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[Vanadium 50]

I assume cat pee is universal.

Please! Have some class!

It's 'cat whiz'.

 

[Delta2]

I noticed many advisors and homework helpers reply to those threads like they expecting some kind of reply from the OP, but I think 99% probability is that the OP won't reply.

So I think when we reply to those threads we should give strong hints towards their solution if not revealing part or whole of the solution.

 

[Orodruin]

They brought me some fish, and it was raw!

Oh shush, you.
Then I shush myself.
Oh shush, I.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Down to 300!

 

[Astronuc]

Any takers on this one?
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-is-the-coulomb-gauge.763088/

If you know who wrote it, please let us know so we can attribute a writer. Apparently, the post is an entry is from our old Library feature. I miss that feature.

And another Library entry: What is susceptibility?
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-is-susceptibility.763178/

Did some of this material get put into an Insight article?

 

[dextercioby]

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/fermi-distribution-of-3s-electrons-of-sodium.295589/
No offense meant towards the responder, but coming 13 years later with no clear-cut answer is not helpful for our (external) readers.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Any takers on this one?
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-is-the-coulomb-gauge.763088/

If you know who wrote it, please let us know so we can attribute a writer. Apparently, the post is an entry is from our old Library feature. I miss that feature.

And another Library entry: What is susceptibility?
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-is-susceptibility.763178/

Did some of this material get put into an Insight article?

Most of the Library threads aren't Insights

 

[TeethWhitener]

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/fermi-distribution-of-3s-electrons-of-sodium.295589/
No offense meant towards the responder, but coming 13 years later with no clear-cut answer is not helpful for our (external) readers.

No offense to you but this comment is not helpful to me. If you think the response is a problem, report it and have the mods decide if they want to delete it. Or respond to it yourself.

 

[DaveE]

How about adding another column to the spreadsheet for us to check for broken links, incomplete information, etc. so we can flag questions for the moderators to review/delete?

Alternatively we could just reply by asking for more information. It's kind of frustrating to open a question, decide that it can't really be answered, and then leave it there for someone else to do the same thing.

 

[fresh_42]

How about adding another column to the spreadsheet for us to check for broken links, incomplete information, etc. so we can flag questions for the moderators to review/delete?

Alternatively we could just reply by asking for more information. It's kind of frustrating to open a question, decide that it can't really be answered, and then leave it there for someone else to do the same thing.

How about simply clicking on "report" and saying why it should be deleted?

 

[phinds]

How about simply clicking on "report" and saying why it should be deleted?

Yeah, I've done that on a couple of them.

 

[DaveE]

How about simply clicking on "report" and saying why it should be deleted?

Oops, I didn't see that. You just can't get good help these days, LOL.

 

[fresh_42]

Yeah, I've done that on a couple of them.

And I deleted them. (Except one, IIRC. I merged one with an existing longer discussion.)

 

[mfb]

The actual number of remaining threads is smaller, there are many answers where threads haven't been checked in the document.

Should we move questions that need specialized knowledge to a second sheet and sort by topic? Otherwise multiple people might open the same thread only to realize they can't help there. That's not an issue for e.g. simple mechanics questions, but if you need to be familiar with a specific software or something like that it would save some time.

 

[fresh_42]

The actual number of remaining threads is smaller, there are many answers where threads haven't been checked in the document.

I checked them whenever I saw one.

Should we move questions that need specialized knowledge to a second sheet and sort by topic? Otherwise multiple people might open the same thread only to realize they can't help there. That's not an issue for e.g. simple mechanics questions, but if you need to be familiar with a specific software or something like that it would save some time.

Good idea. Matlab alone has had 34 entries.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Down to near 200!

Should we move questions that need specialized knowledge to a second sheet and sort by topic?

