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Katana

Dark Wizard
\"She said tonight...come on come on collide...see what I fire feels like..I bet its just like heaven.\"








Since: 08-15-04
From: Philadelphia, P.A.

Since last post: 1565 days
Last activity: 1383 days
Posted on 10-12-11 08:16 PM Link | Quote
You guys helped me earn my first A of the semester.

I won't bore you with the actual 15 page research paper I composed regarding this subject, but I can say this, you guys helped soooo much. Seriously. I appreciate it.

So, the part that I was keeping to myself until after the experiment. The reason why I was so particular about only counting those accounted for before we began was this: Anyone outside of that group was considered what our efforts spread to. The segment of the experiment that you all helped me conduct, failed in the technical sense, but passed the part I actually hoped it would. Passed with flying colors, actually.

We had certain people, myself included, who pledged their 10 a day, and didn't make it. And not everyone who "signed up" per se, went ahead to account for those who did NOT make their pledged quota. Honestly...I expected that to happen, and if it didn't, the likelihood of some sort of miscalculation would have been pretty high. So, this "failure" is a good thing. It's actually what I wanted.

What I was hoping to see here, more so than in any other aspect of the entire experiment, was the activity to spread. I wanted to see what would happen, within the parameters of the experiment, when a small few got excited and showed their excitement....and obviously it spread like wildfire. Early fall is typically a VERY busy time, lots of changes, school starting, jobs either getting busier due to the upcoming holidays, or slowing down due to any summer rush subsiding...

I was able to find out a lot, generally, and I am liking what I'm seeing when I compare what I learned here with the other outlets of experimentation. Little caught up with other assignments, and other issues at the moment, but as soon as I can, I'll see about getting the completed work here so you all can see the bigger picture and how you related to it.

But in short, I wanted to see that people could have fun with what they do, that it WAS possible to get out of the mundane "I have to get up and *insert task here* today. Fml." And that "fun" was a factor in garnering general efficiency, and a strong one at that. And the results here regarding that are a bit stronger than other places. Here, the only "reward" honestly, was bragging rights. In other aspects, where actual monetary reward was given, however small, when the task wasn't as "fun" the end result still wasn't as great in comparison.



/halfassed scholarly mode.
Xeoman

Ball and Chain Trooper
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Since: 08-14-04
From: 255

Since last post: 99 days
Last activity: 87 days
Posted on 10-13-11 04:26 AM Link | Quote
So basically, the conspiracy continues!?!?!
Katana

Dark Wizard
\"She said tonight...come on come on collide...see what I fire feels like..I bet its just like heaven.\"








Since: 08-15-04
From: Philadelphia, P.A.

Since last post: 1565 days
Last activity: 1383 days
Posted on 10-24-11 01:03 AM Link | Quote
Hahaha. Yeah. I'm thinking of attempting something like this again. Not anytime SUPER soon, but somewhere in the future. Maybe after the holidays? Maybe make it a summer thing? It was a lot of fun.

Still waiting on getting my paper back. I kinda just went and typed the final version without making a copy...probably because I hit print 5 minutes before class...

but yea...aside from falling off the wagon, I had a blast.

But the biggest point I wanted to prove was that having fun doing something like this together was contagious. That's why it was important to me that there were those outside of the members originally counted, that caught on.

So, thanks again! <3 <3 <3
Rogue
If you're reading this... You are the Resistance











Since: 08-17-04

Since last post: 644 days
Last activity: 453 days
Posted on 11-15-11 06:38 PM Link | Quote
'Grats on the A, and glad to have helped out in some small way.

Since the experiment has long since ended, I'm going to unstick this.

But that doesn't mean I don't want to hear more about it, Katana, when you've got your paper back.
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