reply to post by keops
The signal to noise ratio of free websites is very low. Because nothing is invested in the website, there is little incentive to keep it current and
fix errors.
Ad supported websites have their problems too. ATS is no exception. You get a thread about obvious baloney like Dulce, it keeps the advert hits
rolling.
Youtube, if presenting raw data (video), it can be useful. However, the feedback mechanism is poor. Somebody video tapes flares, shakes the camera a
bit, and you have a UFO. Maybe a comment about this will show up, but it gets pushed down the list with comments about "awesome" and "kewl."
The internet has to be the cheapest form of mass communication ever created. For $50 a year you can post your data and say your piece. The mere fact
to open a website is tough without a credit card keeps the homeless and under 18 crowd out of the picture. No offense to the young or homeless, but
it is hard to do original research without spending a few bucks, if only on travel.
Most free websites and Farcebook, even if presenting something true, are simply echo chambers of other websites.
If you are presented with a pop over peddling a free ipad, maybe the website has other motives. The signal to noise ratio of free websites is very
low. Because nothing is invested in the website, there is little incentive to keep it current and fix errors.
Ad supported websites have their problems too. ATS is no exception. You get a thread about obvious baloney like Dulce, it keeps the advert hits
rolling.
Youtube, if presenting raw data (video), it can be useful. However, the feedback mechanism is poor. Somebody video tapes flares, shakes the camera a
bit, and you have a UFO. Maybe a comment about this will show up, but it gets pushed down the list with comments about "awesome" and "kewl."
The internet has to be the cheapest form of mass communication ever created. For $50 a year you can post your data and say your piece. The mere fact
to open a website is tough without a credit card keeps the homeless and under 18 crowd out of the picture. No offense to the young or homeless, but
it is hard to do original research without spending a few bucks, if only on travel.
Most free websites and Farcebook, even if presenting something true, are simply echo chambers of other websites.
If you are presented with a pop over peddling a free ipad, maybe the website has other motives.
