While I appreciate what you were trying to show, I firmly believe that this was a VERY bad way to do it. And, frankly, a lot of the damage has already been done...
If you’ll notice, a great many of us caught the mistakes. We also realized that you hadn’t given us a source for the document as well. AND, even though a great many of us trustED you, we STILL wanted to verify independently.
I’d say the only thing you really proved is that you didn’t think it through very carefully, and gave no thought to how your information would be perceived by others beyond trying to prove the point that you have good imagine[sic] (imaging) skills (or maybe it should be skillZ?).
This thread has injured ALL of our credibility, not just “Birthers”, but ALL FReepers. This wasn’t an ‘accident’.
You, Dr. Pollard, deliberately misled people by posting a COMPLETELY fraudulent document, and NOW because you were discovered you say it was to teach us a lesson?
What if you HADN’T made the mistake on the “Hawaii” county? What if folks HADN’T mentioned it? How long before your little stunt ends?
How many people came to the thread, saw the document, and now think a NEW one HAS been issued? How many people are now going around with fake information in their heads that when they share it they will lose ALL credibility as well?
I could go on and on. I’m so mad I could spit. This was WRONG of you to do Polarik. This is NOT some game, and actions have consequences.
You have deliberately spread ‘disinformation’, and that my friend, makes you NOT someone to trust. Thanks for the ‘lesson’, but you are the one who should be reviewing their actions here.
I’m SEVERELY disappointed by these developments today, Polarik.
It deserves the Abuse button???
I am sad to say, I have to agree with you on this.
Polarik seems to like screwing with people.
I do not know if he is malicious or just intellectually curious about how people behave.