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added by Stefano Borini, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 6 '10 at 18:59

intended on topic – Stefano Borini Aug 5 '10 at 8:47

@Stefano Borini: what are some examples of "<argument>"? – WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 6 '10 at 19:00

@Peter : I can speak for my discipline, computational chemistry. <argument> would be: theoretical development, non-linear optics, catalysis, electron transport. Eventually it can be more general for still non-specialized people (e.g. biochemistry, high-energy particle physics, weather and climate) – Stefano Borini Aug 6 '10 at 19:51

@Stefano: I suggest you edit the question and replace "topic" for "argument". – CesarGon Jan 27 '11 at 23:57

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added by Wesley Burr Aug 6 '10 at 0:26

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added by Wikis, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 6 '10 at 18:49

This is on topic. Apparently, one would say that it's a task for translators or proofreaders, but working on a specialized Ph.D thesis involves skills and terms that are generally outside of the typical translation agency. – Stefano Borini Aug 5 '10 at 13:57

@Mark Robinson: (edit, ref irosetta.com/questions/451.) – WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 6 '10 at 19:01

@Peter - thanks - here's that what did you change I can't see the revision question again - was it etc? to etc.? – Wikis Aug 6 '10 at 20:28

@Peter- never mind, I found it here: area51.stackexchange.com/posts/16657/revisions (it was what I posted, thanks) – Wikis Aug 6 '10 at 20:29

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added by Stefano Borini, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 20 '11 at 17:23

Not a good example: too localised to be representative of this site, and you'd find the answer faster (and it'd be more reliable) by asking the appropriate department rather than asking people here. – CesarGon Jan 27 '11 at 23:59

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added by eykanal Sep 14 '10 at 14:34

conference-rec? Offtopic! – badp Jan 28 '11 at 17:01

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added by Luke Aug 5 '10 at 9:45

Not a good example, because this is highly dependent on your country and even region within country. – CesarGon Jan 27 '11 at 23:48

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added by ESultanik Dec 1 '10 at 15:39

Not a good example: that would vary depending on the criteria. It is frequent that criteria are set by staff recruitment boards or other governing bodies. These criteria are usually publicised with the position call. There is no universal answer to this question. – CesarGon Jan 28 '11 at 0:00

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added by Adam Davis Oct 21 '10 at 14:21

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added by matto1990 Aug 8 '10 at 11:35

If you mean research grants, I suggest you edit the question to make it explicit. – CesarGon Jan 28 '11 at 0:01

@CesarGon Why, would student loans be off-topic? – badp Jan 28 '11 at 17:05

@badp: Not at all; in that case, make it explicit as well. But loans in general are off-topic, definitely. – CesarGon Jan 30 '11 at 0:15

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added by JustJohn, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 20 '11 at 17:16

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added by PulpSpy Jan 13 '11 at 18:36

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added by Kit Jan 11 '11 at 9:44

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added by Christian Dec 17 '10 at 17:12

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added by saar drimer, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 20 '11 at 17:12

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added by Gaurav Aug 19 '10 at 8:34

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added by Stefano Borini Aug 5 '10 at 8:49

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added by ESultanik Dec 1 '10 at 15:41

	Excellent on-topic question. I don't understand the three off-topic votes. – Charles Stewart Jan 13 '11 at 17:34
	@Charles: I think you can get an answer faster by checking with the conference organisers or proceedings. – CesarGon Jan 28 '11 at 0:03

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added by Kit Dec 3 '10 at 16:46

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added by Gaurav Aug 18 '10 at 17:38

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added by Gaurav Aug 18 '10 at 17:41

closed as off topic by Matt, Ryan Berger, Edgar, blueberryfields, Dori Dec 12 '10 at 2:15

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Excellent off-topic question. This may be the penultimate "opinion-baiting" question, as even respected ranking programs come under heavy methodological criticism and accusations of bias. – Matt Aug 18 '10 at 21:05

@Matt I don't think it's off topic. It's on-topic, but as you say, it is opinion based due to the "good" part, although quality can be quantified numerically (with group size/number of papers... ok we are opening a can of worms, but still). As such, it should probably be community wiki. – Stefano Borini Aug 18 '10 at 21:36

