Why do SOME GW proponents block your postings?

Jello blocks all mine. I've never blocked anyone. I enjoy the comedy.

I've never blocked anyone, but I was blocked for a while by someone. Funny thing is now that person has a different account they didn't reblock me. The only frustrating thing for me at the time was that I just like to read the questions and answers and when your blocked by that person you can't do that. I also don't have the foggiest idea on why the person blocked me.

I've been blocked by a few of the proponents (or should i say alarmists or zealots to bring back the childish name-calling tactic?) and have not blocked anyone yet. I enjoy the debate from the smarter bloggers and enjoy the laughter of the bloggers who are trying to act smart.

The astronomy section does have some good information in it.

i do no longer opt to make generalizations approximately an entire team. beneficial, there are various undemanding, sensible, and credible scientists and laymen who consider the "consensus", yet there are additionally many cheating and nonobjective proponents of the thought. Pegminer stated: "i'm interested in what the skeptics could say approximately us too...i'm under the impression that lots of the skeptics (non-believers may well be extra suitable, considering that their minds seem made up) think of that scientists are a gaggle of crackpots, aside from the few they might locate that consider them." you be attentive to pegminer, I in many cases appreciate your opinion considering which you're analyzing climate. regardless of the shown fact that, your responses have become much less scientifically based and extra approximately bashing the skeptics, that's unlucky. the reason i'm a skeptic is by using the fact my recommendations isn't made up--i'm almost specific that CO2 could have performed a factor in the present warming, yet no actual genuine-international observations have been produced that should make me specific of the quantity of its place. And, of course, there are such quite some different poorly understood factors in our climate that it would be confusing for me to thoroughly believe the thought at this element. those uncertainties and the common complexity of our climate do no longer end me from advocating "action", and that i think of that's all maximum AGW proponents, inclusive of you, relatively care approximately, which lower back, is unlucky.

I would like to see less blocking by both sides, as long as we can remain civil. Its OK to attack an idea but something very different to attack a person. The latter is what I don't like to see on any side.

It's my fault. I set the trend by blocking anyone that preached socialism as an answer to global warming in the questions I asked. Within weeks I'd blocked most of the proponents on here. It's kind of nice now being able to ask questions and getting real answers.

As far as I can tell, only two of them have returned the favor. I agree with them on this one: We skeptics do a LOT more blocking. Heck, I've got 5 of the 7 people who've answered this question blocked, and 1 of those 7 is me!

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If you just received your "first" block, then that proves the Doubter crowd are much more aggressive at blocking people who don't agree with them. I've long been blocked by several of the most vocal Doubter posters.

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Evans wrote: "I set the trend by blocking anyone that preached socialism as an answer to global warming in the questions I asked"

Then why did you block me? I've never advocated socialism. Nor have I promoted a carbon tax, or any other governmental solution to global warming (though nothing should inherently be removed from the table if the threat and solution are appropriately matched). Could it be that you wrongly assumed everyone convinced by the science that AGW is real, must therefore advocate increased governmental control as the solution? Because that would be a rather simplistic and wrong view of reality.

Free speech....also give one the freedom to edit or block....if you don't like being blocked then perhaps you shouldn't be such an ***. I have followed a few of your so called non aggressive responses.

Belittling a kid and his question I would hardly call no aggressive or fair.

I am a skeptic/doubter..... I've never blocked anyone, but I have been blocked a couple of times. I think that most of the time those doing the blocking..... whether Pro or Con...... are simply having a bad hair day. Don't take it seriously............

If you acknowledge that both sides do it, why are you surprised that AGW proponents do it? Some people do not want to hear opinions or facts that contradict their own beliefs, some of these people also believe in AGW.

Because their main argument relies on the fact that there will be no debate or dissent. If someone dare disagree with their stance, they attempt to ridicule, discredit, or block you from disagreeing. I can think of 3 of the main contributors in this section who do those things (with the exception of blocking). They will insult and attempt to discredit anyone as they shout consensus and pat each other on the back claiming people who aren't climate scientists don't have a valid opinion on the matter. But that doesn't stop them from kissing the asses of those that are willing to agree with them. Kind of hypocritical isn't it?