Math Entry Test

sologuitar · 2022-09-26 14:23:10

To avoid fakers and scammers on this site, I think an entry math test should be a requirement to join our community of math enthusiasts, teachers, tutors and students. The test should be multiple-choice, 10 questions with a passing score of 70 percent. For those who fail, the test can be taken at least 3 times per year. The test should also be fair but not too easy. Math questions on the test should range from grade 5 to 8. With the permission of the site creator, I would like the opportunity to create a math entry test for this site. You say?

Jai Ganesh · 2022-09-26 14:35:30

I don't think it is required, in my opinion.

Let's wait for others' views.

sologuitar · 2022-09-26 17:36:45

You are right. There is no test requirement but I think it is a good idea.

Bob · 2022-09-26 18:05:47

I am totally opposed to this. The forum is open access. Lots of our members join because they are weak at maths and want help to improve.

Bob

sologuitar · 2022-09-27 09:55:21

Bob wrote:

I am totally opposed to this. The forum is open access. Lots of our members join because they are weak at maths and want help to improve.
Bob

Copy. Understood. No test will be posted. It was just a suggestion.

mycalsuite · 2025-09-26 01:09:31

What a fascinating concept! A quick entrance exam could help weed out spammers and maintain the community's authenticity. Only true math fans might sign up if it's fair, covers middle school-level arithmetic, and isn't very challenging. I'd like to know what other people think about making this a requirement.

Bob · 2025-09-26 04:37:35

Every day I have to remove members who only joined so they can advertise on our site. It's a lot harder to do if the person uses a guest post rather than a member post so I have configued the guest group so they cannot do this. Sad but necessary or we'd become overwhelmed by rubbish, much of it downright offensive.

It would be wonderful if there was a mechanism that imposed some sort of post restriction on new members, but, as far as I can think, the only way for a new member to qualify would be to make posts, so I'm in a Catch 22 here. Suggestions welcome.

Bob

ktesla39 · 2025-09-26 13:45:41

Hi,

Email verification is a good idea but the bad part is we don't have it. I agree with Bob, the forum is indeed for all people including those who cant score 70%. So the math test is not a good idea. I'll try to do something if I can, without changing the forum's original code actually.

But wont that be a kinda hacking?

Suggestions welcomed;

Bob · Today 02:52:34

Test post.

https://www.google.com/
https://www.mathsisfun.com/data/function-grapher.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/
math
math
https://www.google.com/ https://www.mathsisfun.com/data/function-grapher.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/
https://www.google.com/https://www.mathsisfun.com/data/function-grapher.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/

I can stop multiple posting if the hyperlinks are all on one line but not if there's a newline between them.

Actually I cannot stop them even then as the last two show.

Bob

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