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From the private comments I've had made to me, it's because a few very opinionated people, such as Craig, post in such a way and comment in such a way that it makes it very intimidating for people to contribute - so they don't.
I've seen it time and time again.
It's like if people don't have a certain level of 'research' or 'knowledge' in what they post or what their opinions are, then you get Craig or sometimes 1 or 2 others, jump down their throat with big words that make the OP feel very small, or berated and it does not foster an environment where people would want to post.
For the majority of people on IceInSpace, they don't fall into the 'scientist' category and they sometimes have questions or opinions that they want to state or ask, but don't.
It's only a very few that want to have the 'rigorous debate'.
Sometimes it's not even the content itself, it's just the way it's delivered.
That's my opinion from what I've seen and from comments made to me by people who refuse to post in the science forum.
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