You know, I actually think you have a point there.

It's a question of politeness, of giving the Hoax Believers the benefit of the doubt. It has also been an opportunity to demonstrate to onlookers just how solid the evidence for the moon landings really is.

But the same conversation has been run over and over again. If I ran the board, I would greet each new HB (such as yourself) with the message, "Read the FAQ about the moonlandings - it covers everything from 'no stars' to 'waving flag' to 'Van Allen belt' to everything else you might have heard cited as 'evidence'. If you have new evidence (actual evidence) or a challenge which hasn't been adequately covered by the FAQ, then by all means post it. If not, the thread will be closed in 7 days. If you simply reiterate a question in the FAQ, you will be banned. If you fail to acknowledge an intelligent answer to any of your questions, you will be banned. If you simply admit that you didn't know as much as you thought, nobody will think any less of you."

I do not run the board, of course - I have neither the time nor the patience of the good people who do. But I do think it's time to put the HBs on the defensive.

So, peter j, give us some evidence. Real evidence. Show us the place where they filmed the landings. Don't just say, "The Nevada Desert," show us the actual location. Show us how they got the feather to fall as fast as a hammer. Construct for us a scenario that explains everything, including how independent nations tracked the progress of the spacecraft. Present to us a copy of the filming script, get for us a confession from the special effects people, show us where they buried the bodies of those who had to be "silenced".

Any one of these things would be so much more interesting than imaginary nitpicks.