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David Tuller's new crowdfunding campaign (April 1, 2018)

Discussion in 'General ME/CFS news' started by dave30th, Mar 27, 2018.

  1. Allele

    Allele Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    My "refresh" finger is getting too much exercise! :alien:
     
  2. Lucibee

    Lucibee Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I'm concerned about these accusations coming from a certain M Sharpe:

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  3. Jonathan Edwards

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    I don't think there is any need for concern @Lucibee. Sharpe is making more and more of a fool of himself. Nobody is paying David to damage an area of research. He is being paid to foster honest peer review. Nothing David has said can legitimately be construed otherwise. The only time this 'activism' has been tested in a legal context, it was seen to be valid and appropriate. David 's position is bulletproof and that will become clearer with time.
     
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  4. Alvin

    Alvin Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I was thinking that should be a response to Sharpe, "if you believe that then show us the specific flaws in his articles".
     
  5. Lucibee

    Lucibee Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Quite. But it's the fact that he's making the accusation. Why would he even go there?
     
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  6. Alvin

    Alvin Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    When you have painted yourself into a corner where else can you go?
     
  7. andypants

    andypants Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    On a happier note, we’re already about $2k into the potentially $5k to be doubled, in less than 24 hrs.
     
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  8. NelliePledge

    NelliePledge Moderator Staff Member

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    Yippee prompted me to stump up my planned 2nd contribution to benefit from the matching. Great to have another year of DTs work to look forward to.
     
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  9. Jonathan Edwards

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    All I can think of is that he is desperately trying to save his career. And being at Oxford he will have come to think nobody else matters and nobody will take him down in the end,. He is wrong. I was at Oxford once too.
     
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  10. Alvin

    Alvin Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I suspect he will retire before he gets fired if his career is truly at risk.
     
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  11. Invisible Woman

    Invisible Woman Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Perhaps, he is just so used to being around those who hold the same views and beliefs he has become arrogant enough to think that everyone else will just believe what he says?
     
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  12. Allele

    Allele Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    He is talking about himself. In his own parlance this is called projectional identification.
     
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  13. Solstice

    Solstice Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    He's doing a fine job of damaging that area of research himself.
     
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  14. Yessica

    Yessica Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    4 or 5 days left. Spread the word. Don't forget to take advantage of Erica's double offer.

    Let's overshoot much more if we can.

    Thank you the $10,000 anonymous donator, everyone who has donated big and small, and Erica for your very generous up to $5,000 donation! And many, many thanks to you @dave30th!!

    https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/9730
     
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  15. andypants

    andypants Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    The Norwegian ME Association just announced a $650 donation on fb:)
     
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  16. Alvin

    Alvin Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    That is awesome, that would bring us over half way to the $5k fund matching.
     
  17. andypants

    andypants Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    We already have, we’re at $2800:) I think we can probably hit the 4K mark by the end of the day!
     
  18. Alvin

    Alvin Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I'm not sure exactly where the match kicks in at, i thought it was after 99%.
    Either way i hope we ace it and then some :)
     
  19. andypants

    andypants Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I count from my second donation, which I made right after the announcement. It was at $74,461 or something like that.

    It’s not necessarily even close to accurate, but it’s something to keep me entertained between naps :asleep:
     
  20. Alvin

    Alvin Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Thats even better news then, we may not only get the match but surpass it by a fair amount :emoji_tropical_drink:
     

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