Scot S Yamaguchi
Member
I spent some more time thinking about this and what keeps coming up is how easy it is to mistake detailed analysis for confirmed fact. The reports being discussed are quite specific in terms of technical behavior, but specificity does not always equal verification.
Another thing I noticed is that once a narrative is built around a name, it tends to stick, even if later information changes parts of that narrative. That makes it even more important to separate what is directly supported by records from what is inferred.
Another thing I noticed is that once a narrative is built around a name, it tends to stick, even if later information changes parts of that narrative. That makes it even more important to separate what is directly supported by records from what is inferred.