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Raphie Frank
IVARS, one of the most authentic, honest and inquisitive posters upon this forum will go into "negative feedback territory," sooner rather than later, by dint of PUBLIC "conspiracy" as manifested rather overtly within the feedback section of his profile.

He knows how much he does not know and is judged by those who think they do.

For them it is a game. For such as RPenner it is a mere nuisance.

All that comes to mind for me is the ballad of the rich man and the camel and the eye of a needle...

For any of conscience upon this forum, give Ivars positive feedback, not because he deserves it, but because he does not deserve the negativity that has been thrust his way, even by some upon this forum I quite like... and he knows who he is. ++++++++-+++

Best,
Raphie
Zarkov
For Zarkov it is a badge of Honour

??? Why would anyone want a pat on the back by idiots !!

as they say, there is a fine line between madness and genius, but only an intelligent person can identify a genius.... to the mob mentality, both are mad !!!

I love it
smile.gif

Fortunately I know all are mad, because I can prove it.... so stand up and put them down.

When you live in a mad society, the truly sane are considered mad
while the insane are deemed sane

LOL, what a time to be here and witnessing these idiots called human beings !!!!

Extinction is in countdown mode.
Raphie Frank
Let me tell you the brutal truth Zarkov... the very fact that you are agreeing with me in essence will make others less likely to respond favorably to this thread. The problem?

"They" have power and you do not. Quite frankly, Z, you seem "insane" even to me at times. I cut you slack because I understand your anger... I really do. But this does not mean I agree with you.

We are "united" in the face of a common enemy: Intolerance and lack of willingness to entertain views outside the mainstream. Otherwise, however, I feel I have far more in common with such as RPenner than you.

No insult intended.

Best,
Raphie

P.S. Typo corrections from feedback:

Raphie Frank Posted: Today at 10:54 AM

Positive I almo[s]t surely disagree with you, Zarkov, about "this or that"" but I ad[m]ire your fight.
Gorgeous
The 'feedback' system here is a childish game designed to stop you all talking about anything seriously, or learning about Real things. If you expect it to be something else, you will be sorely disappointed.


g.
TheDoc
QUOTE (Raphie Frank+)
  IVARS, one of the most authentic, honest and inquisitive posters upon this forum will go into "negative feedback territory,"


Good. Quite frankly, I think Ivars is an idiot. Instead of taking the time to learn things from AlphaNumeric and rpenner, two of the most knowledgeable people on the forum, he'd rather kick some pseudomaths around with StevenA and Precursor562. He's been demonstrated things over and over by AN, but he refuses to learn.

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For any of conscience upon this forum, give Ivars positive feedback, not because he deserves it, but because he does not deserve the negativity that has been thrust his way


Yes, he does. He'd rather do pseudomaths with the likes of StevenA than learn some real maths with the likes of Euler.

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For any of conscience upon this forum, give Ivars positive feedback, not because he deserves it, but because he does not deserve the negativity that has been thrust his way


Yes, he does. He'd rather do pseudomaths with the likes of StevenA than learn some real maths with the likes of Euler.

even by some upon this forum I quite like... and he knows who he is.


Sorry Raphie, but I have to disagree with you on this.

QUOTE (maxwords+)
The biggest sad day for pysorg is those two dunces:NOM and his minie-me clone TheDoc to stand up in the class room and heckling all the students writing essays(They seldom write essays of their own, they are dunces with un-typed intellect heckling posters


Hey, that sounds familiar!...

QUOTE (cream-pye'czar-hour+ April 11, 2008)
Look at the thread-less one-liner goon, he's NOMs `mini me' clone lol


QUOTE (PIATLAS+ Mar 17, 2008)
Four imbeciles N O M, TheDoc, Trout, and Sapo take turns at posting negatives. They can only vote once a week each and every week they add another negative and build up the negative total. Those four fools wont stop.

The forum administrators should expose the tallies of how-many negatives to how many positives MoFM give and expose how suck up their members with positives. Those four fools are jealous young idiots that give negatives because they haven't got a constructive idea in their heads. They a thread-less roosters that peck at everyone elses creative writing. But haven't got any intelligence to write an essay themselves. What a bunch of pathetic stupid `idea impotent' imbeciles/fools/idiots.

If you few think you have brains then point to your threads. You 4 suck Pooh's


Why, if it ain't my old buddy Chris Rivos. Apparently Chris is so cowardly he has to resort to using private messages to insult me; this is the second time he's done so.

QUOTE (maxwords in a PM to me+)
GLUPI HUJU (In continental european languague) But you dumb arsed mispelt verything on earth insist that the differanly writen alphabet chareter L is a L when it is actually pronounced as a w) then
to prononce to a continental European what `you are' you should say GGWOOOPY WHO YOU!

glupi means stupid
huju means the masculine of CUNT (meaning cock)

so you can have some emotional fun in anglo cuntries pretending to to be an (auslander)(foreiner)

Just go up to to every male anglo and sar : WHO YO loll tyhe dumb *** will give you his name whe you actually called him a CUNT (Masculine style))


If you're going to insult me, do it in public, you coward.

Aether
Feedback score? It's just a number... biggrin.gif It does mean anything.
Raphie Frank
Hey, TheDoc,

A few points:

1) English is not Ivars' first language. As I understand it, he is from Latvia, so I would think he would get at least a few points on the "not an idiot" front simply for being able to express himself in even remotely comprehensible manner, particularly given the level of abstraction he is grappling with.

2) I dare say that a complete idiot could not generate the images that Ivars has generated and posted to the Tetration forum:

See: http://math.eretrandre.org/tetrationforum/...thread-163.html

3) No one should feel, in my opinion, that they have to learn what others believe they should learn. Ivars has an unique viewpoint and is trying, again as I understand it, to learn that which he needs to learn in order to cogently express his personal cosmology. Assuming he speaks truth, which I believe he does, he is currently reading about Cantor and Group Representation Theory, so it's not as if he is not making any attempt to learn.

4) How about basic fairness, like one man, one vote? I've no problem, for instance, with you giving Ivars negative feedback, though I disagree with you, but I do have a bit of a problem with sockpuppets undermining the credibility of others with double negs. Can you imagine if we extrapolated the general premise to the body politic at large and gave all those who desired anarchy, war and destruction two votes at the polling booth?

5) IMO, Ivars is a seeker and a searcher with a relational artistic and visual mode of thought, and he operates, it seems quite clear to me, from the outside in and the inside out, rather than bottom up or top down. Personally, I have found him to be humble, patient, open-minded and quite willing to own up to his own short-comings.

Just some food for thought.

Best,
Raphie
AlphaNumeric
Ivars is a crank. He isn't interested in learning, doesn't want to discuss things like actual maths he might superficially seem interested in and continually posts debunked nonsense.

He deserves all the negs he gets.
Raphie Frank
You are entitled to your view, AN, but at the very least I would expect you to agree with the notion of one man, one vote. Fair is fair.

Best,
Raphie
N O M
QUOTE (maxwords+Jul 5 2008, 11:56 PM)
The biggest sad day for pysorg is those two dunces:NOM and his minie-me clone TheDoc to stand up in the class room and heckling all the students writing essays(They seldom write essays of their own, they are dunces with un-typed intellect heckling posters(worse these pair of resident dunces are too stupid to attack the text of an A grader of whatever vintage. They just try to do a character assassination without addressing the text of any intelligent member, just heckle without a point. You Know I'm a big powerfull man at almost fifty and if i grabbed either of these goons by their belt buckle in real life face to face. Then everything anatomically below would be available for view in a tiny jar- torn out- I hate the character assasinator (forum-mafia) guys.

Chris, you are just sulking 'cos you've been booted off this site so many times.

You have threatened me with physical violence several times now, but I'm not scared. Nor am I impressed how strong your right arm is.

