The Iraq Statistics thread is a very interesting topic, and no doubt a lot of us would like to chip in with our views and comments -- indeed we are likely to bring a more discriminating view to such discussion than might be the case on many other lists. So if this took on a life of its own then it could become extensive. At which point the R-help admin would quite rightly call time on us! Yet I can see a good case, exemplified by this thread, for an arrangement where rather than each of us severally and independently taking the matter off to wherever we respectively discuss such things, we could keep it going and preserve our R-community spirit. Hence I'd like to suggest an addition to the various lists hanging off R, where we could take off-topic subjects. Hence my suggestion of "R-OT" (though I can see for myself, than you, what that seems to spell out -- maybe "R-Social" might be better). What do people think? Best wishes to all, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding at nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 19-May-06 Time: 14:20:46 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------
On 19 May 2006 at 14:20, (Ted Harding) wrote:
| than you, what that seems to spell out -- maybe "R-Social"
| might be better).
Perfect! Those with bruises from asking silly or uninformed questions on
r-help can refer to that list as ... R-AntiSocial.
Just kidding. I'd be up for an off-topic list with a more discerning look at
publically fudged and quoted numbers. Carl Bialik does something related in
his "Numbers Guy" column at the on-line Wall Street Journal, but that
requires a subscription.
Dirk
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> From: Dirk Eddelbuettel > > On 19 May 2006 at 14:20, (Ted Harding) wrote: > | than you, what that seems to spell out -- maybe "R-Social" > | might be better).A ROT-SIG list?> Perfect! Those with bruises from asking silly or uninformed > questions on r-help can refer to that list as ... R-AntiSocial. > > Just kidding. I'd be up for an off-topic list with a more > discerning look at publically fudged and quoted numbers. > Carl Bialik does something related in his "Numbers Guy" > column at the on-line Wall Street Journal, but that requires > a subscription.For more such statistics (and if you've got 24 minutes to spare), see http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-869183917758574879. Andy> Dirk > > -- > Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something. > -- Thomas A. Edison > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > >