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[- What is the difference between igniting a discussion and posting an essay or announcement?
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By Aileen, Section discordia home improvement
Posted on Sun May 25th, 2003 at 02:21:12 PM EURODISCORDIA TIME
If you have already posted something to Discordia, or even just thought about posting, you have probably noticed that there are two links in the menu box on the top right to choose from. As we have tried to explain in various places, such as the FAQ and the different pages for either posting a short text to ignite a discussion or posting an essay/announcement, this distinction reflects a specific intention on the part of the Discordia development group. How useful does this distinction appear to you?

 

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Does an essay automatically lead to a discussion? How productive does it seem to you to post thoughts, ideas, questions that are not yet thought through, not yet "polished" for public presentation? How much can you really say in 300 words or less? Is the distinction between "igniting a discussion" and posting an essay/announcement too rigid, as it is now? Could this work as an opportunity for people to speak up, who want to discuss ideas that are not (yet) perfected, fully defensible, smoothly formulated? Is there even a real need for that?
Comments anyone?

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by Rachel Beth Egenhoefer on Sun May 25th, 2003 at 03:01:51 PM EURODISCORDIA TIME
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Yes essays can ignite discussion and so can "ideas that are not (yet) perfected, fully defensible, smoothly formulated". Formal essays are nice. Personally I am more interested in causal not so academic but still interesting discussions which can later lead to formal essays. I think its only natural on a site like this for them both to bleed into one another. Does there have to be such a clear distinction between formulated and unformatted thoughts/ posts? Isn't that part of any discussion?



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