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Zzyzx11 | Talk 07:12, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Questions about the deletion of two items under "Hoax allegations" from the "Patterson–Gimlin film" entry

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(These items were: "Bigfoot--Sewing It Up" and "Ben River.") Their deletion doesn't show up atop the History page--why not? Who did it? ('Tweren't me.)

I can understand what I presume is the rationale for their deletion--they are speculative, partisan claims by non-expert amateurs. And including them opens the door to including a score of similar allegations--not to mention numerous counter allegations of authenticity. Since all can't be accommodated, maybe none should be.

However, the existence of such claims should at least be mentioned in a general, neutral way on wiki, because they are a vital part of getting a better understanding of the PGF topic. So I added 2 sentences under the "Hoax allegations" heading, namely:

"Online, it is possible to find analyses of images from the film that point to certain characteristics as indicative of a costume, or at least as consistent with one. It is also possible to find textual critiques of the statements and behavior of Patterson and Gimlin." RogerKni (talk) 08:53, 1 July 2015 (UTC)Reply

re bolding questions

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Your talk page got me interested -- a message in 2005, and then no more until 2015 -- so I checked your stats (here). Well, what took you so long? =) Welcome aboard... or back... or whatever. Hope the best for you, and see you around I hope, Herostratus (talk) 16:27, 22 July 2015 (UTC)Reply

Bigfoot

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Nice bibliography! Bishonen | talk 11:19, 26 July 2015 (UTC).Reply

New footage

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Did you see this footage? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw54YeCkS3M. Melonkelon (talk) 04:23, 6 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

@Melonkelon. Thanks. It reminds me of the unstabilized footage I saw in 1976 in a theater. The jerky footage was easier to dismiss, because it was distracting. (I'm in regular communication with Streufert but he didn't mention this to me. Maybe tomorrow.)

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PGF

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Thanks for all your hard work on the Patterson-Gimlin film article. - Tim D. Williamson yak-yak 02:27, 3 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

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