# The Miselucidation of Whack-a-Mole

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**Created:** [December 30, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-miselucidation-of-whack-a-mole/995332 "2023-12-30T05:32:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-miselucidation-of-whack-a-mole/995332/5 "2023-12-30T07:18:03Z")

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> [@Whack-a-Mole](#):
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> I also noted in the ATMB thread that @Stranger_On_A_Train is someone who also posts on topics without explicit expertise.

You “noted” it, but you did not provide any actual examples of it. You just posted a list of topics, and the fact that he does post in great detail on a wide range of topics does not imply that he must therefore be ignorant of some of them.

> [@Request: don't put ChatGPT or other AI-generated content in non-AI threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-dont-put-chatgpt-or-other-ai-generated-content-in-non-ai-threads/994241/105):
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> - The SDMB is a casual message board. It is for the public to participate in. It has high standards but it is not a physics forum or used as a place to publish formal research. Your way simply gatekeeps people from participating in certain threads. Only those with explicit expertise can answer.

I didn’t follow the relevant thread, but this comment is utterly moronic. You are entitled to you own opinions, but you are not entitled to your own facts.

In a thread about whether Taylor Swift is a greater genius than Mozart, everyone should offer their opinions and arguments with equal vigor and assertiveness. (Although anyone who denies it is clearly a fool.)

But in a technical thread about (say) mathematics or physics, _of course_ ignorant guesswork is not on an equal footing with contributions from people with technical expertise. That does not imply that people without expertise are are unwelcome to _participate_. Of course they are - but the appropriate way would surely be to read and ask questions and participate by _learning_ from those who are gracious enough to share their expert knowledge.

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