On Wed, 9 Jan 2013, Jed Rothwell wrote:
That is an okay rule but some exceptions may be needed. Cold fusion is controversial. At some institutions you can get in trouble merely for expressing interest in it. I know some professional scientists who follow the field but who must maintain low profiles. Some of them may be here, so we should cut them some slack.
Yes, this would involve two additions: permission to anonymize because of academic politics, and non-public archives invisible to google.
Groupware would allow more than one discussion section, appearing as multiple email lists: one of these could remain exactly as Vortex is now, while another is a professional alt-sci forum more resembling CMNS. Even add a Rossi-only channel, etc.
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