tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post4915613141899802632..comments2024-03-18T03:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: Another modest suggestionEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-49510740197444899042010-06-23T08:02:02.900-04:002010-06-23T08:02:02.900-04:00I think there's a general problem with the IPC...I think there's a general problem with the IPCC review process, but I don't really feel familiar enough with it to make detailed suggestions for improvement. This seems to point in the right direction: "Expert Reviewer" should be a label awarded by someone else, not one which anybody can claim for himself or herself. And grouping comments is a little like the EPA work which seems to have been scrupulous and effective. It might at least reduce absurdities like Monckton's claim to be a Nobel laureate.<br /><br />Oh, and thank you for the bigger comment box!Nick Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057838251997644583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-40133997647171513602010-06-22T20:59:50.964-04:002010-06-22T20:59:50.964-04:00Since Fred has already volunteered, will Mickey ,...Since Fred has already volunteered, will Mickey , Minnie and Mighty join Viscount Monckton as reviewers of the next report of the International Panel of Cartoon Climatologists?<br /><br /><br />Marc Morano normally disdains peer reviewed journals, but the current issue of Pediatrics reports" 73 to 88 percent of 4-to-6-year-olds offered "3 pairs of identical foods (graham crackers, gummy fruit snacks, and carrots) ... prefer the package with a sticker showing a cartoon character (Shrek, Scooby Doo, or Dora the Explorer)."<br /><br /> As the kids were inclined to say the cartoon-associated products tasted better, the authors conclude that” licensed characters can influence children's eating habits.’<br /><br />As what's true of advertising goes double for disinformation, a quick licensing deal might help Fred Singer save Heartland's 800 page vanity press alternative to the IPCC report from the nation’s remainder tables and compost heaps. <br /><br />To whet the appetite of the target demographic-home schoolers with the scientific literacy of 4 to 6 year olds, Singer need only provide unsold copies with a dust jacket offering Shrek, Minnie and Dora in place of himself, Willie and Pat. <br /><br />Heartland could further raise the tone of the debate with TV spots featuring the amiable ogre brandishing a tree-sized hockey stick as he bellows “Donkey! Donkey!” at passing climatologists.Russellhttp://www.adamant.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-12920156763340985152010-06-22T16:29:59.530-04:002010-06-22T16:29:59.530-04:00YepYepEliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-92177930301905981692010-06-22T14:22:51.925-04:002010-06-22T14:22:51.925-04:00Sounds like a variation on my idea from your last ...Sounds like a variation on my idea from your last post! By the way, this one seems to be missing a title?<br /><br />I think some venue for an open public review at some stage by all interested parties really would be useful, I don't think it would necessarily take away from the "big media bang" on final publication, actually. It might even enhance it by making a greater public awareness of what's coming - you would get a build-up of interest in the final version and all the back-and-forth, when it comes out. Could well be a good thing.Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06249922708053689717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-55561294147909034172010-06-22T13:57:08.754-04:002010-06-22T13:57:08.754-04:00Very nice. I don't have anything substantive t...Very nice. I don't have anything substantive to add, but want to voice my support for this.Jonathan Gilliganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065480842704814847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-866112539341747582010-06-22T13:05:13.134-04:002010-06-22T13:05:13.134-04:00Eli: Amazing things are happening. I again agree w...Eli: Amazing things are happening. I again agree with you. Don't let this set a trend.<br /><br />Note that "the public" will not be allowed to comment on draft IPCC reports because this would take away from the big media bang when the final report is released. I would prefer to a well-vetted to a high-publicized report, and draft reports are leaked to the press anyway, but the IPCC is determined to keep this illusion alive. The latest instruction for authors even contains a "thou shalt not blog" clause.richardtolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14239680555557587153noreply@blogger.com