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originally posted by: James1982
So will this same level of scrutiny be leveled against the chemtrail followers? What is defined as an insult?
I'm not being difficult for the sake of being difficult, it's an honest question.
Countless times I've seen chemtrail followers be very insulting with their tone when people ask simple questions or ask for verification of statements made.
It pretty much ALWAYS goes like this:
Chemtrailer: There is xxx and yyy being sprayed on us
Poster A: Where is the proof
Chemtrailer: you stupid brainwashed sheep the proof is in the sky!
Then poster A gets defensive, and the whole thing devolves into trash.
If you really want to stop that, and encourage meaningful discussion, you need to have a heavy hand in moderating the pushers of these ideas. If you challenge someone's idea, ask for evidence, or provide evidence disproving their statements, they loose their minds and freak out. You cannot honestly deny this happens over, and over, and over again in the chemtrail forum.
If your goal is truly to solve the problem of threads getting out of hand, placing the blame on the shoulders of debunkers isn't going to help you with anything. I could post 50 threads right now of chemtrailers refusing the follow the rules of this site (posting sources, proof of statements, etc) then they get all emotional, and go around reporting everyone that disagrees with them.
Do you think if you took away people's posting ability when they refused to provide evidence for their statements it would cut down on bickering in threads? I'd be a million bucks it would. I wonder why that isn't being done. Instead just blame the people asking for proof and showing contrary evidence who get frustrated when OPs refuse to behave in a mature and logical manner.
Additionally any site that openly allows children to discuss such in depth and controversial topics in the same forum as adults is going to have HUGE problems. As proven by every forum on ATS where immature kids try to talk down to educated adults just because they saw a youtube video and are now an expert.
How do you find proof of something that is kept secret from most of government and operates on a black budget?
originally posted by: DenyObfuscation
a reply to: MALBOSIA
How do you find proof of something that is kept secret from most of government and operates on a black budget?
In the case of "chemtrails", the evidence would not be hidden in some secret location. They claim the evidence is sprayed virtually all over the world, everyday. If they are spreading the evidence all over the sky as claimed, believers could go and get some. Why don't they?
I was pretty clear that I was not singling out chemtrails
How do you find proof of something that is kept secret from most of government and operates on a black budget?
and the mods were clear about this thread not being a chemtrail debate.
originally posted by: MALBOSIA
This whole "provide proof or be subject to insult" movement happening on ATS is disturbing. How do you find proof of something that is kept secret from most of government and operates on a black budget? I am not singling out chemtrails, there are many topics where this happens.
There are topics out there that there will NEVER be proof to support. Does that mean the topic should NEVER be discussed?
originally posted by: TheInfiniteFantastic
These trails are a modern occurrence. They were not occurring here in Australia 30 years ago.
originally posted by: HoFisch
Chemtrails are real! Although in Germany can see a lot of chemtrails:
Chemtrails Germany / Mönchengladbach
Chemtrails are real! Although in Germany can see a lot of chemtrails:
Even during this thread, people have gone off topic. lol Isn't this thread about the T&C in the Chemtrail forum??? So, why are people trying to make this into a chemtrail debate????
Unfortunately, it seems as though the "other side" has been infiltrated and those people have been given positions to determine what is or is not a T&C violation.