I added another column where we can include the topic if the reviewer is not feeling confident answering and thinks someone with a certain skill is required.

google sheets link

 

[fresh_42]

Down to near 200!
I added another column where we can include the topic if the reviewer is not feeling confident answering and thinks someone with a certain skill is required.

google sheets link

I added all 31 MATLAB subjects. I have no knowledge in the field but I saw that @jedishrfu answered one with a specific video. Maybe he knows a video course, or youtube channel that answers all, or at least many of them.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I added all 31 MATLAB subjects. I have no knowledge in the field but I saw that @jedishrfu answered one with a specific video. Maybe he knows a video course, or youtube channel that answers all, or at least many of them.

I can reach out to @kreil who is a MATLAB expert

 

[jedishrfu]

You can point a lot of them to the mathworks website. I routinely find answers there.

There is also the rosettacode.org website with some more general tasks solved in a variety of languages including matlab.

 

[TeethWhitener]

Did the links get misaligned with the titles on the google sheet?

 

[fresh_42]

Did the links get misaligned with the titles on the google sheet?

It's even worse: it is not a constant shift. Someone sorted along the "subjects" column without sorting all of it.

 

[vela]

It's even worse: it is not a constant shift. Someone sorted along the "subjects" column without sorting all of it.

Sorry, I think it was me. I restored the version from this morning (9:17 AM Pacific) where everything was aligned, so if you marked any threads as done after that time, you may need to mark it again.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Home stretch! Down to 151 and 1/4 of those are labeled Matlab which @kreil will review

Google sheets link

 

[Astronuc]

Any takers on this one?
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-is-the-coulomb-gauge.763088/

If you know who wrote it, please let us know so we can attribute a writer. Apparently, the post is an entry is from our old Library feature. I miss that feature.

And another Library entry: What is susceptibility?
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-is-susceptibility.763178/

Did some of this material get put into an Insight article?

I'm trying to figure how to relate these two to other threads/posts. The subjects definitely show up in other threads/posts, and as old Library entries or FAQs, they are essentially stand-alone posts.

Any ideas?

 

[jedishrfu]

You could review the related threads from the list below the post and comment on which thread is most relevant.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Down to 141, maybe all the easy ones are taken care of? @kreil will look at the MATLAB threads hopefully this weekend. For the two FAQ library threads, maybe there is a concept or explanation that someone can expand on, or are they pretty well perfect? Thanks again all!

Google sheets link

 

[fresh_42]

For the two FAQ library threads, maybe there is a concept or explanation that someone can expand on, or are they pretty well perfect?

I simply added a comment with the recommendation link to an existing Insight article each.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I simply added a comment with the recommendation link to an existing Insight article each.

That may actually spark some replies from the community too just with the bump

 

[gmax137]

I posted a reply to this one:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/air-pressure-with-bernoullis-equation.144674/post-6652812
The OP is asking about specific problems in a cited textbook; I punted to "other Bernoulli threads." I hope that is OK.

 

[Astronuc]

I simply added a comment with the recommendation link to an existing Insight article each.

That's what I had in mind.

 

[Astronuc]

I posted a reply to this one:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/air-pressure-with-bernoullis-equation.144674/post-6652812
The OP is asking about specific problems in a cited textbook; I punted to "other Bernoulli threads." I hope that is OK.

We also have an Insights article on Demystifying Bernoulli's equation.

https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/demystifying-the-often-misunderstood-bernoullis-equation/

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

That's what I had in mind.

Yeah linking to a relevant Insight is a good idea and easy!

 

[dlgoff]

@Greg Bernhardt
Just curious. How many unanswered threads are there now?

 

[Astronuc]

@Greg Bernhardt
Just curious. How many unanswered threads are there now?

Less than 140 based on Greg's comment in post #96 in this thread.
https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...ction-of-0-reply-threads.1016551/post-6652804

 

[dlgoff]

Less than 140 based on Greg's comment in post #96 in this thread.
https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...ction-of-0-reply-threads.1016551/post-6652804

Thanks @Astronuc