Oh my goodness, what has been going on here the last couple of days. We are all getting angry at each other aren't we.
Generally I enjoy some good light hearted banter (I’m sure you’ll have come to know that by now
), but generally I stick within the topic at hand.
This thread asks a direct question, one in which I’m having trouble getting.
Ken was an unfortunate consequence of my frustration
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Ron has actually made a very good point, the same point that has been grating at me since this thread was started. So far, I have gotten very little feedback regarding my initial request that started this thread. Many have commented with banter which is irrelevant to what I’m trying to achieve, so after three pages, I’m still none the wiser- I only have four responses (Mike, Ron, Shelley & Craig) acknowledging my request amongst three pages.
I’m actually surprised that there hasn’t been more support to have someone of Professor Cox’s stature invited here. Mike (Iceman himself) took the request seriously and was going to work on getting him here. Being fellow astronomers, I would have thought it would have conjured up a bit more excitement.
Craig,
I have to disagree.
I own my post, am responsible for what I post, and at any point I can delete my post.
If I put up a thread, I feel it is my responsibility to steer it and moderate it accordingly before the moderators need to do anything. The moderators deserve a bit more respect than that, they have busy lives of their own without putting more stress and work on their plate. The way I see it, as long as my name is linked to a thread, whatever happens, falls back on to my own reputation. I want to have threads that I can be proud of, not embarrassed about, after all, masses of people around the world read this material.
A thread with a lot of hits doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s a good thread. This thread is probably a very good example - it has gotten a lot of hits, but I feel this is my worst thread to-date. No one has really gained anything by it.
The most meaningful threads to me are the ones people can learn from, or the ones that makes people feel good/enjoy.
Regarding the banter on this thread, I feel there could be confusion- as other recent Brian Cox threads has attracted a lot of good humored fun. But this thread is different in that I'm asking a direct question- it's quite topic specific. So I do apologise for any confusion that may have eventuated out of this.
Shelley, I just love your questions- many thanks for your constructive input!
H, Amy Mainzer needs to have a hit show and we have to spend two months etc out of our lives talking about the show after each episode before she can claim company with us.
I would like to see Mike steer the chat and ask lots of questions (as he's good at that and it's his forum after all). If Brian Cox is able to grace us with his company, I'll come up with my questions then.
Meanwhile, let's Please, let’s keep this on topic.
