28-04-2020, 03:57 PM
Rene is right here, Ruby, I know several people who tried to offer constructive criticism to Cheshire. The problem in his particular case was not lack of community support. It was that he behaved from the very beginning like a rude charlatan and ignored all well-meaning and constructively formulated comments.
I have a degree in historical linguistics so I am capable of offering comments on a linguistics-centered paper. The problem is that his paper was just so wrong. I do not exaggerate when I say it was the equivalent of sending "4+4=2" to a mathematician and asking for his comments, then start insulting him when he patiently explains why the statement is wrong. That is exactly what Cheshire did to me and other well-meaning commenters.
I have a degree in historical linguistics so I am capable of offering comments on a linguistics-centered paper. The problem is that his paper was just so wrong. I do not exaggerate when I say it was the equivalent of sending "4+4=2" to a mathematician and asking for his comments, then start insulting him when he patiently explains why the statement is wrong. That is exactly what Cheshire did to me and other well-meaning commenters.