I'm new here, but does this type of arguing happen here all the time? I'm looking for help finding researchers and information to help my situation out and there doesnt seem to be much of that here. IMHO. Or am I missing where that stuff is at here?
Can someone help me? I've got a family of bigfeets that live on my familys property for 25 years now. Would like some knowledgable researchers to check them out.
First welcome Tod. Arguing and disagreements seems to be a trait most humans are predisposed to engage in. Any time two or more folks come together and have a verbal discourse it's bound to result sooner or later. It is common to have it erupt on all sites. It's how it's dealt with that makes the difference. Here my tolerance for it is slim. I'm just not going to let anyone ruin this site for those who have a genuine interest in the subjects discussed here thru arguments and personal attacks or name calling. NO ONE will last long here if they insist on doing such. You will see such pop up from time to time but we will quell it fairly quickly and anyone who just cannot post without it will be weeded out by me fairly soon.
I want to allow folks to disagree and challenge things in a sceientific matter to the extent it doesn't disrupt the flow of information. Name calling and personal attacks have no place in our discussions here. I'm a bit surprised that SD came in the way he did I was not expecting that of him. I do somewhat understand the why but this site is NOT the place for the disagreement he has with certain other site members. That needs to be dealt with in a more personal setting and not here on open forums.
I agree with Patty and Ray there really are no experts in this area of study. If there were then they'd have photos and video of the creatures to share with us at least and perhaps lots more to offer. There are folks who are in this only for the money or the glory and not for scientific research and there are plenty who only want to kill one and folks who think killing is all wrong. Personally I'd take the life of one only to save my own or someone else's who was with me not just to say I'd killed a bigfoot.
I of course am quite skeptically of the existence of them at all since I've never personally had an experience with anything I couldn't identify and have never seen anyone who says they have had such personal experiences show me any photographic evidence or any type of solid proof of existence. I'm willing to believe but need some proof first.
Who to invite? I sure don't know but know several you really should NOT invite. To me honest were it me sitting where you are having land on which I was convince the real McCoy existed and I wanted some researcher to come and help me verify it I'd not call on anyone without a DR. in front of their name with a doctorate in some scienctific field. I'd have to know that capturing or killing was NOT on their agenda. Who fits that description? If I had to name a name I believe Dr. Jeff Meldrum's name would come to mind first. I'm sure he could suggest others as well.
Yeah there are some folks here I believe I'd trust and some I'd not. Since I've really not met any of the folks here in person and have no real personal history with them I guess I'd be reluctant to name names to you in that regard even tho I do feel I could trust some of them. None here I'm aware of have scientific backgrounds and few are truly going about this in the manner of a scientific investigation with all the requisite equipment and knowledge of how to properly document and identify this as yet unknown and unproven species of creature.
I'd like to think they exist and that some day we'd know that but I'm not sure that would be in the best interest of the creature really. If they exist they've been doing pretty good so far on their own without mankind being sure of their existence. It might really be best for them for it to remain that way.
I guess honestly if I were sitting on what you claim to be sitting on I'd want to do it myself. Be out there and try to see them and perhaps film them if you can. Study their habits and their food preferences and watch how they interact with each other and with you. Only after I had solid photographic and/or video evidence so clear and certain that it would appear no one could question it would I move forward to approaching others with my location. Even then I think I'd approach only solid proven scientist involved in such study like Meldrum. That's what I'd do. You of course do what you think right.
But be extremely cautious who you invite or your land will be over run by pulicity seekers and folks with guns shooting at every shadow and trespassing day and night on your land. You, your land and your creatures will never be the same again if you allow the wrong folks to find out who/where you are located. BE VERY CAREFUL.
