Where is a statement of the purpose of physics.stackexchange?
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7$\begingroup$ What about the tour? $\endgroup$– rob ModApr 9, 2022 at 14:38
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$\begingroup$ I clicked your link and found the welcome page statement. I looked for tour on the Home page but could not find it. I looked for a statement of purpose on the Home page but could not find it. $\endgroup$– user325561Apr 10, 2022 at 16:54
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6$\begingroup$ @goedelite what parts of "Physics Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for active researchers, academics and students of physics and astronomy... With your help, we're working together to build a library of detailed answers to every question about physics, astronomy and astrophysics are not clear? $\endgroup$– ZeroTheHeroApr 10, 2022 at 20:20
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2$\begingroup$ Previous question by OP: Is the purpose of physics.stackexchange to teach or to provide a stage?. $\endgroup$– Emilio PisantyApr 13, 2022 at 19:42
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The tour (available from the big question-mark symbol at top right) states the following:
Physics Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for active researchers, academics and students of physics and astronomy. It's built and run by you as part of the Stack Exchange network of Q&A sites. With your help, we're working together to build a library of detailed answers to every question about physics, astronomy and astrophysics.
This is the statement of purpose of the site.
The original purpose for the physics SE was to furnish a place where professional practitioners of the art could get assistance from their peers in solving specific technical problems in their field. Over the years it seems to have also become a place where lay people can pose questions about physics to get help understanding it across a fairly broad range of sub-topics within the field.
Whether or not this evolution in purpose is a good thing has been a topic of debate for as long as I have lurked here (~8 years and counting).
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$\begingroup$ Your answer is appreciated, but it is not the same as a statement of purpose by the persons now responsible for the forum. $\endgroup$– user325561Apr 10, 2022 at 16:38
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4$\begingroup$ @goedelite And who are the "persons now responsible for the forum", exactly? $\endgroup$ Apr 11, 2022 at 1:46