User talk:XPPaul

Notability of Udacity
Howdy, I wrote a note on Talk:Udacity regarding your concerns of notability on that article (I wrote the article itself some time ago). Do feel free to discuss if you are so inclined. Thanks! --TeaDrinker (talk) 22:19, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Re: Mens sana in corpore sano

 * The RD is not for discussing your ideology. If you have questions about the increasing life-expectancy, even at poor countries, or the reduced number of wars, just ask.

My observation about the importance of public health issues and the lack of value given to such issues has nothing to do with any personal ideology. A discussion about the institutional values of physical and mental health has little to nothing to do with increased life-expectancy or the reduced number of wars. Increased life-expectancy and the reduction in the number of wars has to do with access to technology, not whether a society values public health. You could have a society where people have extended their lives to 200 years and live in peace, burrowed underground like rats in cages (The Machine Stops) but the value of such a life is a matter for discussion. In other words, you can have longevity and peace and at the same time devalue the health of the individual. A discussion about the value of health is a discussion about the quality of life, not how long one lives or whether one is being attacked or being drafted to fight a war. You're deliberately confusing the issues to avoid having the discussion. That's intellectually dishonest. Viriditas (talk) 07:30, 24 April 2012 (UTC)


 * My talk-page is not for discussing your ideology. If you have questions about the increasing life-expectancy, even at poor countries, or the reduced number of wars, just ask. XPPaul (talk) 21:24, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Publishing costs
I don't know if you're still watching this thread, so I'll answer your question here too: Yes, Springer asks authors to pay Springer ~3000 USD to publish an open access article. Not only does Springer receive the article at no cost, they also receive refereeing services, and many editorial services for free. As far as I know, very few of the academics whose work is needed to publish scientific journals get paid by the journal publisher at all. SemanticMantis (talk) 18:16, 7 May 2012 (UTC)