Although I’m almost exclusively a lurker in the ATM section, I have a thought on this, but it depends a lot on the forum software.

Basically, it would be that all new ATM threads get moved to a “Poll Thread” where the voters can select multiple options. The poll would have the same questions for each thread:

Has the proper research been done?
Is it internally sound? (Not really what I want, but basically something that asks if the theory is capable of holding itself together, as opposed to having some parts that run contradictory to the rest)
Can it be tested?
Is it possible?
Should this thread be reopened after the 30 day limit has expired?

If it is renewed after 30 days, then a clean poll would be set up to reflect the changes made to the theory, with possibly a new set of questions that reflect the acceptance of the first.

In this way, viewing the poll can show how valid the members think the theory may be.

The problem I can see right off though is a person changing their mind after voting, and people voting who are not active participants. There is also the possibility that the polls will be like sweet, sweet candy to the sock puppets, with several new members logging on one time to vote YES in all of the above.

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