Please expand on this. What does it look like when someone declares their mind to be closed, and what does it mean for a moderator to call them on it?
I've had similar thoughts, but I haven't given it "air-time" to think in depth. I'd appreciate your thoughts.
Ben
Hi Ben
It always looks to me like they crawled into a hole and pulled the dirt in behind them, eyes closed, hands over their ears singing la-la-la.
When a poster declares that they will cling to their beliefs, regardless of facts, evidence or logic, this is a closed mind and a direct violation of rule four of the Forum
Guidelines(4.Points should be supported with evidence and/or reasoned argumentation).
The moderator should remind them of this fact and that they agreed to the rules and must now abide by them to remain a member.
That’s the easy answer, in the real world it might not be so cut and dried, however, after reading thousands of call and response posts I question the wisdom allowing posters to drone on and on with the same tired arguments.Separating the wheat from the chaff becomes a chore and some of the real scientists that do instead of talk may not consider it worth their time.
Is this a debate board, or a sounding board?
I know that Percy is the final arbiter, but I couldn’t resist that final flourish.