Question

An idea: Want to hold a Math helpathon on Sunday t 2 pm PT. Comments?

Answer 1

math helpathon?

Answer 2

Interesting idea! How will it go? Like are there any awards, etc?

Answer 3

what exactly is that?

Answer 4

Help-a-thon @Thesmarterone

Answer 5

We get out Math helpers online, and answering as many questions as they can...

Answer 6

*our*

Answer 7

hmmm...sounds fun!...only problem is I am a horrible mathematician -_-

Answer 8

Lol self explanatory but yes we should but will there be alot of questions thats the difficult part.

Answer 9

idk. I rely on you to spread the word...

Answer 10

I will spread in the chats if you would like :)

Answer 11

Just for exams....

Answer 12

Hm we will. But how will it work. Will there be someone keeping score or something.

Answer 13

Wait till jigglypuff confirms time.

Answer 14

okay :P

Answer 15

Oh ok :D

Answer 16

Ok! :)

Answer 17

what score jag?

Answer 18

I personally would not be able to attend, but I can organize it

Answer 19

he is asking if there is going to be a score keeper.

Answer 20

to keep what score? I don't understand.

Answer 21

I don't either :{

Answer 22

would it be like a competition where helpers try to answer the most questions ofr some sort of prize? is the question

Answer 23

yea that is what I thought...

Answer 24

^thats what i meant or is it like a fundraiser where you pay to play @Preetha

Answer 25

Hmmmm. I had not thought fit as a competition. Maybe a goal. Lets try to answer 100 questions in an hour. Or something like that.

Answer 26

sounds challenging! :)

Answer 27

Hm 100questions in math

Answer 28

*of it*

Answer 29

I'll accept the challenge :)

Answer 30

We will need quite a lot of askers around. x)

Answer 31

It should be higher @Preetha b.c i think we do twice that in a day.

Answer 32

I can't, and certainly not in math XP

Answer 33

can it be any subject? maybe only 3?

Answer 34

We do about 1000-2000 in a day. But it is not evenly distributed.

Answer 35

@jagr2713 helpathon is in a 1 or 2 hour time phrame

Answer 36

Heres the problem @Preetha some people might ask like ridiculous questions like * Whats 2+2* or whats a whats 3+9

Answer 37

10+9 ;)

Answer 38

spamming...just ignore it @jagr2713

Answer 39

@Preetha I personally would not be able to attend, but I can organize it

Answer 40

Idk i will do it but i would say that those questions do not count as a question @Preetha

Answer 41

thanks Sleepyhead. Let me get some more thoughts on the table. I had not thought of a goal or a score...

Answer 42

maybe keep score and whoever reaches the goal first gets a prize?

Answer 43

Scores will cause fights and chaos. i would said a goal.

Answer 44

say*

Answer 45

or what @jagr2713 said, but I think a little competition would be best...

Answer 46

Yea but not like * Winner gets 300owlbucks or something*

Answer 47

Well, the goal is to help people who are preparing for exams.

Answer 48

Oh no! that is just ridiculous jagr

Answer 49

If I set up a competition - then you will all try to game it. Lest face it. You are a generation of gamers. (-:

Answer 50

Finals dont only consist of math @Preetha

Answer 51

yes preetha we are.

Answer 52

Yes, but that is our biggest group.

Answer 53

True

Answer 54

Personally, I'd need more help with history for finals than math...

Answer 55

me too! I don't have math :P

Answer 56

igreen would win
or satelitte if it were going to be a competition

no, if anything consider giving a prize for the prettiest essay written by someone who got helped via this event

Answer 57

I finished math, and said I am done.

Answer 58

History doesnt have alot of helpers thou

Answer 59

@sleepyhead314 makes a point.

Answer 60

yea satellite would win

Answer 61

I already completed my History Finals. Back in February. @BloomLocke367 Along with Vocabulary and Language/English. XD

Answer 62

@iGreen would most likely win.

Answer 63

I know, and it's kind of frustrating. Is there a way to get more helpers in certain subjects?

Answer 64

we can consider holdinga history later
mathematics as a test to see how well it goes :)

Answer 65

It all depends on who wants to help @BloomLocke367

Answer 66

I like @sleepyhead314's idea

Answer 67

We cant just say to someone who has no experience in history to Go help in history.
@BloomLocke367

Answer 68

I know THAT.

Answer 69

I don't know... I just think it's unfair that math gets the most attention.

Answer 70

Well Math \(is\) the busiest section of all and has the most members, no doubt about it.

