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Originally posted by celticniall
attacking his integrity.
Originally posted by celticniall
I think what Bill was concerned about was that certain members were attacking his integrity. I believe, as many others do, that Bill has been open and honest with the members of ATS.
Originally posted by robertfenix
Originally posted by Bill Ryan
Anonymous complains in his fifth posting: www.serpo.org...
I find some of the questions [from various list members] to be very disturbing. I expected thoughfulness in the responses, rather than criticism.
This evening, two months later, I found myself (exacerbated by tiredness) feeling precisely the same as he described. So it was quiet an eye-opener.
I wonder why he may have gone quiet, then...?
Best, Bill
Bill, if you are not the writer of Serpo and the accounts of "serpo" then why would you feel personally attacked when questions are prosed against the validity of the Serpo information.....
If you are simply the communication channel then you should have no personal attachement either way. The coulpability then should reside on the writers of "serpo" not you as a person who just has provided the forum by which the "data" could be shared on the internet to the general population.
IF I did not write the story then I can not be responsible for the ideas contained within. Therefore any questions that came about I can not be held accountable to because it is not a creation from ME, but rather of someone else.
However IF I did have some hand in writing the story then accusations that the I mave miscalculated something would be taken as a personal threat against my intelligence and my prior research.
So I fail to see how any questions could be "disturbing" and what is "criticism" other then checking the validity of a claim.
This one statement
I find some of the questions [from various list members] to be very disturbing. I expected thoughfulness in the responses, rather than criticism.
Sounds a lot like the Dan Burisch camp Don Deppler and the Golden Rule. In regards to Dont question my veiled secrets of desception. But rather give me only praise for my fanciful creation.
Objective questioning "criticism" is about weeding out the truth based on real data. As in the known Zeta star system, orbital body mechanics, cultural assimilation, wavelength and interplanetary communications,Radiation and thermal atmospheric transference, Chronological record keeping and great works of literature from our past.
Poe was a great, brillant master of the written "hoax".
He celebrated those few individuals that could read through is crafted works to see it from his point of few and he laughed at the guliable masses that believed his works for absolute fact.
[edit on 19-1-2006 by robertfenix]
Originally posted by Centrist
Originally posted by celticniall
I think what Bill was concerned about was that certain members were attacking his integrity. I believe, as many others do, that Bill has been open and honest with the members of ATS.
Bill has. I think he's been trying to give a fair and balanced delivery of Anon's story since the beginning; and after all that work was naturally a bit frustrated at the recent string of questions related to his and Victor's personal integrity. All of these questions were answered promptly and conclusively. The accusation that Bill Ryan was David Icke, though, SHOULD have been investigated BY THE POSTER prior to putting it on this forum. That was just ridiculous.
It's not like anyone had to look any further than the ATS homepage for a link to a picture of David Icke.
And pictures of Bill Ryan have been on the net for at least the last month.
I have come to know Bill well enough to believe that his frustration was not as a result of anyone asserting reasonable questions. It's the unreasonable questions that are meant to be disruptive, or have that effect due solely to the irresponsibility of the poster, that caused him to question whether it's worthwhile to continue to devote his time to this effort.
[edit on 19-1-2006 by Centrist]
Originally posted by Bill Ryan
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Victor, who has since responded saying he'll go through the data again and will get back to me.)
originally posted by I'm a true sceptic
**what evidence have you seen centrist? - show me what makes you such a beleiver. - bet you dont have any evidence to backup your onesided opinion. - this is hardly research**.
Originally posted by Zep Tepi
originally posted by I'm a true sceptic
**what evidence have you seen centrist? - show me what makes you such a beleiver. - bet you dont have any evidence to backup your onesided opinion. - this is hardly research**.
I will not attempt to answer for Centrist, I'm sure he's more than capable of that himself. What I would like to know however, is why you believe him to be "a believer".
I would be really interested in seeing his post where he specifically, or by implication, states he is a believer of the Serpo story.
As far as I can see by his posts, he has never stated that opinion. If anything, his approach has been a cautious one.
Originally posted by Bill Ryan
So that's all fine and is part of the scientific method, which is predicated on getting and analysing data, and then forming intelligent hypotheses which (ideally) can be tested. What irritated Anon, I think – and irritated me – was when it wasn't the data that was being questioned, it was silly ad hominem attacks that questioned his/my integrity. That's what seemed like a cheap shot. You'll see, I think, that there's not a single question I'd not answered as best I could – and sometimes with considerable thought and time devoted to it – and yet some forum members were still suggesting I was a hoaxer or that I was not who I claimed to be.
