Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp
Gold Member
HI: Frankly I have no idea if he actually was playing from the start or had simply decided that this was the easier, more dignified, way out. Frankly it makes no difference to me since I have never looked for the LDM, nor do I intend to.
But, I will say this, his type of posts and various reactions lead me to believe that he was in earnest at times and did think that he was correct, that it was not simply a trick/game as such, basic psychology shows this. I agree that a schizophrenic personality caused by extended drug usage could explain much, however there are still many questions which cannot be easily answered by simply saying that it was a game from the start, especially with the answers that I received from a few pm's.?
What was important in the whole episode was that this is typical of almost all lost mine and cache stories. One has to be careful to not discount even the most outlandish data until a clearer picture has been put together, then, and only then, can one finally toss out the tons of accumulated useless data. I certainly do not have to say that the LDM is LOADED.
Remember that all of the information so far presented on the LDM in posts, forums, books, articles, etc., has been acted upon by many people using normal logic with zero known results. So if it exists, normal logic itself must be partially discarded.
I had to discount perhaps 90 % of the data which was supposed to lead to TAYOPA and concentrate upon what was to be found at the site instead. Then, after finally finding it, backtrack. At this point it became very clear that surprisingly enough, most of the data,. while very disjointed, did make sense after all.
As for the BB, if you will reread my posts, you will see that I had never accepted his data , but did push the idea that he had a perfect right to say what his theories were, right or wrong, without ridicule -- so far he has done as good as "anyone" in here, or else where, in finding the LDM.
He is not the first, nor will he be the last, to try to put disassociated data into what appears to him to be a logical sequence, but I maintain that this is his right to do so without useless personal / character assasination.
I DO NOT agree with his statement that it was a joke, this is damaging to TN and the many readers, it can cause disillusionment and actually cause some to leave the world of treasure hunting, this is wrong.
Don Jose de La Mancha
But, I will say this, his type of posts and various reactions lead me to believe that he was in earnest at times and did think that he was correct, that it was not simply a trick/game as such, basic psychology shows this. I agree that a schizophrenic personality caused by extended drug usage could explain much, however there are still many questions which cannot be easily answered by simply saying that it was a game from the start, especially with the answers that I received from a few pm's.?
What was important in the whole episode was that this is typical of almost all lost mine and cache stories. One has to be careful to not discount even the most outlandish data until a clearer picture has been put together, then, and only then, can one finally toss out the tons of accumulated useless data. I certainly do not have to say that the LDM is LOADED.
Remember that all of the information so far presented on the LDM in posts, forums, books, articles, etc., has been acted upon by many people using normal logic with zero known results. So if it exists, normal logic itself must be partially discarded.
I had to discount perhaps 90 % of the data which was supposed to lead to TAYOPA and concentrate upon what was to be found at the site instead. Then, after finally finding it, backtrack. At this point it became very clear that surprisingly enough, most of the data,. while very disjointed, did make sense after all.
As for the BB, if you will reread my posts, you will see that I had never accepted his data , but did push the idea that he had a perfect right to say what his theories were, right or wrong, without ridicule -- so far he has done as good as "anyone" in here, or else where, in finding the LDM.
He is not the first, nor will he be the last, to try to put disassociated data into what appears to him to be a logical sequence, but I maintain that this is his right to do so without useless personal / character assasination.
I DO NOT agree with his statement that it was a joke, this is damaging to TN and the many readers, it can cause disillusionment and actually cause some to leave the world of treasure hunting, this is wrong.
Don Jose de La Mancha
