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Rajnish Kaushik has been suspended 3 days for repeatedly ignoring moderator requests regarding rules transgressions. (and not for saying bro, even though many find that annoying)

The previous two entries also all being sockpuppets of Arjun Deepak Shriram

Rule 2.7 concerning posts that are comprised mainly of videos, pictures and links, has been updated. The pertinent wording is now Links, pictures and videos in posts should be relevant to the discussion, and members should be able to participate in the discussion without clicking any links or watching any videos. Videos and pictures should be accompanied by enough text to set the tone for the discussion, and should not be posted alone. In short, the use of videos, especially long videos, as a means to declare a point has gotten out of hand. Initial posts that are only links, pictures or videos are likely to be locked or deleted (and almost certainly if they link back to your web site or video channel). Long videos as responses are also discouraged; please summarize and point to the pertinent section. Few are willing to wade through a 20+ minute presentation for the relevant 30-second snippet. Some of you may recall the feedback we solicited on the topic; that was part of the equation. If you have questions or concerns, you can post them in that thread.

Davidjayjordan has been suspended 3 days for repeated instances of soapboxing and thread hijacking --------- ASG and ASG1699 have been banned as sockpuppets of Amanbir Singh Grewal

RonPrice has been suspended for a week for making threads solely for the purpose of advertising his personal site, after being warned not to do this. (the threads have been removed)

Jaya Jagannath has been suspended for repeated soapboxing and opening multiple threads on the same topic after being asked not to.

Bart has been suspended for continuing to re-introduce a topic after it had been closed.

Ran across another site that has some good material http://physics.open.ac.uk/~sserjeant/faq.txt Scroll down to "I have a new theory of the Universe". Most of it applies here; there are a few specific astrophysics comments, such as the specific test questions. discussion of this can take place here

Chicpilot has been banned as a sockpuppet of Hegne

xyzt has been suspended for a week for abrasiveness above and beyond tolerable levels and for abusing the report post function to lodge general complaints about other members' shortcomings (being wrong is not itself a violation of the rules; we expect that to be dealt with in the discussion)

whatifitaint has been banned as a sockpuppet of vuquta

danston has been banned as a ranty sockpuppet account of nyouremyperfect10 edit: but you already know this. (xpost with phi)

! Moderator Note kristalris You need to stop hijacking threads to discuss Bayes. If that's a subject you want to discuss, start a new thread on it and leave these other threads alone. Do not further hijack this thread by responding to this modnote.

For incessant trolling, abuse and soapboxing, Kiss_My_Hand has been suspended 3 days, with an option to extend this indefinitely (once more moderators have weighed in on the unfortunate situation) update: the option has been exercised.

PureGenius has been banned for much the same reasons he was suspended. Soapboxing and hijacking, and a stated intent not to follow the rules about soapboxing. (Also a count of plagiarism/copyright violation for good measure.)

As discussed in this thread, please consider whether a post to a video link is a violation of our rule against soapboxing. To reiterate the main points there: We are NOT banning videos outright. This will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to see if they violate the spirit (or letter) of rule #8 "Preaching and "soap-boxing" (making topics or posts without inviting, or even rejecting, open discussion) are not allowed. This is a discussion forum, not your personal lecture hall. Discuss points, don't just repeat them." Basically what this is announcing that we've decided that, as an example, a 30 min video posted by itself, to make or rebut a point in a thread, is a barrier to discussion. This includes a video of a person pontificating or asking questions as a substitute for writing the material down. Refer to the "lecture hall" comment above. As will other rules violations, you can be warned about this (and asked to include some commentary), and/or the staff have the option of removing the post, depending on the circumstances. Any commentary on this policy should take place in the linked thread.

Because of repeated thread hijacking/advertising of a pet theory, roger4464 will not be participating for a week.

krash661 has been banned for continuing to be a jackass after being warned and suspended for same.

Your notation is wrong. e.g. 12O5 makes no sense, the down index is the number of protons, and in any event, it's not clear how you get there with neutron bombardment.

Windevoid is suspended 4 days for hijacking, not complying with the rule to support speculations with evidence and for either trolling or being utterly clueless about scientific inquiry, with no effort to learn.

Though technically not a reported post, it should have gone that route http://www.scienceforums.net/topic/77789-a-question-about-anti-matter/?p=758483 Claiming that gravity is responsible for particle annihilation is indeed speculation, and not what the thread was discussing, making it a hijack as well.

Regarding http://www.scienceforums.net/topic/77703-was-the-law-of-conservation-of-energy-ever-proven-for-electricity/page-2#entry757870 "I don't agree with Noether's theorem" is not "questioning" the validity of the theorem. There is no substance to the disagreement, and it had been pointed out previously that substance was required. It was clearly stated that the reason for the thread closure was the lack of substance, which is contrary to the rules of speculations. If anyone wishes to open a thread and actually discuss the ramifications of Noether's theorem and what Popper has to say on the subject, i.e. the kind of things that were conspicuously lacking in the closed thread, they are free to do so.

A reminder, based on a recent report, that reports are supposed to be for rules violations or other mod action. This does NOT include complaints about getting downvoted

PureGenius is suspended from posting for 4 days for personal attacks right after being warned about personal attacks. -- VictorEliasEspinozaGuedez banned as a sockpuppet of VictorEliasEspinoza and clones.

David Levy has had his posting privileges suspended 4 days for multiple instances of thread hijacking.