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To: SoothingDave; Cronos
Havoc writes:

Which is why snipes are brought in in the first place - to ask a gazillion general questions, flood the thread with non answers and destroy the cohesion of the debate.

Snipes?

Uh, there were several specific assertions made by Havoc (and others as well) about various items on this thread. Several folks requested specific sources for the assertions made - assertions being represented as fact.

I can think of one that come to mind (among several). The first was that Pope was praying to Mary for his Salvation. A request for a link was requested. Ultimately, what was provided was (paraphrase) "I head it on a tape". No tape number. No tape transcript. No date.

Sorry, but that does not constitute a debate. If comments are being represented as fact, they should to be backed up. If one offers an opinion, that's different. But it is bad form to characterize requests for citations, in response to statements asserted as fact, as "destroy[ing] the cohesion of the debate"

984 posted on 03/22/2004 12:26:35 PM PST by Fury
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To: Fury
Uh, there were several specific assertions made by Havoc (and others as well) about various items on this thread. Several folks requested specific sources for the assertions made - assertions being represented as fact.

But you don't understand: Havoc IS the source, the citation reads "Havoc says so." He is the alpha and the omega.

996 posted on 03/22/2004 12:37:54 PM PST by Petronski (Kerry knew...and did nothing. THAT....is weakness.)
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