Anders Hoveland
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Unusual quote under my name
The quote , "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice" is printed below my name, whereas other users have "Hazard to Self,
International Hazard", etc.
printed below their names. Why am I singled out?
Did some forum administrator decide I was special?
Perhaps I did too much theorizing, or maybe someone found my posts very creative?
I did not put that quote in.
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stygian
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Hey you should feel special! I'm just .. well shoot what am I? Let's find out. Anyway, I'd just nod and smile if I were you.
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kclo4
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Perhaps it means something?
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entropy51
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ROFLOL.
Better to remain silent and appear a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
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psychokinetic
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It's an orange sign.
“If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw until he found
the object of his search.
I was a sorry witness of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation would have saved him ninety per cent of his labor.”
-Tesla
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Oxydro
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Um, I think some members may feel that your posts are lacking in practical application, and are of a too theoretical nature, to the point of being not
much use. Evidently at least on of the moderators feels that way, and (s)he [how do the mods break down in gender anyway??] humorously changed your
description.
Only a few members have this, with some it is a mark of respect, with others, otherwise. Organikum used to be "clandustrial priest" and is now
"resurrected," Iamafish is/was "undersea enforcer," 12AX7 is "post harlot," etc.
An old member called Navarone got the status "horny bunny" for his posts on making aphrodisiacs which he evidently wanted to slip to someone.
edit: I'd like to know why Picric-A is "LIAR"!
[Edited on 27-6-10 by Oxydro]
"Our interest's on the dangerous side of things" -- Browning
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not_important
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Could be worse, there's a pic that goes with that ...
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UnintentionalChaos
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I believe it has to do with this thread (or an earlier one I can't find): http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=12719 (scroll down a bit)
Department of Redundancy Department - Now with paperwork!
'In organic synthesis, we call decomposition products "crap", however this is not a IUPAC approved nomenclature.' -Nicodem
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quicksilver
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NO doubt.
But I'd certainly like to see the pic.
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watson.fawkes
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The Anosognosic’s Dilemma: Something’s Wrong but You’ll Never Know What It Is
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unionised
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Quote: Originally posted by Oxydro  | Um, I think some members may feel that your posts are lacking in practical application, and are of a too theoretical nature, to the point of being not
much use. Evidently at least on of the moderators feels that way, and (s)he [how do the mods break down in gender anyway??] humorously changed your
description.
[Edited on 27-6-10 by Oxydro] |
I understand that the mods have been broken down by age and sex
into categories.
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not_important
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There's a number that fit, but I'll limit it two. The 1st from a chem eng friend, she says it's popular among her male compatriots
and one from a friend doing grad work at Johns Hopkins, relates to the beautiful dreams of theories ...
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len1
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I think it would be better the admins spent their time deleting these absolutely stupid posts than playing around with them. If the poster is serious,
ie he's not a troll, his posts are better suited to a psychiatric forum.
I do take the point that if every post of every idiot was deleted nothing much would be happening so in that sense I guess we can understand the
situation. The admins have long since got exasperated with this being a forum for amateur science, and accepted it for what it has become, light
entertainment with occasional visits from 'special guest fools' to help everyone pass their time
[Edited on 28-6-2010 by len1]
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Nicodem
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The most interesting thing that I read lately! Thanks for the link.
| Quote: Originally posted by Oxydro | | Evidently at least on of the moderators feels that way, and (s)he [how do the mods break down in gender anyway??] humorously changed your description.
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Luckily moderators do not have the power to edit titles or else you can be sure a lot more members would have the honour or having personalized
tittles of all kinds. 
As far as I know only the administrators can do that, so that the affected can feel even more special.
About the gender of the moderators, it is hard to tell. I was to decent to ask, so I can't say.
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quicksilver
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Making people laugh is a wonderful gift.
... "Theory & Practice" is pretty damn funny.
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