And on the subject of dunces. How's the tellymarketing job going Chris?
AlphaNumeric
QUOTE (Raphie Frank+Jul 6 2008, 10:01 AM)
You are entitled to your view, AN, but at the very least I would expect you to agree with the notion of one man, one vote. Fair is fair.

Best,
Raphie

That's what the percentage of our feedback is. One person, one vote, but the number, positive or negative, is the total of votes for or against us.

So we have both.
Raphie Frank
QUOTE (AlphaNumeric+Jul 6 2008, 08:53 AM)
He isn't interested in learning [...]

AN, would you mind qualifying the above statement? I have a distinctly different view.

Best, RF

P.S. In a general sense I agree with your previous post...

QUOTE (AlphaNumeric+Jul 6 2008, 10:02 AM)
That's what the percentage of our feedback is. One person, one vote, but the number, positive or negative, is the total of votes for or against us.

So we have both.

... but the average "idiot" out there tends to look at quantity, not quality, like a five year old who scorns the dollar bill for the 50 pennies because there are more of them.
Confused2
Hi RF,

I think it is fairly obvious even to the casual observer that this is a troll infested site. Looking at (say) NOM's +80 feedback we might expect some knowledge and interest in physics and in reality we would find neither. On the other hand InQuisitive (-30) is a lively contributor with a great interest in Physics.

I guess the people who have grown up with the internet accept trolls as 'normal' - we are the odd ones out - we still have the feeling "something should be done" - the reality seems to be that nothing can be done once a set of trolls have decided to attack a site and/or individual. The troll has unlimited time to devote to attacks whereas only limited time (and technology) is available to prevent the attacks.

Best wishes,

-C2.
Gorgeous
How about a straight forward vote directed at the 'moderators' (who obviously do 'lurk' here in some guise or other) to say whether the members of the forum wish to keep the 'feedback', or not?

A yes or no will suffice.





g.
Beer w/Straw
QUOTE (Gorgeous+Jul 6 2008, 11:51 AM)
How about a straight forward vote directed at the 'moderators' (who obviously do 'lurk' here in some guise or other) to say whether the members of the forum wish to keep the 'feedback', or not?

A yes or no will suffice.





g.

I think Philip147 is the mod.
AlphaNumeric
QUOTE (Raphie Frank+Jul 6 2008, 11:34 AM)
AN, would you mind qualifying the above statement? I have a distinctly different view.

How many times has he posted something mathematical and then completely ignored anything I've said? Just look at his threads over in the 'Puzzling questions' forum. Behind Mr_Homm and Euler, I'd say I'm the best mathematician here and yet everything I've explain to him he's ignored.

Find me a thread where he's showed learning of actual mathematics and I'll show you a thread where you've not understood the maths in question.
QUOTE (Raphie Frank+Jul 6 2008, 11:34 AM)
... but the average "idiot" out there tends to look at quantity, not quality, like a five year old who scorns the dollar bill for the 50 pennies because there are more of them.
So you're worried idiots might not like Ivars? laugh.gif

I long ago stopped giving a hoot what idiots think of me. I'd rather mop the floor with, and be disliked by, 100 idiots than pander to a single one of them.
Delia
QUOTE (Raphie Frank+Jul 5 2008, 10:24 AM)
IVARS, one of the most retarded faking, dishonest and insane posers on this forum will go into "negative feedback territory," sooner rather than later, by dint of PUBLIC "intelligence" as manifested rather overtly within the feedback section of his profile.

They know how much he does not know and is judged accordingly.

For them it is a game. For such as RPenner is a dear genius.

All that comes to mind for me is the ballad of the perverted man and the camel and a willy, small like a needle...

For any of conscience upon this forum, give Ivars negative feedback, not because he deserves it, but because he does not deserve the positivity that has been thrust his way, even by some upon this forum I quite like... and he knows who he is. ++++++++-+++

Best,
(Animal)Rapist Fukk.

Agreed. smile.gif
Edward 3
Alphanumeric,
Ignoring what you have said is not an excuse for the behaviour of some of the sycophantic idiots who seek respectability by supporting what people like you post. I suspect you have some expertise in the area of String Theory but this does not mean we must all agree with your every post or risk ridicule.
As for feedback, get rid of it and take away their fun and the idiots might go play elsewhere.
Edward 3
AlphaNumeric
"Disagrees with string theory" is not something I would give as a reason for neg repping someone. I'm sure I know more problems with string theory, both technical and conceptual than anyone else on these forums precisely because I've spent time learning it. The short comings of any area of physics are most apparent to those who understand it, though the cranks don't realise this.

Ivars however doesn't discuss string theory, he discusses (or tries to) mathematics. Mathematics, unlike physics, isn't a matter of experiments or interpretations. 2+2=4 is never going to be found false by experiment or some new 'theory of numbers' coming along and making us change our views. Mathematics and logic are the only realm where proof exists. For instance, Ivars' latest thread involves claiming there's a smallest non-zero size for a volume in 3d space. I proved that false. Now there's no interpretations, physical theories, experiments or whatnot to contend with here. Given the definitions of volume, dimensions etc, it is wrong to claim what he does.

And yet he ignores what I've said, doesn't actually try to discuss it and makes no attempt to understand it. In the time he's been posting here I've never seen him learn any actual mathematics. Anyone who is serious in learning mathematics reads some mathematics. But cranks never do. They believe they can rederive everything themselves, better. Yet their mistakes in logic and simple, high school, maths are immediate. Just as Ivars' was.
TheDoc
QUOTE (Gorgeous+Jul 6 2008, 11:51 AM)
How about a straight forward vote directed at the 'moderators' (who obviously do 'lurk' here in some guise or other) to say whether the members of the forum wish to keep the 'feedback', or not?

A yes or no will suffice.


What if I'm the moderator? unsure.gif ph34r.gif
AlphaNumeric
QUOTE (TheDoc+Jul 6 2008, 05:19 PM)

What if I'm the moderator? unsure.gif ph34r.gif

As all the cranks know (and people like Kaneda maintain to this day), I'm a moderator.
Raphie Frank
QUOTE (Delia+Jul 6 2008, 02:58 PM)
Agreed. smile.gif

Hey Delia, after reviewing your recent posting history, if I were RPenner, I would welcome your praise about as much as I imagine Barack Obama might welcome the support of Louis Farrakhan...

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Obama's Minister Honored Farrakhan
Monday, January 14, 2008 7:49 PM

Barack Obama prays during services at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.
Barack Obama’s longtime minister, mentor, and sounding board has been a key supporter of Louis Farrakhan and last month honored the Nation of Islam leader for lifetime achievement.

Farrakhan has repeatedly made hate-filled statements targeting Jews, whites, America, and homosexuals. He has called whites “blue-eyed devils” and the “anti-Christ.” He has described Jews as “bloodsuckers” who control the government, the media, and some black organizations.

“Do you know some of these satanic Jews have taken over BET [the Black Entertainment Network]?” Farrakhan said in a speech on Nov. 11, 2007. “Everything that we built, they have. The mind of Satan now is running the record industry, movie industry, and television...

MORE: http://www.newsmax.com/kessler/obama_wrigh...1/14/64332.html
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I suggest professional help, Delia, if not for yourself then for others as whatever sickness you have may well be contagious.

Best,
Raphie
Raphie Frank
QUOTE (Confused2+Jul 6 2008, 11:39 AM)
Hi RF,
I guess the people who have grown up with the internet accept trolls as 'normal' - we are the odd ones out - we still have the feeling "something should be done" - the reality seems to be that nothing can be done once a set of trolls have decided to attack a site and/or individual. The troll has unlimited time to devote to attacks whereas only limited time (and technology) is available to prevent the attacks. 

Best wishes,

-C2.

I believe you rather hit the nail on the head C2. As for me, this "feeble minded" "rapist" "fukkwit" is not quite ready just yet to accept the permanent arrival of a Clockwork Orange Society. Guess I'm a bit old-fashioned that way...

