Thread:Oioiaussie/@comment-5116140-20120901084827

Well good night for now. It's way too late here.

Please do discuss with Fan and Wie the critical need to verify the first reports of fusing a newly introduced dino and an appropriate question/answer methodology for that purpose. We have not had one new dino introduced without false reports. These false reports are quickly imitated by wikiacons and have lead to mass extinctions in the past, such as the false Mammoth + Mammoth = Meso report. They also cause a lot of disappointment for villagers who are falsely lead to try a maliciously reported recipe.

There were numerous false reports for the Meso, at least one for the Minmi, one tonight for the Turtle (so far).

I have considered this (filtering of false reports) a key service of the Fusions page.

I am afraid, if we cannot challenge for authenticity these early reports,

I don't really know what I am doing here with my time.

There is no disagreement that any mention of a prize should be avoided, but I do disagree that anything in my verification process was argumentative. Other than my "prize gaff", which did at least get the tiny ID of the poster, all the questions were squarely aimed at ferreting out the truth/falsity of the brontornis+brontornis report before it could be futilely copied by hundreds of unsuspecting villagers.

It was entirely a false report, we can now see.

I will remain engaged on the fusions page at least for tomorrow so we can see if a new cycle has started.

It is this advice solely that has prompted this note, as it leaves me quite clueless as how to verify any claim, especially claims for fusing a new dino.

<< Perhaps think of some less challenging wording for next time that doesn't involve the words proof, evidence or the like? >>  