Case in Point. Moderation is heavy on certain threads in one direction, VERY light on LENR threads in the anti-science direction.
- Laser induced transmutation on palladium thin films in hydrogen atmosphere <https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3968011/posts> 6/17/2021, 9:20:38 AM · 41 of 41 <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/posts?page=41#41> Admin Moderator <https://freerepublic.com/~adminmoderator/> to *Kevmo* Knock it off. Post Reply <https://freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=3968011,41> | Private Reply <https://freerepublic.com/perl/mail-compose?reftype=comment;refid=3968011.41> | To 40 <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/posts?page=40#40> | View Replies <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/replies?c=41> https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/posts?page=41#41 ------------------------------------------------------------------ background ----------------------------------------------------------------- Updated No Internal Trolling Rules for FR per Jim Robinson https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3928396/posts If someone says stop, then stop. Do not enter onto a thread on a topic you don’t like just to disrupt, rattle cages, poke sticks, insult the regulars, or engage in trolling activities, etc. This “freeper” has been asked multiple times to leave these threads. 40 <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/posts?page=40#40> posted on *6/17/2021, 7:00:06 AM* by Kevmo <https://freerepublic.com/~kevmo/>(some things may be true even if Donald Trump said them. ~Jonathan Karl) [ Post Reply <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/reply?c=40> | Private Reply <https://freerepublic.com/perl/mail-compose?refid=3968011.40;reftype=comment> | To 39 <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/posts?page=41#39> | View Replies <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/replies?c=40> | Report Abuse <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/abuse?c=40>] To: *Steely Tom* Science has a protocol. Conservatism has a protocol. Apparently there is a protocol that overrides both of them, the protocol of the gang @$$#0/e. 38 <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/posts?page=38#38> posted on *6/17/2021, 5:07:26 AM* by Kevmo <https://freerepublic.com/~kevmo/>(some things may be true even if Donald Trump said them. ~Jonathan Karl) [ Post Reply <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/reply?c=38> | Private Reply <https://freerepublic.com/perl/mail-compose?refid=3968011.38;reftype=comment> | To 35 <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/posts?page=41#35> | View Replies <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/replies?c=38> | Report Abuse <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/abuse?c=38>] To: *Seagull* What does it take to get rid of seagulls on FR? 30 <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/posts?page=30#30> posted on *6/16/2021, 11:54:52 AM* by Kevmo <https://freerepublic.com/~kevmo/>(some things may be true even if Donald Trump said them. ~Jonathan Karl) [ Post Reply <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/reply?c=30> | Private Reply <https://freerepublic.com/perl/mail-compose?refid=3968011.30;reftype=comment> | To 25 <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/posts?page=41#25> | View Replies <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/replies?c=30> | Report Abuse <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/abuse?c=30>] ------------------------------ To: *Kevmo* *What does it take to get rid of seagulls on FR?* Ignoring them. 31 <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/posts?page=31#31> posted on *6/16/2021, 3:20:24 PM* by Steely Tom <https://freerepublic.com/~steelytom/> ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War]) [ Post Reply <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/reply?c=31> | Private Reply <https://freerepublic.com/perl/mail-compose?refid=3968011.31;reftype=comment> | To 30 <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/posts?page=41#30> | View Replies <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/replies?c=31> | Report Abuse <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/abuse?c=31>] ------------------------------ To: *Steely Tom* They gang up, like seagulls. Their aim is to shut down legitimate scientific discussion. We learned on Certifigate threads they are here against constitutional, conservative, and truth-pursuit principles, so ignoring them is no longer an option. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2168149/posts 32 <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/posts?page=32#32> posted on *6/16/2021, 5:28:27 PM* by Kevmo <https://freerepublic.com/~kevmo/>(some things may be true even if Donald Trump said them. ~Jonathan Karl) [ Post Reply <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/reply?c=32> | Private Reply <https://freerepublic.com/perl/mail-compose?refid=3968011.32;reftype=comment> | To 31 <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/posts?page=41#31> | View Replies <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/replies?c=32> | Report Abuse <https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3968011/abuse?c=32>] On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 6:43 PM Kevin O'Malley <kevmol...