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OpenStudy (perl):

Is there a way to access previous open study questions that were answered, which are exactly identical, or very similar. it is inefficient to answer the same question multiple times . And even if not identical, you can get ideas how to solve by looking at older open study questions that are similar. Sometimes i see nobody is answering a question because it has been asked multiple times. so in this case it would be better if he had access to a previous open study, a link say. Also it would be a shame to lose all the open study answers. so much intellectual work. How long is the cloud going to hold all the answered openstudy questions? Maybe some kind of filing system based using query logic to hold all theopen study.

OpenStudy (sleepyhead314):

I believe @Abhisar created a search tool somewhere I think this is the link, but idk: http://webyab.hostoi.com/search.html but really, creating such a thing will just lead to mass cheating from those kids in online schools, even now I'm getting visits from some dead questions from like 6 months ago with a new kid asking "so what's the answer?"

OpenStudy (perl):

hmmm

OpenStudy (perl):

i havent considered that

OpenStudy (sleepyhead314):

none of the old questions are lost btw, they have it all stored up in a giant database only mods/admins would delete questions

OpenStudy (perl):

yeah cheating is a problem

OpenStudy (perl):

open study is a grey area , when it comes to cheating. i mean sometimes they are guided questions, then other times its just an answer

OpenStudy (perl):

open study is a doubled edged sword, it can help and also hurt

OpenStudy (sleepyhead314):

really? with all the cheating problems we have around here you didn't consider that kids who want to cheat would take advantage of a search tool? OpenStudy was created for one on one student to teacher interaction, letting them easily view past questions would turn this into nothing but yahoo answers there are plenty of posts clarifying on that gray area, would you like for me to find and show some to you?

OpenStudy (perl):

yeah, i mean it was in the back of my mind

OpenStudy (perl):

well here is how a typical question unfolds ,

OpenStudy (perl):

let me role play with you

OpenStudy (perl):

i start by 'setting up' the problem

OpenStudy (sleepyhead314):

no, I know what you mean, I've dealt with it before -.-

OpenStudy (perl):

a 'guiding step'

OpenStudy (perl):

half the time im trying to decipher the question,

OpenStudy (perl):

i mean the way people post question can get confusing

OpenStudy (perl):

they save screenshots

OpenStudy (perl):

one kid got clever with me

OpenStudy (perl):

she goes ' i want to check my answers'

OpenStudy (perl):

this was really clever. so randomly guesses (its a multiple choice)

OpenStudy (perl):

she picks 4, randomly. ok and then she asks me to check it. i say i got different answers

OpenStudy (sleepyhead314):

chooses an answer at random, then lets you explain the correct one yeah I know this is a topic for another time

OpenStudy (perl):

haha

OpenStudy (perl):

answer fishers

OpenStudy (perl):

but i think the medal thing is what makes people answer. if you dont answer, you dont get a medal

OpenStudy (perl):

the first person to answer gets the medal

OpenStudy (perl):

so who do you think gets the medal. not the person with the 'guiding question'

OpenStudy (perl):

the fastest one to answer

OpenStudy (sleepyhead314):

the majority of the people that come to OpenStudy are like that so when you find someone genuinely wanting to learn, protect them yes, yes, people are trying to game the system by offering medals etc this does not have to do with your original question, save it for another time please

OpenStudy (perl):

but its all connected, in a way

OpenStudy (sleepyhead314):

no. if you really just want to help people because you want to, medals should not matter. admins and mods have enough on their plate rather than to read every single question and give medals to everyone

OpenStudy (sleepyhead314):

I've gtg, this is getting off topic, we can talk later about this sort of stuff -.-

JoelTheBoss (joel_the_boss):

A lot of the times you can just Google the question and see It has already been answered.

OpenStudy (perl):

lets just say... "its a problem"

OpenStudy (perl):

Joel, right

OpenStudy (perl):

can somebody tell me what openstudy is, ?

OpenStudy (perl):

what was the original intent exactly?

OpenStudy (perl):

to get students to study openly , together ?

OpenStudy (perl):

they should call it answerstudy

OpenStudy (anonymous):

should create cash for homework section in where helpers actually get paid

JoelTheBoss (joel_the_boss):

Yea I agree with you, When im in history trying to explain the truth behind some of the stuff to guide the person, there always that one ********************* who ruins my explanation by saying the answer.

OpenStudy (perl):

holy , aha!

OpenStudy (perl):

now youre thinking. this is bad for tutoring businesses

OpenStudy (perl):

i dont know...

