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* '''[[User:Austin|Austin]] 18:31, 14 March 2006 (EST)''': "Your research or interests do not necessarily have to be biologically relevant either." I don't understand the purpose of this line. I thought we've turned people away from accounts because they had no interest in biology. | * '''[[User:Austin|Austin]] 18:31, 14 March 2006 (EST)''': "Your research or interests do not necessarily have to be biologically relevant either." I don't understand the purpose of this line. I thought we've turned people away from accounts because they had no interest in biology. | ||
*'''[[User:Kathmc|Kathleen]] 19:11, 14 March 2006 (EST)''': I agree that this should be reworded. I'm assuming that the intention of this sentence is that you don't have to be a "biologist" (whatever that is...) to join. I do think that we want people to at least have an interest in biology, even if their primary work is chemistry, physics, engineering, computer science, sociology, etc. Maybe other people have different opinions on this. Maybe instead of making this a "negative" sentence, we should modify it to something positive like "Feel free to email if you have an interest in the biology-related sciences, irrespective of your current field." Hopefully this will not prevent anyone from trying to join, but may keep the "inappropriate" user requests to a minimum. | |||
Revision as of 17:11, 14 March 2006
- Austin 18:31, 14 March 2006 (EST): "Your research or interests do not necessarily have to be biologically relevant either." I don't understand the purpose of this line. I thought we've turned people away from accounts because they had no interest in biology.
- Kathleen 19:11, 14 March 2006 (EST): I agree that this should be reworded. I'm assuming that the intention of this sentence is that you don't have to be a "biologist" (whatever that is...) to join. I do think that we want people to at least have an interest in biology, even if their primary work is chemistry, physics, engineering, computer science, sociology, etc. Maybe other people have different opinions on this. Maybe instead of making this a "negative" sentence, we should modify it to something positive like "Feel free to email if you have an interest in the biology-related sciences, irrespective of your current field." Hopefully this will not prevent anyone from trying to join, but may keep the "inappropriate" user requests to a minimum.
