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Originally Posted by RainbowSix
No Eric, you're getting the wrong end of the stick.
For starters it's not an argument, there are several people here pointing out to Walter that now that he has compiled such a great source of corrected information it would be a shame to keep that information secret, hidden from public, private - call it what you will - as has I think been said by others, not letting the relatives of all the the accy heroes have access to corrected information leaves them with the incorrect info.
If we did get down to the library would we get the more accurate information that Walter has? Not according to what Walter has been saying.
So people will still think that their grandpappy was part of something that he wasn't etc.
It's all down to Walters choice, and if he has chosen to not let anyone else know the content unless they ask him (and how are they going to know to do that?) then some of us think it's a shame.
We are not arguing, we are not calling Walter in any way as he has done great work with this, we would just encourage him to reconsider maybe releasing this corrected information at some point so that those that are seeking it can find it.
That's all, no smelly equine stuff involved.
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No. I have the right end of the stick. The feces is at the other end.
And it is an "argument." I select my words carefully. Out of the approx. 600, 000 words in this most beautiful language of ours, I came up with this one. And I'll stick with it.
I understand Walter's position because I, myself, have done some serious research I know the work ... most of it boring, some little of it fascinating, even less of it appreciated ... that goes into such a task. The rewards are few ... I got ten useless letters to stick after my name, and a couple more to stick in front of it
Walter owns none of the information he possesses ... it's all in public domain. What he does own ... ok, let's use a cliche ... are the fruits of his labours. What he has assembled is a mine of information. And we have no right to criticize him for standing guard at the adit.
An aside: I remember the bloke in my avatar taking me to Mercer Park one summer afternoon. When I asked him what the angel on the memorial was pointing at, he told me that she was showing the soldier the way to the bog. Now, some may consider that this was showing disrespect for the fallen. Maybe. But he fought at Passchendael. I think this gave him the right to amuse his grandson. He was my hero.
