Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-8881468-20160114090952/@comment-28917471-20160125222600

212.125.65.114 wrote: Don't really see why you get so worked up about it, the mechanicus page its self says they research and they run sites called research stations so the final say on the matter - in any reasonable debate- would be that yes, the mechanicus do indeed research things.

This is counter to your claim that the mechanicus do not research. Even if they only added some extra bolts or a different sight, it's still an adaption so it's been researched.

It's not like people actually want you to say sorry or anything for been rude and wrong, just be humble about it.

I agree, Deltaslug, until that happens, it is mute point. Could I happen? yeah, probably though it would need some fancy writing to beckon it in properly, will it happen? Not if people don't want to be more inclusive. About the research stations... I was the one who had added the latest data to the article (Dark Heresy: Enemies Within (2nd Edition) (RPG), and it content does not really support your case.

You are right though. They do research staff... but that is not the point....

The  Imperium  and the  Adeptus Mechanicus  have many research stations across the stars to collect data in an often vain attempt to better control  Mankind's  surroundings. The aims of such stations vary, with researchers studying planetary storm patterns, dissecting captured  xenos  corpses, charting the stability of  Warp  entry locations, or probing the remains of ancient civilisations. Research stations provide a stable base of operations to  Tech-Priests, scribes, adepts, servitors, and the small armies sometimes necessary to support them in these often remote locations. Most researchers never live to see an conclusive results. Once committed to a station, few ever leave, and their tasks are passed on through generations without end. Useful results might never occur, or be lost in the impossible depths of Imperial bureaucracies, but sometimes glimmers do emerge and catch the eve of those looking for aids in defending Mankind.

Though Tech-Priests and scholars are often the core of these stations, there are also guards, codifiers, and support staff who make sure that the station as a whole runs smoothly. Regardless of what person's role within the strata of the facility, virtually everyone claims understanding of the basic nature of the work. This comprehension is often poor at best, however, with little or no bearing on any real functions within, due to the gossip and hearsay prevalent on any world or merely mirroring the stagnating technological understanding across the Imperium. Information is commonly mangled and distorted not only from on generation to the next but also from one research assignment to the next. Instilled in all of them is a drive to make sure that the work continues; '''they are all in a perpetual state of analysis regarding their tasks and the time it takes to accomplish them. As a result, they are incredibly focused and punctual, and largely dispassionate about anything save their own specific assignments. This segmentation of tasks, however, often makes the project as a whole undecipherable, as those who began the experiments are often long dead and the purpose of the research has either been diffused or lost entirely. In its stead is a misplaced reverence for the hypothesised outcome, and researchers eliminate anything that contradicts that desired result, regardless of what is actually found.'''

Innovation in the Imperium of Man is a very, very, very, very, very, very, very rare thing. 0.01% out of 100% that some new tech will be added to the Imperium's technology (the precents are not smoe kind of a proofe, just my way of presenting an opinion).