What is happening here?
This is why I rarely post here any more. http://cosmoquest.org/forum/showthre...inite-universe ("Is flat universe same thing as infinite universe?") Madus asked a perfectly legitimate question. The...
View ArticleThe question for forgot password link
Just installed (via upgrade) Windows 8 (hating it, so far). Using IE in Metro, I found that Cosmoquest didn't know who I was; luckily it turns out my old cookies were fine for IE in desktop mode, so...
View ArticleAliens and "word games"...
In the thread "expert says aliens dont exist" (Forum: Life in Space), a moderator's comment by Swift has censured me for playing word games, after I raised the issue of exactly what is meant by the...
View ArticleAny Old Smiley
Some of the new emoticons are, IMO less pleasing than the old ones, but for most of them the option still exists on the "More" window to use the originals. The new "D'oh!" in particular is...
View ArticleBA resigns as Administrator?
I was looking at the community postings page, and noticed that the BA is listed as "order of kilopi" rather than "Administrator". Simple enough question...did Phil resign his administrator position?
View ArticleA Science and Technology section about science and technology?
Since bautforum merged, its Science and Technology section, shall we say, "expanded" to include a variety of speculative topics. I'd like the forum to have a section that was focused on science and...
View ArticlePost Reporting Issues
We seem to be having a problem with the function to Report a post. When you click on the black triangle with the ! you get the message box and you can type in your report and send it, but then the...
View ArticleLife in Space: Hard feelings?
Is it just my imagination or do some of our posters get unreasonably hot and bothered when discussing the possibilities of life elsewhere in the universe and/or the prospects for interstellar voyages...
View ArticleBBCode Resource
There may be some members who don't have all the posting option available due their browsers?(I'm guessing). BBCode offers a way to change text size, color, format, attribution and more. It can also be...
View ArticleConfusion when using "they" as a singular neuter pronoun
In a recent thread involving two hypothetical observers of unspecified gender, it sometimes was not clear which person, if not both, was being indicated when using they, their or them as a substitude...
View ArticleLIS Philosophy Discussions
It appears that the 'philosophy of science', and 'the nature of the scientific method' have been determined to be excluded from the LIS Forum? Am I reading this determination correctly, or have I...
View ArticleAdd Math Requirements to ATM rules?
Hi, Every so often I idly re-read the ATM posing rules and with the recent slew of ATM proposers lacking in this area, in fact even in one or two instances actively espousing their ignorance, I've been...
View ArticleHow about a proper quote formatting rule?
I won't name names, but some people don't use the codes available to us here to format posts in a way that's easily readable. Some people have tried to use colors (so I guess they know how to use some...
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Image size restrictions
Quote: Originally Posted by Swift Our rules (rule 8) forbid attaching or embedding images bigger than 100k. I'm still using a slow dial-up connection and have no problem with a small number of images...
View ArticleToday's Birthdays weirdness?
What's going on with Today's Birthdays at the bottom of the main page? Are there really that many people born today that are members, here? I noticed the same thing yesterday...with an unusual amount...
View ArticleWell, I'm back...again
Hello all - I've been away for a few years; now that I'm back on the Internet I thought it'd be a good idea to re-introduce myself. My name is Dave; a 45 year old web printer in Edmonton Alberta,...
View ArticleCosmoquest on iPad or iPhone?
I just noticed I can not do any of the project using my iPad. It would be nice if a Cosmoquest app is available for tablets or smart phones. I personally use my iPad more now than my PC. Clear Skies!
View ArticleI don't think a certain 2-letter abbreviation should be asterisked out
Okay, so it has a naughty meaning, but in my experience it is much more likely to be used to mean Bachelor of Science, or British Standards, or Behavioural Science, or Bubble Sort, or Broadcasting...
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