Comments on: Sylvanic Petition & Video Stills

By: windigo

windigo — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:25:51 +0000

He appears as fascinating and persuasive, as his cause is virtuous. However, if he was an actual field researcher instead of a film producer then his credibility would appear much higher. He claims to have spent two years in the Rocky Mountains researching Sasquatch, and I think it would be interesting if he has the travel/sales/lodging receipts to back his claim, as having been there during the time periods he indicated. And that’s just for starters.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:57:42 +0000

This Sylvanic thing is still going on?

By: things-in-the-woods

things-in-the-woods — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:32:21 +0000

I like the bit where he says

“we believe our research will lead to definitive scientific notoriety”

-notoriety as in Piltdown Man I take it- he’s hoaxing (obviously)

And while wildlife and habitat protection is a good thing- basing it on a hoax like this is not helpful.

By: kittenz

kittenz — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:47:21 +0000

Ayala,

As a fellow Kentuckian, I agree.

By: Ayala

Ayala — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:33:39 +0000

Blobsquatch.

And as a Kentuckian who HAS half a brain, that whole pancake-eater thing is SO embarrassing.

By: voodoochild

voodoochild — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:24:45 +0000

I can’t say whether this guy is for real, or not. But his grammar usage (or, lack thereof) doesn’t really sway my acceptance one way or the other. I really don’t feel his grammar is that bad. I’ve seen much more atrocious grammar in nationally published articles on the internet and in print as well. I just don’t see how the guy can be labeled a fake, just because he doesn’t exercise perfect grammar. I’ve known quite a few people who are quite intelligent, who for instance, can work through a mathematical equation that I myself could never dream of doing, yet their grammar and spelling is atrocious. I’m not vehemently defending the guy, I’m just saying that his grammar should not be the basis on which his integrity is based. My 2 cents

By: dogu4

dogu4 — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:21:53 +0000

This whole Sylvanic thang is at once puzzling, frustrating, humorously ridiculous and….interesting. I mean, really, there are zillions of science fiction stories based on the same premise; someone independently from out of the blue and out of the professionally accepted collegium discovers or invents something revolutionary and then the fun begins as greed, stupidity, obsession and outrageous fortune come into play. But the foundation of fiction is reality and lots of things that are true are stranger than fiction…and there’s something else goin’ on here.

I have spent some time ponderin’ and pokin’ on this topic and while it’s easy to reject on first encounter, you have to ask yourself, “what would you do if it happened to you?” From the perspective of someone who’s hip to modern media and digital communications, building a website and using the power of the internet is a “no-brainer”. It’s way easier to get a webpage designer who’ll create a buzz than it would be to walk into the local college or fish and game office and ask if someone there would want to help you with identifying a sasquatch…think about it…what they say they want to do is a great thing; habitat protection. I’m all for it with or without threatened mega-faunal species…and more is better, but walkin’ into the local puzzle palace is like taking just a sip out of fully charged 1+1/2 inch fire hose and you might escape with part of your head still attached. I’m sure Dr Meldrum would know the correct protocol so that immediate protection of a valuable resource would also allow him control over the process. If Joe Blow brings in incontrovertible evidence of a scientifically priceless treasure on a known piece of Forest Service land, I doubt that authorities would allow him to go on following these critters since those activities could now be considered a form of harassment by certain definitions…and wouldn’t you want the caretakers of this national treasure to treat it in the most careful manner? Screw the guys who found it.

By: shumway10973

shumway10973 — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:40:27 +0000

If those pics represent the video the kineticist saw, there is no way that person could tell anything. Well, best of luck. I would like to see bigfoot and their habitat protected. Hey, I might even see about relocating a few into this area.

By: sschaper

sschaper — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:03:53 +0000

I get the distinct impression that they are lying. The guy with black hair, esp. The bearded guy appears to be acting, and the blonde is always looking for approval.

The middle picture looks like a guy in a suit, look at the proportions.

The other two are more blobsquatches.

By: joppa

joppa — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:43:08 +0000

If you study Mr. Standing’s ( name seems fake) Internet “tools”, his myspace page with its cheesy friends fits the profile of a well crafted fraud.

I am probably giving him too much credit, but it is a better hoax than the Kentucky pancake eater.

Kelsey Grammer / English Grammar, I always get those confused.