Ramblings

wlyon · 12-31-2019, 11:48 AM

Food for thought or the rambling of an old man.
I think it is amazing ,with the advent of forums and online communications, how much information we have obtained about our lugers.
That being said I also think we have passed on misinformation. Something stated in response to a question ,while probably only a guess or an opinion can soon become a fact. We need to make sure our responses , unless they are a fact , are indicated as a guess/ opinion. We need all the ideas and feedback we can get just be specific about the validity of the information offered.
Back to my warm milk and prune juice. Bill

Edward Tinker · 12-31-2019, 01:39 PM

I agree with you.

One advantage of the Internet is that I made friends and then went and saw them (like you)

I know I have given misinformation and I have felt (as an example) that I was showing a rebuke / refinish and experts all told me I was wrong. .... vut from even the best monitors, its hard to tell

DonVoigt · 12-31-2019, 04:43 PM

Bill you are quite right.

Too many posters forget that what we think we "know" is usually only "opinion".
I for one try to remember to put JMHO, or IMO on many responses where I rely on general info and no specific reference.
Even a specific reference can be to someone else's opinion.
As someone pointed out, just because we have not seen something before does not mean it
never, cannot, or did not exist or happen. JMHO!

Stating opinion as fact is the way "common incorrect knowledge" is spread and continued.
And sometimes it is just "disremembering" without re-checking the "book".

sheepherder · 12-31-2019, 10:31 PM

What did I miss this time???

DonVoigt · 01-01-2020, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheepherder

What did I miss this time???

Nothing specific. JMHO.

Sergio Natali · 01-01-2020, 10:24 AM

Bill you're are absolutely right, unfortunately on the Net we find a lot of "information" but also as much "disinformation", and this is true on all fields, not only on our Lugers.

Bill I wish you a very good 2020 !!

12-31-2019, 11:48 AM	#1
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,637 Thanks: 3,174 Thanked 2,561 Times in 956 Posts	Ramblings Food for thought or the rambling of an old man. I think it is amazing ,with the advent of forums and online communications, how much information we have obtained about our lugers. That being said I also think we have passed on misinformation. Something stated in response to a question ,while probably only a guess or an opinion can soon become a fact. We need to make sure our responses , unless they are a fact , are indicated as a guess/ opinion. We need all the ideas and feedback we can get just be specific about the validity of the information offered. Back to my warm milk and prune juice. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

12-31-2019, 04:43 PM	#3
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,442 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Bill you are quite right. Too many posters forget that what we think we "know" is usually only "opinion". I for one try to remember to put JMHO, or IMO on many responses where I rely on general info and no specific reference. Even a specific reference can be to someone else's opinion. As someone pointed out, just because we have not seen something before does not mean it never, cannot, or did not exist or happen. JMHO! Stating opinion as fact is the way "common incorrect knowledge" is spread and continued. And sometimes it is just "disremembering" without re-checking the "book". __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

12-31-2019, 10:31 PM	#4
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	What did I miss this time??? __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

01-01-2020, 10:24 AM	#6
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Bill you're are absolutely right, unfortunately on the Net we find a lot of "information" but also as much "disinformation", and this is true on all fields, not only on our Lugers. Bill I wish you a very good 2020 !! __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

12-31-2019, 01:39 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,034 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	I agree with you. One advantage of the Internet is that I made friends and then went and saw them (like you) I know I have given misinformation and I have felt (as an example) that I was showing a rebuke / refinish and experts all told me I was wrong. .... vut from even the best monitors, its hard to tell