[08:36] <ameertawfik> I am doing an academic research about content usefulness in online forums. In order to have an understanding of content usefulness, i need to study whats makes users evaluate content as useful.
[08:37] <ameertawfik> in your opinion and through your experience in cnet:   1- What makes a useful post ( Initial or reply post)?  2- What makes a useful thread (The overall discussion)?
[08:38] <ameertawfik> i have posted this question in ubuntu forums (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1770676), but the respones were not that much
[08:39] <ameertawfik> so, i was wondering if you could give me some feedback?
[08:50] <ameertawfik> hi all
[08:52] <ameertawfik> i have one question related to  my study. the question is what are the characteristics of a useful thread or post?
[09:19] <Guest34331> need help with wubi installation, downloaded it to run alongside windows..rebooted computer and no option to choose os
[10:07] <dipiwee> morinig
[10:08] <dipiwee> looking for the nick of a forum mod..
[10:08] <dipiwee> or if a forum mod is available in here right now..
[10:08] <dipiwee> anyone around ?
[10:17] <dipiwee> ?
[10:56] <dipiwee> still no one around ?
[10:59] <Mandrew> maybe :P
[10:59] <dipiwee> Mandrew: are you a forum op ?
[10:59] <dipiwee> by any chance
[11:00] <Mandrew> not by a long shot ;)
[11:00] <dipiwee> Mandrew: mind giving me the nick of a forum mod ? so i could maybe pm him on the forum
[11:01] <Mandrew> i just found this place myself
[16:07] <ZereF> hi hi
[16:43] <ZereF> hey guys, i'm having trouble setting up a new grub script
[17:06] <dipiwee> is there anyone around ?
[17:13] <Pici> Perhaps...
[17:18] <ZereF> sigh
[17:25] <Pici> dipiwee: Why do you need a nick of a moderator here on IRC if you're going to pm them on the forums?
[17:26] <dipiwee> Pici: i found no forum moderator on the forums.. 
[17:26] <ikonia> dipiwee: they are all listed 
[17:26] <dipiwee> it's a little easier to type in the nick
[17:26] <dipiwee> and send a pm
[17:26] <dipiwee> ikonia: i must be blind.. you don't have a link by any chance?
[17:26] <ikonia> dipiwee: it's easy to send a pm to the person 
[17:27] <ikonia> http://ubuntuforums.org/showgroups.php
[17:27] <Pici> dipiwee: http://ubuntuforums.org/showgroups.php
[17:27] <ikonia> dipiwee: the big "show forum leaders" link at the bottom
[17:27] <dipiwee> ikonia: thats great
[17:27] <dipiwee> thanks alot
[17:27] <ikonia> dipiwee: or if you click on the forum you want and scroll down to the bottom it lists all the moderators of that forum
[17:28] <dipiwee> ikonia: the "question" is that i don't know where to post the topic i would like to create
[17:28] <dipiwee> hence why im looking to pm a mod to ask where i should post that topic :D
[17:29] <ikonia> what's the topic ?
[17:29] <dipiwee> ikonia: off ubuntu topic..
[17:30] <dipiwee> I would post a link .. but if i do so in here i will be held guilty of promoting ..
[17:30] <dipiwee> so i prefer posting it on the forum where a mod will let me post it
[17:30] <ikonia> dipiwee: that's the coffee house thing
[17:30] <dipiwee> basically its a dot sharing website
[17:30] <ikonia> dipiwee: what's the actual topic
[17:30] <dipiwee> so.. "dots" = configuration files.
[17:30] <ikonia> dot sharing ?
[17:31] <ikonia> what is dot sharing ?
[17:31] <Pici> dotfiles
[17:31] <Pici> ikonia: where people share things like .vimrc and .screenrc and .bash_aliases things like that.
[17:31] <dipiwee> Pici: nope.. dotfiles has been "down" for a looong while now..
[17:32] <ikonia> ahhh
[17:32] <ikonia> Pici: I'm clearly not cool, I've never heard of that
[17:32] <Pici> dipiwee: I meant it as an example.
[17:32] <dipiwee> Pici: sorry 
[17:33] <dipiwee> so .. if a topic could be posted on the forums about it.. would be awesome ! for people who enjoy "customizing" and great for the website aswell