WE WON PF has been nominated for physics.org award

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Apparently, PF is the best Question and Answer, QA, sight. Well, it had five stars. It didn't seem to be a contender in the 'revision' thing that other posters mentioned. I couldn't figure out how to vote. Maybe it's too late. The benefit for me as an inquisitive individual is getting turned on to other websites.
 
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Now and then I still see "Vote for Physics Forums in the physics.org Best Q&A site category! " notice, even if voting has already ended on Monday.
 


People's choice winner: Physics Forums!

But to find it you have to be patient and scroll down, down, down...

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When I browse the last word it is very difficult to find answers, most questions don't even have an answer over there?

I think PF is a lot better :biggrin:
 
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I have a feeling some of the older/professional audience perceives forums as places run by anarchistic teenagers, not a place for a serious discussion, so I am not surprised by the judges verdict.

I am present at chemical forums and at the same time I am a member of a discussion list for chemistry educators. More than once I have read at CHEMED-L that forums are place where people solve HW for others and where the drug makers share recipes. CF rules are not as stringent as PF rules, but they are very similar in the spirit, so such opinion is unjust - but it exists and my efforts to explain it is wrong didn't work. I guess something similar can be at work here.
 


But the last word is a forum as well, only in a different layout. I guess it was selected because it is a spin-off from the New Scientist. I do like their arty orange/blue background, it gives the site its own identity.

*Cheers that we have the people's choice award*
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I think what matters is the people's choice, don't you think... Heh, judges!


WAY TO GO PF!
HURRAY!
 


Borek said:
I have a feeling some of the older/professional audience perceives forums as places run by anarchistic teenagers, not a place for a serious discussion, so I am not surprised by the judges verdict.

I am present at chemical forums and at the same time I am a member of a discussion list for chemistry educators. More than once I have read at CHEMED-L that forums are place where people solve HW for others and where the drug makers share recipes. CF rules are not as stringent as PF rules, but they are very similar in the spirit, so such opinion is unjust - but it exists and my efforts to explain it is wrong didn't work. I guess something similar can be at work here.

Well, the people who think that can go to 4chan for all I care.

Woot for the People's Choice award!
 


congrats to Pf ,mentors and admin !
It truly is a great site !. well deserved for the effort.
 


Char. Limit said:
Well, the people who think that can go to 4chan for all I care.

Beware, your chemistry prof can be one of them.
 


Borek said:
Beware, your chemistry prof can be one of them.

And I think that she sometimes goes on 4chan.
 


Borek said:
I have a feeling some of the older/professional audience perceives forums as places run by anarchistic teenagers, not a place for a serious discussion, so I am not surprised by the judges verdict.

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If the "older/professional" judges voted based on their perceptions, then they've no right calling themselves professionals. It wouldn't take much effort on their part to discover that PF isn't your typical internet forum.

In any case, I'd rather have the people's vote. :approve: I'm proud to be a member of this community. Thank you to all of the mentors, homework helpers, and science advisers!
 


Congrats Greg and all of the wonderful people who work so hard to make PF such a fantastic site. You guys deserve all of the accolades you get!
 


GeorginaS said:
Congrats Greg and all of the wonderful people who work so hard to make PF such a fantastic site. You guys deserve all of the accolades you get!
That would be all of the members including you Georgina!
 


Evo said:
That would be all of the members including you Georgina!

Meh, I get the privilege of coming here and hanging out with some really bright and really funny people. Someone was kind enough to let me in the door. :smile:
 


GeorginaS said:
Meh, I get the privilege of coming here and hanging out with some really bright and really funny people. Someone was kind enough to let me in the door. :smile:

My thoughts exactly.
 


Yahaa!
I knew it, though.
 


I love physics forum, I feel that I can ask any burning question that I have on here and it is often answered or discussed with great enthusiasm, wit and informed thinking.
well done!
 


If physics.org was serious about this competition, they would contact Greg with the scores he received from different judges under the various criteria for judgment, so he could use the feedback to improve the site. I, personally, would like to see how we scored compared to the other shortlisted sites.
 


Gokul43201 said:
If physics.org was serious about this competition, they would contact Greg with the scores he received from different judges under the various criteria for judgment, so he could use the feedback to improve the site. I, personally, would like to see how we scored compared to the other shortlisted sites.

It looks as though 4 of the 5 judges were astro/cosmo geeks.
http://www.physics.org/featuredetail.asp?id=56"

Maybe we need to spend more time talking about stars and stuff?

Anyways, if I've said it once, I've said it twice, PF is the only forum worth paying for.

Though I did offer cash money for the archive of Dr. Neutrino after they took it off line. But the professor I contacted said it was deleted. :(
 
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Of course we won, I only sent them an e-mail once a week telling them we had better win.