Dear JREF Forum Skeptics,
I will not be back here for a while.
Okie dokes. Do you mind if we continue?
Everything I say is misinterpreted and I am not allowed any chance to explain.
Not at all. The vast majority of what you've had to say has been understood only too well.
But if I allow your complaint to stand, for the sake of the argument, then what conclusions would you draw from the fact that the only person in this whole thread who is constantly being misinterpreted is yourself. How is it that we can understand each other perfectly well, but we can't fathom what you're saying?
Your claim of not being allowed any chance to explain is, to be blunt, ridiculous. You have the same opportunity as all of us to create whatever explanations you wish and post them here. If your explanations so far have failed, then you need to look at the nature of those explanations, not the nature of the readership.
Your complaint of a lack of right-of-reply is further undermined by having had a specially-created and moderated thread devoted to just that purpose. It was entirely your choice not to take advantage of that concession.
Everything I say is turned into something negative and used as criticism against me intended on a personal level.
The bolding I've added indicates something closer to the truth than what you believe, although "everything" is still an exaggeration. The things you say have indeed been attacked here, but you haven't. The personal comments made about you that I recall have mostly been of the attractive, charming, intelligent and charismatic genre. No cause to complain there, Shirley.
The obvious and notable exception to this would be the increasingly numerous comments on your mental well-being, and while there's no doubt that these are indeed made at a personal level, it's important for you see that they aren't just slings and arrows, but sincere concerns.
It's a complete mystery to me, and likely to others, why you didn't seek some professional advice long ago, simply to stop our outrageous claims from piling up and interfering with the things you would rather have discussed.
When I do something it is wrong, when I do the opposite it is also wrong.
Assume that kicking a dog is wrong.
If the opposite of "kicking a dog" is "not kicking a dog" then that opposite would be right.
If the opposite of "kicking a dog" is "kicking a cat" then that opposite is also wrong.
I think it's in your unique definition of opposites that the real problem lies.
When I don't give credit to someone's work it is plagiarism.
Yep.
When I do give credit where credit is due, I am called delusional.
Nup.
When I disregard comments about my mental health when they are not relevant I am criticized.
How have you, independently of your own subjective judgement, established that your mental health has no relevance to the many extraordinary claims that you have made in the course of this thread? You need to see that it behooves you to establish your own credibility, and denying/ignoring this somewhat widespread opinion has damaged that, probably terminally.
When I listen and ask someone to elaborate that is criticized. Everything I do here is wrong, whether I do it or not.
You're just having a little tanty here and repeating yourself. Unproductive.
I have more important things to do than to waste time trying to extract some useful bits of advice among the insults and nonsense here.
Yes, you do, but I don't think you know what those things are yet.
This Forum does not serve the purpose that it was intended for.
It doesn't appear to have served Princess Anita's purpose. I think the rest of us are pretty happy with it.
I will of course continue with my paranormal investigation.
Of course you will. You made it clear from Page 1 that your belief in your abilities would continue regardless of what was discovered here. Unfortunately this was a bad starting point, and the only way you can continue is the way you have been. Backwards.
But without coming here for advice for a while. I think I can rely on the skeptics of the local FACT Skeptics Group as well as the members of the IIG West, who are in fact motivated to see me do progress in the investigation rather than become side-tracked with personal insults like has been here.
We already know how that's going to turn out, but just in case we didn't, we are fortunate in that the groups you mention have their own web presence, so we'll be able to keep up with your progress that way. You have fun, and don't worry about us too much.
It is only fair that I tell you that I will not be returning for a while. You can assume what you like, but if we are truly intending to be science-minded, objective and interested in the truth you should consider that the reasons I have given are at the very least likely.
Fair? OK.
Now, why would we assume "what we like"? Why would we assume anything? Are you concerned that there is some obvious assumption we might make? If this is the case, then why don't you address this Apparent Assumption™ now and prevent us from making it later on when you aren't here to set us straight?
What finally did it, the last straw so to speak was the following,
For instance Ravenwood but so many others and so many times repeatedly saying the same things about this delusional business (I don't mean to pick on Ravenwood specifically)
Accidental random attacks happen all the time, I'm sure. That one, however, had triple-quantum randomness in it. Caution!
It just gets tiring after some time. When I say something there is soon a question about it. When I answer the question someone misinterprets it entirely backwards and I am criticized for what they assumed of me based on that misunderstanding. When I explain that they got it all wrong and it is the other way around, I am called delusional and a liar.
You're just repeating yourself, and frothing a bit, and it's not a good look.
Why are you so sure that we are to blame for all these misinderstandings? I know that
argumentum ad populum is a logical fallacy, but let's not forget that
concensus can be a valuable tool in the search for truth.
I'm pretty sure that even Galileo must have had more doubts than you profess about yourself, and you aren't quite in his league yet. Get over yourself and eliminate the obvious before you waste any more time and energy in your quest for the esoteric.
Then I provide evidence to prove what I had stated.
You have not done this.
And then once the opposite of what was first falsely assumed is understood, I am accused of that opposite. Then I am asked questions, which I answer, at which I am called delusional. Then I am told that I did not answer the question and am accused of being a liar and of avoiding questions. I provide links to where I answered before and I answer again. Then I am called delusional and am asked again and again. At some point I do not answer the same questions again. The point is, everything I do here is wrong to you guys, whether I do it or not. I don't think this is the right place to advance in my investigation.
It's the right place for an investigation or a nuclear meltdown. You're better at one of these than you are at the other.
I will answer some questions sometimes.
This is undisputed.
But stop trying to involve me in non-relevant topics of discussion. Ashles I will get to your question soon, it was the next one on my list.
I am not avoiding it.
VFF
And again true to form, we have the rapid switch from Rantosaurus to Bambi.
