Ridicule in Online Science Discussions

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@Leadfoot,

Im gonna download that muther and thanks to you, Im gonna scare th crap out of myself listening to it at night.

@farmerman,

I will be interested in your reaction this time around.

I first read it as an awkward ~sixteen year old who was a-political but patriotic, and 1984 was in the far future. I saw it as a tragic love story too. I already 'knew' who Big Brother was - the Evil USSR.

The second time I read it was fifty years later. What an eye opener. Not only about the society we live in, but how differently I view virtually everything and how little I knew.

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Why has this thread turned into a discussion of 1984? Because I mentioned it another thread about socialism? Is it possible to discuss topics in the thread where they were raised?

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@livinglava,

For me, I go wherever the evidence or a good conversation leads. I’ve moved on to the book Izzy brought up. Haven’t finished it yet, but when I’ve recovered from this morning’s cocktail I’m going to comment on that fabulous first paragraph.

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@Leadfoot,

martinis baad. Leads to dancing.

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@farmerman,

BTW, at 16:45 I gotta pick up the cat who's at the vet getting spayed. She will probab;y not be in a good mood.

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@Leadfoot,

Leadfoot wrote:

For me, I go wherever the evidence or a good conversation leads. I’ve moved on to the book Izzy brought up. Haven’t finished it yet, but when I’ve recovered from this morning’s cocktail I’m going to comment on that fabulous first paragraph.

Well, try to be considerate and avoid filling up threads with irrelevant posts that can deter people from reading and participating in the thread after opening it based on the title.

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Jawohl, Mein fuhrer!

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@livinglava,

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avoid filling up threads with irrelevant posts that can deter people from reading and participating in the thread

also, the extra weight fromthe irrelevant posts starts adding useless weight to your tablet.

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@farmerman,

farmerman wrote:

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avoid filling up threads with irrelevant posts that can deter people from reading and participating in the thread
also, the extra weight fromthe irrelevant posts starts adding useless weight to your tablet.

No, but how often do you get tired of scrolling through a thread for something interesting when it's filled with a bunch of tangents and fighting?

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@livinglava,

Oh Lava, loosen up and Live a little. He came that we might have it more abundantly.
Even here.

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@Leadfoot,

Leadfoot wrote:

Oh Lava, loosen up and Live a little. He came that we might have it more abundantly.
Even here.

What are you talking about? Have what more abundantly? Ridicule, fighting, and other off-topic thread noise?

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@Leadfoot,

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He came that we might have it more abundantly.
Even here.

And that's only once a year and thats down a chimney

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@farmerman,

that was the other Chriss.

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@Leadfoot,

ooh, NEVER MIND

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@livinglava,

Life lava, life.

i would'a included chapter & verse but i can never remember.

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