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Old 24-May-2006, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Gillianren
So now, in addition to the Big Frickin' Plane theory, we have the Lots of Frickin' Evidence Pile?

And, yes, I'd like to see people having to answer direct questions around here. It's not like we're asking personal stuff (though I'd say "it's none of your business" would be a pretty direct answer), so it seems pretty reasonable to me.
I've made the same point in private discussions with a couple of the moderators, including Duane. Perhaps he would like to give the same list of reasons he gave me, or allow me to quote from his PM. Although I somewhat accept the rationale given (basically, that a lot of people who believe in conspiracy theories, either casually or as true believers, don't really know how to debate, and that requiring them to do so would be unfair, and discourage them from participating), I think there should be at least some AtM-like rules that apply to CT.
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