Re: improving sci newsgroups


"Landy" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Come in spinner!
You caught him Jo.......
Now all we need to do is throw him back.
Should we remove his head first so he's not caught again?
cheers
Bill




"don findlay" <don@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Jo Schaper wrote:
It is not xposting to alt newsgroups which is the problem--some, such
as
alt.caving, do have a reasonable connection to the sci. groups, and
there is no such similar sci group.

It is the failure of people to stay on-topic but to stray off into
unrelated relgion/politics rants. Now, sometimes these are relevant;
more often they are mere ravings.

I wouldn't think a phone number requirement is good. What if your phone
number is unlisted--especially if you share your phone number because
there are multiple people in a household? Most email addys are specific
to the person involved. For the most part, phone calls are more
invasive
than any email. I am on every do not call list out there, but I don't
mind email as it is much easier to delete if not relevant to me. Spam
filters do a pretty good job of catching all but one or two unwanted
emails, and only put one or two wanted ones in the junk box. That way,
most strangers can still get through with legitimate communication, but
the commercial mail is trapped.

It has been sad to see how kook postings have driven away many of the
real scientists from sci.geo.geology, but I cannot blame them. I do not
think this promotes science, as much as it might maintain sanity. Why
people cannot comport themselves online as rational and compassionate
beings is beyond me.

Depends what you see as 'kook'. Any 'kook' posting draws immediate
clamour from the assembly. Some of the crowd are more vocal than
others but they are all there for the execution, ...and the spectacle,
..some even like to participate in drawing the knife through the
gristle if the head does not fall with a clean blow. 'George', Master
at Arms, and of The Kill-File and the foolish grin, demonstrates
graphically with just about every post he makes, how 'real science'
behaves in public forum.

Yeah, shame on me for demanding that real questions get real answers. Bad
boy, George.

George


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