I don't think this post is squarely directed at me or accusing me of such but as it could be interpreted as an accusation I have replied as if it were...
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 2:40 PM, William Beaty <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 24 Jun 2009, Colin Quinney wrote: > > I calculated that in an average alt physics forum > > of 1000 members, perhaps only three or four people are doing any real > > experiments, at least from those who are posting. Vortex may be the > > exception, but Bill is correct. I am also guilty. I have tried to get > > others to do "my" experiments. mea culpa. > > Honestly seeking help is not the "FREENRG-L NEWBIE" problem. Imagining > that others might be interested in your work, that's not the problem. > > When looking for help, do you believe you're *entitled* to others' time > and energy; and everyone should drop their own unimportant useless little > projects and instead work on yours? For me, no. I didn't expect anyone would try it, not even kinda distantly. I do think that those who are interested in the goals of FE, alt sci should be as willing to give some consideration, some thought, something other than ignoring/debunking/disregarding or in essence give a fraction of the attention that a political or OT thread can generate. In fact if it wasn't for all the attention to off topic politics I would not have thought to post, the original post was called "OnTopic" and I posted as much or more to get the group back on topic as I did to advance my observation. I really only expected to get grief over it but I see I didn't give the members enough credit. > Do you see your own projects as > staggaringly important Yes. > , so important that all other projects are worthless > in comparison? No, although if I am right and personally I believe I am then this is rather dramatic stuff. Think Antigravity, Free Energy and a transformation possible in the field of physical and mental health being the possible outcomes among others. But no, I am not so arrogant to consider others project worthless at all and even if I am right that would not invalidate other projects or mean they were not possibly worthwhile. > If someone refuses to let you usurp their time, do you > respond with personal attacks? No, all someone has to do is not reply. Horace, Jed and Jones have not chimed in and many others besides, have I responded with personal attacks against them? No. In fact to a degree I perhaps thank them, you know the saying, "If you don't have anything nice to say..."
