• mozz@mbin.grits.devOP
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      7 months ago

      Not everything that some specific person said is automatically true. However, a specific quoted statement made by an identified qualified source is, in fact, a citation. Now we know who (allegedly) said it, and we can get on into a conversation about whether they actually said that, or whether they’re qualified, or what other qualified people say about it or bring other sources to bear etc.

      What would you say is a citation, if not who said it, why they’re qualified, and what they said?

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        7 months ago

        To read their comment generously as I did initially, calling it a “quote of hearsay” is calling the validity of the citation so far removed from being trustworthy it doesn’t deserve the word. Granted, it would be doing this without explicitly stating so or supporting it with any evidence or arguments.
        To be honest, I’m not convinced by this source. We don’t know who made the claim, we know a guy that wrote a DnD book a year and a half ago told a youtuber they exist and said it. That’s a step or two removed from where I would trust it.

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          7 months ago

          See that makes perfect sense. If “Citation needed” said instead “Who is Ben Riggs and why would I trust him” then we could have had a lot more time efficient productive conversation about it.