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I never said it was, but it’s pretty funny how everyone here including the mod Yithian dog piled me and mocked me for being scared to show the picture, and what happens when I do? One of your own members puts it in a book and makes money from it. Where are all of you making fun of me for not wanting to get screwed over? I assume you’re getting notifications that this thread is active. Where the laughter and clever insults?
You accused me of passing off a bird as a giant animal. Anyone can see it’s too big. And I’m the clown? Sure thing.I don't believe the record will reflect your claims, old chap.
You acted like a clown. I have some sympathy for the fact that you have subsequently been exploited, but when I very politely said that I didn't see what you did in the image you started throwing accusations around while mixing up your correspondence and hitting the wrong targets.
As luck would have it, I think I have access to all of our exchange by PM plus all posts we both made here (even those deleted).
If it is easier for you to read them than make a simple retraction of the comment quoted above, I am happy to post the entirety and let the community judge.
Edited to add: I'm not saying that everybody was sweetness and light, but I never picked up pitchfork nor torch.
You accused me of passing off a bird as a giant animal.
I cast no aspersions on the motives or judgment of the original poster, to whom I am grateful for posting his experience here.
plus you avoided that your community provoked me, and then ripped me off. And getting ripped off was a concern, which is why I was provoked, and got ripped off as I feared. But please stay lofty.
Oh look, the ones who can afford to be snarky are the ones who are.
Which blog? Link please?
I’m guessing Roland’s own blog?
http://lochnessmystery.blogspot.com/
The blog has contact details for Roland, have you attempted to contact him?Try this. This is what I agreed to, a blog article. I didn’t agree to print publication.
http://lochnessmystery.blogspot.com/2018/04/a-photograph-from-2006.html
i always said that joker was a fraudThe blog has contact details for Roland, have you attempted to contact him?
Which is an argument between you and Roland. This is an agreement the pair of you entered into and is nothing to do with this board.Try this. This is what I agreed to, a blog article. I didn’t agree to print publication.
http://lochnessmystery.blogspot.com/2018/04/a-photograph-from-2006.html
I'm very sorry that happened, Justin. But none of us can have known that there would be an unscrupulous individual who would do such a thing.
i always said that joker was a fraud
well, noThis might then have been taken as permission to also use it in his publication ...
In Justin's defence, I think there is a considerably bigger difference here than you are making out to be the case. It's like saying I can publish information sent to me via DM on here, because, hey, I've got permission to read it, so that means everyone else does, amirite? I think the senders of any such message would rightly be pissed off at me if I did. More generally, I think it's not unreasonable to be pissed off about someone not sticking to their agreements, whether or not a third party thinks the object of the agreement is trivial.It appears that Justin did indeed give permission for Mr Watson to use the photo (which he says was taken by his girlfriend anyway) on his blogspot. This might then have been taken as permission to also use it in his publication - since there is something of a Rizla paper in difference between the two items.
He’s wrong about where it was taken.
He’s wrong about where it was taken.
Sure. That wasn’t where we saw it.Could you explain what is at fault with his logic?
The post made points which you disagree with, you are welcome to disagree with them and by all means refute them. Name calling is no use to anyone. Please conduct this discussion civilly.Sure. That wasn’t where I took it.
Thanks for deleting my comment where I pointed out the snarky condescending post above but leaving the snarky condescending post intact.
Strange but I don’t recall calling anyone a name, but it’s cool that my profession is being made fun of.The post made points which you disagree with, you are welcome to disagree with them and by all means refute them. Name calling is no use to anyone. Please conduct this discussion civilly.
And as an aside, I wasn’t aware that you took the photograph?
I meant to say where I was and where she took it but what does it matter? The photo wasn’t taken where the analyst said it was and it certainly wasn’t mud on the window.
Sure. That wasn’t where we saw it.
Thanks for deleting my comment where I pointed out the snarky condescending post above but leaving the snarky condescending post intact.
As to your second point: nothing deleted by me.
As I said above, I've recused myself from moderation on this thread and left it to the rest of the team.