Best,
Raphie

AN, I'll respond to you later... Best, RF
bukh
I would be a little reluctant to put too much into the voting system - I see it as part of the game - a reflection about how sociality works - there will always be this battle of "good against evil" - there exist no such thing as objective truth - you can be more or less in agreement with conformity - time tends to change or at least drastically modify what we think is true knowledge -

One do not need to spent long time in this Forum before knowing the game and how to decode the ratings and react accordingly. This Forum would be a fun-factor less if the rating system was abolished.

And if you ask Ivars or any other person with a so-called low rating, I would guess that they are overtly disaffected - however it would be nice if the socalled FM's cared to qualify their neg's - it is a "little" just a little irritating to get these non-qualified - non-argued negs - it is in a way too cheap - too easy - points - please show just some quality when negging.
N O M
QUOTE (AlphaNumeric+Jul 7 2008, 01:46 AM)
I long ago stopped giving a hoot what idiots think of me. I'd rather mop the floor with, and be disliked by, 100 idiots than pander to a single one of them.

No worries AN, you are indeed hated by idiots. But it hasn't stopped you getting the highest positive score on the forum smile.gif
Zarkov
QUOTE
How about a straight forward vote ....... to say whether the members of the forum wish to keep the 'feedback', or not?


I LOVE my negs

by DOG, if they were pos then I would have failed in being a scientist.

LOL

I love the schism between the lay-idiot-public and THE scientist

when thems catch up, I might as well give up !!!!!

LOL
inQZtive
NOM:
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No worries AN, you are indeed hated by idiots. But it hasn't stopped you getting the highest positive score on the forum


He is also loved, by the 'other idiots' of this forum. (aka Megalomaniacs, mafia, etc)


That is why he has the most activity in the feedback section, while losing out to real people, like Stuart Anderson, and JR Penner, in the over-all best score.

These 'other idiots' have lowered the value of this forum, even thought they claim to be "trying to save it", with their policing. Sock-puppet percentage must be taken into consideration when evaluating someones score. Multiply that by # of "warnings", for bad behavior.


"Alpha-Numeric" does not get close to the "top score".

His hiding behind cyber-names, sock-puppets, and biased class-mate 'gangs', all contribute to his self-proclaimed glory.

When are you going to come clean, AN? If you are real, then post the real info, not some "I can vouch for him" from another sock-puppet. Put it in your signature, not some obscure thread (1/8000+), that you seem to refer to. I've never seen you, Euler, or anyone else, who isn't using their real name, prove to be anything but a fake. (I'm not saying you haven't attended College)


You may think this is a 'personal attack', but it is not. It is in the best interests, for everybody, that the true leaders of this forum (or any other group) are accountable for their, and their followers, actions.

Until then.. this is all a hoax.


Mr Homm and RPenner are by far, better members, better people, and better Scientists, than the above-mentioned green-horns.

sad.gif


It is so easy to set this straight, for good. If you want to use your "position" as a reason for people to listen to you, then you'll have to 'go public', like all other legitimate Scientists.


All of these troubles, all of these sock-puppets, and all of these names came into the forum, at the same time (I do not mean, "to the day"). It is not a coincidence. The 'would-be heroes' rolled into this forum together, and both created the problems, and their "savior". It is sickening "anti-science" at work. This is not a 'popularity contest'.
excaza
Take the fight to them inQZtive, the valiant crusader of righteousness, saving the world one forum at a time from the evil sockpuppets, so we can all live happily ever after.

In reality, everyone is a sockpuppet. This forum is actually only one person.


rolleyes.gif Enough with the sockpuppet claims unless you can provide proof. Otherwise, shut your yap, it's just as annoying having everyone and their uncle running around daily screaming "SOCKPUPPET OMG OMG OMG" at the top of their lungs.
inQZtive
excaza,

QUOTE
Take the fight to them inQZtive


I am. What better thread than this one?

QUOTE (->
QUOTE
Take the fight to them inQZtive


I am. What better thread than this one?

.., the valiant crusader of righteousness, saving the world one forum at a time from the evil sockpuppets, so we can all live happily ever after.


Point taken.

QUOTE
Enough with the sockpuppet claims unless you can provide proof.


That's the real insidious part: in this forum, it's unfalsifiable. There's no moderation, and when they instituted the "popularity contest", it fueled this fire that we have.

Let me remind folks why "they" don't care: the more sock-puppets ("SP's"), and the more voting, the more "hits" this web site can claim. More "members", and more activity, more potential revenue from advertisers. They try to clean up the worst of it, because the advertisers do visit the forum, if not but to just check their ads, and see what kind of potential customers they are getting. It would seem, in the end, to be a "bad idea" for the Forum, but it will take a while for them to realize this.


In the mean time..

I was responding to NOM's prostration. It's uncalled for; this is not a popularity contest. Nobody cares, to a greater extent than is already shown, "in the voting booth". When you can see the SP history, it's not about them, it's about their own grandiose egos, running rampant, making this a "fantasy island" for the deranged. It is MORE annoying than "claims of sock-puppetry", by far. It promotes "anti-science", egoism, false claims, mob mentality, and yes, more cranks too, with the same problems. That is the "sad day" for this forum.

NOM is one of the biggest punks on this site. (made bigger by # of SP's he has)

He has a personal relationship with Alphanumeric, which has been disclosed before. This "group" has an unfair advantage, over the rest of the members, and it plainly shows in the "rating system". They need to learn that cheaters do not "win" in Science. They need to learn, that Science is not a "popularity contest", even though the largest percentage of "followers"/supporters of a theory is what generally decides between 2 otherwise "good theories".

That is done with a "one-to-one" voting ratio, not the cheating, role-playing mentality, adolescent version you see here. A stand needs to be made. This forum was better, before the "invasion" of Megalomaniacs, and their legion.

I never heard the word "sock-puppet" on this forum, before the "Alpha Clan" signed up as members. Never.


J-



AlphaNumeric
QUOTE (inQZtive+Jul 6 2008, 11:10 PM)
"Alpha-Numeric" does not get close to the "top score".

His hiding behind cyber-names, sock-puppets, and biased class-mate 'gangs', all contribute to his self-proclaimed glory.

When are you going to come clean, AN?  If you are real, then post the real info, not some "I can vouch for him" from another sock-puppet.  Put it in your signature, not some obscure thread (1/8000+), that you seem to refer to.  I've never seen you, Euler, or anyone else, who isn't using their real name, prove to be anything but a fake. (I'm not saying you haven't attended College)

It's funny. The people who claim I maintain many accounts are generally those who don't like what I say. I have no need to maintain sock puppets. I let my physics and maths posts talk for themselves and every time, every time, I've challenged a crank they've failed.

There's no 'gangs' with me in the centre, at least not ones I have set up. I know Euler in real life. I have spoken via email to Rpenner and BenTheMan. And I have posted personal information, many times. For instance here I prove to ubavontuba that I am who I claim to be, using multiple independent sources, including academic institutions, published papers and even rowing pictures. And what does ubavontuba reply? He continues with his "I won't back up anything I claim unless you admit you're a chatbot". He thinks I maintain numerous websites, including the largest collection of academic publications in the world, www.arxiv.org , all for the purpose of fooling him. Precursor has been given the same information, along with links to my work, and he went from "You're a faker" to deliberately ignoring the evidence. Kaneda, who I still cross paths with on another forum, is the same. Says "You're a faker" but doesn't actually debunk the multitude of links I provide.

I have existed on other forums for a long time under this name. Farsight, in his desperation to attack me rather than my physics, searched for me on other forums. I behave exactly the same on other forums as I do here, except on places like www.thestudentroom.co.uk I know more people in real life because I went or go to university with them.

