(11-08-2022, 09:12 PM)- kalianna Wrote: At least, just for now, we seem to be troll-free. Please, if they come back, JUST IGNORE THEM!!! They crave response. Not every idiotic post needs a rebuttal.
There are a couple of different points to address here. The first is yes, there are trolls and they should be ignored, I'm certainly guilty of not doing that. However, we also have people posting misinformation. That is something that needs a response because if no one speaks up, especially those with expertise in the subject they bring up, some people will believe it despite it being nonsense. This and the "kahea na hoku i ka poe koa i ka aina hou" thread are perfect examples of this. Kander thinks the paper iquetzal wrote must be credible because it's well-written (it isn't, but that's an aside). I think it's nonsense because it's gobbledegook pseudo-science. I believe I have a right to point that out while iqutzal tells me to "f" off; clearly, iquetzal does not welcome criticism despite the fact that this is how science works.
So yes, ignore the trolls, but in this thread, it's someone pretending to do science and posting utter crap. And people should be made aware of that.