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You're getting downvoted into oblivion for the snarkiness of your post, but I'm inclined to agree with you based on things said in the comments at the end of th
by ChrisGranger 11y ago
You're getting downvoted into oblivion for the snarkiness of your post, but I'm inclined to agree with you based on things said in the comments at the end of the article, especially by user bllchkchps.
- SyneRyder 11y agoIf LunaSea had mentioned those reasons and some supporting evidence, it would have been a better comment. Two of the points raised by bllckchps I've been able to verify for myself: * The crowd funding campaign goal has been modified since the article was published. The article said the goal was $13,000, but the goal has now changed to $18,000. [1] * Some of the content on The Center for Planetary Science website is just a cut and paste from Wikipedia with a few words changed. Compare [2] and [3]. [1] https://www.gofundme.com/wow-experiment https://www.gofundme.com/wow-experiment [2] http://planetary-science.org/astrophysics/black-holes/ http://planetary-science.org/astrophysics/black-holes/ [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hole
- ChrisGranger 11y agoSomeone in the comments at The Guardian said that the initial goal was actually $10,000. That number has been all over the place. I'm interested in both crowdfunding and astronomy, but this particular campaign seems like one that should be avoided.
- SyneRyder 11y agoI just logged in today and it's requesting $20,000 now. That part of the campaign alone seems really odd....