Why am I starting a new thread about tectonics when there are already numerous threads into which the subject would fit? The answer is that the other threads contain a lot of distracting elements, and I am hoping that it might be possible to focus the discussion, at least for a while.

This is not intended as an attack on Kevin Mansfield’s theory, but, obviously, there is considerable overlap.

Time has not been as readily available as I had hoped while I have been without the net; so the information is not as organized as I would have liked. This may not be a bad thing, though, as past experience suggests that posting too much all at once is not the best course of action. My current estimate suggests that there will be three or four parts, but a lot may depend on the response from others, which I hope will be plentiful and constructive.

With any luck, the first bit will be ready tomorrow.


There never was nothing.