Complaint Step two of scientific method banned on this forum

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A user received a warning for posting a hypothesis about the expanding universe, highlighting a restriction on discussing certain scientific methods in the forum. The forum's mission is to facilitate discussions based on established scientific understanding and practices. Peer-reviewed publications are emphasized as the standard for validating scientific ideas, which underpins the forum's rules. The moderators assert that maintaining these guidelines is crucial for preserving the forum's unique environment for non-specialists to engage with professional scientists. Consequently, the thread was closed due to existing discussions on the topic.
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I got a warning for posting a hypothesis about the expanding universe earlier. Apparently step two of the scientific method isn't allowed here. Great forum mods.
 
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Well, the purpose of the forum is:
Our mission is to provide a place for people (whether students, professional scientists, or others interested in science) to learn and discuss science as it is currently generally understood and practiced by the professional scientific community.
Peer-reviewed publication is the way the professional scientific community identifies and propagates the good ideas while weeding out the ones that don't work, and that's why we have this rule. The forum guidelines I linked to explain some of the rationale for this rule, and you will find many discussions in the "Feedback" subforum... but the summary is that for almost twenty years Physics Forums has been just about the only place on the internet where non-specialists can interact with real practicing scientists, and that rule is essential to making it that way.
 
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We already have many threads covering this ground, so this thread is closed.
 
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