If there was a separate Science Forum, hidden away out back by the Smokey Backroom it would be a disaster.
There are a lot of breaking news stories in science, and they are important; they deserve to be in the News section.
If they were hidden way out back, it would be a victory for the science-deniers who flock to every science thread they can to, well--deny anything that contradicts their religious beliefs. Hijacking these threads has become a passion for them, and any science thread booted out of News is a victory for them.
Pathetic.
Well, bless my soul.
If I didn't go and leave out the whole point.
The devotion threads have *strict* enforcement of no flaming, etc.
Hence my "irreverent" vs. "dysgnostic" line.
If we agreed that there would be a similar enforcement of no troll, spamming, etc., on science threads within that Forum, we could have some higher-quality discussion.
OTOH, FWIW, many of the threads by NeverDem or SunkenCiv seem to do fine without harsh moderation--maybe that's because they are on a wide range of topics. Maybe crevo threads are just like waving a flag in front of a bull...? Or in your language, "deny anything that contradicts their religious beliefs."
I wouldn't mind so much if more of them were like [names deleted]. But [other names deleted] seem to repeat the same lines ad infinitum, ad nauseum.
I used to think that it was because they were stubborn, or hadn't read the rejoinders. But lately I am coming to the conclusion that some of them are using their posts (as you implied) as a technique to disrupt the threads.
Such tactics only belong on DU, not on FR.
Cheers!