ok, listen up: if you were reprimanded by a moderator, you may not go to that moderator's profile and spread your activity to their posts (without their permission). in every future instance, any member here who attempts to stalk a mod in even the slightest way will immediately be banned.
Here are the basic rules of this community:
The content of posts must match the section ("filter") they are posted in, news-type posts must have links, and only moderators may post to the Updates section. If you break any of these 3 rules, you will be warned, and after repeated offenses may be banned.
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If a member has been reprimanded by a moderator for any reason, and at least one of the moderator's posts from outside of the community then receives even the slightest bit of unwanted activity from that member, then the member will immediately be banned from the community. This rule is in place to prevent unruly members from harassing or hassling vigilant mods.
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The following is discouraged but allowed: repeated posting of the same content, posting theories about other sciences, and posting about conspiracies. If ever you commit one of these 'acceptable' infractions, you will be informed of the issue any time you do.
Whenever you post in the wrong place, a moderator will move your post to the right place and inform you of the movement. If you are unsure where to place a post, put it in the Unsorted section (in that case you might not be told about the post getting moved). Below you can find the standards for each section.
Sections' Standards:
"Unsorted Posts": If you are unsure where to place your post, then post it here. A moderator will move it to the right place for you.
"Debate Center": This is the main section, where theories about physics are proposed, posted, and discussed. If you do not have a position on the topic of your post, then it should be in the Debatable section, not the Debate Center.
"Debatable Questions": This is where topics of debate may be introduced when you do not have a proposal. If the topic posted already has an established answer and you are not disputing that answer, the post should not go here, rather it should be in the Answerable section, but you will not be punished for not knowing there was already an answer.
"Self-Publications": If you are posting your own official research papers, post them here with a link to the paper. The link must be to a formal scientific document, not simply a written theory. If it is someone else's paper, not your own work, then you may post it to the News/Facts section instead.
"Chat Center": This is a place for miscellaneous content. If you know your post is not about topics within physics (such as: the philosophy of physics, your experiences in the physics community, other sciences, or stuff outside of science), then it belongs here. The purpose of this place is personal conversation and community, talking about yourselves and hanging out, not serious discussion, although it is allowed.
"Community Updates": This is exclusively for moderator use only. You may not post here. This is for moderators to inform people about changes to the community.
"Answerable Questions": This is a place where you may ask about established physics, if you wish to become more informed. If it turns out there is not yet an established answer to your question, your post will be moved to the Debatable section, and there will not be any consequences for the initial misplacement of your post.
"Facts and News": This is a place where you may post the ideas of physics that the wider scientific consensus has currently determined to be fact, to form a sort of repository of established knowledge. This is also a place for sharing news about the broader physics community, including new discoveries. Posts about news should have a reporting tone, and must link to a reputable article or paper. If you wish to report on your own work, your post may not go here, rather it should be in the Debate Center if there is a theory, in the Publication section if there is formal research linked, or in the Chat Center if it is about your personal endeavors in the scientific community.
That's all for now.
The content of posts must match the section ("filter") they are posted in, news-type posts must have links, and only moderators may post to the Updates section. If you break any of these 3 rules, you will be warned, and after repeated offenses may be banned.
[
If a member has been reprimanded by a moderator for any reason, and at least one of the moderator's posts from outside of the community then receives even the slightest bit of unwanted activity from that member, then the member will immediately be banned from the community. This rule is in place to prevent unruly members from harassing or hassling vigilant mods.
]
The following is discouraged but allowed: repeated posting of the same content, posting theories about other sciences, and posting about conspiracies. If ever you commit one of these 'acceptable' infractions, you will be informed of the issue any time you do.
Whenever you post in the wrong place, a moderator will move your post to the right place and inform you of the movement. If you are unsure where to place a post, put it in the Unsorted section (in that case you might not be told about the post getting moved). Below you can find the standards for each section.
Sections' Standards:
"Unsorted Posts": If you are unsure where to place your post, then post it here. A moderator will move it to the right place for you.
"Debate Center": This is the main section, where theories about physics are proposed, posted, and discussed. If you do not have a position on the topic of your post, then it should be in the Debatable section, not the Debate Center.
