Crackpot Forum - Discuss Strange Claims Here!

[FlexGunship]

I know PF doesn't condone crackpottery (or, as near as I can tell, any pottery at all), but instead of locking threads instantly, maybe they could be moved to a crackpot forum. It's just that... I don't know... sometimes I want to see where they go; see what happens to them! Sometimes I have something to say and I can't because it's all locked up.

When someone makes a claim like: "we all know aliens are responsible for Cheetos, but why can't..." I just want to see what happens!

 

[Evo]

If it's locked or deleted, no more discussion happens. It's the end.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I know PF doesn't condone crackpottery (or, as near as I can tell, any pottery at all), but instead of locking threads instantly, maybe they could be moved to a crackpot forum. It's just that... I don't know... sometimes I want to see where they go; see what happens to them! Sometimes I have something to say and I can't because it's all locked up.

We've tried it before, didn't work. Nutters hang around and infect other parts of the site.

 

[FlexGunship]

If it's locked or deleted, no more discussion happens. It's the end.

What a wonderfully totalitarian answer!

We've tried it before, didn't work. Nutters hang around and infect other parts of the site.

Yeah, okay, I guess if you've tried it and it sucked, then there's no point in repeating a mistake. Reading locked threads is one of those wonderful distractions like guessing what roadkill used to be and inventing a narrative to explain the lunatic ramblings of bus station occupants.

Thanks to both of you for the replies.

 

[Ryan_m_b]

I'll admit it is fun reading crazy threads but if we allow any kind of crackpot discussion it will be like cracking a hole into a weak dam. We'd get thread upon thread of ridiculous, unsupported statements and personal theories that would make the site look bad and be a nightmare to moderate.

The members that post there would also be likely to migrate elsewhere to vomit their rubbish. Though it is fun anymore crackpottery and it really wouldn't be.

 

[rhody]

Flex,

Funny coincidence you posted this because the very subject came up during chat on Sunday. Per chance, did you pop in when I wasn't there and discuss it ?

Rhody...

 

[cmb]

(...shhh.. quiet note to moderators... maybe time to lock this thread's insidious liberal "go-with-the-flow" ideas...! )

 

[FlexGunship]

Flex,

Funny coincidence you posted this because the very subject came up during chat on Sunday. Per chance, did you pop in when I wasn't there and discuss it ?

Rhody...

No, I wasn't there, sorry... but I believe it. I've noticed I'm incredibly psychic... I just don't mention it around here because the thread would get locked.

 

[Pengwuino]

There are plenty of other forums that host crackpotness. However, I think the funnest part of PF is when the very knowledgeable advisers and mentors rip into someone (I'm looking at your Vanadium and Zz) :D. I wonder if you get such hilariousness at a more crackpot friendly forum.

 

[rhody]

No, I wasn't there, sorry... but I believe it. I've noticed I'm incredibly psychic... I just don't mention it around here because the thread would get locked.

Funny so am I I just note the seemingly "odd coincidences" and how things tend (mostly) to go my way, especially with my BMW motorcycle. I find it amusing, am pleased by it. Hopefully, those kind of "coincidences" happen to you as well. Good karma... On a serious note, crackpots, while amusing quickly wear me down and after awhile I find myself wasting time with them, I get frustrated, then I simply walk away.

Rhody...

 

[cmb]

If you are one step ahead of everyone else, they'll call you a genius.

If you are two steps ahead they'll call you a crackpot.

 

[Ryan_m_b]

If you are one step ahead of everyone else, they'll call you a genius.

If you are two steps ahead they'll call you a crackpot.

The epigram of crackpots everywhere usually followed by a spew of accusations towards scientific dogma, censorship and Nazis.

 

[cmb]

The epigram of crackpots everywhere usually followed by a spew of accusations towards scientific dogma, censorship and Nazis.

Being called a crackpot does not mean you are two steps ahead though. A point of logic you can expect them to fail to comprehend.

 

[AlephZero]

The is already a forum for crackpots. It's called "the rest of the internet".

 

[Fredrik]

For those of you who like to read (or post) crackpot stuff, I highly recommend forums.randi.org. (The forum of the James Randi Educational Foundation).