Sorry to lower the mood but I'd like to hear any thoughts from the more technically/IT competent people on this forum about something that looks dodgy and has been upsetting me.
I did crack and open up the You are not allowed to view links.
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Ahmet's You are not allowed to view links.
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it didn't stand out from any of the others.
On page 8 of the Lies of the Koen (or whatever he calls it) doc, Ahmet claims that when he published the article on his website, he explained its fictional nature in its description section on the list of all the articles. He alleges the Koen ignored this description or did not choose to translate it, and he also says the purpose seems to be to portray him as "disconnected from logic and historical reality".
He produces an English translation of the description oddly twice on page 9 (in more natural English) and on page 208. The description says the doc is a fictional piece, designed to highlight how people's imagination could lead us to thousands of different interpretations. Strangely, the description is preoccupied with justifying why the doc does not appear fictional: he says that to prove his point, he is
"writing this article as seriously as possible and will consciously omit this explanation within the main content of the article."
Ahmet provides a screencap on page 210 of this explanation in the Turkish description in the articles list, which also ends with a winking emoji. This is what the video chose to ignore, he says. But:
- I read through every description in the list of articles under Google Translate to decide which to prioritise reading as part of research to help Koen. I do not remember that article (or indeed any article) having such a lengthy description at all, and specifically nothing calling it fictional or referencing the Voynich manuscript.
- The Wayback machine does not show this description. Here is the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., and here is You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. The Göbekli Tepe doc is #4 in each of them.
- Two other articles (#4 on page 1 and #14 on page 2) have also recently had their descriptions edited and massively lengthened according to the Wayback machine. All the others appear the same. The two are the ones the original script drew the most from, until Ahmet insisted to Koen that the video about his solution must not mention his linguistic claims (despite being banned here for refusing to stop mixing them). They now contain disclaimers saying they are not related to the VM work.
Is there an innocent explanation for this? I don't like the idea that I'm going mad and somehow missed this description...but I also don't like the nature of the alternative conclusion I'm jumping to.