# A very specific question about Randi's million-dollar challenge

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-specific-question-about-randis-million-dollar-challenge/417677>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 31, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-specific-question-about-randis-million-dollar-challenge/417677 "2007-08-31T21:57:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-specific-question-about-randis-million-dollar-challenge/417677/41 "2007-09-01T03:40:58Z")

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[QUOTE=Peter Morris]  
cite? I have no idea what you are talking about.

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Are you a fish with a three minute memory?

In [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=433195) it appears that a discussion about Randi is going to derail the thread. **Una** then requested that it be taken to another thread.

> [@Una Persson](#):
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> Please the two of you take any further Randi argument(s) to another forum. This is for “Comments on Cecil’s Columns.” This can be verified by scrolling up to the top of the page. Failure to do so will result in me, not a Moderator, getting sort of pissed off.

Some time later **Mangetout** continues to ask for the op to enter the Randi challenge. Note that **Mangetout** was in no way continuing any discussion with YOU and was therefore not violating **Una** ’s request.

You replied with a roll-eyes smiley and later clarified with this:

> [@Peter Morris](#):
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> Yeah, Una Persson made a request
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> > [@](#):
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> > Please the two of you take any further Randi argument(s) to another forum.
> 
> which he chose to ignore, thus shitting up the thread.

Demonstrating your poor reading comprehension as you didn’t seem to understand that **Mangetout** was NOT continuing the argument, but was continuing with his initial line of enquirey to the OP.

I seriously believe you have a reading comprehension problem.

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-specific-question-about-randis-million-dollar-challenge/417677/42 "2007-09-01T03:44:09Z")

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[Moderating]

I am not about to even attempt to get this mess back on track.  
If **Mangetout** (or anyone else) wishes to start a new thread discussing whether anyone has ever attempted to meet the JREF challenge in terms of an example of paranormal abilities, they are welcome to do so.

At that point, anyone who wishes to assert that JREF should or should not accept attempts to challenge the JREF proposition through the manipulation of natural objects and processes by way of non-paranormal methods, may open a wholly new thread, (I would suggest in the **Pit** ). Anyone attempting to hijack a thread on a discussion of the testing of the paranormal by insisting that JREF accept tests that do not involve the paranormal will have their posts summarily deleted.

This thread is closed.

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