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gt0138d@prism.gatech.edu (Sumit) writes:

>>Yes, and until you posted this I had no idea there was such a softball 
>>field, and I've been here 3 years plus. 

>	Which explains that good-natured people ought to help newcomers
>find their way around the campus. You have been here for a while and yet
>are not completely familiar with the sorroundings.

Indeed. But it also demonstrates the unreliability of the strategy 
"Just let them ask some poor passing-by student where X is." My favorites are 
actually Frat houses. I just point them to Frat row.


>	I dont think the visitors are not smarter than you.  they are
>on campus for 3 minutes before they ask for help. 

I didn't say they weren't smarter than me. I said we need more signs 
and visitors should be given good maps.

>	I completely agree with you that more signs are needed. However, 
>it cannot completely eliminate the need for human guidance because of
>the complexity of the situation.

I suppose it depends on the nature of the place. Getting stopped once every
three weeks to find out where O'Keefe is is a little different than getting
stopped 5 to six times in an hour to find out where the Theatre for the
Arts is.

>	Imagine GT as a place that has numerous signs with arrows at every
>intersection.

We don't need numerous- just enough to find the major landmarks and 
important places. We can always then say "Find the theatre for the arts, then
go behind it" to find DramaTech.

Roger
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Roger Daniel Pease    
Georgia Tech CMPE Graduating Senior