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Re: On the veracity of statistics in general
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001 14:41:07 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > I was doing some Googletrolling with various search keywords, looking for
> > > some scholarly work on the accuracy of UN statistics. It's a relatively
> > > tough search...
> >
> > That's right, you don't like UN stats do you? You said this:
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> Oh, and another thing... nice tangent. Why not actually think about what was
> written, the way Christopher did, and respond with a reasoned, well thought
> out reply that shows that you aren't posting first and thinking later.
Yawn. Sling mud. Avoid the issues. I almost envy you. Were you spoiled as a
child?
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> That is a bit harder than just dredging up factoids and quotes and taking
> potshots though, isn't it? And you said (in your response to Dave Eaton's
> DebateCard(tm)) you don't really have time to do a proper job debating.
I did not say that.
> So I
> wonder:
Really?
> If you don't have time to do it right, why do it at all? Don't you
> take any pride in your work?
I don't think you do it right either. You are often not willing to justify
your opinion. Take a look at Daves "DebateCard(tm)" post and its replies;
you'll see I'm not the only one that thinks that.
> Maybe you should take a page from Dan and go back to your other LEGO pursuits.
Maybe you should take a page out of ObL's book, and go hide in a cave.
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> Go build some MOCs. Go take some pictures, go inventory some sets, go give
> advice to clubs, go help the LDraw community, go share info about past LEGO
> sets, go invent something, or SOMETHING.
Perhaps I should do what you do & dictate to everyone? Make a lot of noise?
I used to live near cooperage. The guys their used to have a saying : the
empty barrels make the most noise. Does that mean anything to you?
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> Oh wait, you don't do any of those things, or at least not recently, do you?
> THIS (and stirring up trouble elsewhere) is the sum total visible part of
> your hobby.
Hobbies. I have more than one. Lego is not even my main one during the
summer months.
> Well, everyone needs some sort of hobby and you clearly enjoy
> causing trouble here.
Nope. Perhaps you do. I don't. I've seen you have more arguments on this
forum (I mean the whole of Lugnet) than any other single person.
Refute that if you can.
Scott A
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