"Debatable Questions": This is where topics of debate may be introduced when you do not have a proposal. If the topic posted already has an established answer and you are not disputing that answer, the post should not go here, rather it should be in the Answerable section, but you will not be punished for not knowing there was already an answer.
"Self-Publications": If you are posting your own official research papers, post them here with a link to the paper. The link must be to a formal scientific document, not simply a written theory. If it is someone else's paper, not your own work, then you may post it to the News/Facts section instead.
"Chat Center": This is a place for miscellaneous content. If you know your post is not about topics within physics (such as: the philosophy of physics, your experiences in the physics community, other sciences, or stuff outside of science), then it belongs here. The purpose of this place is personal conversation and community, talking about yourselves and hanging out, not serious discussion, although it is allowed.
"Community Updates": This is exclusively for moderator use only. You may not post here. This is for moderators to inform people about changes to the community.
"Answerable Questions": This is a place where you may ask about established physics, if you wish to become more informed. If it turns out there is not yet an established answer to your question, your post will be moved to the Debatable section, and there will not be any consequences for the initial misplacement of your post.
"Facts and News": This is a place where you may post the ideas of physics that the wider scientific consensus has currently determined to be fact, to form a sort of repository of established knowledge. This is also a place for sharing news about the broader physics community, including new discoveries. Posts about news should have a reporting tone, and must link to a reputable article or paper. If you wish to report on your own work, your post may not go here, rather it should be in the Debate Center if there is a theory, in the Publication section if there is formal research linked, or in the Chat Center if it is about your personal endeavors in the scientific community.
That's all for now.
new rule: posts which link to one's own research, no matter how official they seem or are, shall no longer be allowed to be posted to the news/facts center. instead, they may be posted to the new Self-Publications section i have just created to distinguish these posts, from both the news of others' research in the news/facts section, and the pure untested theories in the debate center. i will soon move the relevant posts to their appropriate sections, make a list of such location changes in a comment on this post, and address the rule changes in the guidelines either through edits, a comment, or a new post.
the about section is being changed. for the sake of keeping records, below are the current and future versions of the about section:
currently:
"Hi, welcome to Physics Debates!
This is a place primarily for anyone to examine anyone's theory concerning any field of physics, regardless of experience or credentials!
While the main focus of this community, is the pursuit of both solving the unknown functions of our universe, and to a lesser extent disputing the known ones, we also have (little-used) areas for refreshing yourself on established scientific knowledge. Enjoy!
additional note on 2018/2/24: btw, this is NOT a conspiracy theory community at all. this community was created to encourage discussion and critical thinking about the concepts involved in physics, the most encompassing field of science.
(Community created on 2014 April 21-22.)"
soon:
"Hello, welcome! Here you may propose any theory about physics, and have the opportunity to examine any other's theory, regardless of your experience or credentials (or lack thereof).
While our focus is to theorize and debate on how our universe functions, we still have other activities, including posting news and established facts in physics, and having general conversations.
Do read the rules, linked below: you will be warned if you commit infractions, and repeated infractions may result in a ban.
Anyway, have fun here!
(Community created 2014 April 21.)"
currently:
"Hi, welcome to Physics Debates!
This is a place primarily for anyone to examine anyone's theory concerning any field of physics, regardless of experience or credentials!
While the main focus of this community, is the pursuit of both solving the unknown functions of our universe, and to a lesser extent disputing the known ones, we also have (little-used) areas for refreshing yourself on established scientific knowledge. Enjoy!
additional note on 2018/2/24: btw, this is NOT a conspiracy theory community at all. this community was created to encourage discussion and critical thinking about the concepts involved in physics, the most encompassing field of science.
(Community created on 2014 April 21-22.)"
soon:
"Hello, welcome! Here you may propose any theory about physics, and have the opportunity to examine any other's theory, regardless of your experience or credentials (or lack thereof).
While our focus is to theorize and debate on how our universe functions, we still have other activities, including posting news and established facts in physics, and having general conversations.
Do read the rules, linked below: you will be warned if you commit infractions, and repeated infractions may result in a ban.
Anyway, have fun here!
(Community created 2014 April 21.)"
Just to be clear on how the various sections/"filters" of this community work (a link to this post will be in the about 'page'):
"Unsorted Posts":
If you are unsure where your post should belong, put it in the unsorted section.