Originally posted by Bill Ryan
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Victor deletes all the original e-mails after posting to his list (his Web TV has no simple means of archiving data), so we'll never know quite who said what, and when, beyond the posts we're left with – all of which are verbatim on the website.
Best, Bill
Originally posted by Im a true sceptic
one at a time, centrist needs to reply to my question/s
Ill entertain your deflecting attempt after my initial request.
Originally posted by Im a true scepticThe john tartar story had photos - that became an urban legend. -(loved the surname of this tartar guy btw)
Hello, I need a good story line...
Hello Group! I am a new member and am interested in the paranormal.
Being an author, I am interested in hearing stories involving ufo's,
alternate dimensions, ghosts, shadow people and just about anything
that cannot be explained. If you have a story that you feel would make
a good plot for a book-please let me know.
william ryan, posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Originally posted by Im a true sceptic
Im begining to take offence to your assertion that im the ugly duckling here.(if my investigations are indeed hurting - then so be it - the ufo community doesnt need another shag harbor event or a roswell - we want the hard facts.)
**Another technique im begining to see now is - trying to erase any posters that are not 100% for serpo
-- Originally posted by Skeptic Overlord here.
I'm leaning (strongly) in the direction that these events did not happen, however, but that the "Project Serpo" documents may very well exist.
What is it? are you trying to milk the same stuff discussed several weeks ago? why? - so just to clarify - yes ive bitten with regard to the david icke accusation , ive in a round about way backpeddled on this. - whats your point now?**
**If centrist you are indeed fishing for sympathy votes - produce some evidence, this thread is becoming another sleeper thread - ie"et is as true as the nose on ya face".... really?**
**what evidence have you seen centrist? - show me what makes you such a beleiver. - bet you dont have any evidence to backup your onesided opinion. - this is hardly research**.
-- Centrist wrote at various times...
Who knows? This could all be a fiction made up by a few college guys with some tech savvy. If not, there must be a lot left in that "manual" that we've still yet to hear about.
and
What's truly important here is that you realize that many of us, even those who come across as "believers" in the Serpo story agree that there's not a single shred of evidence that proves this story to be true. Many people, as they learn more and more about the events, have found that there are enough tantalizing constencies to continue to follow and discuss the story, while we wait for new information.
and
agree with you on both points. There's nothing that necessarily suggests that Serpo isn't true and so many strange consistencies that it's been a very fun story to follow. If it's not true? I don't think anyone will be surprised, but until the door closes (as I've said before myself)... enjoy the ride
and
Does that mean the story is true? Again, NO. There's a LONG way between proving that something isn't false and proving that it's true. A LONG way. Lets try to be clear where on the road we are
and
I'm no more or less convinced of the truth of Anon's story, but I'm keeping an open mind until we can prove something one way or another.
and
At this point, there's not much to prove or disprove the story. Just a lot of very interesting consistencies and some very weird inconsistencies
I'm reserving judgment until I've read and fully digested everything that "anonymous" has written
I now require satisfaction centrist - explain yourself!
Originally posted by iamian
I remember ATS talking about ppl using forums as shop windows, i know ATS must have investigated the credentials of mr Bill Ryan,
look bill you can ignore me or do what you like, this is not a personal attack, plz forgive my suspicions but everything must be investigated you must agree so plz dont take my continuing investigations personally.
Deny Ignorence,
Hello, I need a good story line...
Hello Group! I am a new member and am interested in the paranormal.
Being an author, I am interested in hearing stories involving ufo's,
alternate dimensions, ghosts, shadow people and just about anything
that cannot be explained. If you have a story that you feel would make
a good plot for a book-please let me know.
william ryan, posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Is that you bill, plz forgive me if i'm wrong
Originally posted by robertfenix
Originally posted by Bill Ryan
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Victor, who has since responded saying he'll go through the data again and will get back to me.)
(Example: jgbjgb's question about the specific contributions of the "2% ghost". I realised I didn't know the answer to that one myself and relayed the question to Victor, who has since responded saying he'll go through the data again and will get back to me.)
I thought Victor does not have any of the emails as they are deleted from his WebTV system after 90-96 hours.
Where would the DATA from the 2% Anon person be stored. And if so that means all the DATA from ANON is stored and not deleted as we have been told....
Which means..... someone is lying
[edit on 19-1-2006 by robertfenix]