Seriously? This is Free Republic. Good natured silliness is part of our nature. Everyone ridicules and parodies everything. Its what conservatives do. Are you logged in? When did this new Janet Reno policy come along?
After at least a decade of harassment from seagulls on these LENR threads, yes: Seriously.
The mods take it seriously on ~qtard threads, even those not deliberately labelled as protected. And the religion mod has taken it seriously on those heated religion threads for a much longer time.
This topic attracted gang trolls and deliberate railroading of the serious scientific discussion intended to take place.
So take the advice given in the intro blurb: If you want to exchange seagull greetings with other gang trolls, open your own thread. Some of us will even join you.