Richard Clark wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:23:47 GMT, "Tom Donaly"
wrote:


Cecil Moore wrote:


Tom Donaly wrote:


Besides, if Cecil can't demonstrate the validity of his
views experimentally, even if there are some sources that agree
with him, he's just parroting the old wives.


Please describe your experiments for proving Maxwell's equations.

Maxwell thought up Maxwell's equations, Cecil, you didn't. Heinrich
Hertz, Farady, and others did the experimentation. Besides, you only
have to turn on your radio to prove the equations valid. Even Maxwell
knew that without experimental proof, his fine mathematics was only
idle speculation.


C'Mon Tom,

Cecil's objective is NOT about technical discourse, it is about having
more posts than others and seeing his name responded to as hits. Of
the last 212 posts, 87 are his and there are 13 other posters to share
barely an average of 10 each.

You are responding to Cecil's usual forced expectation of others
proving a body of science before he proceeds to measure something he
maintains is commonly observable. His demands:fulfillments far exceed
his 9:1 posting frequency.

So, as this is actually nothing new, it remains that his postings
serve only the purpose of entertainment. Those that confuse them with
insight or balanced correspondence (or believe in quantity = quality)
are beyond hope.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

You're absolutely right, Richard. Of course, if he can use all of
his rural debate tricks to get people who disagree with him
into abandoning the thread, then he thinks he can claim victory
as being the only combatant left on the field of honor. Notice how
he used the Mensa Society post to destroy the discourse? Cecil isn't
really serious, as you point out, and his posts are only valuable for
their entertainment value, as you also point out, but there are,
alas, people who are soft-minded enough not only to take him seriously,
but to agree with him as well. I think Roy had the right idea when
he plonked him. The rest of us should probably follow Roy's example.
73,
Tom Donaly, KA6RUH