(01-11-2025, 11:59 PM)Bluetoes101 wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.This is not true. It's clearly off-topic and unwanted theory insertion.
Can we just move on?
(this is the first mention of topic - by Rich)
That's it, that's what you got from this whole situation? Yes, I confess... the discussion was partly about...
- the importance and implications of finding this watermark and identifying it.
- because watermarks are evidence used to determine age, geographic origins, and, sorry, authenticity
- and so, yes, I pointed out that this watermark might, in some cases, be used to help determine authenticity, based on whether or not other Marci paper used it
- As Lisa did, in using the "Absence of Evidence it not evidence of absence argument", which in this case was saying that even if a known Marci example was not found, the letter could still be real... yet, I would never even consider that Lisa's point be censored, or moved, for suggesting reasons the watermark find might always imply genuine.
[EDIT TO ADD] - And anyway, note my wording in your clip, "if the the Marci letter "found" in the Voynich is real": My point was NOT that the watermark meant fake or real, only properly pointing out that it would help to make that determination, which is true. I also mentioned that IF the tres cappelli watermark was found on any other Marci letters, it would be a sign the letter was genuine. Point being, I was not even... "promoting"? Advocating?... for my theory on the basis of this find, I was discussing the possible future implications of the evidence.
Anyway, you are also complaining, and incorrectly, about breaking the rules, while you are actually doing the same, by arguing this issue in the Modern Forgery Hypothesis thread. It's not the "Did Rich break the rules or not" thread. And all THAT being said, I think this covers it best: "Really? Are you serious?" You have actually only pointed out how lame, if not ludicrous, this whole complaint against me is. That ANY mention of ANY feature of the Voynich or the letter can NEVER be mentioned in the context of possible forgery.
Again, "Really?" You want to go with THAT?