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Originally Posted by dgruss23
I think what this forum actually needs is a "Debate forum" in which any astronomy topic can be debated (ATM or otherwise), but it is understood that if you wish to participate in the debates you will be expected to respond to critiques of your statements...
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We already have one to handle ATM claims - the ATM forum. The rest of the forum covers non-ATM versions of other subjects. The problem is most ATMers want to treat the ATM forum as a blog, and react violently when someone dares question their idea. Usually as something along the lines of "If it's not self-evident by reading my post containing only a rambling idea with no evidence or math, then you're stupid", and then going downhill from there.
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Originally Posted by dgruss23
With such a forum ad homs could be handled quite easily - you commit an ad hom our make rude comments and you're ejected from the debate - but not necessarily banned from BAUT.
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Don't like it. Ad-homs are ad-homs. Do it, and you get so many warnings, and you're gone. I don't like the idea of specialized places where one can get away with such behavior without it affecting good-status membership.