paul's got wright Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 This thread has also bared some wonderful, witty banter over the years. I know this can be misconstrued as rude or aggressive sometimes, but in the majority it has been quite clean in my opinion. x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 5 hours ago, John Wright said: This thread has got to the stage of requiring to be locked... Might I suggest using a knob lock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 5 hours ago, John Wright said: We’ve only got so far because many, you included, as evidenced in the quoted post, don’t understand science. There is very little natural science that is absolute. It’s all theory, ( supposition in your terms ) based on best evidence, until someone proves the theory wrong. So, the earth as an oblate spinning sphere theory is centuries old andbacked by huge amounts of evidence, and hasn’t been proved wrong. To the extent it’s extremely unlikely it’s anything else. All the flat earth theories are based on misinterpretation, wrong facts, poor science and deductions, and can be demonstrated to be false. Its you that’s the troll. You don’t answer simple questions about your beliefs, your response is to seek absolute evidence and to rubbish the large volume of fact based observational and mathematical evidence. Try this. https://www.unlv.edu/news/release/round-earth-clues-how-science-proves-our-home-globe And on that quite excellent synoptic post - I salute you John - May I suggest the thread is locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Why? What harm is it doing? Why would you censor it? I don't agree that the Earth is flat. I think the very notion is ludicrous. On what grounds should the subject be locked though? Is it because you believe there is a lot of nonsense in it? Or is it because some posters are annoying or seemingly insane? Well, why not lock the whole forum? Nobody forces anybody to post on or read a particular thread. ETA: Not being a regular visitor to the thread, I just scrolled back a few pages looking for said vitriol. I can't see anything remotely as bad as some of the stuff on other threads over the last few nights. To me this thread is harmless. Wacky, funny at times, boring at others, but largely inoffensive. It's a bit like people saying man never went to the Moon. Annoying, stupid, but not worthy of suppression for any reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Bobster Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 @woolley +1 for mildly annoying and definitely stupid. The topic that is, not you But not really worthy of locking. Or maybe JW's seen something the rest of us haven't. Or maybe my old suggestion of a separate Conspiracy sub-section to the forum that these Topics could be consigned to with the possibility of removing them from my "New Content" filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I think that we need to be less grumpy about stuff we don't agree with in general. To shut subjects down is far more ominous than indulging in a superior snigger and moving on. Are we worried about the internet corrupting the hard of thinking? If so, I'm afraid that ship sailed long ago. It's out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 hours ago, woolley said: Why? What harm is it doing? Why would you censor it? I don't agree that the Earth is flat. I think the very notion is ludicrous. On what grounds should the subject be locked though? Is it because you believe there is a lot of nonsense in it? Or is it because some posters are annoying or seemingly insane? Well, why not lock the whole forum? Nobody forces anybody to post on or read a particular thread. ETA: Not being a regular visitor to the thread, I just scrolled back a few pages looking for said vitriol. I can't see anything remotely as bad as some of the stuff on other threads over the last few nights. To me this thread is harmless. Wacky, funny at times, boring at others, but largely inoffensive. It's a bit like people saying man never went to the Moon. Annoying, stupid, but not worthy of suppression for any reason. I don’t think posters should try to ridicule a Moderator though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 21 minutes ago, dilligaf said: I don’t think posters should try to ridicule a Moderator though. Neither do I. Were they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul's got wright Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 hours ago, woolley said: Why? What harm is it doing? Why would you censor it? I don't agree that the Earth is flat. I think the very notion is ludicrous. On what grounds should the subject be locked though? Is it because you believe there is a lot of nonsense in it? Or is it because some posters are annoying or seemingly insane? Well, why not lock the whole forum? Nobody forces anybody to post on or read a particular thread. ETA: Not being a regular visitor to the thread, I just scrolled back a few pages looking for said vitriol. I can't see anything remotely as bad as some of the stuff on other threads over the last few nights. To me this thread is harmless. Wacky, funny at times, boring at others, but largely inoffensive. It's a bit like people saying man never went to the Moon. Annoying, stupid, but not worthy of suppression for any reason. Well said woolley. Its good to get that kind of perspective from a seasoned poster such as yourself, who i consider to be fair and knowledgable. I dont agree with all of your content, yet enjoy you being here. Cheers x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul's got wright Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Me an you are the perfect example of witty banter arnt we dilly! x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, dilligaf said: I don’t think posters should try to ridicule a Moderator though. Taken a look. Don't see anything I would classify as this. In any case, if that was so it would be a sanction on the member, not the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, woolley said: Taken a look. Don't see anything I would classify as this. In any case, if that was so it would be a sanction on the member, not the thread. My view was that PGW was trying to ridicule JW or at least undermine JW’s superior knowledge. I just felt it was outside of the usual tit for tat banter , Nothing more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I'm not convinced that it's okay people posting conspiracy lies. It's a short hop from nonsense about the moon landings, flat earth etc to spreading dangerous disinformation about medical issues - eg vaccinations, 5G, made up cancer cures etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 7 minutes ago, pongo said: I'm not convinced that it's okay people posting conspiracy lies. It's a short hop from nonsense about the moon landings, flat earth etc to spreading dangerous disinformation about medical issues - eg vaccinations, 5G, made up cancer cures etc. It’s on a par with the DoI telling us the promenade will be finished on time and under budget... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Absolutely. Facebook and so called social media is feeding the brains of millions of idiots unable to form opinions from real sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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