English Club Chatter

I have two research issues; maybe you guys can help me out? One, I feel like there's tons of misinformation floating around thanks to google, but when I try to search the deeper web for answers, I either find totally complex and barely related academic articles, or worse, I don't find anything! (Note, this is research unrelated to my academic writing, just stuff I would like to know about or understand.) Secound--well, this is just a continuation of my first problem, really, but when I want to know something, inspite of my distrust of google, I end up going there (if we are not talking academic papers) because I know I'll at least get some kind of answer and find something to satisfy my curiousity. Okay, I've been ashamed of this for some time, but maybe there's some kind of solution? Where could I go for more reliable misc. information?

What an interesting and intriguing question, Sarah! I think of google as both a blessing and a curse. It is a great place to kill some time, but don't expect to find any information of any actual value. Try ask.com, that site, while equal in caliber to google, is a tad more fun:). P.S.--Sarah, your posts are generally brilliant, I have been in awe of you for some time. I promise to maintain a polite distance, but do I have your permission to worship you?

I don't know how reliable it is (due to the editable by anyone nature of it), BUT wikipedia has always done me well when i want to look up something general for just me. Why, I was just reading about bees on there the other day. As far as academic research, that is kinda sorta the whole main point (sorry if I sound condescending) of the list provided at the beginning of the thread.
Lets all not forget to keep our eyes and minds open for reliable information to add to our list of online resources.

Sarah, while not at all discrediting the "whole main point of the list", was actually making a deeper and more profound statement about google and Internet research in general. Nic, I suggest you follow Sarah around and learn from her, your intellect is obviously horribly inferior to hers if you would question her intent in this way. You should worship her as I do. I'm thinking of starting a cult. Think Sarism. Soon we will all be as brilliant as she is--Wait no, we can never hope for that! I repent! I repent! Soon we will all begin striving toward her likeness. Glory be to Sarah! Amen.

yeah, you know what thats not funny "that person you guys don't know" Your just being facicious and down right rude. I can't believe you would worship Sarah. I mean she didnt even say anything ? Are you one crayon short of the whole box or something?

duh.

ps. it would be Sarahism (because she spells it with an H--she gets really really angry when you forget that H so if you dont want to be smited you better spell her cult right.)

This is quite pleasing. I would like to point out that insults are the most necessary ingredient to a new movement (in this instance, Sarism), because insults exhibit the controversy from which the movement arises--controvery being linked to both fear and need. Insults and other forms of derogatory comments or actions also show that there is underlying jealousy/insecurity as well as a lack of thorough understanding of Sarism.

I chose the spelling s-a-r-i-s-m because it is more equavelnt to sadism. It was a play on words, so to speek.

Sarism is not for the weak of mind or spirit. If you fail to grasp the points I make, I suggest starting your own movement. Or hey, I hear Jesus Christ still has quite a following. Adopt some form of Christianity.

~Sarah:)