Posted by Greg Stafford [GregStafford] on November 06, 1999 at 19:27:54 {p8g/8h8r5Q0hi4VK0MIQXxZ4XktaQ.}:
In Reply to: *TravisJ45 Post II? posted by Friend on November 06, 1999 at 19:12:03:
Friend:
What would have happened to all that self-praise and condescension if TavisJ45 was not found out? In that case the posts would have deceitfully remained standing as a presumed third party view. Surely you see the problem with all that.
GREG:
No, that is not the case at all. Do you have the second post? Can you please post it if you do? As I said in my Enter Reality post, I made an error in the way I decided to handle things, but there was absolutely no intention of unknowingly, to the board, taking on a new identity. THAT is precisely why I asked those who were confused to email me for clarity, if needed.
It was a sticky situation, but the only thing I could think of was to bring someone in the discussion who stood up for my side of the debate, and who then assumed control of the debate. As for the way had Travis assume control, that was probably a mistake. But I figured that if I was going to try to explain myself in the next post, and then move one, it would work. I still cannot think of a better way I could have done what I was trying to do, but I should have just left out any comments on either side, and defended key sections of the material. But that, too, would have carried the same effect, for I would have ended up supporting what I wrote and denying the basis for AF's position. Either way, it would have looked bad, UNLESS those reading the Travis posts or who emailed me, understood my intent.
Greg