Come on guys, stop with that discussion. The first argument was  
already invalid.


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Alvaro

On 11-01-2009, at 0:40, "Gwern Branwen" <[email protected]> wrote:

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> On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Ray Saintonge  wrote:
>> toddmallen wrote:
>>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Philip Sandifer wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Jan 10, 2009, at 2:11 PM, toddmallen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> He might also choose to blog about his dog. That doesn't mean we
>>>>> should have an article on that either.
>>>>>
>>>> If his dog were an online game, i.e. his area of expertise, then  
>>>> yes,
>>>> his blogging about it would mean that. Or at least, be a good  
>>>> sign of
>>>> that.
>>>>
>>> Not really sure that holds water either. If it were an expert dog
>>> trainer blogging about their dog, that still wouldn't really be a
>>> reason for an article on that dog.
>>>
>>> Fact-checking and publication by someone other than oneself are
>>> required for good reason.
>>>
>> Maybe the dog is acknowledged expert in beta testing video games
>> designed for dogs.  By limiting electronic transmissions to data that
>> can be heard or seen we show our human bias in this medium.
>> Transmission of olfactory sensations could revolutionize the way that
>> dogs communicate on the internet.
>>
>> Ec
>
> The fundamental problem here is one of verifiability. Perhaps the dog
> is really a dog, but how can we be sure?
>
> On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog.
>
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> gwern
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