Is Earth a sphere?

[Morrus]

This kind of thing is frustrating. Accusations are made, and I shouldn't defend?

OK, it seems we're all miscommunicating. Nobody's accusing you of anything; I for one thought this was all good-natured ribbing. I apologize if I've made you feel frustrated or defensive; not my intention at all.

No, no, no. The context was not hidden, ever. Either I'm literally going insane, (or am just stupid), people are really trying hard to make a controversy here. This forum, this site, this group of people, *this* *is* the *context*.

No, that is the location. The context is that you were performing a little experiment, as you later revealed.

Hol-lee crap. Honestly, I am stunned.

I'll keep an eye on this, but if it's making people (such as you) upset, I'll close the thread for you. Bad feelings are not what anybody wants.

 

[Bullgrit]

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[Morrus]

Again, I wonder/ask: Now that my (apparently devious and concealed) purpose for asking the question is known, would anyone change their answer to the poll?

Nobody has called you devious. I can see you're upset at how the thread turned out; let's not get upset at stuff people haven't said, too!

It's not so much about how people would have answered, it's how folks feel about having unwittingly been a guinea pig someone else's experiment. It's not a big deal, though; merely worthy of mild observations which seem to be having the effect of upsetting you.

So yes, had I initially known the purpose, I probably would have changed my answer in that I wouldn't have participated.

 

[Morrus]

And on that note, I think I'll close this thread. Bullgrit seems upset, which is not what anybody wants. If part of that was my fault, I'm sorry, Bullgrit.