(2019-12-28, 08:44 AM)Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: [ -> ]I'm sure I'm being hypocritical in that I've likely done it myself (especially when i was first banned from Skeptiko) but it's probably a good idea to leave discussions/issues over there rather than using this forum as a means to complain about threads/topics/mods/etc on SF.
After all Lone Shaman can't defend himself here, unless he has an account I'm unaware of. 
I think it's important to keep a clear distinction between discussion of topics such as physics or technical matters and so on, and the discussion of the people.
Though I think it is ok to mention names, but it seems, to me at least, it would be distasteful to make the person the focus of the discussion (if such a thing should arise). I do make an exception for 'public figures', but ordinary forum members I don't think fall into that group.
I'm going to try and get myself banned over there - see how little it takes to trigger DB.
(2019-12-28, 03:50 PM)tim Wrote: [ -> ]Effect, Steve.
It's "affect" in this case because gravity is acting upon. An the effect is the result. Look up affect vs effect.
(2019-12-28, 04:40 PM)Brian Wrote: [ -> ]I'm going to try and get myself banned over there - see how little it takes to trigger DB.
I only go there to visit and re-read old threads for interest and information that Laird (mostly ?) and others very kindly preserved
I just been there now looking for Van Lommel stuff and I see that Malf is up for the chop !!
(2019-12-28, 04:57 PM)Steve001 Wrote: [ -> ]It's "affect" in this case because gravity is acting upon. An the effect is the result. Look up affect vs effect.
Yes, gravity is the 'affect' and the effect is the result (falling)
I’m banned too now. Unsure why. :LOL:
(2019-12-28, 10:43 AM)Laird Wrote: [ -> ]He can't defend himself in any case: he is simply wrong. At best he can admit as much.
But he's perfectly welcome to create an account here. Or to respond on Skeptiko. This is all public.
You're probably right though that Skeptiko stuff shouldn't be brought over to this forum.
I was thinking more along a hypothetical, where this forum becomes a sort of meta-forum to complain about SF.
I admit I fell to temptation in the past, but I do think the original intent was/is wise.
(2019-12-28, 02:13 PM)Steve001 Wrote: [ -> ]Why is there no affect? Remember in the real world there is no such thing as an "ideal pendulum".
I explained that here:
http://www.skeptiko-forum.com/threads/do...ost-137409
Oh, and tim is right that you should have used "effect" there. The difference is that "affect" is a verb (except where it's being used to describe an emotional state, in which case it is also a noun, as in "this patient's affect is blunted"), and "effect" is a noun (except where "effect(s)" is being used as a synonym for "cause(s)", in which case it is also a verb, as in "the factory machine effects another product").
You were using "affect" as a noun there.
Unfortunately, tim got a little confused himself, and also used "affect" as a noun!
(2019-12-28, 05:42 PM)tim Wrote: [ -> ]Yes, gravity is the 'affect' and the effect is the result (falling)
I think what you meant to say here, tim, is "Yes, gravity 'affects' an object, and the effect is the result (falling)".