You say that you've not seen myself prove to be anything but a fake but what you mean to say is you've not seen me prove I'm who or what I claim to be. The difference is important. I've been accused of being anywhere from 2 to 15 posters on these forums many many times and yet where's the evidence? The fact a large number of people disagree with you? I work in an office with 6 other people and every time one of them reads this forum over my shoulder they agree that people like Farsight, StevenA, NeoNo.1 etc are all crank wackos.
QUOTE (inQZtive+Jul 6 2008, 11:10 PM)
NOM is one of the biggest punks on this site. (made bigger by # of SP's he has)

He has a personal relationship with Alphanumeric, which has been disclosed before.
I have absolutely no idea how NOM is. He and I don't exchange very many PMs, never emails and I have never met him in real life. Can you link to the post where our 'personal relationship' is 'disclosed'? I doubt it, because you're lying.

It sounds to me like the cranks are playing chinese whispers and embelishing their dislike of me a bit. And even if I was every single member of the forum mafia (a term I dislike and which I have never used to describe myself) it wouldn't make the physics and maths I post wrong. And that's the problem for the cranks. If you cannot attack the science I post, you try to attack me.

And my warnings are for calling people like Farsight a liar. He took offence and went crying to the moderators. And yet he never actually managed to counter the insult itself by showing he could do relativity...
newton
QUOTE (AlphaNumeric+Jul 6 2008, 10:02 AM)
That's what the percentage of our feedback is. One person, one vote, but the number, positive or negative, is the total of votes for or against us.

So we have both.

most of my negative feedback is not from one person/one vote, but rather from a few real people with many sock puppets.
the feedback system is a bad joke.
inQZtive
Thanks for the info, AlphaNumeric.

I realize that you get this from others as well, and it must be frustrating.

Let me go through a few points.


1. I have faith in your math & physics, and did not question that.

2. While I have no idea if you directly have other accounts, what I was posting about, (and included you in) was the larger picture here. I was talking specifically about these "scores", and the fact there are a large number of multiple account holders (I'm sure you would agree) here, that overly influence the feedback, in both directions. That was intended for NOM's post.

3. Like it or not, you are now "a role model" here. I think if you recognize this, you might see the benefit of being a little more vocal against the very poor behavior that goes on. (and yes, sometimes by you)

4. (case in point) You go right for the "I doubt it, because you're lying" response to my saying that I think NOM is "affiliated" with you. This may have been "Alpha" that I'm thinking of, and also, it could be through "Euler", and then you. Point being, that these people act like they're affiliated with you, and you do nothing to correct them. If you are against the FM, I must guess that you are against that behavior.

5. As I said above, I don't doubt your education; and as you said, "my posts speak for themselves", as far as math & physics goes. This is totally true. That is why I do not think that you need to state your credentials in an argument, nor state "an actual Physicist" on your title. Do you see my point? This just looks like your ego is riding a ways out in front of you, and it shouldn't matter, if your work is sound.

6. (consider this for "arguments sake") Linking papers, websites, etc, with "a name" that you say is you, isn't proof. I'm not asking for more (you'd really be twisted to go through all that, as you said). Give me 1/2 hour, and I can make an identical set of claims, only falsifiable by actually contacting the person. My real point is not "you are a fake", it is, "be authentic". With your real name, as a signature, or in your title, whatever, you are much more obliged to act a little more "human" in response to the absurdities that you have to deal with. These people are surely "in the dark", but they are people. You also regularly make "sweeping generalizations" about "all cranks" etc. My complaint there, is that Science is questioning, testing, confirming. If we begin to belittle anyone who dares to question, or seeks confirmation, we are "anti-science". Again, this has a domino effect, because of your role model status here. I can't imagine you treating real students in a classroom that way. I understand that there are limits, and you are pushed past them by the type who are pushing there own pet theory, regardless of how wrong. Help them as much as possible, and then let them go.
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You say that you've not seen myself prove to be anything but a fake but what you mean to say is you've not seen me prove I'm who or what I claim to be. The difference is important.

That is addressed above. This is the "veil" that everyone has here, and most, hide behind, and act in ways that are quite disgusting. Anybody can claim anything here. The "what" you claim to be, is irrelevant, IMO. The "who" is everything. You are going to publish under your name; I assume that you will refer to those papers here, occasionally. It is just my opinion, that showing your name would help things in ways that you don't realize, especially when you're going to make references to your work, or background, as part of your argument. I could be wrong.
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You say that you've not seen myself prove to be anything but a fake but what you mean to say is you've not seen me prove I'm who or what I claim to be. The difference is important.

That is addressed above. This is the "veil" that everyone has here, and most, hide behind, and act in ways that are quite disgusting. Anybody can claim anything here. The "what" you claim to be, is irrelevant, IMO. The "who" is everything. You are going to publish under your name; I assume that you will refer to those papers here, occasionally. It is just my opinion, that showing your name would help things in ways that you don't realize, especially when you're going to make references to your work, or background, as part of your argument. I could be wrong.
I've been accused of being anywhere from 2 to 15 posters on these forums many many times and yet where's the evidence? The fact a large number of people disagree with you? I work in an office with 6 other people and every time one of them reads this forum over my shoulder they agree that people like Farsight, StevenA, NeoNo.1 etc are all crank wackos.

The evidence is their 'gang' behavior. Again, this doesn't have to be 'directed' by you, just condoned. Most people do not disagree with me; this part is not "personal". It is seeing the feedback in almost everyone in this forum, go in an all too predictable pattern Yes, there are many people who are ignorant of many things. It doesn't make them any more wacko than you or I. There are people with real problems, of course.

We are all ignorant of something; even collectively, we know very little, of what there is "to know". Every new idea should have the same chance to be tested. Most will fail. The personal attacks, and the "nothing you say could be right" attitude just feed the growing opinion, that Science has become "cultish", or "indoctrinated". It should be as open as possible, especially in these times.


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Gorgeous
QUOTE (inQZtive+Jul 6 2008, 12:29 PM)

Let me remind folks why "they" don't care: the more sock-puppets ("SP's"), and the more voting, the more "hits" this web site can claim.  More "members", and more activity, more potential revenue from advertisers.  They try to clean up the worst of it, because the advertisers do visit the forum, if not but to just check their ads, and see what kind of potential customers they are getting.  It would seem, in the end, to be a "bad idea" for the Forum, but it will take a while for them to realize this.



How about a total botcott until our demands are met? biggrin.gif

No more clicks until the 'feedback' is gone! smile.gif

It will work if we stand united, brothers! laugh.gif



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Gorgeous
QUOTE (Gorgeous+Jul 7 2008, 12:57 AM)
How about a total botcott ...

laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif


Of course, I meant 'boycott'...but there again..... biggrin.gif




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MjolnirPants
Every time I hear someone whinin about their feedback, I think o an old sayin from where I come from:
"If one man calls ya a dog, ignore him. If a second man calls ya a dog, go ahead an get mad. But when a third man calls ya a dog, check yerself fer fleas."
Beer w/Straw
While multiple forum accounts are kinda ghey, there is a great variety of people posting on this forum and I think each has their place.
Gorgeous
QUOTE (Beer w/Straw+Jul 7 2008, 02:28 AM)
While multiple forum accounts are kinda ghey, there is a great variety of people posting on this forum and I think each has their place.

Yeah, there's probably at least 4 people still here! laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif



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Confused2
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Yeah, there's probably at least 4 people still here!


I wouldn't care except half of them are giving me lots of negative feedback.

-C2.
newton
QUOTE (MjolnirPants+Jul 7 2008, 01:27 PM)
Every time I hear someone whinin about their feedback, I think o an old sayin from where I come from:
"If one man calls ya a dog, ignore him. If a second man calls ya a dog, go ahead an get mad. But when a third man calls ya a dog, check yerself fer fleas."

funny thing is, where you come from your audience is a bunch more of you with proxy accounts all in awe of your wisdom.
give yourselves a pat on the back.
the feedback system is a bad joke.
MjolnirPants
QUOTE (newton+Jul 7 2008, 03:19 PM)
funny thing is, where you come from your audience is a bunch more of you with proxy accounts all in awe of your wisdom.

