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I suggest alteration of the name from "Scientific Speculation" to a more appropriate "World, Speculation". Why? Most questions they seek to answer are somewhat based on science, but rarely take s...
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2023-09-11T13:13:09Z (about 1 year ago)
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Suggestion about the name
- Suggestion about the community name
I suggest the alteration of the name from Scientific Speculation to a more appropriate World, Speculation.Why?Most question they seek to answer are somewhat based on science, but rarely they take science into account. It's more similar to Pseudo-Science Speculation, because it usually ignores most of what we know as real Science, maybe not ignore but pick and choose. Because of that, we can't create a Science Community (example) because I think it would interfere a lot with newcomers and general confusion about why there are 2 science communities. I think something that allured to “World Building” or “Fictitious World Building”, as long as it makes the 3 points clear that:It's about world building for a story.It's a fictional world that may not obey to any real rules.If the objective is to get concrete proof of something, it's most likely right in some other community. For example, I want to know exactly the speed of a bullet that's propelled by 15 grams of powder, through its path/arc, should be asked in Physics, not World Building.While “Could/How would caveman plausibly build weapons with gunpowder?” Would (possibly) be a good question.I know there are wikis for the communities but from experience people don't typically read it before using the website, so I think the name should be more explicit or convey the content more accurately.
- I suggest alteration of the name from "Scientific Speculation" to a more appropriate "World, Speculation".
- Why?
- Most questions they seek to answer are somewhat based on science, but rarely take science into account. It's more similar to Pseudo-Science Speculation, because it usually ignores most of what we know as real Science, maybe not ignore but pick and choose. Because of that, we can't create a Science Community, for example, because I think it would cause general confusion about why there are 2 science communities, particularly with newcomers. I think something that alludes to “World Building” or “Fictitious World Building”, as long as it makes the 3 points clear that:
- - It's about world building for a story.
- - It's a fictional world that may not obey any real rules.
- - If the objective is to get concrete proof of something, the question most likely belongs in some other community. For example, "I want to know exactly the speed of a bullet that's propelled by 15 grams of powder, through its path/arc", should be asked in Physics, not World Building.
- While “Could / How would cavemen plausibly build weapons with gunpowder?” would (possibly) be a good question.
- I know there are wikis for the communities but from experience people don't typically read them before using the website, so I think the name should be more explicit or convey the content more accurately.
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Or4ng3h4t
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2023-09-11T10:27:30Z (about 1 year ago)
- I suggest the alteration of the name from Scientific Speculation to a more appropriate World, Speculation.
- Why?
- Most question they seek to answer are somewhat based on science, but rarely they take science into account. It's more similar to Pseudo-Science Speculation, because it usually ignores most of what we know as real Science, maybe not ignore but pick and choose. Because of that, we can't create a Science Community (example) because I think it would interfere a lot with newcomers and general confusion about why there are 2 science communities. I think something that allured to “World Building” or “Fictitious World Building”, as long as it makes the 3 points clear that:
- It's about world building for a story.
- It's a fictional world that may not obey to any real rules.
- If the objective is to get concrete proof of something, it's most likely right in some other community. For example, I want to know exactly the speed of a bullet that's propelled by 15 grams of powder, through its path/arc, should be asked in Physics, not World Building.
While “Could/How would caveman plausibly build weapons with gunpowder?”- I know there are wikis for the communities but from experience people don't typically read it before using the website, so I think the name should be more explicit or convey the content more accurately.
- I suggest the alteration of the name from Scientific Speculation to a more appropriate World, Speculation.
- Why?
- Most question they seek to answer are somewhat based on science, but rarely they take science into account. It's more similar to Pseudo-Science Speculation, because it usually ignores most of what we know as real Science, maybe not ignore but pick and choose. Because of that, we can't create a Science Community (example) because I think it would interfere a lot with newcomers and general confusion about why there are 2 science communities. I think something that allured to “World Building” or “Fictitious World Building”, as long as it makes the 3 points clear that:
- It's about world building for a story.
- It's a fictional world that may not obey to any real rules.
- If the objective is to get concrete proof of something, it's most likely right in some other community. For example, I want to know exactly the speed of a bullet that's propelled by 15 grams of powder, through its path/arc, should be asked in Physics, not World Building.
- While “Could/How would caveman plausibly build weapons with gunpowder?” Would (possibly) be a good question.
- I know there are wikis for the communities but from experience people don't typically read it before using the website, so I think the name should be more explicit or convey the content more accurately.
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Or4ng3h4t
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2023-09-11T10:25:38Z (about 1 year ago)
Suggestion about the name
I suggest the alteration of the name from Scientific Speculation to a more appropriate World, Speculation. Why? Most question they seek to answer are somewhat based on science, but rarely they take science into account. It's more similar to Pseudo-Science Speculation, because it usually ignores most of what we know as real Science, maybe not ignore but pick and choose. Because of that, we can't create a Science Community (example) because I think it would interfere a lot with newcomers and general confusion about why there are 2 science communities. I think something that allured to “World Building” or “Fictitious World Building”, as long as it makes the 3 points clear that: It's about world building for a story. It's a fictional world that may not obey to any real rules. If the objective is to get concrete proof of something, it's most likely right in some other community. For example, I want to know exactly the speed of a bullet that's propelled by 15 grams of powder, through its path/arc, should be asked in Physics, not World Building. While “Could/How would caveman plausibly build weapons with gunpowder?” I know there are wikis for the communities but from experience people don't typically read it before using the website, so I think the name should be more explicit or convey the content more accurately.