Answer 71

nothings fair @BloomLocke367

Answer 72

Well like i said it all depends on who comes on the site. If the person is good at math they go to math @BloomLocke367

Answer 73

It is just that we need more history people. Its not unfair.

Answer 74

Yeah.. you're right.

Answer 75

:D i am a helper on history and so is paki and rest. Sometimes we are not online but math on the other hand has alot of helpers and when one is Offline, then another one pops up.

Answer 76

I know, I think you may have helped me in History..

Answer 77

I dont know lol i helped alot :D

Answer 78

I wanted to hol a latex tournament... but i could never get your attention... anyway... this seems interesting :)

Answer 79

Personally I won't be participating, but oh well... that does seem interesting x'D

Answer 80

There should be a way to keep score of how many questions everyone answered during the time that the competition is being held. Think a developer could make something to calculate those type of things for the math helpathon and future similar events?

Answer 81

Dan will win c: hehe

Answer 82

He always wins.

Answer 83

A few of my concerns:

It would be good to reinforce that it should be legitimate help and working through the solutions with the asked user. There are too many cases where I am seeing the answer just given out. A race to see who can answer the most questions, might turn into just that. Especially without reinforcement of the guidelines to answering questions. On the flip side, I do realize that this could result in motivating and getting more people involved in answering, allowing a possibility for greater influx of new OS users. I do however worry that it doesn't turn into a case where the fresh blood is drawn toward the site for answers like yahoo help and some other well known physics forums. Where it's just a trade for answers and reputation points, and the asker to helper interaction is lost. On the long run, It would get hard to control the habits of the general OS users once there are too many drawn to the site for the wrong reasons.

Answer 84

No, i always win... which is actually why im not participating LOL

Answer 85

I do support the decision for the math-helpathon though :) Just hoping the principles of OS are not compromised.

Answer 86

I really like this idea :D
I would definitely help answer questions :)

Answer 87

sounds fun! :)

Answer 88

@dan815 agree

Answer 89

My viewpoint, Sunday [and even Saturday for all it matters] is a day when there are not that many questions getting asked.

Maybe on the weekdays there will be more of a crowd and and more questions getting asked, which means more questions to answer.

The time, it HAS to be during the day for people in US. I've been on OS at night, there are very few questions asked and a lot of helpers.

Also, @dan815 has brought up some good points. There needs to be some sort of accountability, otherwise there will be a lot of direct answers thrown about.

Answer 90

\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @sleepyhead314
igreen would win
or satelitte if it were going to be a competition

no, if anything consider giving a prize for the prettiest essay written by someone who got helped via this event
\(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\)

Well the user you mentioned that would win, not to be rude but doesn't really explain the math ever and are probably more concerned about getting medals, there is a lot of that on OS I would think if this helpathon happened it would be even worse, as dan mentioned people would give direct answers (not the people you mentioned specifically) but if we're helping people prepare for the exams I would want as much information as I could get.

Answer 91

^^

Answer 92

Can anyone enter? how does it work?
Like.. the point system.

Answer 93

\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @sleepyhead314
igreen would win
or satelitte if it were going to be a competition

no, if anything consider giving a prize for the prettiest essay written by someone who got helped via this event
\(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\)

LOL, it's that obvious? xD

Answer 94

\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @dan815
A few of my concerns:

It would be good to reinforce that it should be legitimate help and working through the solutions with the asked user. There are too many cases where I am seeing the answer just given out. A race to see who can answer the most questions, might turn into just that. Especially without reinforcement of the guidelines to answering questions. On the flip side, I do realize that this could result in motivating and getting more people involved in answering, allowing a possibility for greater influx of new OS users. I do however worry that it doesn't turn into a case where the fresh blood is drawn toward the site for answers like yahoo help and some other well known physics forums. Where it's just a trade for answers and reputation points, and the asker to helper interaction is lost. On the long run, It would get hard to control the habits of the general OS users once there are too many drawn to the site for the wrong reasons.
\(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\)

I totally agree, there would definitely be cheating and breaking of the Code-of-Conduct, which is probably why we should have people disqualified if they are caught.

Answer 95

\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @TheSmartOne
My viewpoint, Sunday [and even Saturday for all it matters] is a day when there are not that many questions getting asked.

Maybe on the weekdays there will be more of a crowd and and more questions getting asked, which means more questions to answer.

The time, it HAS to be during the day for people in US. I've been on OS at night, there are very few questions asked and a lot of helpers.

Also, @dan815 has brought up some good points. There needs to be some sort of accountability, otherwise there will be a lot of direct answers thrown about.
\(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\)

Yeah, and I can rarely get on the weekends.