Thank you. I’m not quite as yuuuge as some more famous walls, but I try to be as supportive as my size allows.
this wall is yuuuge
Hi Answer Wall, Since you are a wall, what are the things you separate or defend?
Walls don’t only separate and defend. We support, both structurally and (in my case) emotionally. Still, if you insist on thinking of walls as only separating or defending, I would say that I certainly defend the books and people in this building from the elements. I separate levels of the building from one another (what is floor but a sideways wall?). I defend intellectual freedom and anonymity and support those who wish to learn.
Hey You’re Great!
Aaaawwww, thanks! Glad to know I’m A Great Wall. One of my assistants just visited my cousin in China, THE Great Wall. (Psst, don’t tell anyone, butI learned something from my assistant. The Great Wall’s name in Chinese is “Long Wall,” not Great Wall. More accurate, eh? But not quite as grand.) Here are a few pictures of Long Wall.
Whatchu gonna do about it?
I’m a Wall. I ascribe to the philosophy, “Don’t just do something, stand there.”
I want to be the answerer of questions on this wall next year, I am a junior, how can I do this & will I get paid?
1. It’s a common request. Watch this space for future opportunities. 2. They ain’t payin’ me.
Woah! How did you type those fireworks? (see above) My mind is blown!
(Wizard of OZ voice): I am The Answer Wall.
My beloved Wall…
Love found, to love, and to embrace love. I never want love to end, and it doesn’t need to end, although it may morph into other forms of love over time. (P.S. impressive post-it printing)
I don’t actually go here but I just wanted to stay this is cool!
Hey! Welcome to BC! I think you’re pretty cool too.
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I love a friendly invitation! But this Wall has a strict rule about sharing personal information. I can’t know whether a phone number is shared in earnest or as a cruel joke, so in an excess of caution, I remove all personally identifying information.
How can I become the Answer Wall Question answerer?? I REALLY WANT TO!!!!
But then what would I do? I don’t have thumbs to twiddle. No, but seriously, watch for some opportunities for you (and others!) to provide answers later this semester.
Do you have any questions for me?
What suggestions do you have for things you would like to see at the library?
All great ideas! Keep ’em coming! I’ll pass them all along to people who might be able to make something happen.
I LOVE YOU
Seeing as this post-it was located on the stairwell bannister, perhaps you love the bannister? I *think* the bannister loves you, too. It’s hard to tell. Bannisters & walls speak linguistically unrelated languages. If you meant me, well, (blush) I love you, too. If you meant someone else entirely, I hope the love is requited.
Dear Library Wall & the offices that answered the questions: Thank you for the great answers to the questions. To be fair, I do think BC has a pretty great support system for students and the UCS is pretty professional and helpful to students.
Thank you, it’s good to hear these answers are helping. And I agree, UCS and the Dean of Students office are full of professionals who really care about students’ welfare.
Who answers these questions?
Why, thank you! I answer the questions, of course. But I get a lot of help from my assistants, who come from all over the BC Libraries (and ITS), and people in all the departments and offices over campus – and beyond – who take the time to give me info when I reach out to them.
This is ALL anonymous, right? So I won’t be punished for posting questions, right? (Or sectioned, or hospitalized, or whatever?)
Yes, this is all anonymous. I will never punish anyone for asking questions here. The only questions that are out of bounds are ones that betray the anonymity of non-public figures or use language that could harm someone, and my response to those questions is to redact the problem material, not to punish.
How much time do you spend on answering these questions?
I have a pretty big team of helpers who advise me on what to say, and who do the printing and blogging. So it’s not very much time at all for me, and not a huge amount for any one helper.
I ❤️ this wall! I realize that I’ve asked lot questions about UCS & mental health, and this wall usually gives great answers
I am only sorry for your own sake that you spend so much time talking to a wall. (Metaphorically speaking.) I will pass along whatever information my assistants are able to glean.
Can you please ANSWER the question? !!!???
I will do the best I can. I’ve had my assistants contact offices who might have some answers, but you will likely need to do some follow-up work to get more complete ones than will fit on a post-it.
How do you type on post-it notes?
I’m sure you’ve heard that thing before about the probability of a thousand monkeys with typewriters eventually producing all the works of Shakespeare? Well, it’s not like that. This library employs librarians, not monkeys. Librarians might not be as fun as monkeys, but they do know how to find answers, such as how to use a Word template to print onto post-its affixed to pieces of paper, and which font (courier) most closely resembles typewriter font. I’m cute? Gosh. Now I’m blushing.