Odd perfect related road blocks II

[akruppa]

Factorizations of numbers relating to odd perfect numbers are on-topic on this forum.
Bob, leave moderation to the moderators.

[R.D. Silverman]

Originally Posted by akruppa

Factorizations of numbers relating to odd perfect numbers are on-topic on this forum.
Bob, leave moderation to the moderators.

Then moderate. Rules and standards of behavior must apply equally to all
or they are worthless. I see a very unequal application of the rules.

[akruppa]

Assuming again that your rules are the ones that must be followed? Hint, they aren't.

[R.D. Silverman]

Originally Posted by akruppa

Assuming again that your rules are the ones that must be followed? Hint, they aren't.

No, they are YOUR rules. I was once banned under those rules for several days for a deliberate insult. I see no such application of those rules here.

[Zeta-Flux]

Originally Posted by R.D. Silverman

I am acutely aware since I reviewed the paper and participated
in the discussions. But the value in that paper lies in the new mathematics.
Merely raising the lower bound provides very little value. It does nothing
toward help proving the conjecture; nor can it do so.

And this is the key to the issue. These factorizations are not merely raising lower bounds. They are computations which have either directly aided in new mathematics, or given an example of that new mathematics in action.

They also help us get a better grip on the problem, by giving us more examples on which to make conjectures.

[akruppa]

You were banned for habitually insulting people for several years ("imbecile," "moron," "idiot" to name just a few words you used). The insult against Garo was the straw that broke the camel's neck. If I see an insult worthy of moderation in this thread, I'll act on it, don't worry.

Edit: any further discussion of the worth/futility of these factorizations is to be taken to the Soap Box forum, http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=16235.