Portal talk:Thinking

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Miscellany for deletion This miscellaneous page was nominated for deletion on 11 July 2006. The result of the discussion was speedy keep. An archived record of this discussion can be found here.

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[edit] Beginning of article

It is very long..maybe it can be cut down a bit? Fethroesforia 13:49, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Maintainer needed

The whole portal needs a maintainer (and an overhaul), as nothing seems to have been updated since it was created in June 2006. --Quiddity 19:56, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Some thoughts about this portal

  • Hi I have assumed the role of maintainer for this portal.
  • The word "mechanics" is used to describe the mind. There are still discussions going on about how the mind functions and a more open word should be considered to replace "mechanics". The word "dynamics" may be one option.
  • Please consider splitting "Aids/pitfalls to thinking" into two respective sections to avoid confusion. Addendum: Consider integrating these into the section Topics related to thinking at the bottom of the page under "thinking fallacies" and consider the section "Thinking tools" instead of "thinking aids"
  • While I don't have anything against Einstein I am not convinced that his biography is needed on this page. I would like to propose that this page should be free of references to any one person / thinker / genius.

Letranova 04:16, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree on the last point. Einstein was an outstanding physicist, but this is not a physics portal. Ben Finn 12:15, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Speech act

Speech act should not be included under 'Creative processes', and probably not anywhere in this portal. It's related to philosophical logic & linguistics, not thinking as such. Ben Finn 12:14, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Portal:Linguistics

I've taken over as maintainer of the Linguistics portal, so it's cleaned up, contentful, and up to date (and thanks to queued media, will be for many months to come). Would you please add it to your related portals list? Msanford (talk) 19:40, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Regarding the above comment about Speech Act (with which I agree) I suggested adding linguistics not because language production involves thinking, but because linguistics (the scientific study of language) does.Msanford (talk) 19:42, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
1) be bold! 2) this portal needs a maintainer too (see 4 threads up), so the Speech Act questions are likely to go unanswered. (I just watchlist here to prevent vandalism. I don't maintain/develop). -- Quiddity (talk) 22:51, 12 February 2008 (UTC)