[ASLML] Fw: A7.52

[Bruce Bakken]

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>First, I did not intend to insult you. Sorry.
>

I accept your apology.  But one can never know what might be found funny or 
insulting.

>
> > I have to believe you have missed my point entirely.
>
>Evidently, because I saw no point except to imply that since Perry's 
>answers
>can't be "proved" to be correct and unchanged that they are worthless.
>

My point was this:  How can I know *for sure* that any ruling is actually 
from The Source?  The only way to absolutely know *for sure* is by 
consulting the official source.  Which is some official MMP publication, 
whether printed or electronic.

>
>It hasn't been allowed to continue. Well it has in the sense that questions
>about it persist on the mailing list because you can't just accept the
>answer that Perry gave. But my point is that an "official" answer has been
>given. At least as official as we can have before another Journal comes 
>out.
>

Demonstrably, the answer given was *not official*.  You only *choose* to 
accept it as official.

>
>Just let me point out that I don't work for / With MMP. What I stated was
>(and is) just my opinion. I do respect you, for several reasons, but your
>last post was silly. The -implications- of your post were that we can't
>"trust" what Perry says on the list. Hogwash.
>

It's not about trusting Perry.  It's not about whether he exists, or whether 
quotes attributed to him really did come from him.

It's about *knowing with certainty* that a ruling is actual.  The *only way* 
to know that is by consultnig *official sources*.  The ASLML is not one of 
those.

>
>However, I don't assume that Perry's posts come from some wacko in Idaho
>who's trying to change the rule book.
>

Neither do I.  I just assumed they came from a different continent somewhere 
south of the equator.  <g>

I'm aggravated.  No hard feelings, Sam.

Bruce

>Sam
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