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Re: Hi Everyone - Posting of alt.arch FAQ
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| 3D Peruna 2005-09-22, 11:21 am |
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alt.architecture FAQ
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1. What architecture school should I go to? [Common Variant: How good is the
University of 'X'?]
2. Can someone help me with my homework?
3. Where can I find free plans/design work/engineering calcs on the
internet?
4. What CAD program is best/should I buy?
5. Is architecture a good career choice?
6. Am I being overcharged by my architect?
7. What does everyone think of this famous architect's work?
8. Why should I hire an architect when I can draw the plans with [insert
name of extremely cheap drafting software here] on my own computer?
9. Where can I find 'X'?
10. What's a good gift for a teenager who wants to be an architect?
11. Please go to my website.
12. Why are architects so incompetent?
13. May I advertise in alt.architecture?
Frequently Offered Answers on alt.architecture:
1. What architecture school should I go to? [Common Variant: How good is the
University of 'X'?]
It's up to you. [Variant: "LOL!!!!"]
2. Can someone help me with my homework?
Nah. See question/answer #9 and stop asking others to do your work.
3. Where can I find free plans/design work/engineering calcs on the
internet?
http://www.alltheplansintheworld.co...itect/egan.html
http://www.freearchitecture.com/
http://www.allthefreecadsoftware.com/instantplans/
4. What CAD program is best/should I buy?
Try the alt.cad newsgroup. We're pretentious artistes at alt.architecture.
5. Is architecture a good career choice?
LOL! We can only hope so.
6. Am I being overcharged by my architect?
LOL! We can only hope so.
7. What does everyone think of this famous architect's work?
AUGH!
8. Why should I hire an architect when I can draw the plans with [insert
name of extremely cheap drafting software here] on my own computer?
You get what you pay for [or don't pay for--RE: Congressman James
Trafficant's self-defense].
9. Where can I find 'X'?
Leave us alone. Try http://www.google.com instead.
10. What's a good gift for a teenager who wants to be an architect?
Space.
11. Please go to my website.
That's not a question.
12. Why are architects so incompetent?
Only in Hong Kong. They're all good everywhere else.
13. May I advertise in alt.architecture?
Only if your first name is not Ralph or Anthony. Otherwise, feel free.
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| 3D Peruna wrote:
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> Frequently Offered Answers on alt.architecture:
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> 1. What architecture school should I go to? [Common Variant: How good is the
> university of 'X'?]
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> It's up to you. [Variant: "LOL!!!!"]
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Just curious but why is 'lol' the apporiate response to this question. I
asked a question in this group last year about the pros/cons of a mARCH
vs. bARCH and received very good responses. Also someone was generous
enought to point out that the present school I was attending for my
undergraduate degree was not a very well reputed school for
architecture. After doing some checking I found out the this was true
and had it not been for that response here I might not of ever known.
Isn't reputation of a school an important factor when choosing which
school to go to?
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| 3D Peruna 2005-09-22, 7:21 pm |
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"JCarr" <jcaREMOVErr23@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:yLEYe.541056$s54.309684@pd7tw2no...
> 3D Peruna wrote:
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> Just curious but why is 'lol' the apporiate response to this question. I
> asked a question in this group last year about the pros/cons of a mARCH
> vs. bARCH and received very good responses. Also someone was generous
> enought to point out that the present school I was attending for my
> undergraduate degree was not a very well reputed school for architecture.
> After doing some checking I found out the this was true and had it not
> been for that response here I might not of ever known.
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> Isn't reputation of a school an important factor when choosing which
> school to go to?
Your post (if I recall correctly) was in the form of an intelligent
question. What we usually get is "Can you tell me about school X?" Or "I
want to get into school X? Please help."
Also...you prolly need to read the rest of the FAQ to understand the
question in context.
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| 3D Peruna wrote:
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> Your post (if I recall correctly) was in the form of an intelligent
> question. What we usually get is "Can you tell me about school X?" Or "I
> want to get into school X? Please help."
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> Also...you prolly need to read the rest of the FAQ to understand the
> question in context.
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It's a fine FAQ, I think. Though the context is probably lost on an
occasional lurker such as myself. Sorry.
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| "JCarr"> wrote
> 3D Peruna wrote:
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> It's a fine FAQ, I think. Though the context is probably lost on an
> occasional lurker such as myself. Sorry.
Its more of a local joke than anything else.
Invented by one of the ex-regulars here and modified over time by others.
Relax, its toothless.
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| Pierre Levesque, AIA 2005-09-22, 11:21 pm |
| Was that a really loud "WHOOSH" I just heard flying over your head? Glad we
could be of help when you were researching schools last year... just be
careful about coming back over to alt.architecture asking us to do your
homework or somethin'...
"JCarr" <jcaREMOVErr23@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:yLEYe.541056$s54.309684@pd7tw2no...
> 3D Peruna wrote:
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> Just curious but why is 'lol' the apporiate response to this question. I
> asked a question in this group last year about the pros/cons of a mARCH
> vs. bARCH and received very good responses. Also someone was generous
> enought to point out that the present school I was attending for my
> undergraduate degree was not a very well reputed school for architecture.
> After doing some checking I found out the this was true and had it not
> been for that response here I might not of ever known.
>
> Isn't reputation of a school an important factor when choosing which
> school to go to?
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