Talk:Skookum cast
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[edit] Bigfoot / August of 2006 / Any new evidence ?
Is there at all any new concrete and irrefutable evidence for August of 2006 and any time prior to that. Of that which has come to light in the world that helps to support the existence of Bigfoot. Are there any new videos at all that have surfaced of Bigfoot. Are there any new casts taken of his feet and the dermal ridges and prints of those feet. Have any forestry heliocopters over head ever gottan a clear and unmistakable aerial shot of him as they passed over him in some open field somewhere. Now strange brown hair samples that are taken to labs are a nice little Bigfoot story teaser. And yes even samples of unknown animal feces in the forest of which are taken to labs for conclusive testing prove somewhat boring to me in the end. My question is this. Have any skulls been recovered. Are there any new and reliable credible eye witness accounts of Bigfoot or Sasquatch to this present day and moment. Have any photos been taken with digital cameras ever surfaced. Well to me it would seem that everything falling short of that seems to seriously diminish the interest of the existence of Bigfoot. Even though I am a hard skeptic. I want to be able to beleive there is a Bigfoot of who is real. Can anyone out there bring something valueable to the table that cannot be easily dimissed nor discounted.www.geocities.com/berniethomas68 01:44, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
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There seems to be an entry here on this page which baldly states that the Skookum Cast is that of an elk, without any specific supportive evidence or cites. Can this be amended or altered to reflect actual research and not user opinion - User:Chy
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There seems to be an entry here on this page which baldly states that the Skookum Cast is that of a Bigfoot, without any specific supportive evidence or citations. Can this be amended or altered to reflect actual research and not user opinion? 198.6.46.11 21:52, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
- The article says "Some researchers believe the imprint was made by a living Sasquatch..." There's nothing bold about that statement. The criticism section, however, needs to be referenced. --Mad Max 08:52, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] NPOV
This entire article consists only of what BFRO claims, barely even mentioning the idea that these are mere claims or reports. The solitary attempt to demonstrate the other side (and, honestly, the "other side" is by far the major opinion of the rest of the world other than BFRO, so by all sensible standards should have the lion's share of the space of the article) is just a one off sentence tagged as lacking no citation.
I frankly am not even sure this rates an article to begin with, but if it is going to stay it needs to follow WP:NPOV policy. DreamGuy 22:12, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
I deleted the NPOV tag, for the following reasons:
A) This item deserves a page because it is a physical artifact that has been the subject of scientific interest, and has earned news coverage; B) A number of recognized scientists have commented publicly on the artifact, stating their conclusions as to the object's likely origins; C) I agree that the article is skewed towards the proponents' points of view, but this partly because the article gives a detailed description of the artefact, and a detailed explanation of why the proponents have concluded what it is. The artifict has largely been ignored by skeptics, as is typical of cryptozoology and other "Fortean" subjects. I'd love to be able to cite a recognized anatomist or primate expert who's said publicly that this artifact is not what Krantz et. al. said it was, because of evidence x, y and z s/he dicovered after examining the artifact. But for good or ill, very, very few reputable scientists will even consider the subject, and after 30 minutes of internet searching, I haven't been able to find anthing of the sort from a skeptic or debunker. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.187.0.164 (talk • contribs)
Putting the tag back, because A is debatable, B is ridiculously POV, and C is proof that even the anon user admits it doesn't meet NPOV policy. DreamGuy 00:10, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
