The new math of community

Posted by mslagh on Sunday April 18, 2010 @09:47AM
from the niccoa.wordpress.com dept.

http://niccoa.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/the-new-math-of-community/

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Re:The new math of community by mnemonicsloth on Sunday April 18, 2010 @10:52AM (#1274898)

The headline is misleading. This isn't about the mathematical analysis of community with e.g. graph/network theory.

It's commentary on a rant in the Chronicle of Higher Ed by a professional poet, who is upset that the great unwashed can get their poems published as easily as he can nowadays.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, when he says "math" he really means "counting".

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Re:The new math of community by mslagh on Sunday April 18, 2010 @12:00PM (#1274986)

Sorry, as a new poster, what's proper protocol? Should I change the author's title for HN?

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Re:The new math of community by mnemonicsloth on Monday April 19, 2010 @02:38AM (#1276227)

You're fine. I was in a momentary snit because the Chronicle piece was so vile. I was going for violent agreement.

Sorry if it didn't come across that way, and welcome to HN.

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