And easier to find Snowflakes, than Trolls, it seems...missm4mi wrote: Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:52 am easier to find trolls, then yowies.
it is absolutely clear now why yowies avoid getting close to humans. because they know better!!! research concluded.
all I see in the comments on this topic here is mindless unintelligent - blah blah blah.
armchair warriors with nothing else to do or say. with no topic relevant photos or new and interesting information to add to this forum.
I will post my interesting finds for the genuine people here on this forum. .. and with a bit of luck the "foes" will keep their comments to themselves and think before they type.
this footprint topic thread was looking good until the "foes'" wrecked it.
so how does one lock a topic?
It can sometimes feel a bit like the 'overly keen' don't really want this thing teased out, given the determination to cling to what are effectively obfuscations. I do think all footprints etc should be considered, but if it's plainly apparent that there's an error in conclusion, the researcher needs to forget it and move on. But then, if they're unable to do so we learn something useful about the nature of their interest in this field.Dion wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 2:03 pm we should be critiquing in all circumstances the "echo chamber for mindless approval" is a good way at describing the negative side where everything just gets accepted, ask the hard questions folks or else we will get nowhere.
Well said!Wolf wrote: Sun Aug 05, 2018 8:57 am ... terribly sorry... you seem to have mistaken me for someone who would give a.
The point is, this 'field' cops far more than its share of hoaxers, attention-seekers, and genuine serious sufferers of various mental conditions (as any time on forums such as this will indicate).
It also is NOT made up of 'real' scientists with the necessary scientific training to add ANY credibility to the 'field'.
Most of us out of necessity apply Occam's Razor and the Devil's Advocate position in order to try and give this field of endeavour at least SOME credibility.
In fact EVERY serious 'researcher' SHOULD apply these same principles to EVERY bit of 'evidence' they find. To do otherwise is to risk damaging the field even further.
Some of those 'armchair warriors' you mention have probably been 'in the field' since before you were born.
If you come up with something you believe may be credible, here is the best place to post it. Then you know you will get some very intelligent, experienced people trying to debunk it (if they can). By trying to debunk evidence (finding possible other causes for the reported phenomenon, whether it be a game cam shot, sound recording of footsteps, or a footprint) is the ONLY way to remove other non-Yowie possibilities and thus conclude the 'evidence' has any credibility.
The 'armchair warriors' know from experience that 'not everything is Bigfoot'.
They also know that it is far too easy to take the mindset that every little tree break, cockatoo bite into a tree, rock stack, and wallaby thump IS the hairy bloke... that is the path to even more public ridicule and further disparagement of this field.
No idea what you're talking about, sorry. You appear to have me confused for someone else.missm4mi wrote: Sat Aug 11, 2018 12:46 am ITD. for someone who doesn't give a "(kiss)" . you sure have a lot to say. if someone didn't give a "(kiss)" they wouldn't take the time of day to make a comment - two at that. I officially feel more stupid now than before I joined this forum for spending valuable minutes of my life which I will never get back reading "(kiss)" comments.
With respect, if you're not comfortable having your "finds" discussed, it's probably better not to post them and then invite conjecture.missm4mi wrote: Fri Aug 10, 2018 11:10 pm OMG. can I PLEASE be missing 412. get me away from here. I don't use social media EVER and I'm guessing this is to some degree similar. there should be a 'disable comments' icon like on YouTube.
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In my opinion there are two overlapping footprints (based on the position of the visible toe prints and the fact that there are two heel prints in that image). I'm not able to identify if they're from the same foot or a left and a right foot as the toe impressions are indistinct. The cigarette lighter gives us a fair idea of their size, which is considerable. It's possible that whatever made the prints changed direction mid-stride for some reason, causing the overlap. That's what the image suggests to me, anyway.missm4mi wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 2:13 am IMAG0263~2.jpg
FOOTPRINT
PHOTOGRAPHED AT:
LOCATION: Toowoomba, Great Dividing Range, South East Queensland.
POSTCODE: 4352.
DAY & DATE: Saturday, July 7th 2018.
TIME: 5.22pm
WEATHER CONDITION: Overcast with occasional light showers of rain. Previous day - same weather conditions.
LANDFORM: Steep mountains & Scarps, frequent sandstone rock outcrops & stoney areas along the mountain ridge top.
SOIL TYPE: Very shallow light compacted clay between stretches of sandstone.
FOOTPRINT MEASUREMENTS:
Heal to Toe: 16 inches, or 40 centimeters.
Width: at widest point across - 6.2 inches,
or 15.5 centimeters.