"Phys. Debate Center!!":
If you are proposing, recommending, or otherwise describing some theory or other idea which is as of yet unproven and which pertains to physics, even about a part of physics that has already been settled, then, unless you are reporting or forwarding a report on some discovery which involves such an idea, please put your post in the debate center.
"Debatable Phys. Qs"!!:
If you are asking questions about or otherwise bringing up topics in physics that are unsettled, but you are not giving any solutions to these questions in your original post, then, even if the comments to that post may have some such solutions from you, please put your post in the debatable questions section.
"Chat Center (Misc.)":
If you are not talking about physics, such as talking about each other, or about current events, then post here. This includes metaphysics, and any discussion of science which does not involve physics. The chat center is intended to foster a sense of community between us all.
"Commu. Updates":
You should not post here. The updates section is for moderators to inform you on any changes to this community or its policies that have happened, are happening, or will happen.
"Qs on Known Phys.":
If you don't know something about a part of physics which is currently settled, this is the place to ask about it. Because you don't know something, you may think it is known by others while it is actually not yet known, or you may think it is unknown but in fact it is already known by others, so expect some of your posts here in the knowable questions section to trade places with those in the debatable questions section.
"Phys. Facts/News":
Posts about verifiable, proven facts, which do not contain objections to those facts, should be posted here. You may wish to post some facts on settled physics here so that people can refer to the facts/news section instead of having to look up the topics or resort to asking knowable questions. The other purpose of this section is to report on findings found in the broader physics community, or on events or occurrences in that broader community beyond ours. If you are making a news-type post about a discovery, it is highly encouraged that you link to a news or research article, to make clear that the ideas involved are not being advanced by you. In fact, the general tone of a news-type post should clearly convey that the post is about news rather than theorizing.
And that's all.
"Unsorted Posts":
If you are unsure where your post should belong, put it in the unsorted section.
"Phys. Debate Center!!":
If you are proposing, recommending, or otherwise describing some theory or other idea which is as of yet unproven and which pertains to physics, even about a part of physics that has already been settled, then, unless you are reporting or forwarding a report on some discovery which involves such an idea, please put your post in the debate center.
"Debatable Phys. Qs"!!:
If you are asking questions about or otherwise bringing up topics in physics that are unsettled, but you are not giving any solutions to these questions in your original post, then, even if the comments to that post may have some such solutions from you, please put your post in the debatable questions section.
"Chat Center (Misc.)":
If you are not talking about physics, such as talking about each other, or about current events, then post here. This includes metaphysics, and any discussion of science which does not involve physics. The chat center is intended to foster a sense of community between us all.
"Commu. Updates":
You should not post here. The updates section is for moderators to inform you on any changes to this community or its policies that have happened, are happening, or will happen.
"Qs on Known Phys.":
If you don't know something about a part of physics which is currently settled, this is the place to ask about it. Because you don't know something, you may think it is known by others while it is actually not yet known, or you may think it is unknown but in fact it is already known by others, so expect some of your posts here in the knowable questions section to trade places with those in the debatable questions section.
"Phys. Facts/News":
Posts about verifiable, proven facts, which do not contain objections to those facts, should be posted here. You may wish to post some facts on settled physics here so that people can refer to the facts/news section instead of having to look up the topics or resort to asking knowable questions. The other purpose of this section is to report on findings found in the broader physics community, or on events or occurrences in that broader community beyond ours. If you are making a news-type post about a discovery, it is highly encouraged that you link to a news or research article, to make clear that the ideas involved are not being advanced by you. In fact, the general tone of a news-type post should clearly convey that the post is about news rather than theorizing.
And that's all.
New Policy:
Posts in the Facts/News category don't have to contain information which a consensus agrees with (i.e. fact), if it is reporting on research developments (i.e. news). However, in that latter scenario, you need to make it clear that you are describing information that is new rather than established, and it is highly encouraged that you include a link to a news or research article.
Posts in the Facts/News category don't have to contain information which a consensus agrees with (i.e. fact), if it is reporting on research developments (i.e. news). However, in that latter scenario, you need to make it clear that you are describing information that is new rather than established, and it is highly encouraged that you include a link to a news or research article.
