Truedream - you were given an official warning concerning both your behavior in the thread and your failure to answer direct and pertinent questions posed to you. Although your behavior has improved (and kudos to you!), you have still failed to answer questions. To motivate and facilitate you, I gave you instructions on which questions to immediately answer to retain your standing.

In reply, you have stated to me that you are only going to reply to questions that you consider valid, or from members who you feel "understand" you, and are waiting for "good" replies.

Let me clarify once again. All replies are "good" as far as your thread is concerned. If you are in doubt, PM a moderator as to wether you should be accountable to answer a specific question. As far as the BAUT forum ATM section is concerned, you have no authority to filter your answers. You will either answer all challenges in a timely manner, or withdraw your ATM claim. "I don't know" is a valid answer.

To give you some time to mull this over, and to familiarize yourself with with the BAUT forum rules, in particular rule 13, which I shall post below for your convenience, you are banned for 24 hours. Failure to answer the posts you were directed to reply to by myself, as well as other relevant questions, will result in further bannings, to be determined by the moderator handling the event and the degree of transgression.

Rule 13:

3. Alternative Concepts and Conspiracy Theories

If you have some idea which goes against commonly-held astronomical theory, or think UFOs are among us, then you are welcome to argue it here. Before you do, though READ THIS THREAD FIRST. This is very important. Then, if you still want to post your idea, you will do so politely, you will not call people names, and you will defend your arguments. Direct questions must be answered in a timely manner.

People will attack your arguments with glee and fervor here; that's what science and scientists do. If you cannot handle that sort of attack, then maybe you need to rethink your theory, too. Remember: you came here. It's our job to attack new theories. Those that are strong will survive, and may become part of mainstream science.

Additionally, keep promotion of your theories and ideas to only those Against the Mainstream or Conspiracy Theory threads which discuss them. Hijacking other discussions to draw attention to your ideas will not be allowed.

If it appears that you are using circular reasoning, depending on long-debunked arguments, or breaking any of these other rules, you will receive one warning, and if that warning goes unheeded, you will be banned.

As with the other sections of the forum, we ask you to keep your topics about space and astronomy. We will close down any thread which doesn't have anything to do with space and astronomy immediately.

In the meantime, I would like to discourage discussion of this theory, except to pose further questions for truedreamer, for the next 24 hours, as he will be unable to respond until then.

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