Tautology and Natural Selection

Hi Syamsu!You may discuss your particular understanding of fitness, variation and natural selection anywhere in the Free For All forum, or you may introduce a single thread to discuss it in the Evolution forum, but you may not raise it in other threads.I should perhaps explain this restriction for the benefit of members who may be new or were not active some months ago when Syamsu moved his discussions to the Free For All forum. It sometimes happens, and Syamsu is a case in point, that someone with a unique perspective or interpretation joins EvC Forum. He begins posting messages in various threads that reflect this unique perspective, and pretty soon these threads all bog down in discussion of this single issue. This is viewed as undesireable, and so when it happens then discussion of the unique viewpoint will be restricted by board administration to a single thread.It was Peter Borger's refusal to restrict discussion of GUToB to a single thread that resulted in his suspension of posting privileges. Naturally, they will be restored as soon as he lets board administration know via email that he's willing to abide by this restriction.------------------
--Percy
   EvC Forum Administrator

Okay, then become aware: Because over the past year this issue has proven to be one upon which no progress in discussion can be made with you, not even this camel's nose of your unique viewpoint on variation and NS is permitted for you. Nor your unique perspectives on social Darwinism. You may have one thread each to discuss these issues, and they're not to be raised elsewhere. Or you can return to the unmoderated Free For All forum.This should in no way be construed as limiting any other member, though naturally the guideline about staying on topic should always be considered.------------------
--Percy
   EvC Forum Administrator

Hi Syamsu,While under many circumstances board administration is desirous that members understand why a request is made, your past history indicates how unlikely it is that you would accept any explanation. I am therefore informing you that we are not having a discussion, and that you have two choices. You can honor the administrative request, or you can ignore it and have your posting privileges suspended.Just to be absolutely clear, any further attempts to transform an administrative request into a discussion will result in suspension. Any further discussion by you in this thread or in any other existing thread outside of the Free For All forum on your particular views on variation and NS will also result in suspension. You may discuss this view and your views on social Darwinism only in threads that you open, or in threads that other people open specific to your views on these topics, but no more than one thread open per topic at a time. Or you may post in the unmoderated Free For All forum.------------------
--Percy
   EvC Forum Administrator