A Simple Science Experiment by an Anthropologist from MarsPosted on
Moulton's Wikiversity Talk Page by
Barsoom Tork, Anthropologist from Mars...
QUOTE(Request for Unblock)
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Moulton (
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* Reason for unblocking:
Please unblock Moulton for the purpose of refuting H1, namely the as-yet unrefuted hypothesis that "an unknown number of (unidentified) admins requested that Jimbo be the one to make the block" on the (reliable) theory that there would then not be an immediate consensus to overturn the block, even if the consensus were that it was inappropriate for Jimbo to have been asked to make the block on their behalf (and improper for him to have acceded to doing so). —Barsoom Tork 04:29, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
Notice that, in accordance with the protocols of the scientific method, Barsoom Tork is attempting to
falsify hypothesis
H1. That's how scientists operate. If a scientist has an hypothesis that is otherwise well-supported by solid evidence, sound reasoning, and coherent analysis, he nonetheless tries like the devil to falsify it through an experiment over which the scientist has no personal control of the outcome.
Barsoom Tork has absolutely no control of the outcome of his unblock request. The outcome is entirely out of his hands. The allied custodians of Wikiversity have all the power and an unfettered opportunity to absolve themselves of the thesis presented in hypothesis
H1.
All it takes to overturn a consensus is one person who stands up and says, "There is no consensus, therefore the extraordinary and unprecedented act of Jimbo Wales does not stand in
this community of scholars."
Will
H1 be reified or refuted?
Place your bets.
I understand that
Montana Mouse will report the outcome.