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    • CommentAuthorAndy Putman
    • CommentTimeJul 8th 2010 edited
     
    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?
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    Closed. I voted for subjective and argumentative.
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    Agreed completely with Steve.
    • CommentAuthorYemon Choi
    • CommentTimeJul 8th 2010 edited
     

    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 ...)

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    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.

    • CommentAuthorAndrewL
    • CommentTimeJul 8th 2010
     
    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.
    • CommentAuthorHarry Gindi
    • CommentTimeJul 8th 2010 edited
     

    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.

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