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Originally Posted by Fraser
It was burning out moderators and community members. As I mentioned in #3, we have a duty to make a stand for the scientific method. I've had too many emails by frustrated and valued members who were burned out, and just didn't want to stick around any more.
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Exactly! That sounds serious.
I was on a forum where I was questioning someone and they were berating me because they thought "that I was just trying to make myself sleep better at night", by annulling their theory (it was a "Chemtrail" theory). How laden was that with accusations and counter accusations, not to mention some kind of emotional blackmail ?
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Fraser is referring to professional astronomers (or other scientists) who once posted in BAUT, in the ATM section, but who are no longer active.
I too have received emails of this nature - it would seem that it gets very wearying to try, for the umpteenth time, to explain something that should have been learned in high school, to someone whose posts display not the slightest doubt about veracity of the claims they make ... especially when there are so many excellent resources available, starting with BAUT's own Q&A section.