I still come from a community where a person's word is their bond. Moreover, it is still a deeply held offence to accuse a trusted member of the community of committing a falsehood. So, whether the intent was originally to offend or not, I believe that is what has happened on this thread to O.D.
As for who said, "Trust but verify", I imagine that would apply if the person wanted to sell the artifact, and in that case, the person buying is within their full rights to see any documents for authentication, so how that applies to a trusted forum member (a lot of the double-doubters posting skepticism are minor posters/green rookies/possible trolls, not major contributors) a valued person that is simply sharing an incredible find (not for profit or the expression of any intent to sell) I just don't get the level of skepticism, not at all!
Old Digger found something incredible and thought it would be wonderful to share in the celebration of the find, which many thoughtful people have allowed him to do by the way (kudos to you all, I don't ever want you to be forgotten in all of this, your support is commendable). Moreover, as for the naysayers that demand proof, for whatever reason in this case (Old Digger has never verbalized any intent to sell or profit from his find), and I really don't care if someone somewhere else on TNET posted fakes (I believe that speaks to their lack of credibility, and is in no way relevant to this find whatsoever), I'm still not convinced of what your agenda is in hurling doubt and skepticism toward a trusted member.
The genuine tragedy now is that Old Digger may never share an incredible find again, and that is the sad loss in all of this . . .
If any of you have posted with the intent of being a troll, shame on you, and if any of you posted with such intent, I hope you face the same level of scrutiny on any find you are brave enough to post, no matter how much you want others to celebrate in your find with you.
