[Discussion] Homework and General Information Subsection

[devonin]

Quoted from a private message I sent to JasonKey

I've done some talking with Guido, and we think that it would be a good idea to add a sub-forum inside CT specifically for users looking for help with homework.

It belongs more closely to the CT post style than it does to chit-chat, and in addition to getting all such threads -out- of chit-chat, having them in CT increases the chance that they'll get useful help instead of flames and trolling.

I'd also considered the possibility of adding in a seperate subsection for requests for information on various subjects.

In CT itself, posting a thread just asking "tell me about X" tends to get it either locked or moved to chit-chat depending on what X is, since CT is for active discussion and debate, but I still think the forum could benefit from a section containing information on a variety of subjects, links to relevant webpages and names of books etc.

While this could be conceivably be rolled into the homework section, my crazy idealism is imagining this wonderful lecture-style forum where the college and university students who frequent CT can provide help and useful information for all the highschoolers etc.

Upon some additional reflection and consultation with GuidoHunter, it seems to me that the best course of action would be to make just one additional sub-forum "Homework and General Information"

JasonKey suggested I make a thread here about it to get some discussion going on who thinks this is a good idea, and perhaps some more refinement as to just how such a sub-section should operate, but I really do think there's a need for such a section, and I think it would see use.

What do you think?