Talk:Chronotype

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A fact from Chronotype appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on November 6, 2007.
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I've just started this article. More to come: history, researchers, assessment tools, references etc. Hordaland 10:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Done, now, except perhaps for a couple of External Links. So now people are welcome to tell me what I've done wrong -- or maybe even right?
Hordaland 19:35, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

You have done an excellent job, Hordaland, I feel that I have learnt a lot more about this topic, including up-to-date scales to assess chronotype (those more up-to-date than the Horne-Ostberg Scale). I was especially interested to see the reference to creativity and chronotype. This article is well-referenced, clearly written and contains good coverage of the topic - it is a good example of what all Wikipedia articles should be like! ACEOREVIVED 20:19, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Gosh. (Blushing) Thanks.
What's so great about Wikipedia is that one can work in a flash of "inspiration" on something intensely interesting. 'Twould be a drag to have to, by someone else's deadlines. Hordaland 10:07, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Just a thought, but are articles supposed to be written in the first person, albeit plural (maybe other species use Wikipedia and find it offensive?) I would say nix the we's, maybe switch to 3rd person. Ben 02:50, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Good point. Fixed. (I hope I got 'em all.) Hordaland 16:04, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sleep deprivation

I agree that chronic sleep deprivation isn't the key to whether extreme eveningness is a disorder or not. Lots of people avoid the worst sleep deprivation by sleeping, say 4-7 a.m. plus 5-11 p.m. However, this does not allow, IMO, normal participation in society. The key, in any case, is whether one sufficient sleep episode within times considered to be normal, can or cannot be achieved.

Additionally, sleep-wake is not the only activity affected by chronotype; it's just the most obvious. Hordaland 16:18, 6 November 2007 (UTC)