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::I'm not asking that ArbCom review all fringe theories in an obscene mega-case. I am simply asking that the context of the area and the problems apparent there are kept in mind. Context and social trends are very important to note. The behavior and cycles in the fringe science area are part of a larger pattern of disruption. Even the content issues are the same tune with different lyrics. There are continual disputes across all of them about presenting the mainstream view and source reliability that echo the same patterns and argument types found in fringe science articles. (Also notably related to the content issues, walled gardens sprout up in much the same way, with similar defenses by advocates, across the broad range of "fringe" interests.) By all means, ArbCom should exclusively focus on areas impacted by fringe science in crafting the decision of this case. Still, it only makes sense to place the area in context, rather than examining it in a vacuum. [[User:Vassyana|Vassyana]] ([[User talk:Vassyana|talk]]) 21:58, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
:::Yes, you have put for your finger on a real problem and one that is not easy either to describe or solve, but must surely be at the back of many contributors' minds, [[User:Mathsci|Mathsci]] ([[User talk:Mathsci|talk]]) 23:08, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
::::Yes. I do think my suggestion [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Fringe_science/Proposed_decision#Remedy_5 here] should be thought of. I actually think it is the kind of thing that works in other areas of human life, so why not here? People who enter a contest have been conditioned to lose with dignity. If it's going to be a contest, and it is, why not have rules and make it work for the good of the encyclopedia? ——'''[[User:Martinphi|<span style="color:#6c4408;border:1px dashed #6c4408;padding:1px;background:#ffffff;">Martin<sup>phi</sup>]]'''</span> [[User talk:Martinphi|Ψ]]~[[Special:Contributions/Martinphi|Φ]]<span style="color:#ffffff;">——</span> 01:47, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
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