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- From: anson@netcom.com (Anson Kennedy)
- Subject: Re: Mars effect
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.001720.8688@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <168A312235.SERTEL@ibm.gwdg.de>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 00:17:20 GMT
- Lines: 39
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- SERTEL@ibm.gwdg.de writes:
-
- >
- >My Mars effect messages are about to disappear from
- >this list. There was no reply. Why?
- >
- >Hypothesis (1) The sci.sceptic forum serves to exchange views
- > not research results.
- >Hypothesis (2) The stuff was too technical
- >Hypothesis (3) Readers interested in the messages have been
- > waiting for a reply by Jan W Nienhuys, the main
- > former discussant on that subject. But he did not reply.
- >Hypothesis (4) The topic has become boring.
- >Hypothesis (5) Not responding to my message (lack of reinforcement)
- > will make me stop sending such nuisance.
- >Hypothesis (6) ....
- >Hypothesis (7) .... (You may continue if you like)
- >
- >S. Ertel
-
- Hypothesis (n) Those reading the messages require time to digest
- their content before replying.
- Hypothesis (n+1) Lurkers who are not "up" on the subject are
- awaiting other replies before considering to
- contribute to the discussion (which may result
- in a "chicken and egg" scenario).
-
- Given the low signal to noise ratio of late (some might say it's
- less than 1, but I won't go so far as to say *that*), I encourage you
- to continue. I've been archiving many of the substantive exchanges
- on the Mars Effect here, and look forward to seeing more.
- --
-
- Anson Kennedy anson@netcom.com
- Secretary of the Georgia Skeptics (but don't even THINK I speak for them!)
-
- "If you don't watch the violence, \ "If I had been the Virgin Mary,
- you'll never get desensitized to it." \ I would have said 'No.'"
- -Bart Simpson \ -Margaret "Stevie" Smith (1902-1971)
-