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for bumping the thread -- T4BTT > > LENR seems to have its own set of Anti-Science Truthers. In the last > couple of years, there has been quite a bit of activity in the area of Low > Energy Nuclear Reactions. Originally, the field was called Cold Fusion in > 1989 when Pons & Fleischmann announced their findings prematurely. They > were ridiculed and blacklisted by scientists who could have lost funding > for their nuclear projects in 1989, even though some of their findings were > soon replicated.. You can get the story here: > > http://lenr-canr.org/wordpress/?page_id=263 > > > In fact, the only verified instance of Fraud in LENR was when MIT > scientists fudged their results to show a negative result rather than the > positive one the data supports. > > The ongoing story here on Free Republic has been one where the detractors > use ridicule, falsehoods, false argumentation, classic fallacies, > misdirection, and all manner of unscientific and ugly behavior other than > to discuss the science behind the claims. In order to fight fire with fire, > I started calling these pathological skeptics “seagulls” but the moderator > told me not to do that. So the skeptopaths are allowed certain tactics on > FR but the LENR afficianados are not. It turns out that one of the > moderators resigned, and his scientific background was lacking in terms of > being able to properly absorb this material. At one time he even put it on > the same level as BigFoot without backing it up when confronted: > http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/backroom/2917406/posts?page=3976#3976 > > > And even though the Anomalous Heat Effect has been replicated hundreds of > times by more than a thousand scientists, even in mainstream peer-reviewed > journals. > > > https://springerlink3.metapress.com/content/8k5n17605m135n22/resource-secured/?target=fulltext.pdf&sid=xwvgza45j4sqpe3wceul4dv2&sh=www.springerlink.com > . > Jing-tang He > • Nuclear fusion inside condense matters > • Frontiers of Physics in China > Volume 2, Number 1, 96-102, DOI: 10.1007/s11467-007-0005-8 > This article describes in detail the nuclear fusion inside condense > matters—the Fleischmann-Pons effect, the reproducibility of cold fusions, > self-consistency of cold fusions and the possible applications > . > Note that Jing-tang He found there were 14,700 replications of the Pons > Fleischmann Anomalous Heat Effect. > http://www.boliven.com/publication/10.1007~s11467-007-0005-8?q=(%22David%20J.%20Nagel%22) > > . > National Instruments is a multibillion dollar corporation that does not > need to stick its neck out for “bigfoot stories”. After noting more than > 150 replications, they recently concluded that with so much evidence of > anomalous heat generation... > http://www.22passi.it/downloads/eu_brussels_june_20_2012_concezzi.pdf > Conclusion > • There is an unknown physical event and there is a need of better > measurements and control tools. NI is playing a role in accelerating > innovation and discovery. > > > > The current state of the science of LENR is that the Pons Fleischmann > Anomalous Heat Effect has been replicated and it is an established > scientific fact. But it is not an established ENGINEERING field because the > effect is difficult to generate and there is still some lingering stigma > associated with the field. The level of pathological resistance this field > receives is unconscionable for those of us who seek scientific answers and > engineering solutions. > > If you find that the thread leads to this post it is because I no longer > respond to the seagulls, I send all inquiries to this post so that crickets > are not generated, nor is there an impression left that they have an > objection worth pursuing. If lurkers feel the objection is worth pursuing, > they can repost the same question. > To learn more about LENR, I recommend the LENR-CANR website > http://lenr-canr.org/ > > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Kevin O'Malley <kevmol...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Basic derision >> >> ***That's all the skeptopaths seem to be able to muster. They can't >> counteract the science. They downshift into ridicule because they can get >> away with it. It's basically like saying, "hey, look, I can be an asshole >> and get away with it, so that's what I'm going to do." It does NOTHING to >> further the science. There isn't even an attempt to refute the science >> behind the claims. >> >> The same thing happened to the Wright brothers for 5 years between the >> time they first flew an airplane in 1903 and the time they had a contract >> to demo against in 1908. What happened to those skeptopaths in 1904? They >> were utterly discredited, but within a few weeks of the Wright brothers >> demonstration, they were spouting off yet again about how things should be >> done differently, better, more to their liking. It's horse shit. >> > >
