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Originally Posted by madbadgalaxyman
I gather that there were/are some particularly "arrogant bustards" (I had to change the spelling to avoid the censor!) on the IIS science forum, who used to flame people for just "not knowing something"
It is a pity that the Science Forum has become so moribund, with hardly any contributions. I have done my best over the last few months to put in some interesting posts.
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There are no more "arrogant bustards" in the Science forum then in any other IIS forum.
The term "arrogant bustard" has a different connotation when used in the Science forum. Along with a few other descriptives some of which have been mentioned in this thread, it's nothing more than an expression of anti intellectualism.
I once invited a physicist (a world leading researcher in radioactive dating techniques) to contribute in the Science forum. The guy refused given the treatment that was meted out to the so called "arrogant bustards".
I'm sure he feared he would automatically qualify as an arrogant bustard for simply having a knowledge base way beyond any individual here.
Regards
Steven