thanks pspondylitis
You are open minded and let clear thinking rather than emotion guide your arguments.
.........at least most of the time
i do think it is important that both sides of an issue get fair exposure. in many ways forums/message boards are kind of like crowds. in 'The Wisdom of Crowds' by James Surowiecki, his research showed that there were four main conditions necessary for crowds to be productive.
1) Diversity of opinion - Each person should have private information even if it's just an eccentric interpretation of the known facts.
2) Independence - People's opinions aren't determined by the opinions of those around them.
3) Decentralization - People are able to specialize and draw on local knowledge.
4) Aggregation - Some mechanism exists for turning private judgments into a collective decision.
having a section for all case reports of diet whether successful or unsuccessful would be appear to be a good method of aggregation.
