XPost: sci.energy, sci.physics   
   From: sno@opelc.com   
      
   On 1/27/2012 7:33 AM, Marvin the Martian wrote:   
   > On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:05:18 -0500, sno wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 1/27/2012 1:00 AM, BJACOBY@teranews.com wrote:   
   >>> 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.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >> sci.physics.fusion is a newsgroup for fusion and especial cold   
   >> fusion....   
   >>   
   >> see description here....   
   >>   
   >> http://groups.google.com/group/sci.physics.fusion/topics   
   >>   
   >> have fun.....sno   
   >   
   > Bad idea. It is an unmoderated group, and the same trolls who killed   
   > sci.physics.fusion still look at it now and then so they can jump in and   
   > trash it again should it come back to life.   
   >   
   > While I appreciated their criticism of LENR, their insults and other bad   
   > behavior was unnecessary.   
      
   I thought homepower would be appropriate to post to since if proven lenr   
   would be mainly used for home heating and possibly home electricity   
   generation...   
      
   have fun....sno   
      
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