User talk:Ianeke

Hi!

Your addition to the Fermi Paradox page, while appearing well meaning, should not go in Wikipedia. It looks like original research, and this is not what Wikipedia is about. Since the Fermi paradox is not resolved, the article tries to explain briefly all viewpoints, not come to any conclusions. Also, since it's an encyclopedia, each reference should point to an external publication of each idea. So the best thing to do is get your essay published, preferably in a peer-reviewed context, then add the relevant idea to the Wikipedia article, with a reference to the third-party publication.

The "shells of detectability" might go well in one of the earlier sections to illustrate a few points - if the earth's radio emitting lifetime is short, the ring is quite narrow (100 years has been suggested), and that for longer distances, the emitting civilization may not be there when the radiation is detected. LouScheffer (talk) 00:25, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Lou

Your comments and points are well taken. My addition is, I believe, an original interpretation to the Fermi Paradox, and is part of a larger study that I am circulating for publication elsewhere. I want to point out that the likely existence of ETCs throughout time and space is not necessarily inconsistent with our current lack of evidence for this existence, and that our attitudes have a basis and bias within our historical context. I hope to elicit comment from Wiki readers of this entry. If you can suggest other forums, please do.

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