On Sep 18, 2008, at 9:12 AM, Brett Lutchman wrote:
*Todd*, if any credit is lost it would have to be my users and I
would never put the blame on them.
Attacking someone's credit is a low-political blow when people don't
want to debate any more and are looking for a way to be right.
Many revolutionist appear to have low-credit because they believe in
their agenda.
I don't have to Google you, don't be insecure. I have many IA
friends who are experts and wont appear in Google.
Brett,
Perhaps you missed the point. When contradicting decades of research
and traction, if you want to be taken seriously and credible, you're
going to need to provide more evidence then "because I said so," or
"because of a test I ran." A real researcher will question the testing
and analysis of the results. It's in our nature.
Being a researcher, you learn quickly that the data doesn't lie, but
the interpreter of the data can make it say anything they want.
I don't know that I would equate the previous/next argument to
revolutionist theory, but...
My comment about credibility was targeted at your argument, not you
personally. Subtle, but important difference. One of the things that
might help you in the future is keep in mind that in a scientific-
based field, when presenting something that goes against the grain of
decades of research, you're going to need to do better than just
saying you tested it.
Tested it how? With how many people? What's the whole story? What's
the context?
If you think that the entire field should just accept what you say
without answering these questions, then you'll be disappointed.
As for the idea that I was attempting a low-political blow because I
don't want to debate the issue any more, well you couldn't be more
mistaken. Clearly you don't know me very well. I'm always up for a
good debate, for better or for worse. But I expect the person I'm
debating to come with evidence to support their claim, which is what I
was asking you to provide.
PS. As for the googling me comment, it has nothing to do with
insecurity. It's not some deep psychological game. To quote Freud
"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." Rather than take up public space
with my background and experience, I was simply letting you know if
you wanted to know more about me it wouldn't be too hard to find.
Cheers!
Todd Zaki Warfel
President, Design Researcher
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