Topic Drift, is it really a problem on Talk-Polywell?
It's a pretty common occurrence. There's definitely some amusement value to seeing by far the worst behaved commenter on here exhibit the lack of self-awareness necessary to actually complain about the deficiencies of others' behavior in the same thread that he posts things like that last post, but on the whole it's easy enough to just ignore his incivility. He does manage to contribute some interesting things when he's not in the thrall of Asperger's or whatever.TDPerk wrote:It should be noted the thread in question was first talked to death about what was relevant, and then was bombed by chrismb--
n*kBolt*Te = B**2/(2*mu0) and B^.25 loss scaling? Or not so much? Hopefully we'll know soon...
You can keep plugging away at me all you like, but I just wonder what kind of response you are actually seeking here. It seems to me that you are actually wanting to get a rise from me (and others). Do you have some form of inferiority issue? What outcome are you seeking by making that kind of statement?TallDave wrote:It's a pretty common occurrence. There's definitely some amusement value to seeing by far the worst behaved commenter on here exhibit the lack of self-awareness necessary to actually complain about the deficiencies of others' behavior in the same thread that he posts things like that last post, but on the whole it's easy enough to just ignore his incivility. He does manage to contribute some interesting things when he's not in the thrall of Asperger's or whatever.TDPerk wrote:It should be noted the thread in question was first talked to death about what was relevant, and then was bombed by chrismb--
If you make sure you post 'news' in 'news', then I would have no comment to make and therefore your own comment is baseless excepting for actions which you, yourself, have taken.
So, what outcome are you actually after, here?
And it's rcain pulling off the rare unassisted triple reverse Godwin! That's going to score high, folks. 
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Chris, at the risk of merely feeding you, but since you asked, and this is an appropriate forum -- you consistently belittle people who disagree with you and make offensive characterizations, and I'd like you to stop doing that. I don't want to hear your wonderful explanations of why your insults are well-founded and how we're all just too dumb to follow them -- they're beside the point. I just want you to show a little respect to others. Frankly, I'm not sure you're capable of being consistently civil, so I tend to ignore you rather than voice objections that fall on deaf ears and waste forum space that could be put to a less futile use. But if you're going to complain about aspects of TP you don't like, I feel obligated to point out your own behavior isn't exactly making a better TP for us all. Maybe a couple dozen people throw News topics into politics, but you're about the only person who makes every forum you post in somewhat more difficult to get through.
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Now, since enough people find it objectionable, I think most of us politically-minded people are willing to attempt to keep politics out of News, and I think that can be done with some restraint on our parts -- rather than respond directly to political assertions in News, we can just point out that they don't belong there and limit the response to the effect that whatever political team the offender is playing for is demonstrating its inferiority by not playing by those rules.
If enough of us are willing to support the Tripartisan Inter-TalkPolywell Nonproliferation Pact to Keep Politics Out of News, it should succeed.
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Chris, at the risk of merely feeding you, but since you asked, and this is an appropriate forum -- you consistently belittle people who disagree with you and make offensive characterizations, and I'd like you to stop doing that. I don't want to hear your wonderful explanations of why your insults are well-founded and how we're all just too dumb to follow them -- they're beside the point. I just want you to show a little respect to others. Frankly, I'm not sure you're capable of being consistently civil, so I tend to ignore you rather than voice objections that fall on deaf ears and waste forum space that could be put to a less futile use. But if you're going to complain about aspects of TP you don't like, I feel obligated to point out your own behavior isn't exactly making a better TP for us all. Maybe a couple dozen people throw News topics into politics, but you're about the only person who makes every forum you post in somewhat more difficult to get through.
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Now, since enough people find it objectionable, I think most of us politically-minded people are willing to attempt to keep politics out of News, and I think that can be done with some restraint on our parts -- rather than respond directly to political assertions in News, we can just point out that they don't belong there and limit the response to the effect that whatever political team the offender is playing for is demonstrating its inferiority by not playing by those rules.
If enough of us are willing to support the Tripartisan Inter-TalkPolywell Nonproliferation Pact to Keep Politics Out of News, it should succeed.
n*kBolt*Te = B**2/(2*mu0) and B^.25 loss scaling? Or not so much? Hopefully we'll know soon...
I for one welcome our new News Police Overlords.TallDave wrote:rather than respond directly to political assertions in News, we can just point out that they don't belong there and limit the response to the effect that whatever political team the offender is playing for is demonstrating its inferiority by not playing by those rules.
If enough of us are willing to support the Tripartisan Inter-TalkPolywell Nonproliferation Pact to Keep Politics Out of News, it should succeed.
/me warms up the megaphone
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is.