Wrong! laugh.gif
There's only one screen name I use on this board, no matter how much the opposite might make ya feel better, son.
inQZtive
MjolnirPants
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Every time I hear someone whinin about their feedback, I think o an old sayin from where I come from:
"If one man calls ya a dog, ignore him. If a second man calls ya a dog, go ahead an get mad. But when a third man calls ya a dog, check yerself fer fleas."


This is poor use of logic. It does not make an analogy to the subject at hand. Your story should read like this:

While sitting in a room, talking with a man, he calls you a dog. Offended, you get up and go into the next room. From the room you just left, you hear, in a slightly muffled voice, "yeah, you're a dog". Then, in another voice, (same british accent), "yeah, a real stupid dog". Then, in a female sounding voice, "yeah, and your mum had sex with a monkey, you f*'n dog". Then, another, ....

Who's got the "fleas"?

Of course not just once, for one person, but for everybody here, that ever disagrees with anybody, deemed to be "FM", or affiliated with AN ~ Euler. These "other voters" have never been in any conversations, they exist only to make some people appear better than others, in a "mob-rule" sort of way.

Again, I'm not saying who is wrong, or right, in these conversations. Most of the time, these highly educated folks, are going to be on the "right" side. That is not the point. The point is trying to get back, and maintain a respectable atmosphere, where people can talk, and reasonably work out their differences. This does not, of course, mean that everybody will always come to an agreement.

If people are wrong, they can be taught. The atmosphere must resemble something closer to a classroom. Would you stay in a class, where the "teacher" changed voices, and mocked you, if you were wrong, or asked a repeated question? If he/she laughed at you, and solicited negative opinions from your "class-mates"? If he/she just stood there, while another class-mate did the above? If someone rudely interupts your class, calling the student that you're working with, an idiot, then you MUST deal with that interupting person. Otherwise, you lose all control and respect of everybody (except the offender).

Most people do not learn something from a one-time exposure. That's what "practice" is all about. So, calling someone an "idiot", or a "crank", because you have to repeat something, is rather "non-teaching", or "anti-science", don't you think? When it's about your ego, and just being right, and appearing to "win", then, it is not Science, and it is not Teaching.


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TheDoc
QUOTE (inQZtive+)
These 'other idiots' have lowered the value of this forum, even thought they claim to be "trying to save it", with their policing.


The blame for the downfall of PhysOrg shouldn't rest on our shoulders alone. Egocentric wannabe idiots like Farsight, and Zarkov, and dizamin, and StevenA, and Precursor562 have played a major part in it too. They constantly say they know better than the experts. They constantly say they're going to revolutionize physics, or come up with some groundbreaking theory. They never provide proof for they're claims, and then they throw hissy fits when they get challenged to do so.

Don't pin the blame solely on us.

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"Alpha-Numeric" does not get close to the "top score".

His hiding behind cyber-names, sock-puppets


AlphaNumeric doesn't need a sockpuppet to trash idiots like Farsight and ubavontuba. He does it quite well on his own.

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"Alpha-Numeric" does not get close to the "top score".

His hiding behind cyber-names, sock-puppets


AlphaNumeric doesn't need a sockpuppet to trash idiots like Farsight and ubavontuba. He does it quite well on his own.

and biased class-mate 'gangs'


Biased only because of his physics knowledge.

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NOM is one of the biggest punks on this site. (made bigger by # of SP's he has)


And who are these mysterious sockpuppets of NOM's? Enlighten us. While you're at it, do clear up which sockpuppet is mine, will you?

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NOM is one of the biggest punks on this site. (made bigger by # of SP's he has)


And who are these mysterious sockpuppets of NOM's? Enlighten us. While you're at it, do clear up which sockpuppet is mine, will you?

Again, I'm not saying who is wrong, or right, in these conversations. Most of the time, these highly educated folks, are going to be on the "right" side. That is not the point. The point is trying to get back, and maintain a respectable atmosphere, where people can talk, and reasonably work out their differences.


Except that will never happen. Go and take a glance at dad1's posts, or Zarkov's. Do you see any hope of reasonably working out your differences with those two? No. In their minds, they are right, and demand that you agree with them. They ignore evidence against their claims, and continue to blindly wave their arms.

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This does not, of course, mean that everybody will always come to an agreement.


*cough*Farsight*cough*

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This does not, of course, mean that everybody will always come to an agreement.


*cough*Farsight*cough*

If people are wrong, they can be taught. The atmosphere must resemble something closer to a classroom.


What if the "students" don't want to learn?

QUOTE (newton+)
funny thing is, where you come from your audience is a bunch more of you with proxy accounts all in awe of your wisdom.


newton, I'm still waiting for you to "expose" me as a sockpuppet of NOM. Actually, I've been waiting for 4 months; you've remained awfully silent all this time....

Confused2
QUOTE (TheDoc+)
Don't pin the blame solely on us.


Looking at my feedback from eight of 'your lot'

Dr Fred A Wolf Posted: Yesterday at 6:41 PM
N O M Posted: Yesterday at 4:30 AM
<Max> Posted: Yesterday at 3:25 AM
Evans Posted: Yesterday at 3:25 AM
Jeremy Fisher Posted: Yesterday at 2:28 AM
Delia Posted: Jul 4 2008, 05:47 AM
Sec Posted: Jun 1 2008, 01:51 PM
Agent X20 Posted: May 16 2008, 09:04 PM

Honestly .. how many individuals do you count? Do you really expect anyone to care which are your SP's and which are NOM's, 5D's or Alpha's .. you're all the same anyway.

-C2.




TheDoc
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Honestly .. how many individuals do you count?


Three.

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you're all the same anyway.


Why? Because most of the FM thinks you're an idiot? rolleyes.gif
MjolnirPants
QUOTE (inQZtive+Jul 7 2008, 05:01 PM)
MjolnirPants


This is poor use of logic. It does not make an analogy to the subject at hand. Your story should read like this:

While sitting in a room, talking with a man, he calls you a dog. Offended, you get up and go into the next room. From the room you just left, you hear, in a slightly muffled voice, "yeah, you're a dog". Then, in another voice, (same british accent), "yeah, a real stupid dog". Then, in a female sounding voice, "yeah, and your mum had sex with a monkey, you f*'n dog". Then, another, ....

Yer inability to understand the analogy there don't make my logic faulty.
Yer own 'version' o it even assumes crap what ain't true! An ya fault my use o logic...
The point o it is this, dummies (since no-one seems to get it...)
When a sizable group o people who have had plenty o opportunities to read what you have to say all think yer stupid, then there's a good chance yer stupid.

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Of course not just once, for one person, but for everybody here, that ever disagrees with anybody, deemed to be "FM", or affiliated with AN ~ Euler.  These "other voters" have never been in any conversations, they exist only to make some people appear better than others, in a "mob-rule" sort of way.

Bullsh*t. I've seen plenty o people disagree with the FM without seein their feedback scores plummet. newguy, Tikay, THEY, even me.

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Of course not just once, for one person, but for everybody here, that ever disagrees with anybody, deemed to be "FM", or affiliated with AN ~ Euler.  These "other voters" have never been in any conversations, they exist only to make some people appear better than others, in a "mob-rule" sort of way.

Bullsh*t. I've seen plenty o people disagree with the FM without seein their feedback scores plummet. newguy, Tikay, THEY, even me.

The point is trying to get back, and maintain a respectable atmosphere, where people can talk, and reasonably work out their differences.  This does not, of course, mean that everybody will always come to an agreement.

