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- From: marlowe@paul.rutgers.edu (Thomas Marlowe)
- Newsgroups: sci.math,sci.physics
- Subject: Re: "The Universe of MOTION" (crackpot index)
- Summary: suggestions for index
- Message-ID: <Oct.15.08.35.20.1992.24954@paul.rutgers.edu>
- Date: 15 Oct 92 12:35:20 GMT
- References: <1992Oct13.191813.1751@cnsvax.uwec.edu> <1992Oct14.194338.8696@galois.mit.edu>
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- I think that jb's otherwise praiseworthy index leaves out a few
- considerations:
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- (1) misciting of physical principles should be worth quite a bit,
- especially:
- the laws of thermodynamics
- the observer effect and wave function collapse
- the big bang, etc.
-
- (2) quotes out of context, especially if reposted, are a real killer.
-
- (3) citing of myth as scientific fact superseding observation (see Ted
- Holden's postings on talk.origins; also compare Velikovsky and van
- Daniken) should also pile on the points.
-
- i leave it to the esteemed author of the index to assign points for these
- infractions.
-
- (4) on the other hand,
-
- capital letters should be permitted for section headers, as well as
- for the keywords BIBLIOGRAPHY, REFERENCES, FOOTNOTES, and KEYWORDS.
-
- (5) in fact, significant credit should be given for providing a
- reasonable bibliography, complete citations, etc., or for responding
- lucidly to criticism and corrections, for modifying claims in
- response to discussion, etc.
-
- tom marlowe
-