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Originally posted by sparky:
if most of the grades in your class are A's and B's that means that the tests are too easy for your class. On the traditional grade scale, the average should always be C by definition. But schools don't really work like that any more.
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Originally posted by zhouj:
You want to see if you can pass a test in our AP Calc? A teacher can only make a test so hard before it becomes ridiculous. The issue is that the sample is not the typical bell curve group. If you managed to make the tests even harder and make the average a C, there wouldn't be any A's. We have very large numbers of people with very similar high-level ability and then a few stragglers.
Despite how interesting this argument is (just to put my little bit in, my test scores show that I'm supposed to have above average intelligence, but I failed the Calc B/C exam. Okay, so I didn't study very well, but that's why I like the excuse that I have a lack of desire to learn math. That's probably why I want to be a filmmaker and/or an animator, but enough about me), we're really off topic here. Okay, so I'm not a moderator, but I do want to see zaku's thread through to its conclusion.
Enough about his spelling and grammar problems. If he doesn't intend of shaping up, and fixing his (rather copious) spelling and grammar problems, then you don't have to read the thread. Simple as that. He has a request, and it's our responsibility as a community to help him, or help him see that his requests are unrealistic and that for many of the questions he's asking, he's never going to get the answer he wants. On the flip side, zaku, you have to understand that this is a world community, and for many people here, English isn't the first language, and having so many spelling and grammar errors makes it nearly impossible for them to read. Because of that, they won't help you, even if they have the information that you want, simply because they don't understand what you asked.
Zaku, the trick here is to ask the right questions. Right now, you're asking the wrong questions. Asking the whole community to write you a list of every single plugin that was made is the wrong question. What you could do is make your own list of maybe your top five favorite plugins, and ask for specific tips for how to make your plugins like the ones that you enjoy. As people give you tips, you try them out, play with them, see what changes you can make so that you enjoy what you've done more. Maybe instead of making the Thunderhead simply stronger, what would happen if you make some stats better while balancing them by making other stats worse. How does that change the gameplay? A majority of the things that people learn are by trying something new, practicing, and then adding that new knowledge to the knowledge that they already have. Graphics are similar. While there are far more programs available to you than for making plugs, you have to try them out to see which program fits your personal style. You cannot rely simply on tutorials and by what people tell you here, you have to try things out on your own, you have to practice, you have to make model after model to develop your own creative style.
Lastly, always remember that it's good to show your work to the public to get opinions for how to make your work better. By the same token, however, you can't get too attached to your work, because there will always be someone who doesn't like what you've done. Make sure that you ask that person what specific things they don't like, and what they think you could do to make it better. Of course, you don't have to take their advice, and that's your perogative as the artist (or programmer), but take what they say into consideration because while you might not use the advice for that particular project, perhaps try it in your next project. If you don't like the results, then don't use that tip, but at least you tried it. Well okay, I didn't answer your question. I didn't make a list of plugs, nor am I giving you the name of a specific person who can teach you all you need to know (there isn't one specific Yoda around here), but rather I'm telling you that this is a free and open community that you can use to help you learn what you want to know about making plugins and graphics.
Matrix
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(This message has been edited by what_is_the_matrix (edited 03-07-2004).)
