A note about sources....
Sources fall into the following categories:
- Have legitimate information but protect it
- Have legitimate information and share it
- Have legitimate information but share misinformation
- Have no information but make up information to keep you interested
People who quote sources fall into the following categories:
- They are their own source and have direct access to the information
- They quote their source directly but protect the sources identity
- They color the information to provide hints in context, but don't reveal the identity of the source or the real informatino
- They make it up themselves and don't really have a source
- The reveal not only their information but the source
So considering all of this, why are we so infatuated with information provided from sources? Answer - we all want to be the first to know. Problem is that we are so desparate for that information that we will latch onto anything. Considering the complexity of the information above, is it any wonder we are duped into believing things that aren't true? is it any wonder that we don't know what to believe? Is it any wonder that we are now pointing fingers in all directions? Regardless of the answers to those questions, my conclusion is this - on this board we are dealing with all types of sources, and all types of scenarios of how people use their sources. As such, any outcome remains possible as I am certain in some part of that equation someone is using all of us to their advantage to ensure the outcome they want.