ok this thread sounds more like /k to me, not the usual phd stuff.

to answer the question, i think of phd school is a spinoff of RWI, where philosophic and scientific topics are discussed factually, with lesser emotional tenacity.

and i think phd school doesnt need a specific mod, its not active enough. only few are active in this section, so talking in sociological eyes - why bother assigning a specific mod? there are not enough criminals to assign national head police to this area, rhetorically.

what we need is to have more forumers to be active in phd, and more exciting topics for us to discuss. when we have that, lets have an election to choose our own phd moderator. LOL.

ok this thread sounds more like /k to me, not the usual phd stuff.

to answer the question, i think of phd school is a spinoff of RWI, where philosophic and scientific topics are discussed factually, with lesser emotional tenacity.

and i think phd school doesnt need a specific mod, its not active enough. only few are active in this section, so talking in sociological eyes - why bother assigning a specific mod? there are not enough criminals to assign national head police to this area, rhetorically.

what we need is to have more forumers to be active in phd, and more exciting topics for us to discuss. when we have that, lets have an election to choose our own phd moderator. LOL.

what we need is to have more forumers to be active in phd, and more exciting topics for us to discuss. when we have that, lets have an election to choose our own phd moderator. LOL.

i was excited when this forum was created but soon realize its just a scientific spam forum..

threads like armageddon, ghosts,etc are just threads to discuss childish fantasy...

I have watched perfectly healthy threads been closed by moderators for really really ridiculous reasons.

I still remember there was one thread, it started talking about science, but the conversation drifted a bit towards philosophy.

No matter it was about science or about philosophy, the conversations were still on topic.

Then a mod shut the thread down, citing that it was a science thread and now it had become philosophical.

How ridiculous can that be?

Just because of a tag (science) the conversation isn't allowed to drift into philosophy?

How qualified is that moderator in the first place to know if philosophy isn't related to science, or vice versa?

If this PhD section supposed to be for forumers to discuss high-level ideas, how come moderators who can't understand anything are taking charge over here?

At the very least please send moderators who can comprehend higher level of thinking to take charge of the PhD section.

Have you or anyone here actually suggested something useful to the administrator or to make the forum a better, more open place?

i thought the problem has already been stated clearly and the solution been given.

problem : mods who cant differentiate between whats spam and whats a good argument

Solution: get better mods.

ta daa. just like that.

Problem: Leaders around the world who can't lead properly.
Solution: Get better leaders.

There you go.  Problem solved and the world is now a better place. 

I hope the above demonstrates my point.  It is very easy to talk, but has people actually tried taking the first step to get the ball rolling?  Can people suggest to the admin or at the front desk a good candidate?  If the team know of one, we would have appointed the person by now so involvement by the community is essential.

Problem: Leaders around the world who can't lead properly.
Solution: Get better leaders.

There you go.  Problem solved and the world is now a better place. 

I had my fair share of contributing and creating a few threads here in PhD section when it first materialised for us. However, as time goes by, it has become on a downslope trend in the quality of PhD.

The very last of my contribution came in a thread discussing about Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) whereby one can understand the concepts of his or her personality type and cognitive style. To be honest, if fellow forummer "dreamer101" were not posting there and brought the sense of seriousness and sensibility in posting, I wouldn't even bother to post in the beginning.

We need not Moderator(s) to keep things in tabs here in PhD section. All we need is some sense and sensibility in posting from everyone that wishes to participate in this said section.

Regards, Joey