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by Dob
Fri Aug 06, 2004 5:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Beat The Eighth Grader!
Replies: 19
Views: 19345

Patrick M wrote:You're missing a quotation mark there.


Yes...but it doesn't matter, as I would have put it in the wrong place anyway. Doctors have problems with quotation mark usage too. :)

I think I do pretty well for someone who once worked at Staples...
by Dob
Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Beat The Eighth Grader!
Replies: 19
Views: 19345

Though they label it as "false," they never really claim that it's a fake. Still an interesting take. Yeah...for a second I thought I was taken in by a hoax, then I saw that their only argument was with the implications of the test. And I do agree somewhat (as I posted before). But I stand by my st...
by Dob
Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Beat The Eighth Grader!
Replies: 19
Views: 19345

Beat The Eighth Grader!

This test has been offered as an example of how far our educational standards have fallen in 100 years. While I think that's a bit unfair, as some of the terminology used here is simply unfamiliar to us, I think it's safe to say that discipline and rigor were much more strictly enforced back then. O...
by Dob
Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:19 pm
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: All Music Guide redesign
Replies: 9
Views: 7418

I'm thinking that they wanted to segregate some of the information in a special "registered member" section...perhaps this is part of the reason that things are split up now. Or...perhaps each click now brings up a separate ad, which means more money for allmusic. Also, they can keep better track of...