Indeed, it seems it has worked. I've blocked all activity from the 'the Rest' board. Sorry for not doing it earlier. I thought it couldn't been done, and it has taken me a while to start installing mods without asking DungeonMaster's permission. I'm afraid that I screw things up and have to bother him.
But this has worked so far.
My question to you guys would be: Should I also block certain topics from other boards, like, for example the 'If not Capitalism' thread from the 'Policy and solutions' board? Should I block everything except Arctic sea ice?
I don't know what's best, so I'd like to hear your thoughts.
I don't think this has worked. A-Team was right. Back in May he pointed out the divergence from science and towards politics. That has always been the Achilles heel of climate science - politics should never be brought into climate science discussions.
I understand why you did it, to keep the trolls off the science threads. However, what has happened is that the politics of this site have gotten too extreme, and anyone with a potential career in climate science would be committing career suicide to post here.
You seem to really like the political stuff. I don't think you should stop those discussions, but move them to a different board. Simply hiding them from the main page does not really do anything.
I have really enjoyed this site over the years. I'm new to posting here, so I don't blame you if you don't listen to my opinion. I am posting this because it seems like people are not posting their opinions on the melting season thread this year as much as they use to. There are many people that I look forward to hearing from that are not posting at all.
Part of that is the nature of the internet, but I think that part might also be because the forum has become too controversial.
Anyway, I post this merely as a suggestion. I really enjoy reading this forum. I am just one person, but there might be others like me so i thought it was worth giving you my opinion.
In any event, thank you very much Neven! This forum has been great, and I appreciate all you have done to bring awareness to the situation with the arctic sea ice!