XPost: sci.energy, sci.physics   
   From: BJACOBY@teranews.com   
      
   On 1/26/2012 1:07 PM, amdx wrote:   
      
   >> It would probably fit better as alt.energy.lenr - but it's worth asking   
   >> yourself "who is going to post" and "who is going to read", and then   
   >> considering what signal-to-noise ratio the group is likely to have...   
   >>   
   > I had thought about signal to noise, my real concern is the noise I've   
   > been putting on the group we share. But the group hasn't had much else   
   > lately.   
      
   This is doubtless a bad idea. First because the interested parties are   
   few and second because it will be a MAJOR noise target for "debunkers"   
   determined to disrupt any reasonable civilized discussions with the   
   usual name-calling and thread highjacking.   
      
   If you want an example just go take a peer at ANY of the UFO groups.   
   Have you EVER and I mean EVER seen ANY reasonable discussion of credible   
   UFO data there? Nay. Instead it's a personal posting ground for all UFO   
   "strategic writers".  Expect the same for any LENR group.   
      
   I urge you to consider setting up a forum instead. You know like   
   PhysicsForums and the guitar forums etc. There are a million of them out   
   there and the all seem to use the same software. The downside is you   
   have to find a server and pay for software etc. but it allows a couple   
   of things that are essential. One would be moderating the discussions to   
   keep disruptors out. And the other would be that it would provide a nice   
   centralized storage area for all the important fundamental papers   
   (including user-supplied data) on the subject. You know, sort of a   
   combination discussion group and LENR "wikipedia" in one site.   
      
   The downside of a forum, is that once the "wrong" people get in charge,   
   it loses it's open character and becomes an organ of establishment   
   agenda (like PhysicsForums or Wikipedia).   
      
      
   Think about that. Like I said, go check the UFO groups to see what   
   happens to specialized groups like alt.LENR would be.   
      
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