OK. My apologies. Like I said before, I came to post a review of Hagelstein's editorial, which, although negative, I did not think violated rule 2. And then, of course, I can't resist replying to direct responses to stuff I write, and it spiraled outta control.
I'm not interested in an inaccessible (non-archived) list like vortex-b, so I'll just slink away. I may post a few responses to Rothwell's latest replies over on wavewatching.net/fringe if they tolerate it. Otherwise, adios. It's been a slice. On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 5:25 PM, William Beaty <bi...@eskimo.com> wrote: > > Please immediately move all debunking to VortexB-L. Vortex' Rule 2 > is intended to prevent debunking-based postings here. Also please read: > > > On Wed, 8 May 2013, Edmund Storms wrote: > > What is the usefulness of all this discussion. Cude will not accept the > > most obvious and well supported arguments and he will not accept what I > > just said here. > > Yes, such discussions usually prove pointless. A simple problem with a > simple solution: "DEBUNKING" IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN ON VORTEX-L. If you > see some, it's probably coming from someone who didn't read the forum > rules: > > > http://amasci.com/weird/wvort.**html#rules<http://amasci.com/weird/wvort.html#rules> > > It's not just about "no sneering." Skeptics are not welcome here. > Vortex-L exists to provide a Believer forum which stays far away from the > message traffic and time wasted in discussions with staunch non- > Believers. There's plenty of other groups for such topics if you want to > indulge (including vortexB-L.) And, if rule #2 isn't clear enough, well, > here's the expanded version: > > http://amasci.com/weird/vmore.**html<http://amasci.com/weird/vmore.html> > > Note well: > > "I started this group as an openminded quiet harbor for interested > parties to discuss the Griggs Rotor away from the believer-skeptic > uproar on sci.physics.fusion. It quickly mutated into a "believers > forum" for discussion of cold fusion and other anomalous physics. I > created Rule #2 to prevent this list from becoming another battleground > like the sci.physics.fusion newsgroup. Be warned: IF YOU SELF-IDENTIFY > AS "NON-WOO," THEN YOU COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE FORUM AT ANY TIME. > > > PS > Hey, part of that old article in THE SKEPTIC is now on google books... > > Skepticism and Credulity, Finding balance between Type-I and -II errors > http://goo.gl/jU5Zf > > Another one: > > BERKUN, Why smart people defend bad ideas > > http://scottberkun.com/essays/**40-why-smart-people-defend-**bad-ideas/<http://scottberkun.com/essays/40-why-smart-people-defend-bad-ideas/> > > > > > > (((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))) > William J. Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website > billb amasci com http://amasci.com > EE/programmer/sci-exhibits amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair > Seattle, WA 206-762-3818 unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci > >
