On 8/31/06, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 31/08/06, stevertigo <vertigosteve(a)yahoo.com>
wrote:
Does the fact that Wikipedia is 1/10 Pokemon and
sex/porn articles chase
away scientists? What would WP look like if NOR was lifted for certain science
articles?
No, no and furthermore definitely not. You've been around Wikipedia
long enough to know that NOR was specifically invented to keep the
physics cranks at bay. Anything that hasn't at least seen
referenceable peer-reviewed publication doesn't belong here.
- d.
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I think that, quite often, professional physicists have a lower
exposure and awareness of the pervasiveness and often quite insane
energy levels some of the physics cranks project.
These people, while limited in number to probably the same magnitude
as actual degreed practicing physicists, are often insanely publically
active in forums which will let them. A lot of Usenet groups suffered
greatly from their depradations over the years.
If someone can't get it into even one of the Letters journals... no,
please, keep it far away.
Normal people generally see 9/11 conspiracy kooks for what they are,
but often don't spot the physics kooks, and unwrapping the damage can
take forever.
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-george william herbert
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