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I'll endeavour to answer only yes and no - it's an inanimate object in my office, so off you go...
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Is it on your office desk?
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Yes
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Is it an electronic device?
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No
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Is it a paperclip ?
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Is the object connected in any way with paper?
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Yes
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Is the item used to capture information?
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No
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Is it a stapler?
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It's really not clever to ask questions of the "Is it a ..." type at this stage of our knowledge. If you think it might be a paper clip, or a stapler etc. then try to think of a broader question that will help narrow down the field - for example "Is it something used to join sheets of paper together". That's good because if we get a Yes we know it's one of those things, or sticky tape, or something similar. If we get a NO then we've avoided asking lots of "Is it a... " questions
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No (it's not used to join sheets of paper together :grin: )
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THIS IS A SUMMARY - I'M NOT ASKING A QUESTION

- The item is ON an office desk
- It is NOT electronic
- It is associated with paper
- Its NOT a paperclip or a stapler
- Its NOT used to capture information

So, if its associated with paper and it does not capture info, then it would either store info like a (file, notepad, file-o-fax, business-card holder) or it does something with paper like (a sellotape, punch, paperweight).
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I think you have some embedded assumptions there Rudi. For example if the thing is a pack of origami paper or a roll of wrapping paper then it doesn't fit any of your categories.
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Is this thing smaller than a standard paperback novel?
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StuartR wrote:I think you have some embedded assumptions there Rudi. For example if the thing is a pack of origami paper or a roll of wrapping paper then it doesn't fit any of your categories.
Just throwing out ideas... :grin:
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Me too, not meaning to be a wet blanket, just trying to stimulate some good questions
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StuartR wrote:Is this thing smaller than a standard paperback novel?
In two dimensions, yes.
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