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Can someone please delete this I don't know how.
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The discussion revolves around the appropriateness of posting personal theories related to black holes and the Big Bang on the Physics Forums. Participants explore the forum's rules regarding speculative ideas and the implications of allowing non-peer-reviewed theories in a community focused on established scientific knowledge.
There is no consensus on whether personal theories should be allowed on the forum. Participants generally agree on the importance of maintaining academic integrity but disagree on the implications of restricting personal ideas.
The discussion highlights the challenges of balancing open expression of ideas with the need for maintaining a credible educational resource. The limitations of the forum's rules regarding speculative content are acknowledged, but specific conditions or definitions of what constitutes acceptable content remain unresolved.
Physics Forums Guidelines said:Overly Speculative Posts:
One of the main goals of PF is to help students learn the current status of physics as practiced by the scientific community; accordingly, Physicsforums.com strives to maintain high standards of academic integrity. There are many open questions in physics, and we welcome discussion on those subjects provided the discussion remains intellectually sound. It is against our Posting Guidelines to discuss, in the PF forums or in blogs, 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. Non-mainstream or personal theories will be deleted. Unfounded challenges of mainstream science and overt crackpottery will not be tolerated anywhere on the site. Linking to obviously "crank" or "crackpot" sites is prohibited.
Bloodthunder said:Just leave it alone, someone would lock it up I guess.
Also, I think it might be allowed to post your idea in the https://www.physicsforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5" forum.
Bloodthunder said:Just leave it alone, someone would lock it up I guess.
Also, I think it might be allowed to post your idea in the https://www.physicsforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5" forum.
Pengwuino said:No, this is against that forums rules as well.
The reason that we don't allow non-peer reviewed theories is that Physics Forums is primarily a teaching resource. People come here and ask questions to which they do not know the answer. Because the people asking the questions are not experts in the field (otherwise they would not be asking), they cannot decide for themselves which information is "true" (i.e. currently accepted) or just plain wrong, or utter rubbish.An Open Mind said:Why is that such a bad thing to share with other people to see there opinion?
Hootenanny said:Another, equally valid reason is that if we allowed non-peer review theories here, we would be rapidly over-run by crackpots all wanting to advance their own nonsense theories. The internet is full of such places where utter loons push their own theories, but we don't want it here at PF.
Bloodthunder said:Just leave it alone, someone would lock it up I guess.
Also, I think it might be allowed to post your idea in the https://www.physicsforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5" forum.