The following is basic information about the MathsGee Q&A forum. Please read this before posting questions or answers if you are unfamiliar with this sort of forum. Click on any question to show or hide the answer.
What kinds of questions can I ask here?
Most importantly, questions should be relevant to our community. Before you ask, please make sure to search for a similar question. You can search for questions by their title or tags.
What kinds of questions should be avoided?
Please avoid asking questions that are not related to our community, too subjective or argumentative.
What should I avoid in my answers?
MathsGee Q&A is a question and answer site - it is not a discussion group. Please avoid holding debates in your answers as they tend to dilute the quality of the forum.
For brief discussion, or to thank someone for their answer, please post comments, not answers.
For brief discussion, or to thank someone for their answer, please post comments, not answers.
Who moderates this community?
The short answer is: you. This website is moderated by the users. Points system allows users to earn rights to perform a variety of moderation tasks.
How does point system work?
When a question or answer is voted up, the user who posted it will gain points. These points serve as a rough measure of the community trust in that person. Various moderation tasks are gradually assigned to the users based on those points.
For example, if you ask an interesting question or useful answer, it will likely be voted up. On the other hand if the question is poorly-worded or the answer is misleading - it will likely be voted down. Each up vote on a question will generate 1 points, whereas each vote against will subtract 1 points. The following table lists points gained per activity:
The following table lists point requirements for each type of moderation task.
For example, if you ask an interesting question or useful answer, it will likely be voted up. On the other hand if the question is poorly-worded or the answer is misleading - it will likely be voted down. Each up vote on a question will generate 1 points, whereas each vote against will subtract 1 points. The following table lists points gained per activity:
| Posting a question: | 2 points |
| Selecting an answer for your question: | 2 points |
| Per up vote on your question: | + 1 points |
| Per down vote on your question: | - 1 points |
| Limit from up votes on each question: | + 10 points |
| Limit from down votes on each question: | – 3 points |
| Posting an answer: | 4 points |
| Having your answer selected as the best: | 10 points |
| Per up vote on your answer: | + 2 points |
| Per down vote on your answer: | - 2 points |
| Limit from up votes on each answer: | + 20 points |
| Limit from down votes on each answer: | – 5 points |
| Limit from up votes on each comment: | 10 points |
| Limit from down votes on each comment: | 3 points |
| Voting up a question: | 1 points |
| Voting down a question: | 1 points |
| Voting up an answer: | 1 points |
| Voting down an answer: | 1 points |
The following table lists point requirements for each type of moderation task.
| Answering questions | 150 points |
How to change my picture (gravatar), and what is gravatar?
The picture that appears in user profiles is called a gravatar, which means globally recognized avatar.
Here is how it works: You upload your picture (or your favorite alter ego image) to the website gravatar.com from where we later retrieve your image using a cryptographic key based on your email address.
This way all the websites you trust can show your image next to your posts and your email address remains private.
Please personalize your account with an image - just register at gravatar.com (just please be sure to use the same email address that you used to register with us). The default gray image is generated automatically.
Here is how it works: You upload your picture (or your favorite alter ego image) to the website gravatar.com from where we later retrieve your image using a cryptographic key based on your email address.
This way all the websites you trust can show your image next to your posts and your email address remains private.
Please personalize your account with an image - just register at gravatar.com (just please be sure to use the same email address that you used to register with us). The default gray image is generated automatically.
Still have questions?
Please ask your question and help make our community better!
Why do people answer questions on Mathsgee Q&A Bank?
People answer questions because of:
1. Reputation
2. To learn from others
3. To help others in need
4. Improve the state of STEM
How can I ask an author a question?
To ask an author a question, simply go to to author's category and ask a public question or you can go to the author's profile page –
Enter your question in the box provided and click Ask. This will send your question to the author.
If the author answers your question, the question and answer will appear on the homepage feed.
You will be notified when the author responds on your dashboard and by email.
Can I ask an author a question even if I didn't like the book?
Yes, you can ask any of the authors a question and they will answer.
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