Comments on: Cryptomundo Attacked as Crypto-Tattler

By: Ole Bub

Ole Bub — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:54:05 +0000

Good morning…Fuzzy….

Nice to see we are in agreement in so many areas….I’m proud to refer friends, collegues and associates to Cryptomundo.

May I humbly suggest…we all send a contribution to each of the bloggers or their designee with the implicit understanding and their honor those funds be used to organize a rapid response team for their respective areas….for less than the cost of a book or two, a theater ticket and a few bags of popcorn…perhaps we could make a difference…

Personally I don’t have a problem with BFRO or TBRC raising funds…it’s actually the only way a volunteer organization will prosper…just establish some guidelines…and work together…it’s not about us…it should be about sasquatch…JMHO

I don’t think it is fair for those conducting research to shoulder all the expense of those splendid efforts…JMHO

Any worthwhile journey begins with the first step….JMHO

Regarding the Protocol….they are simply guidelines to be proposed discussed and eventually promoted…the cost…some of our time and wisdom…what small price to pay…IMHO

For some….this blog is amusing, entertaining and informative…for others it represents a forum to discuss their life’s research and accomplishments….let your conscience be your guide…

Where should I mail my contribution (s)….for those with serious funds consider an endowment…sasquatch thanks you….

seeing is believing…

ole bub and the dawgs

By: Mnynames

Mnynames — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:57:06 +0000

I really prefer not to get involved in squabbles like this, even if so far I’ve always been solidly on Cryptomundo’s side. It is always a tough call as to whether or not to comment on the criticism one receives, lest one find one’s self stooping to their level or fanning the flames.

Having said that, however, I find it especially ironic, considering the big flap that Fate suffered recently over their “Amazing Godwin” section on the last page (Yes, I read Fate, and enjoy it too, even if Fortean Times is more my bag of chips, and Fate seems to be rapidly developing into a journal of folklore). I think they took the journalistic high-ground, so this row seems doubly baffling.

It is also ironic that, not too long ago, I posted a comment saying how refreshing it was that Cryptozoology seemed largely free of the infighting so rampant among, say, Ufologists, these days.

Ahh well…keep up the good work Loren!

By: sluggo

sluggo — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 02:16:48 +0000

I yam what I yam and I read what I like and I really like this website…
keep it coming Loren..

sluggo

By: ilexoak

ilexoak — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:52:00 +0000

This, to me, is a cutting edge science site. All about exploring the unkown and discussing it openly and learning together. Laughter and amazement should be part of the process, shouldn’t it?

“Fate” and the “scientific establishment” exist at the 2 extremes of the “scientific study” spectrum. One is frivolous, the other is completely stifling.

This is a breath of fresh air.

By: afeeney

afeeney — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:56:30 +0000

I’ve lurked here for about a year, only just started posting. I have no expertise in anything related , no biology, photography, computer manipulation background, but it’s a tremendous opportunity to watch experts, as well as talented non-professionals, review evidence and ideas.

I find value even in the fairly obvious fake photos since the group is so systematic about picking them apart and saying specifically what’s wrong. It’s a bit like Loren as a mother cat bringing wounded prey to her litter of kittens to teach them to hunt!

I don’t even see how Fate magazine perceives this site to be in competition, frankly. At the risk of being snooty, it’s like saying that the Enquirer and the New York Times are competition. Yeah, they’re both newspapers, sometimes they cover the same topics, but that’s about it.

By: Kimble

Kimble — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:53:32 +0000

I’m offended that you dragged the good name and image of Captain Kangaroo through the mud!

What’s next? Likening John Green with Mr Green Jeans?!

May a hundred ping pong balls drop on your head, Loren!

By: Sky King

Sky King — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:17:42 +0000

I think you should turn the pore feller’s harangue on its ear and rename the site CRYPTO-TATTLER – but then again, the heathen would probably SUE you!

By: garyk

garyk — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:48:59 +0000

The guy’s ‘venom’ probably stems from nobody looking at FATE’S blog, while this site gets bigger and better.

‘thing about critics is they don’t do, they just tear down.

By: M Valdemar

M Valdemar — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 20:24:14 +0000

One thing I like about Cryptomundo is this: Typically, when you pick up a CZ book or view a documentary, what you see is what experts deems as the “best” evidence. But here, Loren & Co. share with us the raw data stream of evidence as it comes in. And CZ evidence obeys Sturgeon’s Law just like anything else. Out of 10 random photos, maybe one will be worth discussion. And out of 10 photos worth discussing, maybe one will be compelling enough to follow up on.

By sharing the unsorted evidence as it comes in, Loren is democratizing the field, by giving all of us the opportunity to contribute to sifting through the evidence, rather than reserving that right to the self-appointed experts. And just maybe, he’s also calling on the wisdom of crowds to increase the quality of the analysis that does occur.

Plus, there is the fun factor, which is important.

By: traveler

traveler — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:59:36 +0000

maybe he is just mad cause LOREN ROCKS!!!!