Expert Opinion

[Mark Knowles]

Rich

At comment #16 in this thread you injected your forgery theory into this thread.

You said "Of course this refers to the thread discussing my recent blog post, "I Do Listen to the Experts: Do you?", which elicited a large number of comments here at the Ninjas."

It didn't specifically refer to your thread it referred to a general discussion of which your thread was a small part. I didn't want this thread to be filled up with your theory. You have your own thread already.

But Mark, respectfully, my quote, and the post it is part of, is exactly on the topic of the use of expert opinion in mine, and all investigations. It is not at all off topic. Is your contention that any response I, alone, make, here on the Ninja's, should first be self-censored of any mention of forgery, or my theories?

Anyone could, and many did, chime in... just as I did... and explain how this interesting problem of expert opinion affects them. Are forgery ideas, alone, to be stricken from that record?

Rich.

You already have a current parallel thread dealing with specifically with your blog post about your theory. Your comments were not about expert opinion in general, but rather about your specific theory. It seems like this thread has been hijacked and redirected from its original purpose.

Ahmet Ardic is very careful to keep posts about his Turkic theory to his thread. He doesn't feel the need to take over other threads. Making comments in other threads are fine, but when they overrun a thread that is something else.

It has nothing to do with your perceived persecution surrounding your theory, but rather would apply to any theory.