I just have a few questions about PF....

[doglover9754]

So, I just have a few questions about PF. Here they are:

1. How can I get Gold Membership for free?
2. When was PF first created and by who?
3. How many people use PF?
4. What is the age range of all the members using PF?
5. Why isn’t there a Suggestions forum (I’ve seen in other forums, a suggestions forum for all members to add suggestions to help either improve the forums, or to just give suggestions)?
6. How long does it take to become a staff/mentor?
7. Is there a forum moderator position here?

If anyone could answer all these questions, it would be gladly appreciated. No rush though.

 

[Orodruin]

First of all, this will answer many of your questions: https://www.physicsforums.com/help/aboutus/

5. https://www.physicsforums.com/forums/feedback-and-announcements.19/

6. This was already answered in your previous thread https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/im-wondering-if-i-can-be-a-staff-member.925070/
As stated in that thread, expressing desire to become a mentor is probably one of the strongest no-gos outside of rule violations.

7. The mentors are the moderators of the forum.

 

[berkeman]

5. Why isn’t there a Suggestions forum (I’ve seen in other forums, a suggestions forum for all members to add suggestions to help either improve the forums, or to just give suggestions)?

Thread moved from the General Discussion forum to the Feedback (questions) forum.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Thread moved from the General Discussion forum to the Feedback (questions) forum.

Ah, but will she find this forum?

 

[doglover9754]

Ah, but will she find this forum?

I found it

 

[jtbell]

4. What is the age range of all the members using PF?

It's impossible to say precisely because we don't require people to give their age, at least not in their profiles. I don't remember whether I had to give my age when I joined, it was so long ago. Based on observation, I can say that we have members ranging from middle-school age (12-13) up to at least 60s <<cough>>.

 

[dkotschessaa]

up to at least 60s <<cough>>.

::squints at @jtbell ::

nah...

 

[Orodruin]

middle-school age (12-13) up to at least 60s

This would make me the average PF user!

 

[DS2C]

A free gold membership defeats the purpose of a gold membership...

 

[mfb]

This would make me the average PF user!

The distribution is not symmetric.

 

[Orodruin]

The distribution is not symmetric.

I'm a theorist. All distributions are Gaussian to first approximation.

Edit: To be fair though - I think this particular distribution is kind of tail-heavy on both sides ...

 

[jim mcnamara]

Kurtosis 101 ...

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Why isn’t there a Suggestions forum (I’ve seen in other forums, a suggestions forum for all members to add suggestions to help either improve the forums, or to just give suggestions)?

It's here in feedback :)

 

[mfb]

berkeman moved it, before it was in General Discussion.

I'm a theorist. All distributions are Gaussian to first approximation.

That's a privilege of experimentalists, I fear.

 

[Mark44]

up to at least 60s <<cough>>.

Yeah, let's go with that ...

 

[symbolipoint]

A free gold membership defeats the purpose of a gold membership...

Gold membership is sometimes given to members who meet certain conditions - that a member does something to promote the physicsforums site (at least), and it is of a limited time period. Quantity and QUALITY of postings made may also count.

 

[doglover9754]

Cool!