Stonemasons' forum

At lunchtime someone who's doing an MA in Digital Education gave us a talk about what he'd learnt. They are learning about Digital Education using digital methods (online forums, Skype, blogs). It made me wonder if other professions learnt in a similarly recursive way then what would it be like. Imagine what a stonemasons' discussion forum would look like...

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"IMHO"

And if you're familiar with Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels then you will know what I mean about trolls having a whole new meaning.