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Originally Posted by Inscribed
Which is why I do not. You are very aggravating, by the way. You seem very determined to belittle me.
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And you're annoying me. "Citation needed" is one of the most obnoxious things I've seen people post, 'cause I only see it when people have nothing to say to refute what someone has to say, but they disagree with what they've said. You evidently have no particular logic or reason to dispute his statements (you've admitted as much) beyond general (and healthy) skepticism. But rather than leaving it be, you felt the need to post a requirement for a citation on his professional opinion.
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Originally Posted by Inscribed
I don't. Most people are not laymen in a specific field we might be talking about, though. More importantly, if someone argues that they are experts, I would like something to back that up. Not really that they are experts, but what they are saying is true and could actually be said by such an expert.
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You're a layman. How would you recognize something an expert would say?
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Originally Posted by Inscribed
I suppose it is a 'prettied-up "Citation needed"', yes, because this I genuinly felt this needed citation. I suppose the resons I felt it was in need of citation, was because it was a fairly serious claim, and one purportedly made by a proffesional. Seems sesible to me.
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If he had citation, then he would have posted it. (Really, who has online proof of their degree?) It's essentially an opinion and to be taken on the merits of the argument, not on the basis of what links we can post.
Frankly, I would be... annoyed if someone were to sit there and demand I prove I'm in my line of work. Is it really so astounding that someone would have a degree in criminal justice?
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Originally Posted by Hoogie
Not wishing to take sides, but people can say whatever the hell they like but if they're going to present things as facts I either want citations or a big ass disclaimer. After all this is the internet and I have a certificate showing me to be an expert in everything.
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Why would you need a disclaimer? This is the internet. It's not that I object to skepticism, it's that I object to someone wasting the time to post up "Citation needed" to something that is
obviously his opinion. Professional or not, take on the argument itself, not the person making the argument.
Honestly, it's like demanding that I put a "Caution, Hot" warning on a cup of coffee.