From: Martin Shough <parcellular.nul>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:38:35 +0100
Archived: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:45:00 -0400
Subject: Re: Surprise! Water On Mars


>From: Don Ledger <dledger.nul>
>To: ufoupdates.nul
>Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:39:29 -0300
>Subject: Re: Surprise! Water On Mars

>>From: James Horak <jchorak7441.nul>
>>To: ufoupdates.nul
>>Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 05:44:57 -0700 (PDT)
>>Subject: Re: Surprise! Water On Mars

>>Perhaps that's one reason for the denial we see here among so
>>many. The mix of science fiction and the known comes just to
>>close to their brittle psyche.

>>And learn this, sir, the droning out of some abstraction of the
>>word "proof" to stymie further discussion when we all are in such
>>an incomplete discovery of context, represents nothing more than
>>an unwillingness to examine history and to utilize such

>>This tactic I had hoped you were above.

>James, do I understand you to say that you think that NASA - or
>whomever - is coving up the existance of canals on Mars? Are you
>basing this on faulty science and weak telescopes of 100 years
>ago?


Forgive me for butting in here, Don, but I doubt that James will
tell you anything about his sources.

I had the pleasure of an off-list email from him explaining that
in the past he has spent time and effort assembling sources and
references for list posts only to have them rejected by our
(usually scrupulous) moderator, and he is not inclined to risk
another possible waste of time and effort in this case. It seems
to me this is an explanation that the list should hear.

Well, why he could he not reference his sources in that private
email, without risk of moderator rejection, is one of many
mysteries. Instead he writes: "You opinion alone doesn't have
that much value to me and only getting it out to those to which I
might directly email it, doesn't answer well the challenge
either."

I was advised that if I wished to find the sources for his
research I should go to the library, but he would not indicate
which books I should consult - which is a shame, since I might
have some or all of them on my own shelves, as might others on
the List who would then be spared the necessity of having to
"review the subject card catalogue under Martian features
detected as prominent in the 19th censtury" as we are enjoined.


Martin Shough



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