...followed immediately by list of glowing adoration that ends up dancing from point to point. While the True Believer has been been known to make posts like this, it really has more of the feel of a /salesman/.
"Nobody was reading Wikipedia links, organizers were only seeing that I am calling 'their' speaker a scammer."
Many true believers (at least from my experience) will look at the links, and initially make up some sort of defence, which often takes the form of arguing why those references suddenly don't apply or don't are excusable. It's only after they realize they can't argue against it that the entire subject becomes taboo.
The used-car salesman, however, will suddenly find new ways to not talk about that Big Defect even though they know all about it.
These organizers are on the take, or at least profiting form the situation personally in some way. It's possible they don't even realize it.
Fortunately, given the comments about TED shutting down similar situations, it looks like this particular problem is not going to persist. Even better: if the talks are "water engine" quality, refunding your ticket was probably a blessing.
...followed immediately by list of glowing adoration that ends up dancing from point to point. While the True Believer has been been known to make posts like this, it really has more of the feel of a /salesman/.
"Nobody was reading Wikipedia links, organizers were only seeing that I am calling 'their' speaker a scammer."
Many true believers (at least from my experience) will look at the links, and initially make up some sort of defence, which often takes the form of arguing why those references suddenly don't apply or don't are excusable. It's only after they realize they can't argue against it that the entire subject becomes taboo.
The used-car salesman, however, will suddenly find new ways to not talk about that Big Defect even though they know all about it.
These organizers are on the take, or at least profiting form the situation personally in some way. It's possible they don't even realize it.
Fortunately, given the comments about TED shutting down similar situations, it looks like this particular problem is not going to persist. Even better: if the talks are "water engine" quality, refunding your ticket was probably a blessing.