Perpetuum Mobile Discussions Not Allowed

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Perpetual motion discussions are not allowed on the forum due to their unscientific nature and the potential for cluttering the platform with unproductive ideas. The forum aims to maintain a focus on science education, and past experiences with similar discussions have proven them to be unhelpful and often filled with nonsensical theories. While this policy may occasionally suppress genuine inquiries, moderators typically reach out to sincere users to clarify misunderstandings. The decision is driven by the desire to keep the forum valuable and relevant for its audience. Ultimately, the goal is to foster meaningful scientific discourse.
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Hey, just curious, why not? Just sick of the forum getting clogged with nutty ideas, I guess? :P
 
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Because this is a science website dedicated to science education and perpetual motion is entirely unscientific and provably impossible.
 
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Hey, just curious, why not? Just sick of the forum getting clogged with nutty ideas, I guess? :P
That's most of it, yes. We used to have a forum called "theory development" and you can only imagine what a cesspool it was! PF is a popular forum, probably the most popular of its type on the internet, and as a result, every crackpot wants in!

Another reason, though, is that such discussions tend not to go anywhere - crackpots are called crackpots for a reason: they aren't interested in learning. So why bother with threads that never go anywhere? This policy does mean we sometimes stifle sincere questions, but I, anyway, tend to PM people who seem sincere with an explanation of the problem with their understanding when I lock such a thread.

...moving to feedback.
 
Okay, so you're simply tired of dealing with it! XD That makes sense.
 

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