Quote from: tvbcof on May 17, 2014, 05:18:22 PM

Quote from: Littleshop on May 17, 2014, 04:06:44 PM

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In a public place you cannot shut them up, you must leave, argue or put up with it. In a private setting that you control (like Reddit) you can ban them.

My sister and brother-in-law have a kid and they encourage him to feel the freedom to express himself. It is the opposite of a 'children should be seen and no heard' mentality from an earlier time.

The trouble is that he is a kid and has relatively little ability to engage in thoughtful conversation. He is motivated by the need for attention and frequently attempts to break up important conversations which are over his head by injecting non-sense or simply being a nuisance by making funny noises at the dinner table and such.

There are times when the kids parents simply tell him to be quite or leave the table. This especially when the adults are having an interesting and important conversation.

This situation is very analogous to the the global climate change discussion. For scientists and other intelligent people, the issues are complex enough and nuanced enough as it is, and the interjection of nonsense from a self-interested group (or normally from their minions) is legitimately unwelcome even among those who have a disposition toward giving everyone a voice.

So I should selectively ban the posts that I feel are not adult enough just because I am the OP.
But then why was there a need to create a sub on reddit for a "discussion" when, it seems, the people behind that "thread" were exclusively AGW believers only.

My point is don't call it a "discussion" but a private club then...