Could we bring in a rule for n00bs with regard to conspiracy theory threads?

[An_Gadai]

How about they can’t start a Conspiracy Theory thread until they’ve posted 50 times. Something like that. I’m only half-joking.

[Trepa_Mayfield]

Or a rule that says you can’t post in the same thread over 20 times unless you post in other threads within the same time frame.

[Cheesesteak]

Or, we could just not bother arguing with people who show up out of nowhere defending crackpot theories.

[erislover]

@Cheesesteak

Or, we could just not bother arguing with people who show up out of nowhere defending crackpot theories.

This.

[Lemur866]

@Cheesesteak

Or, we could just not bother arguing with people who show up out of nowhere defending crackpot theories.

Now, that’s just crazy talk.

[Freddy_the_Pig]

I say, feed their paranoia. Lock the threads with a vague and sinister warning about how The Authorities see no profit in continuing this line of discussion.

[HookerChemical]

@Freddy_the_Pig

I say, feed their paranoia. Lock the threads with a vague and sinister warning about how The Authorities see no profit in continuing this line of discussion.

"I know the OP’s right about the GJFK assinination/Septtember 11/the mono landings/connspiracy of the week, but if I say anything more, they’ll lock the thread. Just take a look at www.totallymadeupurlwithcatpictures.com.

And OP, godo idae misspellling all those words to confise the earch engines They use."

[dropzone]

@HookerChemical

And OP, godo idae misspellling all those words to confise the earch engines They use."

They usually do that on their own.

[Euphonious_Polemic]

@Cheesesteak

Or, we could just not bother arguing with people who show up out of nowhere defending crackpot theories.

Sure… you’d like that wouldn’t you… Keep everyone from knowing the truth, eh? And why exactly do you have FOUR letter "e"s in your name? Hmmmmm? I think you know the significance of that number and the Illuminati.

[Daithi_Lacha]

@HookerChemical

[…]the mono landings […]

I just wanted to point out that this is the coolest mis-spelling I’ve seen in a while.

[HookerChemical]

@dropzone

They usually do that on their own.

Whoosh!

[Cheesesteak]

@Euphonious_Polemic

And why exactly do you have FOUR letter "e"s in your name? Hmmmmm?

Cheesestak, Cheessteak, and Chesesteak were already taken

[dropzone]

@HookerChemical

Whoosh!

I was wondering why my hair was mussed.

[Algorithm]

Mostly I post so that innocent bystanders (those reading but not participating) get a little reason and logic intermixed with the crazy.

[Litoris]

I like the conspiracy theorists – they make me look normal by comparison

[Idle_Thoughts]

@HookerChemical

"I know the OP’s right about the GJFK assinination/Septtember 11/the mono landings/connspiracy of the week, but if I say anything more, they’ll lock the thread. Just take a look at www.totallymadeupurlwithcatpictures.com.

And OP, godo idae misspellling all those words to confise the earch engines They use."

Hey, that link doesn’t lead to anything!

[Illuminatiprimus]

I guess my presence in this thread is obligatory…

[straight_man]

You know what ticks me off? You can learn things in those conspiracy threads. I mean, the debunkers have to make reasonably sophisticated arguments about physics, timelines, and so-on, and it adds detail. So I ask a clarifying question about what was being said… and nobody answers.

Drat.

[Hampshire]

How about a rule that they need more than (1) cite for their information?

Seems most of them wander in here mumbling “buh, buh, wha, what about this website/book?”

[Chimera]

Perhaps we need a rule whereby all conspiracy theory threads are automatically moved to the Pit where we may deal with them as we please.