Has PF Changed? Machine Tool Industry Perspective

[Borek]

PS: the main issue I had concerned ethics and I was at the point of abandoning PF because of it. However, just now PF is measurably improving on that for me essential point. Thanks folks! :!)

Interesting. As far as I can tell nothing has changed on our side, we use exactly the same set of rules we used before.

 

[harrylin]

Interesting. As far as I can tell nothing has changed on our side, we use exactly the same set of rules we used before.

Rules are merely an incentive for conduct. The use of the same rules doesn't guarantee the same application, which is subject to the discretion of the Mentors. In general, rules can be differently interpreted, bent, not applied, unfairly applied, or inconsistently applied*. For a negative example, see Russia; and for a so-so example, see Wikipedia. Anyway, that is again another topic. In my experience (which is of course just a sample) PF certainly has not "gone lame".

*addendum: moreover rules do not (and cannot!) regulate all possible conduct - for example the guidelines do not require fair (honest) presentation of facts.

 

[dimension10]

anyone know a physics forum with quality people where one can discuss more "off the wall" ideas? pm me svp

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wolfie
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A search engine. You can write anything in the search box.

 

[Byron Chen]

Oh... No "hello". No "welcome to the forum", no manners, no etiquette, no pleasantness.

I doubt doing this will get you any of the above. You can view things positively or negatively. From your record of number of posts, all you have done here in the forum is complain? I am not an experienced member here, I only joined months ago. However I find lots of threads NOT locked and the ones locked are crackpot (crackpot as in, since you are wondering, are contents that have no support beyond scientific standards). I feel welcomed to the forums and the moderators are friendly enough. Check yourself, lots of replies from the old hands to the new ones start with "Welcome to PF". I don't know what you are complaining about.

 

[berkeman]

I think that's a good post to end this thread with.