paladin17 wrote:On this forum, as far as I can see, messages like "Ha-ha, look at these idiots!" (without any productive discussion of alternatives) are the rule rather than exception. This is very unfortunate, but it's a fact.
Eugene,
I think this is a matter of your expectations of what this forum should be, being incongruent with what it actually is.
The format has limitations.
-anyone who is interested in the topics covered, is welcome to join
-there are no prerequisites for participation, such as degrees, courses, experience, etc. etc.
-there is no mechanism for formal debate
-there is no peer review or any other type of filtering process other than a requirement for compliance with forum Rules and Regulations which are plainly stated on the Announcement board
i prefer to look at this venue as a "coffee house" where interested people can get together to exchange ideas pertaining to new paradigms, in an informal setting.
We attract people from all walks of life. The commonality being an interest in the Electric Universe/Plasma Cosmology.
The forum is a free for all, ideas presented are attacked and defended, or not.
Often times the viewer has to subjectively separate the wheat from the chaff.
With that being said, I have been a member of this forum in all of its three versions, and over that course of that time we have had an eclectic group of theorists and professionals in a variety of fields... mixed in with people seeking a venue for promoting their own pet theories, with the majority here having varying levels of intellectual curiosity.
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[quote="paladin17"]On this forum, as far as I can see, messages like "Ha-ha, look at these idiots!" (without any productive discussion of alternatives) are the rule rather than exception. This is very unfortunate, but it's a fact.[/quote]
Eugene,
I think this is a matter of your expectations of what this forum should be, being incongruent with what it actually is.
The format has limitations.
-anyone who is interested in the topics covered, is welcome to join
-there are no prerequisites for participation, such as degrees, courses, experience, etc. etc.
-there is no mechanism for formal debate
-there is no peer review or any other type of filtering process other than a requirement for compliance with forum Rules and Regulations which are plainly stated on the Announcement board
i prefer to look at this venue as a "coffee house" where interested people can get together to exchange ideas pertaining to new paradigms, in an informal setting.
We attract people from all walks of life. The commonality being an interest in the Electric Universe/Plasma Cosmology.
The forum is a free for all, ideas presented are attacked and defended, or not.
Often times the viewer has to subjectively separate the wheat from the chaff.
With that being said, I have been a member of this forum in all of its three versions, and over that course of that time we have had an eclectic group of theorists and professionals in a variety of fields... mixed in with people seeking a venue for promoting their own pet theories, with the majority here having varying levels of intellectual curiosity.
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