As noted at the bottom of message 1, I have added a link to my closure message at the previous topic. There I explain my reasons for doing such. In general, if a topic is a spin-off of another topic, a link to the previous topic is a good thing.
I also added "(Philosophy of Science)" to what was otherwise a pretty vague topic title. I once again try to stress to all:
Meaningful topic titles please!
I also note that we currently have a series of messages with the subtitle "Re: re-try, since the other thread was closed".
Meaningful subtitles are also a good thing - They help summarize and define the individual messages.
The above suggestions are not just relevant to this topic and its messages - Please also apply them to topics and messages elsewhere.
If you feel the need to reply to this message, please do it at the "General..." topic, link below.
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