(June 9, 2010 at 8:03 pm)Caecilian Wrote:

(June 9, 2010 at 7:47 pm)The_Flying_Skeptic Wrote: come on, i said the first one.

Yeah, okay. But only implicitly.

I am beginning to suspect you of being biased against binders.

Since binders are sacred, you and the other anti-binder miscreants will surely burn in hellfire for this.

haha, i haven't voted either way. i'm actually leaning towards binderism.

I think it has more to do with the application of the binder or notebook.

What are you debating on using a notebook or binder for then we could come up with logical reasons on why one is better than the other based on what the application is.

You can stand binders vertically in a shelf. They also contain slotted sections on each flap for additional paper storage, perhaps large enough to store a small notebook haha.
So much hate on the binderism.

(June 9, 2010 at 8:39 pm)paintpooper Wrote: I think it has more to do with the application of the binder or notebook.

What are you debating on using a notebook or binder for then we could come up with logical reasons on why one is better than the other based on what the application is.

You can stand binders vertically in a shelf. They also contain slotted sections on each flap for additional paper storage, perhaps large enough to store a small notebook haha.
So much hate on the binderism.

I'm debating over what should be used by default (you know how you choose your 'default' browser. mine is Google Chrome).

Good point on how you can stack binders vertically easily. I just realized that the typical (hard cover not flimsy) binder can easily stand vertically on its own without tipping over and take up less surface area on a table than a notebook laying flat on a table.

(June 9, 2010 at 9:05 pm)The_Flying_Skeptic Wrote: I'm debating over what should be used by default (you know how you choose your 'default' browser. mine is Google Chrome).

Good point on how you can stack binders vertically easily. I just realized that the typical (hard cover not flimsy) binder can easily stand vertically on its own without tipping over and take up less surface area on a table than a notebook laying flat on a table.

First of all, apologies for accusing you of anti-binderism. As a fervent believer in binders, its obviously a sensitive subject for me. Hope you understand.

Using binders requires a bit more organization than notebooks. In particular, you need to use reinforcers and/or plastic pockets. Otherwise the paper will break, and stuff will fall out of your binder.

However, as long as you do that, binders are vastly superior to notebooks, for all of the reasons that we've said. To sum things up, binders are a much more flexible way of storing information.

A third option, which I've adopted myself, is to invest in a filing cabinet. You may not have enough stuff now to merit a filing cabinet, but believe me- in time you will. The binder -> filing cabinet transition is an easy one. The sections in your binders simply become sections in your filing cabinet. By contrast, a notebook -> filing cabinet transition would be messy, to say the least, since you'd have to break up all your notebooks.

Which is yet another reason to go for binders.

(June 9, 2010 at 5:59 pm)Paul the Human Wrote: And if you're not left-handed... you should be.

Amen.
Oops, I guess that isn't the best word to use to express agreement on an atheist forum. It's just a habit I've picked up that I find hard to break.

(June 9, 2010 at 6:06 pm)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: Doesn't left-handedness mean you are evil or something?

I was once told that every left handed person owes the devil a day's work. If that is the case that is one debt I've paid a long time ago.

I guess I should say something about the subject of this thread. I find notebooks easier to write in so that is what I voted for in the poll, but binders are often useful for storing papers.

At work i always use Notebooks, so Notebooks for me, binders are rubbish.

(June 15, 2010 at 8:16 am)British_Atheist Wrote: At work i always use Notebooks, so Notebooks for me, binders are rubbish.

that's like saying 'I was raised a Christian so I'm going to stay a Christian; atheism is rubbish'. Binderism FTW