Re: Suggesting a Poll

Angus Rodgers <twirlip@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
BD<wgd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That alone was the true motivation for collecting such statistics.

And your motivation for posting them in public was what? Pure
disinterested scientific curiosity, and a desire to share your
interesting data with others? Especially Tonico, perhaps? Do
I have to remind you of the exact wording of your first post in
this thread, which clearly implies that (a) those who rank high
in your (so neutrally and disinterestedly named!) "CRAP index"
do so necessarily because they are interested in "crank-bashing",
and (b) those who are interested in "crank-bashing" tend to post
low quality articles? You didn't insert any disclaimers or words
of caution. You subsequently made very clear the origins of your
data-collecting activity in a personal conflict. I am not taking
sides in that conflict, and not defending Tonico. It's none of
my business. I am also not suggesting that anything you did was
irrational or unfair, /except/ for posting a list of names like
this. I really thought I had made this clear already, but I'm
sorry if I seemed inadvertently to be implying that the whole
exercise was a waste of time. It isn't, and the correlation
is quite interesting, as I have already said. Also, all of us
know the difference between a mere statistical correlation and
an invariable association. However, when posting data on such
a sensitive topic as this, you need to do more than just rely on
such a generally taken-for-granted understanding. You need to
do something to soften the impact of your words, which have a
very clear rhetorical purpose.

Since you insist on continuing to seriously misinterpret what
I have written, I will not respond to this message or any other
similar messages you may post. Perhaps after you've calmed down
a bit your reading comprehension will improve dramatically.
Best of luck,

--BD
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