Originally Posted By: rdalek
Originally Posted By: Trajan
Originally Posted By: SirTanon
One last comment. I also find it funny that, of your 109 posts on here, all but a handful are about Z-max. 109 posts, and all but 15 are defending Z-max? For someone who claims not to use it, you sure spend a lot of time and effort defending it.
Methinks thou dost protest too much..
Employee maybe? There is no logical reason that someone who doesn't use it would defend it so hotly. Unless your job depends on it.
To SirTanon. (Point 1)==>I find it odd that a HUGE number of posts here from MoleKule are anti-Zmax or anti-something else. (Point 2)==>Actually, I believe every post he makes on the topic of Zmax is against it. Does that mean he has a interest in giving Zmax a bad name? After all, he hasn't proven a thing or changed the claims a bit. Also, Trajan is basically in the same creek MoleKule is in. So is dave1251 as well. What does that say about them you think? Well? (Point 3)==>Does it not say something to you? (Point 4)==>You seem to think I have some reason for posting what I post so what do you think about what they post? (Point 5)==>Or does that only apply to people you disagree with? (Point 6)==>If so, then what does that say about you as well?
Regarding Point 1:
HUGE? I don’t know if I’d say that. He’s got well over 14,000 posts on BITOG, and I’ve read countless of them on other subjects. As there are only a few threads that I can find on Z-max, the math would suggest that the actual percentage of his posts about Z-max is pretty low. Even if we estimate that he has posted at least as many posts about Z-max as you have, he still only has about 90 of them. Let’s double that because he’s replied to Dave too. Heck, I’ll double THAT, and estimate that he MAY have posted somewhere around 360 posts about Z-max. That places his Z-max percentage at about 2.52%, and I’d say that number is on the high side. Hardly HUGE.
I can’t say the same for you. Of all your posts (all 116 of them), only 15 are NOT about Z-max. This places your Z-max percentage at ~86.95%. Ouch.
Regarding Point 2:
You think every post he makes about Z-max is negative? Dunno, maybe.. maybe not. I’m not digging through 14,000 posts to find that out. Feel free.. and by all means, please post your results here – I think that would actually be the first time you’ve posted real quantitative analysis on BITOG. Might gain you some points.
Regarding Point 3:
Having read enough other posts from these gentlemen elsewhere on BITOG about a multitude of subjects, it’s clear to me that they know the subjects on which they speak. They are clearly intelligent, and clearly come from a scientific background, and base their discussions on sound physical and chemical principles. As this is a forum based on motor oil, physics and chemistry are both cogent fields of expertise, and so they are clearly qualified to present facts and present educated opinions. To your point, if it tells me ANYTHING, it tells me that what they say carries some weight.
Regarding Point 4:
Read my response to point 3. What do I think of what they post? I think they know of what they speak.
Regarding Point 5:
In this case, it applies to you. Disagreement is not a bad thing – in fact, disagreement is often what leads to interesting discussion, and to progress. You, on the other hand, are just disagreeable. Confrontational too.
Did I mention outmatched? You’re that as well.
Finally, regarding point 6:
Please read my above points. You asked me, so I’ll answer. I did well in school. I went to college. I work in a technical field for a big company, and my expertise is valued by others – it’s why I got the job, and why I am still working here. I got where I am because I LISTENED to my professors in school. I absorbed the knowledge they had to share. Sure, I questioned things from time to time, but when a rational explanation was presented to me, I processed it and I accepted what those who knew more than I did had to teach me.
It’s why I came to BITOG, and it’s why I’ve learned so much from people like MoleKule. They clearly know their stuff, and I am glad I can learn from it.
Perhaps you should consider doing the same.