This is my point. You've stated your case on numerous threads, and you've entertained responses (some civil, some otherwise) on those same threads. Most who visit these threads have seen your point of view. To continue posting the same thing over and over moves beyond debate and into trolling, which can be loosely defined as posting items with the intention of generating a heated response. I'm not attempting to control the threads, I'm asking you to control yourself.
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Even if I agreed with you, which I don't, Then this would presuppose that it's always the same people who read these thread. You might know my viewpoint, but someone else does not.
I'm not attempting to control the threads, I'm asking you to control yourself.
No you're trying to limit discussion on the threads to things you want to hear and to people you want to hear from by asking me not to post my opinions. If one follows your "logic," then none of the regular posters on these threads would be allowed to post anything, because we already know that they favor taxpayer funded space exploration, we already know that they go oooh and aaah over the martian rocks and dirt. Further your "request" that I not post my opinions because you don't like them runs contrary to
We're working to roll back decades of governmental largesse, ...Because despite your obvious approval of the recipient of the largess, NASA is government largesse. Your "request" for me to stop expressing my opinions simply because you don't like them is denied. If you don't like what I have to say don't read my comments and if you don't want to get into a dialog with me don't ask.
I note that you failed to respond to most of what I said to you, but simply reiterated your request that I not engage in these discussions. Well I'll reiterate - no, and I'll make a further suggestion to you. You "control yourself" and stop posting because we already know your opinions.
I don't believe we can reasonably object to posting the same thing over and over when the posts are on separate threads and are days apart. The obnoxious spam posts are those that hit many threads nearly simultaneously with nearly irrelevant info. We ought to consider the cost of science, although I believe not enough is spent from the public coffer on science.