missjackie wrote:
Stugein wrote:
missjackie wrote:
There is absolutely no reason why you should be rude. What is your freaking problem?
Because dismissing them politely obviously has never worked in the past. They keep coming back. And every time they come back and someone calls them on it carbonela comes here and tries to convince everyone on the validity of the course. Everyone rolls their eyes, one or two posters try to be diplomatic because they feel bad for them, they disappear and we don't hear from them again until the next semester of rubes get to this point in the course and bother the community again.
It's like admonishing a child who has been told not to run in the house several times. We were nice about it the first few times. Now they get yelled at and sent the corner for time-out.
Where do you suggest they go to get research data?
Elsewhere. It's incredible, I know, but believe it or not scholars have figured out ways to do research without repeated web-polls.
They can try to be original. The professors can try to keep things fresh or try different takes on the project. If they're smart kids I'm sure they'll be able to noodle something out. And if they're not so they can't, they can't be surprised when they catch some flak for bugging a community that has long since tired of these things.
