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The article here is about the mistakes people make when trying to communicate their doubts in published science: how, even when they are right, they can come ac

The article here is about the mistakes people make when trying to communicate their doubts in published science: how, even when they are right, they can come across as “cranks” and easily dismissed. I have no idea if you’re right, and I’m not about to waste time down that particular rabbit hole. But you’re arguably doing wrong everything the article mentions. Starting with the impulse of “hold on, I’m not a crank and here are 12 paragraphs and my blog to prove it”. It’s simply off topic in this discussion.

AlexCoventry 9y ago
> But you’re arguably doing wrong everything the article mentions. Starting with the impulse of “hold on, I’m not a crank and here are 12 paragraphs and my blog to prove it”. It’s simply off topic in this discussion. I don't think it came across that way to most people. I'm a bit surprised you got that impression from it, and can't see how you'd read it that way. There's nothing in there about "I'm not a crank," for starters, and it didn't seem at all verbose.