08-07-2008, 07:34 PM
I'm not sure we are going to change your mind on the value of nuclear power here. I don't think you're correct, and I think your arguments are shot full of holes, many of which have been pointed out to you already. So, perhaps it is time to abandon this line of discussion. I hope you continue to look into this, and clear your mind of the preconception that nuclear must be somehow a bad option, and instead rationally weigh the costs and benefits.
However, there are a few points of posting ettiquette that might be emphasized, if you'd care to keep debating here with us regular hacks.
First, please reply to the person you're replying to, and not to the first post in the thread. Figuring out who you're talking to becomes very difficult otherwise. The "outline" view is wonderful for this, although it breaks down for very long threads.
Second, please use the quote tag when quoting people. You split your posts into a great many fragments, each responding to a separate quotation, and not even always from the same person. This is tough to read even with visual clues. Without them, my eyes start to glaze over, and I suspect others' do as well.
Third, please mention who you are quoting from, and give more generous quotes for context. It is tough to figure out who said what, and in what context, when all we get is a snippet cut out for response.
Fourth, I know you haven't been treated with tremendous respect in this thread yourself, but please avoid the ad hominems. No matter who it is that's throwing them around, they do not add to the discussion. Reducing one's debating partners to gross stereotypes is one of the easiest ways to reduce a forum from a productive discussion to a deadlocked shouting match.
To the next,
-Jester
However, there are a few points of posting ettiquette that might be emphasized, if you'd care to keep debating here with us regular hacks.
First, please reply to the person you're replying to, and not to the first post in the thread. Figuring out who you're talking to becomes very difficult otherwise. The "outline" view is wonderful for this, although it breaks down for very long threads.
Second, please use the quote tag when quoting people. You split your posts into a great many fragments, each responding to a separate quotation, and not even always from the same person. This is tough to read even with visual clues. Without them, my eyes start to glaze over, and I suspect others' do as well.
Third, please mention who you are quoting from, and give more generous quotes for context. It is tough to figure out who said what, and in what context, when all we get is a snippet cut out for response.
Fourth, I know you haven't been treated with tremendous respect in this thread yourself, but please avoid the ad hominems. No matter who it is that's throwing them around, they do not add to the discussion. Reducing one's debating partners to gross stereotypes is one of the easiest ways to reduce a forum from a productive discussion to a deadlocked shouting match.
To the next,
-Jester