04-09-2013, 09:12 PM
I have been reading the forum and learning about this case for roughly two and a half years, and only now do I feel confident enough in my knowledge to dip my toes in the water. I believe it is very much worthwhile taking some time to read through the earlier threads (many of which are filled with valuable insights) and attempting to independently verify the information therein before entering the proverbial fray.
My advice to the newcomer would be:
Learn as quickly as possible how to distinguish disinformation from useful data (i.e. turn your bullshit detector up to 10.)
Apply simple logic to all claims. (This will take you a long way; though perhaps not all the way.)
Make use of the Sponsor-Facilitator-Mechanic model.
Choose your words carefully.
Read and cross-reference.
Absorb the hard-earned wisdom and insights of those that have come before us.
Never stop learning.
Just some simple advice from a fellow newcomer* to this field.
* Relatively speaking.
My advice to the newcomer would be:
Learn as quickly as possible how to distinguish disinformation from useful data (i.e. turn your bullshit detector up to 10.)
Apply simple logic to all claims. (This will take you a long way; though perhaps not all the way.)
Make use of the Sponsor-Facilitator-Mechanic model.
Choose your words carefully.
Read and cross-reference.
Absorb the hard-earned wisdom and insights of those that have come before us.
Never stop learning.
Just some simple advice from a fellow newcomer* to this field.
* Relatively speaking.