The Ghost of Paley
Posts: 1703
Joined: Oct. 2005
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I agree with Dave on keeping the thread open. Dave's not violating any rules, so why punish him because others can't behave in a civilised fashion? As far as the argument about "not making the anticreationist side look bad":
1) The anticreationist side is what it is. If you want to reform the bad elements within the movement, hiding our misdeeds is the wrong way to go about it. This just reinforces the suspicion that we're hiding/censoring evidence we don't like, and that our real agenda is not good science education but something else. So punish the offenders and let the good contributors shine more brightly (and there's a ton of good responses on this thread).
2) Most lurkers can separate a good argument from name-calling. They also understand that Dave can be a handful sometimes.
3) If Dave ever gets boring, then people will stop participating and he'll go away. The problem will fix itself.
4) Censorship is a very addictive drug and should only be used when absolutely necessary.
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Dey can't 'andle my riddim.
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