randman writes:
I thought you participated in the "discussion" of this link but maybe it was just percy and someone else. Here is the link per your request (though not in email form).
Percy's comments in admin mode suggest to me that linking this paper would not be acceptable to him.
Randman is referring to his
Acropora millepora and it's human genes thread proposal. Everyone is welcome to read that thread to see that Randman is incorrect to claim that my "comments in admin mode suggest...that linking this paper would not be acceptable..." I never made any such suggestion.
No link has ever been ruled off limits at EvC Forum.
No suggestion has ever been made that the link would not be permitted in this thread.
Randman is also clearly in violation of the
Forum Guidelines to complain here about a thread proposal. As was clearly suggested at the end of that proposal, he should post to
Topic Proposal Issues if he would like to reopen it.
And responding specifically to this:
randman writes:
To be honest, it's not clear to me why the findings of this paper were deemed off-limits for it's own thread.
The paper was not deemed off-limits. It was pointed out to Randman by both myself and AdminNosy that the paper did not support his argument, and that he was making an incorrect interpretation. I informed Randman that the thread would not be promoted as long as it contained references incongruent with his claims, because that would just result in a thread that would end up discussing not the topic but Randman's misinterpretation of the paper. Randman has made quirky misinterpretations of papers and scientists many times, and he always argues at length for them, and I informed Randman that EvC Forum would not be hosting these kinds of discussions anymore.
In sum, I'm very disappointed that Randman is apparently returning here after suspensions simply to be as difficult as possible. He is welcome to advocate any position he wishes as long as his conduct conforms to the
Forum Guidelines. No one has ever been suspended at EvC Forum for their position.
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