On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 8:11 PM, Eric Walker <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't think anyone advances serious consideration of LENR by posting > huge messages to unsympathetic forums. (Think of how well something is > received here when someone trolls. > ***Hindsight is 20/20. Someone with a scientific bent might log onto a scienceforums.net discussion about a fascinating scientific discussion around Metallic Hydrides, Anomalous Heat, Calorimetry, and the scientific method. Such a person might not be aware of the "unsympathetic" nature of the forum because it is, after all, a science forum. I went through a similar process on Free Republic, where I had trouble believing such intelligent people could be such strong asshole*bandwagon joiners. The difference is in the level of hypocrisy the founders are willing to engage in. For instance, right here on Vortex there are some very straightforward opening remarks about how hyperskepticism is unwelcome and sneering is grounds for removal. But on what basis does a scientific forum enforce against scientific topics it is "unsympathetic" towards? On controversial topics it would be less hypocritical to just allow the fur to fly but enforce simple rules such as are mentioned by the moderator -- no classic logical fallacies, that kind of thing. Moderator: "Please also note that the use of logical fallacy is against forum rules, so keep the appeal to authority out of it. " Of course, when the moderators couldn't pick a blue logical fallacy out of a field of ldaisies when it comes to one side, then the hypocrisy factor is what is coming into play.
