Poll: Should Deniers Be Allowed To Post In E&E? [View all]

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	Yes
	43 (32%)
	No
	84 (62%)
	Kill Them With Fire!!!
	4 (3%)
	What's A "Denier"??
	0 (0%)
	There Are Two Sides To EVERY Story!
	0 (0%)
	Why Do You Hate Freedom?
	3 (2%)
	Huhhuh AL GORE Huhhuh LIBTARD!! Huhhuh!!
	0 (0%)
	Other
	1 (1%)
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	0 (0%)
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116 replies	Author	Time	Post
Poll: Should Deniers Be Allowed To Post In E&E? [View all]	hatrack	Jun 2014	OP
'ALLOWED???'	elleng	Jun 2014	#1
Sure, it's a group and there are people barred from posting...	TreasonousBastard	Jun 2014	#3
We don't need anti-science people in this group. Seriously.....	SolarAdvocate	May 2017	#95
Oh, I don't know, sometimes people get bored	Warpy	May 2017	#96
i agree	julia b.	Nov 2018	#104
Only if they can explain OTEC	Doomy_Tunes	Jul 2017	#98
Rise of the Machines	hoffyburger	Mar 2018	#102
Only if people are desperate for chew toys	Warpy	Jun 2014	#2
SNORT	hatrack	Jun 2014	#4
Only if they can back up their arguments with evidence.	Spider Jerusalem	Jun 2014	#5
Yes. "Discuss all things related to environmental issues and energy policy."	rug	Jun 2014	#6
No.	truebrit71	Jun 2014	#12
The only one who mentioned trolls is you.	rug	Jun 2014	#16
Project much?	truebrit71	Jun 2014	#17
Not at all.	rug	Jun 2014	#18
Post removed	Post removed	Jun 2014	#19
I hope you've done better than this.	rug	Jun 2014	#20
I've done much better, I'm just bringing it down to a level that you might understand...	truebrit71	Jun 2014	#22
You have one thing, and one thing only, right. You've brought it down to a level where thought ends.	rug	Jun 2014	#23
Fuck no.	PoutrageFatigue	Aug 2014	#58
Where's your ellipses?	rug	Aug 2014	#59
Huh?	PoutrageFatigue	Aug 2014	#61
I would say yes if I was more involved.	joshcryer	Jun 2014	#7
All this attention you guys are getting made	FreedRadical	Jun 2014	#8
I read the choices and I read Skip Intro's choice	CreekDog	Jun 2014	#9
My other thought on this is that several of us know exactly who would come back	CreekDog	Jun 2014	#10
There are places for deniers to post.	defacto7	Jun 2014	#11
You said, "grinding out the basics of "is it or isn't it" in every discussion isn't helpful	tblue37	Jun 2014	#42
This is the slippery path to segregation and closing off all input	Demeter	Jun 2014	#13
^^this^^	rateyes	Jun 2014	#14
This is not an echo chamber..	truebrit71	Jun 2014	#15
climate change denial is facilitating a crime against humanity (and a multitude of other species)	Warren Stupidity	Jun 2014	#21
Agreed...	SidDithers	Jun 2014	#25
I agree it should be a TOS issue and it has been included in PPR justifications	CreekDog	Jun 2014	#33
How about being honest with us next time?	CreekDog	Jun 2014	#26
Well done.	truebluegreen	Jun 2014	#27
You know, honesty doesn't mean what you think it does	Demeter	Jun 2014	#34
I can understand not trusting anybody these days	CreekDog	Jun 2014	#36
Troll tactics	TXCritter	Dec 2016	#94
Actually people are harmed by lies, all the time.	CreekDog	Jun 2014	#37
Let me count the ways....	defacto7	Jun 2014	#43
+1	TXCritter	Dec 2016	#93
No they shouldn't...	SidDithers	Jun 2014	#24
Isn't there a site for those people here, already. Creative Speculation...	Tikki	Jun 2014	#28
My answer is OTHER. And here's why....	MADem	Jun 2014	#29
No, "all things" doesn't mean people can post intentionally misleading and unscientific things	CreekDog	Jun 2014	#30
Why? Because YOU say so? Do you realize how pompous you sound?	MADem	Jun 2014	#31
I'm not going to lose any sleep over the fact that several deniers aren't allowed to post here	CreekDog	Jun 2014	#32
See post 38, just downthread. nt	MADem	Jun 2014	#39
There are half a dozen hosts... any can unlock a banned poster	FBaggins	Jun 2014	#35
Why not just be honest, and make it a protected group with an agenda and a purpose and limitations	MADem	Jun 2014	#38
Good idea!	XemaSab	Jun 2014	#40
I think it will solve a lot of problems--it will certainly direct the conversation in a positive	MADem	Jun 2014	#41
