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beppe · 07-31-2010, 06:12 PM

It's time for choosing the best post for this ambitious thread (up to now). Among the many quality posts, there are two (2) that stand out. They are not comparable in scope so I solved the problem of choosing one by choosing both but in different sections. Smart eh? That's why I am the thread leader.

Section on Case Studies

vivaldirules wins first prize (a bonanza of heavy caliber Karma: who believes this will believe anything) for his genial post in which, very brilliantly in the words of an expert, he examine Beckett, Hesse, Shakespeare, Clark and Maugham, with real and amazing results. Outstanding.

Section on Advancement of Knowledge: Techniques and Methods

Ea wins first prize (a bonanza of heavy caliber Karma: oh yes, believers) for her daring and accurate study. From the original post
"To really determine whether it works or not, I think we would need a large sample of books. Preferably chosen by blindfolded people to make the selection random. It wouldn't do to choose only "good books" or "trash". Then, a scientifically chosen(*) number of people will try to create a sentence from the beginning and end of each book. If at least 50% of these sentences make sense to a randomly selected MR overlord (a.k.a. moderator) the book will be deemed "good" and compliant to the hypothetical principle.

*someone with a science degree selects a random number between 1 and 9"

Some comments are in order on this brilliant proposal
blindfolded The humanitarian quality is reflected in this choice. The proponent prefers incurring in heavier expensse for the heavy cloth to be cut and stitched instead of what her ancestors (or mine for that matter), would had done without a glitch. It is much cheaper, faster and easy to blind the choosers with even simple implements (the point of a knife for example or even a stick of wood). This present choice will be appreciated by the image controllers of the Administration.
scientifically chosen When a methodological step is scientific it has to be scientific in all of its part, or the scientific "continuity" is lost. These are traps that can be avoided only by an approach made of careful design and scientific supervision of the experiment. It does not matter if the budget plummets. This is a problem of the Administrators and of the fund risers. Excellent. It is with this passage that the proposal wins.
MR overlord One starts to doubt his eyes. Is she serious or ... She is very serious: she explains that they are the moderators.

Both posts in the category best of the bestest.

Disclaimer:All misspelling errors in this post are due to the bombardment of video clips in the ionosphere (it wil reach its peak the 9th of August)

07-31-2010, 06:12 PM	#72
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	It's time for choosing the best post for this ambitious thread (up to now). Among the many quality posts, there are two (2) that stand out. They are not comparable in scope so I solved the problem of choosing one by choosing both but in different sections. Smart eh? That's why I am the thread leader. Section on *Case Studies* vivaldirules wins first prize (a bonanza of heavy caliber Karma: who believes this will believe anything) for his genial post in which, very brilliantly in the words of an expert, he examine Beckett, Hesse, Shakespeare, Clark and Maugham, with real and amazing results. Outstanding. Section on *Advancement of Knowledge: Techniques and Methods* Ea wins first prize (a bonanza of heavy caliber Karma: oh yes, believers) for her daring and accurate study. From the original post "To really determine whether it works or not, I think we would need a large sample of books. Preferably chosen by blindfolded people to make the selection random. It wouldn't do to choose only "good books" or "trash". Then, a scientifically chosen() number of people will try to create a sentence from the beginning and end of each book. If at least 50% of these sentences make sense to a randomly selected MR overlord* (a.k.a. moderator) the book will be deemed "good" and compliant to the hypothetical principle. someone with a science degree selects a random number between 1 and 9" Some comments are in order on this brilliant proposal blindfolded* The humanitarian quality is reflected in this choice. The proponent prefers incurring in heavier expensse for the heavy cloth to be cut and stitched instead of what her ancestors (or mine for that matter), would had done without a glitch. It is much cheaper, faster and easy to blind the choosers with even simple implements (the point of a knife for example or even a stick of wood). This present choice will be appreciated by the image controllers of the Administration. scientifically chosen When a methodological step is scientific it has to be scientific in all of its part, or the scientific "continuity" is lost. These are traps that can be avoided only by an approach made of careful design and scientific supervision of the experiment. It does not matter if the budget plummets. This is a problem of the Administrators and of the fund risers. Excellent. It is with this passage that the proposal wins. MR overlord One starts to doubt his eyes. Is she serious or ... She is very serious: she explains that they are the moderators. Both posts in the category best of the bestest. Disclaimer:All misspelling errors in this post are due to the bombardment of video clips in the ionosphere (it wil reach its peak the 9th of August) Last edited by beppe; 08-01-2010 at 04:14 AM. Reason: setting things right