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!
Those folks are called trolls.
(Good night all.)
Bingo!
You can expect to receive your prize... sometime in the future.