Acusin post-graduates in physics o bein chatboxes, or o not knowin anything about physics or mathematics, accusin mathematicians o not knowin mathematics, refusin to accept the scientific consensus on any number o questions, includin the definition o physics or maths jargon words, accusin people o bein sock-puppets o each other with no proof or even evidence, claimin to be able to do things then refusin to do so, givin people positive feedback jes cause the wrong person dislikes em, an various other crank activities here are conducive to that? Please! laugh.gif

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If people are wrong, they can be taught.

Farsight, Ivars, StevenA, Precurser, Ubavontuba, Phillipwhatevernumbergoeshere, Zarkov....
They're all examples o people who are usually wrong when they make claims about physics or math, who also refuse to learn from those who know better.

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If people are wrong, they can be taught.

Farsight, Ivars, StevenA, Precurser, Ubavontuba, Phillipwhatevernumbergoeshere, Zarkov....
They're all examples o people who are usually wrong when they make claims about physics or math, who also refuse to learn from those who know better.

Would you stay in a class, where the "teacher" changed voices, and mocked you, if you were wrong, or asked a repeated question?

I ain't never seen anyone here make fun o someone fer askin a question. I seen a lot o people make fun o others fer makin incorrect claims, then refusin to admit their mistake, though. Also, yer once again assumin the FM is jes one or two guys with sockpuppets, despite the fact that I know for a fact that they're not. Sign up fer Sapo's Joint an look at their IP addresses.

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When it's about your ego, and just being right, and appearing to "win", then, it is not Science, and it is not Teaching.

Once again, yer assumin crap that jes ain't true. I don't ever pick on nobody to make my ego bloat up. I do it because it's funny an because I think the person I'm makin fun of has it comin. Go log onto a joke site and try to count the number o jokes what hinge around someone doin somethin stupid. Seriously, go do it. Ya think every single one o those jokes was written by a bully?

Yer an idiot. Yer workin on false assumptions an comfortin lies, instead o workin with reality. To me, that's the definition o an idiot.
Confused2
On the Internet the only acceptable victim of a joke is yourself. Try anything else and you get a bunch of people each trying to be more poisonous than the next .. which is exactly what we have here - aka The Forum Mafia.

-C2.
inQZtive
ohmy.gif

Hi TheDoc!

Wow, this is the first time that we've ever talked. It's nice to get to meet the person who has 3 negs, under "thedoc" account, in my feedback.


Proving SP's can be done easily by looking into the records of PhysOrg. Short of that, there is no "proving". But, as confused2 said, it is actually irrelevant. It doesn't matter if you are 2^4 or 3^3. Your "more than one unique votes" bastardizes the feedback system.


Good evidence:

I have ZERO posts, between Feb 25 2008, and Jun 27 2008. You joined in March, 2008. You immediately were FM member, and began where you left off.. presumably, cecil P abstract>>Dallas>>Alpha>>Pupamancur. Your latest account, TheDoc, posted back to back negatives (1 week), in a large period of time that I did not post at all.

Can you link any PM's, e-mails, or other data, that show how one "joins" the FM, how it is communicated that, "everyone thinks you're an idiot"? Do you have meeting minutes, or something?

If you don't have this sort of evidence, then we must assume that there really is NO communication going on, at all. That would be unnecessary, if the members were actually the n_th root of SP_0. If there are "just 3", and they each have 2 or 3 accounts, and they each have been banned n times, then.. well, you get the point.

If these types of people are vocally supporting the likes of Alphanumeric, they are not doing him any favors.


TheDoc quotes:
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Don't pin the blame solely on us.


I'm not. I included the cranks, too.

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Don't pin the blame solely on us.


I'm not. I included the cranks, too.

AlphaNumeric doesn't need a sockpuppet to trash idiots like Farsight and ubavontuba. He does it quite well on his own


You are right. I said as much. The voting, is what I was talking about, not ability.

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Biased only because of his physics knowledge.


Science shouldn't have a bias; that is exactly my point. If you don't know as much as him, then how do you know he is correct, in any given situation. Yet, the sides are taken.

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Biased only because of his physics knowledge.


Science shouldn't have a bias; that is exactly my point. If you don't know as much as him, then how do you know he is correct, in any given situation. Yet, the sides are taken.

What if the "students" don't want to learn?


If, after all attempts prove unsuccessful, walk away. It is the never-ending threads, with nothing substantial, and pure name calling, etc. going on, that make this place look so bad. That, and the immediate neg bandwagon, for new members who ask questions.


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inQZtive
BibDumbWierdo/MjolnirPants

Your new "accent" is funny, when used sparingly. Otherwise, it's obnoxious.

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Yer inability to understand the analogy there don't make my logic faulty.

I understood your analogy. I pointed out, that it didn't fit the scenario. I also did not say "faulty", I said "poor". There's a difference.

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Yer inability to understand the analogy there don't make my logic faulty.

I understood your analogy. I pointed out, that it didn't fit the scenario. I also did not say "faulty", I said "poor". There's a difference.

Yer own 'version' o it even assumes crap what ain't true!


You'll have to explain what you mean.

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When a sizable group o people who have had plenty o opportunities to read what you have to say all think yer stupid, then there's a good chance yer stupid.


You're basically right there. But, again, it doesn't apply to this (mine, anyway) scenario. No "plenty of opportunities", no "sizable group of people". Read up on statistics, and come back and tell me what the opinions of 5-10 people say about "the truth".

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When a sizable group o people who have had plenty o opportunities to read what you have to say all think yer stupid, then there's a good chance yer stupid.


You're basically right there. But, again, it doesn't apply to this (mine, anyway) scenario. No "plenty of opportunities", no "sizable group of people". Read up on statistics, and come back and tell me what the opinions of 5-10 people say about "the truth".

Bullsh*t. I've seen plenty o people disagree with the FM without seein their feedback scores plummet. newguy, Tikay, THEY, even me.


All those scores are down. It doesn't seem to be consistent with my point. Having a fairly high score, to begin with, prevents the FM from totally screwing someones feedback score, as confused2 is evidence of.

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Acusin post-graduates in physics o bein chatboxes, or o not knowin anything about physics or mathematics, accusin mathematicians o not knowin mathematics, refusin to accept the scientific consensus on any number o questions, includin the definition o physics or maths jargon words, accusin people o bein sock-puppets o each other with no proof or even evidence, claimin to be able to do things then refusin to do so, givin people positive feedback jes cause the wrong person dislikes em, an various other crank activities here are conducive to that? Please!


I've done none of the above. The closest things are: I have given positive feedback to someone, to counter the parade/bandwagon of negs. I have not given the same, for anyone who has proved to be totally argumentative, beyond reasoning, etc. Basically, to a few "newbies". Also, I do not always follow the "consensus", unless it is well established by experimental fact.

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Acusin post-graduates in physics o bein chatboxes, or o not knowin anything about physics or mathematics, accusin mathematicians o not knowin mathematics, refusin to accept the scientific consensus on any number o questions, includin the definition o physics or maths jargon words, accusin people o bein sock-puppets o each other with no proof or even evidence, claimin to be able to do things then refusin to do so, givin people positive feedback jes cause the wrong person dislikes em, an various other crank activities here are conducive to that? Please!


I've done none of the above. The closest things are: I have given positive feedback to someone, to counter the parade/bandwagon of negs. I have not given the same, for anyone who has proved to be totally argumentative, beyond reasoning, etc. Basically, to a few "newbies". Also, I do not always follow the "consensus", unless it is well established by experimental fact.

I ain't never seen anyone here make fun o someone fer askin a question.


Maybe you haven't looked hard enough? I don't know. You can translate "making fun of", into "negging", if it helps you to see my point.

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yer once again assumin the FM is jes one or two guys with sockpuppets, despite the fact that I know for a fact that they're not. Sign up fer Sapo's Joint an look at their IP addresses.


No, I'm not assuming "1 or 2". IP addresses signify "real internet connections", not "real people". Signing in at your girlfriends house doesn't count. See my point? Anybody can "falsify", or create a new IP address. Especially at schools, libraries, internet cafe's, etc. Not to mention the software that can make you appear from anywhere you'd like. There is no substitute for "real people".

