Hey everybody,
During a recent discussion, bobf and me came up with the idea of compiling a list of people who have a special interest in science. Read more about it in bobf's post. This is by no means intended to replace specific communities as BioPerl, but should you find that you have a very specific question about such a module, then maybe you can find someone here in the list that you could send a privatemessage to. Update: Judging from the replies, the general consesus is that this list should be opt-in, and only as a list of people working in the same (scientific) field, not intended to send private messages to those listed. So, if you still would like to be on a list like this, /msg me, or reply to the root node under the appropriate category.
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Re: List of monks interested/working in science (invites)
by tye (Sage) on Aug 16, 2004 at 06:22 UTC
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Monks noting on their home nodes that they work in chemestry should not be construed as an invitation for you to invite other people to /msg them their chemestry questions.
I'll let those actually involved in this speak their mind.
But note that recently a similar idea came up and several people said "no", they didn't wish to become a designated answerer of questions about X.
For me, even if you have a question about a module I wrote and/or maintain, if you send it directly to me, I'll most likely tell you to post a node instead. I'm not the only person alive who can answer questions about my modules. And often others benefit from the question and answer being in public and at a place that can be searched.
Of course, I don't think PerlMonks is the best place to ask chemistry questions. If I liked answering chemistry questions, then I'd probably know some other place where such questions get answered. That sounds like a more useful resource to find (or create).
And I think you'll need to make your list be "opt in" not your current "opt out" (for those you've already listed).
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Re: List of monks interested/working in science
by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Aug 16, 2004 at 12:48 UTC
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I keep a list of monks interested in consulting work on my homenode. Why don't you do the same for SciMonks?
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Then there are Damian modules.... *sigh* ... that's not about being less-lazy -- that's about being on some really good drugs -- you know, there is no spoon. - flyingmoose
I shouldn't have to say this, but any code, unless otherwise stated, is untested
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But he should take note of what tye said and ask people before putting their names on any such list.
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I thought that was implied by the text I used on my homenode. Absolutely, such lists should be opt-in and not opt-out.
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We are the carpenters and bricklayers of the Information Age.
Then there are Damian modules.... *sigh* ... that's not about being less-lazy -- that's about being on some really good drugs -- you know, there is no spoon. - flyingmoose
I shouldn't have to say this, but any code, unless otherwise stated, is untested
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Re: List of monks interested/working in science
by atcroft (Abbot) on Aug 16, 2004 at 15:47 UTC
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Hey everybody, During a recent discussion, bobf and me came up with the idea of compiling a list of people who have a special interest in science. Read more about it in bobf's post. This is by no means intended to replace specific communities as BioPerl, but should you find that you have a very specific question about such a module, then maybe you can find someone here in the list that you could send a privatemessage to.
NO, No, no! While I am very interested to know about those who have interests similar to my own, do NOT suggest sending private messages to those who have a specific interest. One of the strengths of the Monastery is the broad cross-section of experience and insight it contains, another is the spread of time zones the body monktorate occupies, and to suggest messaging a particular monk with a question is to ignore both. If someone messages a particular monk about a question, then they are at the mercy of that monk's time and willingness to respond. In addition, while many of the monks I have talked to herein have been very willing to help, they have their own schedules and time-sinks. By instead posting in SoPW (or other sections herein), or asking in the ChatterBox, one not only has the chance of getting a quicker response, but also getting the possible benefits of a cross-section of experience, or even excellent insights from a monk they would not have thought to ask.
As I said, I find it very interesting when I find other monks who share my interests, but please, please, please do not suggest that someone be messaged because of a question about a particular area.
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Re: List of monks interested/working in science
by naChoZ (Curate) on Aug 16, 2004 at 10:25 UTC
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Don't forget our esteemed Erudil, who does aerodynamic testing and aerospace type things.
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Hmmph. Sounds like Engineering, not Science.
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bioinformaticians add yourself here.
by BioGeek (Hermit) on Aug 16, 2004 at 23:11 UTC
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If you're a bioinformatican using Perl, and you want the world to know this, then you can reply to this post. Or have a look here. | [reply] [Watch: Dir/Any] |
Physicians add yourself here
by BioGeek (Hermit) on Aug 16, 2004 at 23:14 UTC
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And so on for the other scientific disciplines: just create a reply to the root node if your scientific field isn't covered yet, or add yourself to the other replies grouped by field of interest. | [reply] [Watch: Dir/Any] |
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