The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #171994   Message #4181322
Posted By: Steve Shaw
11-Sep-23 - 09:09 AM
Thread Name: BS: KISS keep it simple
Subject: RE: BS: KISS keep it simple
"I will remain predictive, up to date and sometimes whimsical in the nature of my interests. And usually wrong." That's what your self-aggrandising statement should have gone on to say.

There is no virtue in being wrong all the time, then dressing up your wrongness in bogus claims of what a great imagination you have, etc. The virtue lies in spending a little time checking your facts before posting, and typing in clear, simple English. Good scientists don't just sit at home having a big think. They also endeavour to communicate their knowledge as clearly as possible to others. Apart from the facts that you are not a good scientist and that you're a useless communicator, you're fine.