Separate UFO/Alien category?

Question

Can we please petition Yahoo! Answers to create a separate category for all the UFO/Alien/Alien Spaceship/Little Green Men/I got abducted/Alien's stole my cows etc... people so that the Astronomy & Space category can actually be used to discuss ... Astronomy and Space?

Answer 1

It is in Science under "Alternate".  Where all that 2012 crud belongs too.

Answer 2

I totally agree. I would love to see nothing but science questions on here.

But even if aliens had their own section, they would still post here all the time.

If you ever check out the religion section, you'll see atheists posting nasty questions to the religious, and vice versa.

If there were a dedicated aliens section, then the only ones who would post about aliens in this section would format their post like:

"Hey all U science not-aleen beleevers. WHY dont u belve in aleens? I gots probed so many times. DO U THINK IM LIEING?????"

Also, all of the little curious kids asking about aliens would be asking them in the alien kook section, and getting answers about how the illuminati doesn't want us to know about aliens until 2012.

Those poor children....

Answer 3

i agree with you and there must be hundreds of people who have seen them but cannot turn to anywhere because they are not heard or told it is something other than a UFO

i have seen loads , i only reported one and was told that it was lights reflected of concored as flew over so i have never reported them since but i have had witnesses together stuff i have seen

i hope your quest wins a slot on yahoo

good luck and i back you up

from the zenman

Answer 4

i feel fine answering questions talking about the possibility of alien life on other planets, only if the "alien" is a scientific definition- organic carbon-based organisms that live on a celestrial body other than our own. that belongs under astronomy and space. people that ask "i was abducted by little green men in a flying spaceship" should be posted under the category "questions asked by either total nutjobs or people that just want attention". 2012 can go there too. LETS START A PETITION!

Answer 5

Why don't you Google the petition

B1sh

Answer 6

The thing that bothers me about this idea is that these questions would not be subjected to the reality testing which goes on here in Astronomy & Space. At least here we get a chance to respond to the more outrageous claims. I doubt whether any legitimate scientists would spend much time monitoring a separate area like that. Also, that wouldn't slow down the posts here, as the existence of a Horoscope area under Entertainment doesn't deter people from posting astrology questions here.

Answer 7

We need a Fantasy & Delusion page too.  But Geoff's right about the reality.  At least here someone might tell them they are writing nonsense.