I'm a curmudgeonly outlier on that one, so ...)

Robin Chapman comments on "Too Many Textbooks On…? Too Few Textbooks On…?" (6760)

Robin Chapman — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:00:40 -0700

Agreed completely with Steve.

Steve Huntsman comments on "Too Many Textbooks On…? Too Few Textbooks On…?" (6759)

Steve Huntsman — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:59:50 -0700

Closed. I voted for subjective and argumentative.

Andy Putman comments on "Too Many Textbooks On…? Too Few Textbooks On…?" (6758)

Andy Putman — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:53:54 -0700

There are currently 4/5 votes to close and 10 answers to this question : http://mathoverflow.net/questions/31002/

While I didn't vote to close, the question seems a bit broad and argumentative. What do people think?