Would it have made a difference?	FBaggins	Jun 2014	#44
Well, he couldn't have claimed that he "didn't know" if the rules are clearly spelled out,	MADem	Jun 2014	#45
A climate change denier will deny the nose on their face	CreekDog	Jun 2014	#47
That's fine, but if you don't let them know up front	MADem	Jul 2014	#49
First, define "denier"	Yo_Mama	Jun 2014	#46
Exactly	LouisvilleDem	Jul 2014	#54
Deniers are those who deny the very existence of anthropogenic	Ghost Dog	Jul 2014	#55
maybe they could be redirected to the Religion forum..	Bill USA	Jun 2014	#48
Sure. If they want to make themselves look foolish	theHandpuppet	Jul 2014	#50
I like chew toys ...	intaglio	Jul 2014	#51
No Way. They should have to post in Creative Speculation.	dballance	Jul 2014	#52
Deniers no, but what about luke warmers?	LouisvilleDem	Jul 2014	#53
AGW denial thoughts	PeaceMonger12345	Jul 2014	#56
They should be sent to Creative Speculation or Religious forums	Agnosticsherbet	Aug 2014	#57
Fabulous idea....	PoutrageFatigue	Aug 2014	#60
they really should post on the Religion forum.	Bill USA	Aug 2014	#62
No - it's tinfoil nonsense and has no place here	jpak	Nov 2014	#63
Reluctant 'no'	Panich52	Jan 2015	#64
Skepticism makes us think and question our own ideas -that is a good thing	mj44fx1	Feb 2015	#65
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Sep 2020	#111
Hell No!	George Beerlover	Apr 2015	#66
Are there such on DU?	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Apr 2015	#67
Oh, yeah, there are some regulars, and I've given them the heave-ho over time	hatrack	Apr 2015	#68
How do we feel about cut and paste deceptive posts promoting hydrogen?	NYC_SKP	Apr 2015	#69
What have you got against hydrogen research?	TXCritter	Dec 2016	#92
+1	eviliberal	Feb 2016	#81
It depends on what kind of DENIERS your talking about.	GuyVelella	Apr 2015	#70
The ones who deny reality and prefer to hide behind right wing talking points ...	Nihil	Apr 2015	#71
pass a law against denialism	Cassidy1	May 2015	#72
HELL No!	Southern Belle Blue	Aug 2015	#73
Let's just expose science denial for what it is.	HuckleB	Sep 2015	#74
???	OntheFringe87	Sep 2015	#75
In a strictly legal sense,	cheapdate	Sep 2015	#77
I dont think censoring speech	jkbRN	Sep 2015	#76
Exactly...	quad489	Feb 2018	#99
Deniers of what? Climate change?	Renew Deal	Sep 2015	#78
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Sep 2015	#79
Yes, we are the party that allows civilized debate even with those who are dead wrong. n/t	SylviaD	Feb 2016	#80
Of course...	Goblor	Mar 2016	#82
Give the pro-nuke and climate change deniers their own forums	Lodestar	Apr 2016	#83
Yeah, they might even be as popular & lively as ...	Nihil	Apr 2016	#84
Message auto-removed	Name removed	May 2016	#85
Why not?	Lunabell	Jul 2016	#86
Yes gives us more info to refute them	Ainaloa	Aug 2016	#87
Exactly.	TXCritter	Dec 2016	#90
I think that kind of nonsense is probably better suited for, say, creative speculation.	MADem	Oct 2016	#88
All FL Fringe Millennials,XYZ-Gen's obligated vote dem per FL' very real crucial 4x-Env. Crisis's	ZAZMAZ42	Nov 2016	#89
What are you afraid of? Is the science not on our side?	TXCritter	Dec 2016	#91
I argue "yes"	jimlup	Jun 2017	#97
dont know where to post this	joseph263	Mar 2018	#100
No complete waste of the group's space and purpose. Free to start thier own group	lunasun	Mar 2018	#101
No.	mountain grammy	Oct 2018	#103
we don't have time to waste of fuckwittery,	harumph	Jul 2019	#105
My rationale for voting "No"	Mike 03	Nov 2019	#106
Normally, I'm 100% for free speech no matter the view, but	RealityChik	Mar 2020	#107
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Sep 2020	#108
Per your comment below	GP6971	Sep 2020	#109
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Sep 2020	#110
Fair enough.	GP6971	Sep 2020	#112
I did vote "kill them with fire"	nam78_two	Feb 2021	#113
Freedom of Speech wins. Also winning is several types of ignore buttons on DU - such	patricia92243	Apr 2022	#114
Why do you hate freedom hatrack?	jfz9580m	Apr 2022	#115
I will read a post from a denier once.	friend of a friend	Jan 2023	#116