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Delay in model X launch?
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Maybe Eds became more irate later on (I don't remember it being so, but I didn't follow the whole saga across the various threads), but if he did, I'd imagine these choice quotes (and the similar sentiments that followed) from the first two pages of this very thread didn't help:
...just sayin.
...just sayin.
gizmoboy
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At this rate, that would be one HELL of a hail Mary. I'm not convinced a single Sig will be delivered.
(But my S will be -- on Tuesday! Oh, I know that's a bit crappy, but I'm too excited to care... :tongue
You know, I have to admit that I was also initially quite skeptical of Eds, but that was because his first post was generally vague, and his second became contentious and very specific (in hindsight, accurately so). When he changed his location from Newark, CA (his main mistake) to Germany was when I called him out, but also when I suddenly began to believe he might have some insight.
I made the same mistake with the CAD leak, which I called out for being "fake" despite it apparently being quite real. I learned my lesson, which is this: I'm an idiot.
My change has been to just keep my big monkey mouth shut about this kind of thing and stick to what I do best, which is, um.. keep my big monkey mouth shut.
I don't think that's the lesson. Folks here (myself often included) tend to be huge Tesla fans, and the first reaction to posts we don't like is to reject them rather than to keep an open mind. This happens way too often here, and the rejection of such posts is often carried out in ways that do not reflect well on those doing the rejecting.
Red flags or not, it's wise to attack the logic and content of these posts (or even better, to consider them with an open mind) rather than to lash out. If that's too tedious or one tires of responding to those espousing views with which (s)he disagrees, then clamping one's mouth shut serves just as well. Tends to keep the egg from collecting too thickly on one's face.
JohnSnowNW
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These comments were a reaction to the way he started the thread, not the information he was posting. Eds only has himself to blame for the way people reacted, or rather the assumptions people made.
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Eds tried to argue from authority, and seemed to have a huge ego when challenged. His final post was something to the effect of "I'd stay and post more but I have to go deal with the Greek financial crises." He rubbed a lot of people, including myself, the wrong way. He did seem to have information from a parts supplier for Tesla though.
Eh, again I don't recall too much of that, but i do have his first two posts and they were odd but not combative.
I apologize though, I should've removed names from the quotes
I apologize though, I should've removed names from the quotes
All true. It is also true that the end of the year will be here soon and Tesla does their best work under pressure. Some deadlines you just can not change.
Looking to see a few cars delivered by the end of the year.
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Krugerrand
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anticitizen13.7
Not posting at TMC after 9/17/2018
Yes. The heavy-handed actions by Tesla's slimy lawyers were an affront to the free flow of information and must be punished. I will continue to cast spells to resurrect the ghost of Eds :scared:
That one wasn't in this thread, and I still think that was more supposition than fact. That said, the gist may have been spot on.
...yeah, not really on board with the "protect Tesla!" movement, especially when it's at odds with the protect the consumer movement.
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
If I recall correctly, EdS requested that his posts be removed, probably in an attempt to keep his job. So unless HE was a Tesla lawyer, this is probably incorrect.
anticitizen13.7
Not posting at TMC after 9/17/2018
If I recall correctly, EdS requested that his posts be removed, probably in an attempt to keep his job. So unless HE was a Tesla lawyer, this is probably incorrect.
Some of Eds' posts were deleted at Eds' request. I distinctly remember the main post having a statement to the extent of: "removed at the request of Tesla legal" -- the same generic statement used when someone posted leaked CAD images of Model X awhile ago.
Does anyone have screen captures? It is entirely possible that my memory is faulty on this.
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
There was some confusion 'behind the scenes' as to what message should be put up & incorrectly assigned to Tesla Legal on the first round. The error was corrected quickly.
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anticitizen13.7
Not posting at TMC after 9/17/2018
Ah ok. I must have seen the original "deleted" message before it was changed. Thanks for clarifying.
