Talk:RationalWikians by Education

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This is a bit USAian, in that "High School" is not really defined in many other countries. Just sayin' human^{be in} 00:41, 12 June 2008 (CDT)

What is it called outside the US? Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 01:13, 12 June 2008 (CDT)

Umm... we call it "High School" Ryan 01:58, 12 June 2008 (CDT)

"Secondary school" in most parts of Europe, to the best of my knowledge. User:Jellyfish! 02:11, 12 June 2008 (CDT)

Is it worth adding some other, more unknown users to this? I know a few. --Ryan 02:59, 12 June 2008 (CDT)

Go for it :) User:Jellyfish! 03:46, 12 June 2008 (CDT)

Eh, will do tomorrow... I'm tired, for some reason. --Ryan 04:58, 12 June 2008 (CDT)

"Secondary" is good. It's not common in the US, but the meaning is known. By the way, what does "self-employed" have to do with "edumacation"? human^{be in} 18:04, 12 June 2008 (CDT)

Nothing. I was gently mocking you and DogP :-) Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 18:34, 12 June 2008 (CDT)

Outing the kids in "secondary school" verges on the creepy, by the way. Why not call them "pre-college"? Or leave the section out? human^{be in} 00:42, 13 June 2008 (CDT)

The use of College as a term is also confusing. In the UK, Malaysia, Singapore, and countries that have systems modelled along the same system, "High School" refers to qualifications up to GCE/O Level, and "College" or "6th Form" to A Level, and pre-degree certificates and diplomas, usually but not necessarily vocationally orientated. --TheEgyptian 14:47, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Contents 1 Cliobluestocking 2 Excuse me 3 A Bit Mixed 4 MC's edumacation 5 Me

[edit] Cliobluestocking

Removed because s/he doesn't exist. Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 23:24, 13 June 2008 (CDT)

I'll fix. And how do you know "she" is a "she"? Oh, maybe I typed that. Anyway, she was the one who ruined my free time by telling me about CP aeons ago. And she chuckles over teh assfly. human^{be in} 23:34, 13 June 2008 (CDT)

I did not say "she". I said s/he, similar to the gender neutral her/his. Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 23:42, 13 June 2008 (CDT)

I see. "It" does exist. Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 23:44, 13 June 2008 (CDT)

She wouldn't like you calling her an "it" ;) human^{be in} 00:00, 14 June 2008 (CDT)

*shrug*

Why "Clio Bluestocking"? Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 00:24, 14 June 2008 (CDT)

Clio is the goddess (or muse?) of history (CB is a history professor), and the Bluestockings were some sort of troublemaking early feminists, IIRC. human^{be in} 17:59, 14 June 2008 (CDT)

What does "IIRC" mean? Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 23:26, 14 June 2008 (CDT)

"If I Recall Correctly". A common 'net acronym, sorry. human^{be in} 23:34, 14 June 2008 (CDT)

[edit] Excuse me

But my home page explicitly says I have a graduate degree. Researcher 22:10, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

I fixed it, you could have too (the only page we're not supposed to edit is the one about ourself). Human 22:53, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, but for once, I felt like being a whiner. That, and I was still unsure of how this wiki worked. The meta-ness is giving me the vapors. Researcher 23:27, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A Bit Mixed

This page purports to be a list of the educational level of RWians but SusanG is down as 'retired - past it'. This says nothing about the level of education she achieved back in the dark ages. Similarly DoggedPersistance and Ghengis are down as 'unemployed/unknown' - unknown is OK but unemployed is not an education level. 212.58.233.129 16:49, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Then fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry. Then fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, then fix it! MNpunkboy 05:28, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

It's been so long since I've heard that line, Goonie. I'm kind of surprised that you know it. Radioactive afikomen 06:14, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

[edit] MC's edumacation

I, personally, am of the opinion that we should let him claim that he is that edumacated. How doth the other non-MC user (I think there is only one) vote? MNpunkboy 05:27, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Does the word "fascist" not raise any red flags? 89.132.239.149 05:43, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

He is doing a doctorate on Fascist movements in Eire. He is educated. RationalwikiwikiUndergroundResistor 06:56, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Good point. However you guys decide. In the meanwhile I'm taking a leave of absence to deal with the phne call I received at 2 am. MNpunkboy 07:10, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Regardless of education, does MC count as a "RationalWikian?" 84.246.168.14 08:41, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Fuck you. 86.40.104.155 09:52, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

I would like to point out that he admitted that he was making the education up in his coming-out speech. 15:07, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

How did you interpret that exactly? I gave the illusion of being a renaissance man but am nothing of the sort. Doesn't mean I'm not educated. 86.45.202.117 16:23, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Me

Not music. Liveware Problem 03:08, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Then what? Another CS major? Ty 03:11, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

I've got some time before I have to declare. Most likely political science and econ, possibly a minor in CS. Liveware Problem 03:32, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Suddenly I feel very old. Ty 12:28, 17 March 2011 (UTC)