Suggestions, Comments and Support

I don't care what you see elsewhere; what matters to this forum is what you see here. Name one user who was banned for their ideology being counter to the moderators' (as if that were possible). We keep a log of banned and suspended individuals (for reasons other than spam), and this is one reason why: for the transparency against this kind of accusation. Users are not banned because of their ideas, unless the specific expression is not permitted (e.g. libel, prejudice, ad hominem). They are banned because they break the rules. Trolling is posting provocative material without the intent to engage in meaningful discourse. Those banned for trolling were given sever…

I assume that the reputation graphic (the little box one rather than the scales) is meant to appear green/red depending on positive or negative reputation. I'm red/green colour blind so I can't see the status. Mainly because of the chosen colours and partly because it is so small. Is there any chance of you changing this to colours that can be more easily differentiated. 1 in 30 males have this same problem so it's not just for my benefit.

What types of threads, exactly, qualify for going in there? How exactly does a thread end up going in there, and do you get infraction if it happens to be one of our own? Not that I will try to create such a thread, but I'm just curious....

well, why?

Hello guys, So, a lot of my time is spent reading about history, studying it, writing about it, etc. And I mean a vast majority of my time. And while I know this is a science forum, I feel that if we can have a politics section, which arguably has less to do with science and politics then it does with pure politics at this moment, it wouldn't overly hurt us to have a history section. Would anyone else agree that having a section open about history would be good as well? I mean the same basic rules could apply. You have to have evidence, you have to list sources, you can't preach, etc. Just my personal suggestion and I'm curious what other's on this for…

I was wondering if its possible for a mod to delete my account? I don't wish to be a member of this community anymore. If that is possible, I'd like to have it deleted please. Not banned. Thanks.

Aren't the mods here a bit too eager and fast to close threads? I fully understand that many threads can be too fringe or exotic to be considered science, but that's not what I'm talking about! A genuine scientific thread might start with misconceptions and be on the border to the rules, but can still serve as educational to both the OP and the readers, while the errors in it are corrected by the peers on this site. But they never get the chance! I used to be filled with curiosity, ideas and theories, but after having several threads here closed for petty reasons, I have come to a stale. It sucks. I miss the old avid me. The me that had ideas all the time. Not…

Abstract: Posting a new idea or speculation with an included abstract might encourage members to write more effectively, while getting more readers to bother checking out their idea. However, might it just be a waste of time? --- Would it be useful to require an abstract at the top of topics that discuss some new idea, or introduce a pet theory? I'm especially thinking of Speculations forum, where most(?) posts seem to be walls of text long, and may or may not ramble to the point. I don't have the concentration to bother reading through any of the posts to see if any are good. Does anyone? I assume there are a lot of good posts lost in the sea of words. Are there many p…

Would it be possible to create a different forum look? Perhaps something black?

I think that moderators suppress discussion on some things because they are unorthodox, I think that this forum suppresses your right of free speech. I believe in Timecube and I understand it, and moderators here are inexperienced with Timecube--they don't know anything about it, they haven't gave it a chance, and they call it stupid, like children, blocking it off from the rest of us. We cannot discuss it and give it true reconciliation because the moderators suppress our right to, just because we might prove them false, on the offhand. Some things may be hidden from you to keep you submissive... -wisdom.

Looking at this thread you can see that "In My Memory" is clearly very knowlegeable about Christianity and capable of making very good posts. Searching for all posts by IMM just confirms this. As far as I can tell, the Philosphy & Religion board doesn't have a resident expert so if it were to have one then IMM would be a great choice.

I like the arcade, but I think it will cut into the amount of people actually posting. Maybe you could make a limit for it, otherwise people will just join for the arcade!

There been a lot of misleading spam post lately. May I, if you're not considering this option, recommend that you consider limiting new member's ability to post links until some minimum number of pristine posts are made. This could limit the number of single spam posters and their malware content.

Anybody know what these 'appropriate' channels are? Why is it okay to publically criticise a member's contribution but not for a member to publically criticise a Mod's contribution? They should either both be public or both be private.

When you look at the main forum index, all the forums are listed. When you look at the 2nd column, all the most recent posts in the subforums are listed. The #1 post on the right side is almost always the "banned/suspended users" thread. I agree that the announcements are on top... but can we please "hide" the banned/suspended users thread? Since there is a lot of banning going on (with all the spammers and trolls), or because few other announcements are made, this is almost always the most recent post. Therefore, it is visible at the top of the main forum index. But the fact that yet another troll was banned is not interesting - it should not receive any attentio…

Just a heads up on the suggestion/comments forum.

Am I the only one that got tired of blue? I couldn't find the option to change it.

Perhaps you could add a section of the forum that could be for those non-english speaking among us. You could advertise it on the front page so they wouldn't be turned away by all the English. And if you are wondering how to moderate it, you might just recruit multi-lingual members to moderate it. I think this is a great way to have more members and let more people use this site, 'specially since it's better than the other ones I've seen.

Please vote for the most enjoyable member, as nominated by you. Please do not post your votes in the thread. Vote on the poll above.

I did not see this idea brought up yet so, I was wondering if it would be possible to insert a spell checker on the site? You can learn alot from a spell checker.

well hey why not? I mean Science isn`t ALL about hard work, if they`re kept clean and non offensive to race,color,creed and Science based jokes, I think it may be a bit of harmless fun that "Ooops" thread about the fallen satellite could have gone in there for instance. maybe a poll with 3 options; Yes, No, Not bothered. Nerds can have phun 2 !!

When folks come to speculate, they often receive quick replies from members pointing out obvious flaws, misinterpretations, and misunderstandings. No foul there, this is a very informal peer review, and we should expect anyone coming here to want such critique. Unfortunately, picking at this low-hanging fruit almost always gives the impression that an idea is being rejected "out-of-hand", wildly or thoughtlessly or as a knee-jerk reaction. I wanted to create a thread here in Comments to discuss how to better deal with this problem in our conversations, and hopefully the next time someone brings it up, we can point them here instead of rehashing it every time. Just as…

I had been sending PM's to another member of this forum and find that the conversation had been deleted, but the final post was forwarded as email. Are you all, discontinuing PM's, or editing PM's for content and deciding which should be sent Email or as PM's....I don't mind direct emails, but have long learned, if direct emails are used either party then developing a problem, will blame a new email sender.

whoa! I suddenly only have 599 posts, or so it appears! What happened to the 779 or something i had about an hour ago?!? Has anyone else had this problem?! Im not mad, just really suprised! What happened?

I still can't figure this forum business out. When I post a comment on this forum, it seems reasonable to me. However, more frequently than I'd like, my comments seem not only unreasonable to others but attract the attention of the moderators. For example, a comment I made yesterday got 4 thumbs down. The comments seemed fairly straightforward to me. I don't get it. So, how do I become the neutral guy and not the negative? Thanks