HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE BOARD DEDICATED TO THE DISCUSSION OF MATHS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ASTRONOMY AND ALL THINGS RELATED! Now, perhaps ill-advisedly, I will trust that if you're scientifically inclined, then you're more likely to be a reasonable, logically-minded fellow. BUT, since we're all also human (fine, mostly human), I know that fervor and heated arguments are bound to pop up once in a while, and that's fine. You need to be passionate in order to absorb and interact in the ways of the hard sciences. Keeping this in mind, I've crafted a few basic rules that must be followed by all:

First Rule: 1+1=2
Second Rule: L = -1/4F^2+iΨDΨ+ΨØΨ+h.c.+|Dϕ|^2-V(ϕ)
Third Rule: We're here to share knowledge, and we're here to learn. That is to say I don't want any kind of dick measuring contest, and NO SHAMING of any kind. If someone doesn't know or understand something you do, you teach them. If I catch you being all "lol how can u not no dis shit wat r u retrreaded" you're getting a ban the size of VY Canis Majoris.
Fourth Rule: This is not /phi/, this is not /x/ and this is most definitely not /pol/. You're welcome to consult this board on any topic that is relevant to it if your genuine interest is learning something new. But bring forth magic thinking, tinfoiled pseudoscientific arguments and biased political propaganda to this board for the sole purpose of trying to get the "sheep" to "stop being closeminded" and you'll be promptly proven wrong, laughed at and banished from the premises.
Fifth Rule: Similarly, you must at all times keep in mind that science is a method. Not an ideology or a cult or some tool to further your metaphysical/political agenda. This is important.
Sixth Rule: Much like in science itself, rules are bound to change once we find that something doesn't quite work or fit. Have fun, nerds.