Hi all,

I think I'm one of those that apparently make life more difficult for other UT members. It's absolutely not my intention to raise other people's hackles. I do, however, think that discussing alternative views is worthwile, I know there are specific threads where the alternatives are discussed (and hopefully also in the future), and I try to keep my comments on topic.

I don't agree with some particulars (commenting that data are contradictory to other data, like the DI mission, is not the same as discussing an alternative view), I think it is easier to talk to the persons in question than taking draconian measures. And, Nereid, with a little patience your quest for quantitative answers will end, I don't think anyone visiting this forum is fooled by handwaving, everyone wants to see evidence that shows how it works, mainstream and alternative alike.

The very fact that some stuff is dicussed in an "alternative theories" section should be enough to warn everybody that things there are not to be taken as accepted fact (proto-science at best, crackpot at worst).

And as I said, being sceptical of interpretations of new data is not the same as advocating alternative theories.

And, finally, if some people are constantly trying to push their own theory (I wouldn't say pet theory because that's pretty vague) in the wrong places (as in Story Comments), there's always the option to ban that person, right?

Cheers.

P.S. Dave_f why did you call this thread "A dangerous opinion"?