It's definitely a worth-while question, but I don't think it meets the "something that isn't discussed but can just be answered" mantra of these stackexchange sites. The quality of a program, and opinion of them, is very subjective. I would be genuinely surprised if a poll of a bunch of professors didn't show 20% or fewer suggesting programs could be ranked in an honestly objective fashion. Even if they could, I have more than a sneaking suspicion the responses will be a collection of "mine is good" or "my recent collaborator's is good" answers. – Matt Aug 20 '10 at 4:51

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added by Matias Valdenegro, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 20 '11 at 17:12

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added by Brian Ballsun-Stanton Jan 12 '11 at 4:12

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added by saar drimer, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 20 '11 at 17:10

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added by Kit Jan 11 '11 at 9:41

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added by PulpSpy Jan 13 '11 at 18:42

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added by Kit Jan 14 '11 at 8:30

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added by brupp Feb 8 '11 at 14:27

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added by Stefano Borini, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 6 '10 at 18:58

intended on topic – Stefano Borini Aug 5 '10 at 8:46

I'd prefer to see questions like this more along the lines of: "What temporary housing opportunities exist near <institute>?" In this case, the question asks for local/specialized knowledge not necessarily available from the institution, rather than info that will ultimately be copy-and-pasted by someone from the institution's web site. Particularly on a site targeted at researchers and academics, at least the appearance of due diligence should be a prerequisite. – Matt Aug 18 '10 at 20:59

Bad example: ask the institute, don't ask here. – CesarGon Jan 27 '11 at 23:51

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added by nimcap, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 20 '11 at 17:13

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added by saar drimer Jan 10 '11 at 17:56

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added by badp Jan 28 '11 at 16:57

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added by badp Jan 28 '11 at 16:58

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added by badp Jan 28 '11 at 16:58

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added by brupp Feb 5 '11 at 21:11

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added by Wikis Aug 5 '10 at 13:44

closed as off topic by ripper234, Mechko, Midhat, stff00, runexe Oct 7 '10 at 15:01

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	As per my comment on the proposal above, this should be an on topic question on my proposal – Mechko Aug 10 '10 at 0:10
	I really like this question, but they're right: it's far too general as is. What about something like "Where can [research area] students do in [town]"? For instance, I know there's a ton of places in Singapore where students with an interest in ecology/evolution can provide guided tours for visitors. – Gaurav Aug 18 '10 at 18:55
	@Gaurav - thanks. The point of the question is to show that you don't want socialising questions on this Q&A (if you don't). That is, it helps define the border. – Wikis Aug 18 '10 at 19:56

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added by Wikis Aug 31 '10 at 18:30

closed as off topic by Stefano Borini, Ryan Berger, Piotr Migdal, Edgar, blueberryfields Dec 8 '10 at 22:12

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by brupp, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 20 '11 at 17:20

	This seems to be two separate questions, one about organizing references (which I take to mean Endnote, RefMan, BibDesk, Papers (for Mac), etc.), and reading papers. I would split it into two questions. – eykanal Sep 14 '10 at 14:29
	This is off-topic: it's about tools for document management, not about academia. – CesarGon Jan 27 '11 at 23:50
	I wanted to put the emphasis more on physical versus virtual papers. Some people prefer a stack of (real) papers with some post-it notes, others organize them in a cabinet sorted by author or topic, others put pdfs in folder structures and yet another group lets the computer do the organising (by using one of the proposed reference managers). – brupp Feb 5 '11 at 19:05

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added by eykanal Sep 14 '10 at 14:28

closed as off topic by Giacomo Verticale, Dr_bitz, Maniero, Tangurena, Mark Rogers Jan 13 '11 at 19:43

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by Adam Davis, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 20 '11 at 17:18

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added by Anthony Labarre Dec 23 '10 at 15:47

may be on topic imho – Stefano Borini Jan 30 '11 at 1:36

This question to me is too narrow. If it were expanded to "What considerations should I make when deciding what journal to send my paper too", that would be of more general interest to the community. – Andy W Feb 1 '11 at 13:40