RDS's unique pedagogic ways

[davieddy]

Originally Posted by Xyzzy

If you want your own subforum where you can delete and edit ALL posts and threads just let us know. You can have complete control.

We are very serious. We think it would be an asset to the forum as a whole.

But less fun Mikes.

Or was that Bikes?

D

[Christenson]

Originally Posted by Dubslow

It might also be the (incredibly hard-to-convey) tone. Everyone knows the davieddy generally doesn't have anything serious to contribute, and 95%+ of his posts aren't. So anything he posts... is generally ignored? It's kind of like the difference between the teacher and the student who just can't pay attention to anything in the classroom. He fills that role, and so we instinctively care less about what he says, whereas if the teacher says that, he'll get in trouble with the principal.

To put it slightly differently, you come across much more mature, so we expect you to act more so (not trying to knock on davieddy here, it's just this stuff is very hard on the internet). I think that's what Christenson is trying to say.

I had a lot of trouble putting this to words (I am, afterall, a STEM major, not English), so if it doesn't make sense or seems insulting, I'm sorry, that was not my intent.

Edit: Whoops, cross post. Pretend this comes straight after Christenson.

Christenson is actually hoping that Mr Silverman WILL act better...and is offering a math book (maybe it should have been a new copy of Golub and Van Loan, 3rd edition instead, or Shilov's Linear Algebra), escrowed with a moderator, as an inducement. Mr Silverman, make me wrong!

Believe it or not, I can guess the history...and hope it can be overcome.

[davieddy]

Originally Posted by Christenson

Christenson is actually hoping that Mr Silverman WILL act better...and is offering a math book (maybe it should have been a new copy of Golub and Van Loan, 3rd edition instead, or Shilov's Linear Algebra), escrowed with a moderator, as an inducement. Mr Silverman, make me wrong!

Believe it or not, I can guess the history...and hope it can be overcome.

Enjoy

David

[davieddy]

Originally Posted by Dubslow

Everyone knows the davieddy generally doesn't have anything serious to contribute, and 95%+ of his posts aren't. So anything he posts... is generally ignored? It's kind of like the difference between the teacher and the student who just can't pay attention to anything in the classroom. He fills that role, and so we instinctively care less about what he says, whereas if the teacher says that, he'll get in trouble with the principal.

I thought one of my brightest pupils might have understood more than 5% of my outpourings.

I'd cane you, but in these PC days you'll just have to settle for a spell of detention.

David

[Dubslow]

Just because I don't understand the content doesn't mean I don't understand the spirit.
(By the way, I said 95% of your posts aren't serious contributions -- not that I couldn't understand them. On the other hand, regardless of your misinterpretation, you still managed to stumble upon the tru7h. I can't make heads or tails out of the vast majority of what you post.)

[davieddy]

Originally Posted by Dubslow

Just because I don't understand the content doesn't mean I don't understand the spirit.
(By the way, I said 95% of your posts aren't serious contributions -- not that I couldn't understand them. On the other hand, regardless of your misinterpretation, you still managed to stumble upon the tru7h. I can't make heads or tails out of the vast majority of what you post.)

Anyways
Too late to stop now

David