My team led every regular season game in the first half by a large margin because none were prepared for the surprises thrown their way. After half time we were outscored by several teams because they adjusted to the game plan we were running, but they didn't have time to adjust and win. We won all of our close games by outscoring opponents in the first half. Had they have been prepared for our game plan in the first half as they were in the second, we would have had several victories turned into losses. The legal analogy might not work exactly, but in Football often times the surprise strategies make the difference.
You want to evaluate each post based on the merits of it's content? If the post is made by Cliff the developer pretending to be a happy owner, what merit does that content have? If the content of a post is lies with no substance, what points are worth discussing? If Cliff got employees to post lies here, it would still be deceitful posts made under false pretenses with bogus content. What could totally false posts possibly add to the thread or to anyone's understanding except to let everyone understand that there is little if anything that they won't do or say to sell timeshare points. I guess at least the understanding we can all come to is that the combination of NEVS/Outfield/Festiva/Cliff can not be believed no matter what you are told because they lie.These are not presumptions, the lies he got caught in have been documented as facts beyond any reasonable doubt.
If Cliff came here tomorrow and apologized for each and every lie, I could not possibly believe that his apology was sincere. Now even after being caught red handed, no apologies so far. My opinion is that he doesn't feel bad about a single lie he has perpetrated on TUG or anywhere else, all he feels bad about is getting caught.
I think we are digressing, but until Cliff returns, I am not sure what else there is to discuss. So....
I evaluate the post on the content. A million fake or real owners could have appeared here with glowing stories of the changes made. It would not have changed my opinion of the situation.
And while you were correct about Viv, I think you have to admit that you just as easily could have been wrong. And in the scheme of things, what would have been the consequences of you being wrong? Alienating another owner? Turning someone off to TUG completely? Someone who could in turn have turned numerous other people off to TUG? And think of all the people who might have read your posts to his aliases. How do you think they viewed them? Do the potential consequences of your actions outweigh the benefit realized by exposing the deception? And keep in mind it was Cliff that caused the deception to be revealed.
But, that is a decision for you to make. Having been burnt once in a similar situation, I prefer to give a "suspect" poster the benefit of the doubt, until they clearly show themselves. In the interim I internally discount their posts unless they contain some material new information.
Secondly, I do not follow Bama football. But I doubt that your team's game plan was drastically different from game to game. Yes, all teams tailor their plan to exploit the perceived weaknesses of the other team. And at half-time, most teams make adjustments based on what is effective. But a running team is generally a running team, and they usually run the same plays. Same with a passing team.
Rarely do you see a team come out and adopt a completely different strategy, and win. I mean where a wishbone team suddenly adopts a pro-style passing game. Strategy is more about what area of your strengths are you going to emphasize. How many times do you hear opposing coaches say that they just could not stop a certain play? It was not that they did not know it was coming, but that they could execute properly to stop something.
I think most competent coaches know what the other team is going to do.
Tombo - we have both posted enough to know that none of this personal. I get a kick out of your sense of humor. Sorry if this seems preachy....
