Mike, I agree absolutely that people should be able to publish and discuss their ideas and theories, however strange they may seem. If you have been following the threads such as those in which Preearth, Finiter, Khalid Masood and others have been posting, as I suspect you have, you will be aware that I like theories that are not mainstream, and encourage their posting.
I stand by my “fair Comment” relating to Rede’s post, because I believe that he, like everyone else, has a right to express his feelings as well as his academic thoughts. I also believe that he will be quite willing to have his thoughts and feelings dissected and discussed. IMO, one of the good things about SAGG is that it lets posters express strong feelings, sometimes even exchange insults, without taking draconian action. Often, when the dust settles, valuable discussion can be resumed.
You raise some interesting points in your post, some of which I would like to return to after due thought.