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yer once again assumin the FM is jes one or two guys with sockpuppets, despite the fact that I know for a fact that they're not. Sign up fer Sapo's Joint an look at their IP addresses.


No, I'm not assuming "1 or 2". IP addresses signify "real internet connections", not "real people". Signing in at your girlfriends house doesn't count. See my point? Anybody can "falsify", or create a new IP address. Especially at schools, libraries, internet cafe's, etc. Not to mention the software that can make you appear from anywhere you'd like. There is no substitute for "real people".

me:
When it's about your ego, and just being right, and appearing to "win", then, it is not Science, and it is not Teaching.

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Once again, yer assumin crap that jes ain't true. I don't ever pick on nobody to make my ego bloat up.


You're vain. I was making a general statement, and not something for "you" only. It still stands:
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Once again, yer assumin crap that jes ain't true. I don't ever pick on nobody to make my ego bloat up.


You're vain. I was making a general statement, and not something for "you" only. It still stands:
When it's about your ego, and just being right, and appearing to "win", then, it is not Science, and it is not Teaching.



J-
MjolnirPants
QUOTE (Confused2+Jul 7 2008, 06:13 PM)
On the Internet the only acceptable victim of a joke is yourself.

Ahh, I didn't realize that you were the official dictator o internet etiquette.....

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Try anything else and you get a bunch of people each trying to be more poisonous than the next .. which is exactly what we have here - aka The Forum Mafia.

Really now? Well, why doncha quote some posts where me or TheDoc made an effort to be more venomous than other FMers...

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Try anything else and you get a bunch of people each trying to be more poisonous than the next .. which is exactly what we have here - aka The Forum Mafia.

Really now? Well, why doncha quote some posts where me or TheDoc made an effort to be more venomous than other FMers...

Your new "accent" is funny, when used sparingly. Otherwise, it's obnoxious.

I'm glad it annoys ya. I'm also glad ya started yer post with an attempt at an insult. Hypocrisy really helps drive yer point home wink.gif

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I understood your analogy.

If so, ya wouldn't have argued about it...

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I understood your analogy.

If so, ya wouldn't have argued about it...

I pointed out, that it didn't fit the scenario.

No, ya claimed it didn't. To 'point somethin out' implies yer correct. Bein correct necessitates not usin incorrect assumptions.

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I also did not say "faulty", I said "poor". There's a difference.

Only in yer little head... Context, son. It's important.

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I also did not say "faulty", I said "poor". There's a difference.

Only in yer little head... Context, son. It's important.

You'll have to explain what you mean.

I'm sorry. The whole "InQZ is an idiot" thing musta slipped my mind...
Yer assumin that the FM consists o a bunch o sockpuppets.

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You're basically right there. But, again, it doesn't apply to this (mine, anyway) scenario. No "plenty of opportunities", no "sizable group of people". Read up on statistics, and come back and tell me what the opinions of 5-10 people say about "the truth".

Really? It don't apply? Ok then, prove that the FM is a bunch o sockpuppets, then prove we've never read yer posts an I'll concede the point. An I suspect I already know a bit more about statistics than you do, son...

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You're basically right there. But, again, it doesn't apply to this (mine, anyway) scenario. No "plenty of opportunities", no "sizable group of people". Read up on statistics, and come back and tell me what the opinions of 5-10 people say about "the truth".

Really? It don't apply? Ok then, prove that the FM is a bunch o sockpuppets, then prove we've never read yer posts an I'll concede the point. An I suspect I already know a bit more about statistics than you do, son...

All those scores are down. It doesn't seem to be consistent with my point. Having a fairly high score, to begin with, prevents the FM from totally screwing someones feedback score, as confused2 is evidence of.

None o those scores are as low as yers, or most o the cranks. Not one o em. An since ya like C2 as an example supposedly 'counter' to my point...
C2's Feedback
He's got pos' from:
Fivedoughnut (the most sockpuppeted member there is, an the only one guilty o yer accusations...)
Ron
Pupamancur
Soundhertz
Alpha (the FM's founding member, I believe...)
GeneSplicer
rpenner
Trippy
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Seems to me like his feedback score is higher than yers because he's better at physics an debate than you. Same holds true for other cranks. Compared to them, he's an actual friggan scientist with a perfectly lovable personality!

Note that Alpha an Trippy came back aroun to give their first negs to him after he negged them fer no apparent reason, an keep that in mind next time ya use him as an example to try to make yer point. Also, do ya want me to pop up some evidence that he likes to go trollin on members he don't like?

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I've done none of the above. The closest things are: I have given positive feedback to someone, to counter the parade/bandwagon of negs. I have not given the same, for anyone who has proved to be totally argumentative, beyond reasoning, etc. Basically, to a few "newbies". Also, I do not always follow the "consensus", unless it is well established by experimental fact.

laugh.gif Yer such a liar! Yer first sentence says ya've done none o it, yet yer second sentence admits to doin one o those things, an the post o yers I wrote that in response to has you doin another! laugh.gif

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I've done none of the above. The closest things are: I have given positive feedback to someone, to counter the parade/bandwagon of negs. I have not given the same, for anyone who has proved to be totally argumentative, beyond reasoning, etc. Basically, to a few "newbies". Also, I do not always follow the "consensus", unless it is well established by experimental fact.

laugh.gif Yer such a liar! Yer first sentence says ya've done none o it, yet yer second sentence admits to doin one o those things, an the post o yers I wrote that in response to has you doin another! laugh.gif

Maybe you haven't looked hard enough? I don't know. You can translate "making fun of", into "negging", if it helps you to see my point.

Then find me an example o that, neggin or makin fun of. Y can't, because ya know I'm right. Well, ya probably could find some cretin makin fun o somebody jes fer askin a question, but I garauntee ya that it won't be one o the current FM members.

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No, I'm not assuming "1 or 2". IP addresses signify "real internet connections", not "real people".

They signify individual computers, numnuts. An if some guy posts 100 times on Sapo's joint with 1 IP address, there's a 99.9999999% or so chance that he's NOT the same guy posting another 100 posts all under a different IP address.

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No, I'm not assuming "1 or 2". IP addresses signify "real internet connections", not "real people".

They signify individual computers, numnuts. An if some guy posts 100 times on Sapo's joint with 1 IP address, there's a 99.9999999% or so chance that he's NOT the same guy posting another 100 posts all under a different IP address.

Signing in at your girlfriends house doesn't count. See my point? Anybody can "falsify", or create a new IP address. Especially at schools, libraries, internet cafe's, etc. Not to mention the software that can make you appear from anywhere you'd like. There is no substitute for "real people".

Yeah, like all o us have nothin better to do than IP spoofin on the off chance that one o the cranks'll sign up fer Sapo's Joint an check IP addresses, rather than jes assumin they're right without any proof... Yeesh, ever heard o Occam's Razor?

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You're vain.

Prove it.

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You're vain.

Prove it.

I was making a general statement, and not something for "you" only.

A 'general statement' about a group o people that includes me. Since it does include me, an it doesn't apply to me, it's WRONG!!!!!!!!!!! wink.gif

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It still stands:

An it's still wrong.
inQZtive
You're welcome to go back and read my post again. I'm not going to waste my time repeating myself.

You really fool yourself, that you're sharp. You should listen to the Doctors, and take the medication that was prescribed to you. Part of your disease, is thinking "everything is ok".

It's not.

You said absolutely nothing, and made no points in your last post. And, you anally responded to it line by line, like a sportscaster.


You're just wrong; maybe "not even wrong" is better.


Keep tryin', son.

When you feel like you're ready, sell your beer cans, and buy a plane ticket. I'll be waiting. Any test you want.

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excaza
QUOTE (inQZtive+Jul 7 2008, 04:56 PM)
You're welcome to go back and read my post again. I'm not going to waste my time repeating myself.

