Forum for Speculative Physics Discussions - Advice Needed

[Ultimaton]

My topic was pulled by the moderator for being too speclative. Can anyone give me advice as to a proper forum for speclative physics discussions where we could discuss new ideas constructively with knowledgeable posters?

Thanks in Advance,

Ultimaton

 

[chroot]

Ultimaton,

There are many forums where you can post speculative theories, such as sciforums.com.

The difficulty is that knowledgeable posters often quickly tire of forums which permit speculation.

- Warren

 

[Ultimaton]

Thanks for the answer.

Who decides what is speclative, and what are good and maybe valid questions about current theory?

Ultimaton,

There are many forums where you can post speculative theories, such as sciforums.com.

The difficulty is that knowledgeable posters often quickly tire of forums which permit speculation.

- Warren

 

[George Jones]

Thanks for the answer.

Who decides what is speclative, and what are good and maybe valid questions about current theory?

Physics rules, to which all members agree when they register, state

It is against our Posting Guidelines to discuss, in most of the PF forums, new or non-mainstream theories or ideas that have not been published in professional peer-reviewed journals or are not part of current professional mainstream scientific discussion.

In other words,

not [ (not published) or (not mainstream))].

This is logically equivalent to

(published) and (mainstream).

Consequently, posts must be about ideas that satisfy both: 1) published; 2) mainstream.

Sometimes moderating decisions are made after discussion between Mentors, but often Mentors operate individually, as I did in your case.

 

[NeoDevin]

Physics rules, to which all members agree when they register, state



In other words,

not [ (not published) or (not mainstream))].

This is logically equivalent to

(published) and (mainstream).

Consequently, posts must be about ideas that satisfy both: 1) published; 2) mainstream.

Sometimes moderating decisions are made after discussion between Mentors, but often Mentors operate individually, as I did in your case.

I thought it was (mainstream) or (published)...

 

[negitron]

Well, I think pretty much by definition if it's mainstream, it's published. The converse, of course, is not necessarily true.

 

[George Jones]

I thought it was (mainstream) or (published)...

My interpretation of

It is against our Posting Guidelines to discuss, in most of the PF forums, new or non-mainstream theories or ideas that have not been published in professional peer-reviewed journals or are not part of current professional mainstream scientific discussion.

is: red = not; green = not published; blue = or; purple = not mainstream.

This gives

not [ (not published) or (not mainstream) ],

which, by De Morgan's theorem, is equivalent to

(published) and (mainstream).