I've made a few updates to the names and order of the categories/"filter"s, but they're still the same things as they were. I was wondering, since it seemed to be coming up, would yous like a category for the philosophy of physics? Note that, if we had such a category, philosophy posts that are not related to physics would still be redirected to the chat center, as it would still be miscellaneous relative to the established categories. So, if you'd like a phys.philos. category, please comment below.
Damn, I'ven't been here in ages,... and this community has grown so much in my absence! I think there were only about 100 of yous when I was around, but now there's 572!? Awesome!
Well, we definitely need more moderators now: we'd only 3 mods including myself (the owner) when I was last here. To apply, ask in the comments below; I think we'll need 5-8 total. And just so I know the old mods are still active unlike myself, you two -- +Omar Crosby & +Paarth Thakkar -- will need to reapply.
For those who may wish to apply, let me inform you on what the role is: modding involves getting more people to join the community, inspiring discussion when the community is quiet, and making sure that all discussions stay at least within the bounds of physics and are accurate to current knowledge (unless that knowledge is being challenged) and are very preferably in the form of debate/argument.
I think it's probably time that we have multiple categories of posts. I'll set the categories, and it'll be the moderators responsibility to make sure posts are sorted properly.
In my absence there've been 10 posts flagged as spam, presumably accidentally, that're waiting for my approval. I'll be reinstating every one of those posts that I can. Links to all of them are below, in forward chronological order.
Well, that's all I've got to say for now. Not sure when I'll be back, but I'll definitely be responding to any responses to this post. Bye for now!
Links to previously "Spam"-labeled posts:
3/8/15: https://plus.google.com/u/0/111444081088164886665/posts/c2B7tfiQiNT
https://plus.google.com/u/0/111444081088164886665/posts/4SfQHZhnnrf
(these are essentially the same post; please focus activity to the second one)
10/25/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KrishanYadav14/posts/BoWq85yXTcT
10/30/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KrishanYadav14/posts/iNYdyBfoMyv
11/4/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JohnSmithThePolywellGuy/posts/3S7xzgqspGE
11/8/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KrishanYadav14/posts/WMp7a2s7Y1W
11/18/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JohnSmithThePolywellGuy/posts/6UC3ttyK1yP
12/10/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KrishanYadav14/posts/emTUQaBtRP6
12/24/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KrishanYadav14/posts/UvT1MBHnG4
12/31/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/114729180035682844530/posts/dyq6W6nrYqs
Well, we definitely need more moderators now: we'd only 3 mods including myself (the owner) when I was last here. To apply, ask in the comments below; I think we'll need 5-8 total. And just so I know the old mods are still active unlike myself, you two -- +Omar Crosby & +Paarth Thakkar -- will need to reapply.
For those who may wish to apply, let me inform you on what the role is: modding involves getting more people to join the community, inspiring discussion when the community is quiet, and making sure that all discussions stay at least within the bounds of physics and are accurate to current knowledge (unless that knowledge is being challenged) and are very preferably in the form of debate/argument.
I think it's probably time that we have multiple categories of posts. I'll set the categories, and it'll be the moderators responsibility to make sure posts are sorted properly.
In my absence there've been 10 posts flagged as spam, presumably accidentally, that're waiting for my approval. I'll be reinstating every one of those posts that I can. Links to all of them are below, in forward chronological order.
Well, that's all I've got to say for now. Not sure when I'll be back, but I'll definitely be responding to any responses to this post. Bye for now!
Links to previously "Spam"-labeled posts:
3/8/15: https://plus.google.com/u/0/111444081088164886665/posts/c2B7tfiQiNT
https://plus.google.com/u/0/111444081088164886665/posts/4SfQHZhnnrf
(these are essentially the same post; please focus activity to the second one)
10/25/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KrishanYadav14/posts/BoWq85yXTcT
10/30/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KrishanYadav14/posts/iNYdyBfoMyv
11/4/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JohnSmithThePolywellGuy/posts/3S7xzgqspGE
11/8/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KrishanYadav14/posts/WMp7a2s7Y1W
11/18/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JohnSmithThePolywellGuy/posts/6UC3ttyK1yP
12/10/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KrishanYadav14/posts/emTUQaBtRP6
12/24/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KrishanYadav14/posts/UvT1MBHnG4
12/31/15:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/114729180035682844530/posts/dyq6W6nrYqs
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