You really fool yourself, that you're sharp. You should listen to the Doctors, and take the medication that was prescribed to you. Part of your disease, is thinking "everything is ok".

It's not.

You said absolutely nothing, and made no points in your last post. And, you anally responded to it line by line, like a sportscaster.


You're just wrong; maybe "not even wrong" is better.


Keep tryin', son.

When you feel like you're ready, sell your beer cans, and buy a plane ticket. I'll be waiting. Any test you want.

smile.gif

Translation:

1.) Stick fingers in ears
2.) Scream "LALALALALALALA" at top of your lungs
3.) Continue
inQZtive
No excaza.

It's like: Nothing I said registered with him. Nothing he said registered with me.

Should we continue to argue at the top of our lungs? Nothing I say will change his opinion. Nothing he has said, changed mine.

Sometimes, it's better to agree to disagree.

I've argued with him before, and it was pointless. We've exchanged our "niceties", and now, I think it's better to let the thread continue.


J-
newton
QUOTE (TheDoc+Jul 7 2008, 05:12 PM)
newton, I'm still waiting for you to "expose" me as a sockpuppet of NOM. Actually, I've been waiting for 4 months; you've remained awfully silent all this time....

i have no time for petty games, NOM. even if you're not NOM, you all have sockpuppets and you are all childishly abusive.

seeking truth is not a pissing contest for me, and the idiotic feedback system means nothing.

have a nice life, and don't expect any reponses from me on anything. i "owe" you sweet eff all, you offensive troll.
excaza
QUOTE (newton+Jul 7 2008, 05:45 PM)
seeking truth is not a pissing contest for me, and the idiotic feedback system means nothing.

Minus the constant whining about sockpuppets, right?
MjolnirPants
QUOTE (inQZtive+Jul 7 2008, 09:56 PM)
You really fool yourself, that you're sharp.  You should listen to the Doctors, and take the medication that was prescribed to you.  Part of your disease, is thinking "everything is ok".

Keep complainin about people bein 'picked on' as ya pick on me fer disagreein with ya, hypocrite. It really makes my case fer me. laugh.gif

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You said absolutely nothing, and made no points in your last post.

Keep tellin yerself that, if it makes ya feel better.

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You said absolutely nothing, and made no points in your last post.

Keep tellin yerself that, if it makes ya feel better.

And, you anally responded to it line by line, like a sportscaster.

What can I say? I like to be thorough...

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You're just wrong; maybe "not even wrong" is better.

You can keep tellin yerself that, too. wink.gif

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You're just wrong; maybe "not even wrong" is better.

You can keep tellin yerself that, too. wink.gif

When you feel like you're ready, sell your beer cans, and buy a plane ticket.  I'll be waiting.  Any test you want.

Are you challengin me to a fight, you idiot? laugh.gif
Ok then, how tall am I?
How much do I weigh?
Do I have any experience with violence?
Do I have any martial arts trainin?
Do I normally carry a weapon?
These are the sorts o things a real man asks about his opponent before pickin a fight, son. Things that matter more than "Has he wounded my pride?". Things that can get ya killed if ya don't ask em, even. I hope fer yer sake that ya don't normally say such stupid things in real life, although I truly doubt ya do. (I'd say that I hope fer the sake o the human gene pool that ya do, but to be honest, I'd rather suffer the fools o this world than let someone die fer no reason.) The simple fact that ya say em on the internet leads me an anyone else with any experience in such matters to think that ya don't have the guts to do it in real life. That's ok though, nothin (much) to be ashamed of.
Funny as hell... laugh.gif
But perfectly acceptable.

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It's like: Nothing I said registered with him.

Oh, it registered. It was jes wrong, is all.

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It's like: Nothing I said registered with him.

Oh, it registered. It was jes wrong, is all.

Nothing he said registered with me.

I know. I knew it wouldn't when I first responded to ya. But knowin I ain't accomplishin anythin ain't enough to stop me from pointin out what I see as wrong. (Willful stupidity, that is.)

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Nothing I say will change his opinion.

Not true. Find me some o that proof I asked fer.

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Nothing I say will change his opinion.

Not true. Find me some o that proof I asked fer.

Nothing he has said, changed mine.

Course not, it never even registered... laugh.gif

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I've argued with him before, and it was pointless.

Indeed, arguin a wrong point-of-view based on wrong assumptions an wrong impressions o people combined with idiotic speculation about their medical history an even more idiotic implications o physical violence is generally pointless. Unless ya get a kick out o it, or it helps satiate yer sense o morality.
newton
QUOTE (excaza+Jul 7 2008, 10:47 PM)
Minus the constant whining about sockpuppets, right?

who are you? never seen or heard of you before.

i don't whine about sockpuppets. i simply recognise their existence and how they make "scores' in the feedback area completely irrelevant.

cheers, stranger.
MjolnirPants
QUOTE (newton+Jul 8 2008, 02:47 AM)
who are you? never seen or heard of you before.

i don't whine about sockpuppets. i simply recognise their existence and how they make "scores' in the feedback area completely irrelevant.

cheers, stranger.

He's (the former) fivedoughnut's sockpuppet. (The former) fivedoughnut was TheDoc's sockpuppet. TheDoc is AlphaNumeric's sockpuppet. AlphaNumeric is (the former) Dallas' sockpuppet. (The former) Dallas was Trout's socckpuppet. Trout's Euler's sockpuppet. Euler is N O M's sockpuppet. N O M is Alpha's sockpuppet. Alpha's BenTheMan's sockpuppet. BenTheMan is Tikay's sockpuppet. Tikay is Sapo's sockpuppet. Sapo is THEY's sockpuppet. THEY is Confused2's sockpuppet. Confused2 is StevenA's sockpuppet. StevenA is Farsight's sockpuppet. Farsight's Zarkov's sockpuppet. Finally, Zarkov is my sockpuppet. So he's me.
In a roundabout sorta way. wink.gif
excaza
Confirmed. I am a sockpuppet.
Beer w/Straw
I like Physorg. I don't feel intimidated to ask stupid questions. I learn new things almost everyday from this forum and it can be fun.
excaza
QUOTE (Beer w/Straw+Jul 8 2008, 09:22 AM)
I don't feel intimidated to ask stupid questions.

Because other people hit the quota for you?
Beer w/Straw
QUOTE (excaza+Jul 8 2008, 02:30 PM)
Because other people hit the quota for you?

Pretty much.

If this forum were heavily moderated, you'd probably have educated people not answering newbie questions because they were to worried about making a mistake in front of their peers.

Plus I can always ask questions on other forums. Physorg, however, seems unique.
Sinister Utopia
QUOTE (Beer w/Straw+Jul 8 2008, 02:22 PM)
I like Physorg. I don't feel intimidated to ask stupid questions. I learn new things almost everyday from this forum and it can be fun.

Nothing wrong with asking stupid questions, however not listening to sensible evidence supported answers is probably what causes much of the frustration and sometimes animosity (imho)

newton
QUOTE (MjolnirPants+Jul 7 2008, 06:04 PM)
Also, yer once again assumin the FM is jes one or two guys with sockpuppets, despite the fact that I know for a fact that they're not. Sign up fer Sapo's Joint an look at their IP addresses.

ever heard of a proxy?
the FM have.
MjolnirPants
QUOTE (newton+Jul 8 2008, 03:39 PM)
QUOTE (MjolnirPants @ Jul 7 2008+ 06:04 PM)
Also, yer once again assumin the FM is jes one or two guys with sockpuppets, despite the fact that I know for a fact that they're not. Sign up fer Sapo's Joint an look at their IP addresses.

ever heard of a proxy?
the FM have.

I pointed out a relevant portion for ya, son.
Also, do try to prove it. biggrin.gif I think yer attempt might be quite amusin...
excaza
You really think people take posting on a