[EM] let Mike Ossipoff know what you think about his lies

[Russ Paielli]

MIKE OSSIPOFF nkklrp-at-hotmail.com |EMlist| wrote:

> But I will briefly comment on Russ's advocacy of methods that combine 
> ranking with ratings. Kevin had proposed such a method, and later Russ 
> announced his invention of that method on EM. Later it was pointed out 
> to Russ that that method had been proposed on EM before Russ mentioned 
> it. But even after that, Russ continues calling it by his own name for it.

In my previous message, I posted a link to my original message on EM 
regarding what we now call RAV/DMC, and it refutes this garbage from 
Mike Ossipoff. I would now like to add a request for the other 
participants in this forum to get involved.

I understand that few if any of you wish to get involved in a nasty 
dispute between me and Mike Ossipoff. But if you don't say anything, 
Mike will get the impression he can get away with his sleezy lies and 
character assassination.

I am always amazed at how tolerant Markus Schulze is with Mike, always 
staying above the fray and never returning an insult. Well, maybe I 
should learn from Markus, but I just don't see why I should sit back and 
let Mike unload his garbage on me with inpunity. I don't have Markus' 
temperment, and maybe I'll die younger for it. I regret some of my rants 
against Mike, but at least I've never lied in any of them.

Now Mike comes out with this garbage about how I supposedly tried to 
claim credit for originating the DMC/RAV method and had to be scolded 
for it on this forum. I'm sorry, but that really upsets me. I have a 
well-earned reputation for innovative work in my field, yet I have never 
in my life tried to claim credit for anything that I did not deserve 
credit for. I couldn't live with myself if I did.

If you don't let Mike Ossipoff know what you think about his sleezy 
tactics, then you are only letting this forum degrade to his level. 
Think about how you would feel if someone wrote disparaging lies about 
your character.

Come to think of it, maybe Mike has done that already.

--Russ