OpenStudy (perl):

this website has the philosophy of wikipedia

OpenStudy (perl):

anything goes, answers, pictures of wingspans, whatever

OpenStudy (perl):

wikipedia doesnt care about rustling peoples feathers

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

once upon a time, Preetha's daughter was studying for a Bio test, Preetha, who is great at Science, wanted to help. so she tried to give a great lecture on the topic. but tuning her out, Preetha's daughter simply said she would ask her friends. OpenStudy is meant for peer to peer learning, interacting with your friends to learn. btw they are working on a paying system to pay helpers

OpenStudy (perl):

the cat is out of the bag , in a way

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jigglypuff314 they are working on a paying system, really? and how exactly does it work, can u elaborate

OpenStudy (perl):

its funny, homework invented a whole new business. tutoring

OpenStudy (perl):

if teachers could teach, you wouldnt need homework tutors

OpenStudy (perl):

right? whats going on here

OpenStudy (perl):

im not against the concept of homework tutor, though

OpenStudy (perl):

i just think its a bit odd

JoelTheBoss (joel_the_boss):

@jigglypuff314 We know that preetha had a meeting about the helping thing. Tbh I don't think its worth the money. It's to expensive. She should lower the cost to like 1 dollar a question. Some users don't have the money and I will make them irritated that everyone else but them is getting help.

OpenStudy (perl):

who is the owner of open study

OpenStudy (perl):

now we're getting somewhere

OpenStudy (perl):

but, yeah

OpenStudy (perl):

is there a wikipedia article about open study

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

this is not yahoo answers, and you should not make it like that if you see someone cheating or"fishing for answers" just report it and they are working on a system of Qualified Helpers users can tag a QH to their question, and get professional fast help for a price and I think we all agreed in the meeting that 1question = $1 joel

OpenStudy (perl):

right

OpenStudy (perl):

but here is the problem

OpenStudy (perl):

what if someone gives guiding tips

OpenStudy (perl):

doesnt give the answer, writes a similar problem. but does it for free

OpenStudy (perl):

are you saying this is going to morph into a tutoring website?

OpenStudy (perl):

i thought the point was that *anyone* can help

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

everything will still be free, but if someone's question was not looked at for a long time and/or they needed faster help, they can pay for a Qualified Helper

OpenStudy (perl):

oh, help faster

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jigglypuff314 , how many active developers are building this feature, and when is it expected to launch

OpenStudy (perl):

wow

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

@holydragon I do not know how large the coding team is, but they were building it over the summer and I think it is almost done... so within the next 5 months perhaps

OpenStudy (perl):

i wish i knew more about who owns what, the power structure in the website

OpenStudy (perl):

is abbot the owner?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jigglypuff314 do u know how much money were OS paying each developer per year, when they first created the site

JoelTheBoss (joel_the_boss):

Who would be considered a qualified helper?

OpenStudy (perl):

are there big sponsors to Openstudy

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

perl... Preetha's the CEO

OpenStudy (perl):

jiggly, i didnt even know open study was a corporation

OpenStudy (perl):

i thought it was a non profit

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea perl, nothing is free

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

holydrgon, try opening a new question asking all this, I do not know the specifics, sorry

OpenStudy (perl):

well... it should be non profit

JoelTheBoss (joel_the_boss):

@jigglypuff314 Who would be a considered a qualified helper?

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

qhs will be tested and trained before released I think

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

and perl it is all still non profit

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what other new features are OS teams still working on?

OpenStudy (perl):

jiggly, you said CEO

OpenStudy (perl):

who is the Olam family

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

I've gtg ask your questions and perhaps I'll answer them later

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jigglypuff314 just answer my question quick plz :)

OpenStudy (perl):

jiggly , take your smart phone

JoelTheBoss (joel_the_boss):

@jigglypuff314 But what do you mean selected and trained? That would make no sense because what if there is a new user who is twice as smart as any other of the QH's. Who would be considered a qualified helper for history? There are so few people who actually "qualify".

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

(from phone) new feature working on OwlBucks (I think its called) virtual currency exchange thing allows for bump reduction, personalized titles, asking Qualified Helpers, donations, etc

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

joel, dont know the details yet. something like a knowledge test. take to become a QH they were working on compiling questions for something like that before

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

oh yeah and @perl Preetha Ram is the co founder of OpenStudy and OpenStudy is part of Inquus Corporation

OpenStudy (abhisar):

The search tool is also on official OpenStudy Tutorial Forum http://openstudytutorials.weebly.com

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