MIKE OSSIPOFF nkklrp-at-hotmail.com |EMlist| wrote:
But I will briefly comment on Russ's advocacy of methods that combine ranking with ratings. Kevin had proposed such a method, and later Russ announced his invention of that method on EM. Later it was pointed out to Russ that that method had been proposed on EM before Russ mentioned it. But even after that, Russ continues calling it by his own name for it.
In my previous message, I posted a link to my original message on EM regarding what we now call RAV/DMC, and it refutes this garbage from Mike Ossipoff. I would now like to add a request for the other participants in this forum to get involved.
I understand that few if any of you wish to get involved in a nasty dispute between me and Mike Ossipoff. But if you don't say anything, Mike will get the impression he can get away with his sleezy lies and character assassination.
I am always amazed at how tolerant Markus Schulze is with Mike, always staying above the fray and never returning an insult. Well, maybe I should learn from Markus, but I just don't see why I should sit back and let Mike unload his garbage on me with inpunity. I don't have Markus' temperment, and maybe I'll die younger for it. I regret some of my rants against Mike, but at least I've never lied in any of them.
Now Mike comes out with this garbage about how I supposedly tried to claim credit for originating the DMC/RAV method and had to be scolded for it on this forum. I'm sorry, but that really upsets me. I have a well-earned reputation for innovative work in my field, yet I have never in my life tried to claim credit for anything that I did not deserve credit for. I couldn't live with myself if I did.
If you don't let Mike Ossipoff know what you think about his sleezy tactics, then you are only letting this forum degrade to his level. Think about how you would feel if someone wrote disparaging lies about your character.
Come to think of it, maybe Mike has done that already.
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