One big problem with people posting timelines on here is assholes like you Bill (Yeah go ahead and report me on that one, I know I would).
Chessfiend,
I don't see how my remarks were any different than many others in this thread. Catboy's timeline was incoherent from both a linguistic and historical standpoint, and I wasn't the only one who said it.
And don't worry about being reported. I never report anyone as Ian already has enough to do. Your belief that I'm an asshole is your opinion just as my belief that Catboy's timeline is/was a waste of time is my opinion.
Catboy is making a first attempt at a timeline...
He's been here over 1000 posts. He should know what a timeline looks like.
... and then he gets berated by people and more or less told that he is a dumbass and that a two year old could do beter than he could.
Yes, people - multiple people - took him to task for the poor thought, construction, and presentation of his timeline after Catboy asked for opinions. There are great, good, mediocre, bad, and just plain godawful timelines posted here and Catboy's effort belongs in the godawful category.
There is no doubt he has made mistakes, but taking that kind of hard line against Catboy is going way to far. You are not trying to help him, all you are trying to do is bring him down.
I, and others, have been trying to help him. Whether Catboy avails himself to that help is another question.
He first presented the "ideas" behind this timeline is a preview thread of sorts, something that is regularly done. You can read that preview
here and you will also read that the same comments and questions raised in this thread had been already raised in the preview. Catboy apparently took no notice of the advice and concerns voiced earlier because he simply repeated everything again in this thread verbatim.
Also, as has been pointed out several times by many here, one of his biggest problems is his inability to spell, punctuate, or otherwise construct a sentence in English. As you can see in these remarks...
Okay, I hae an idea. I'm going to redo the TL, I'll fix it up, solve the problems, generally polish it up. That good with everyione?
Hey, I am restrtting it. It will be better, everyone!
... his responses so far indicate that he hasn't or won't take that advice either.
I'll repeat again that this isn't the Special Olympics, peewee soccer, or some other grammar school exercise in building self esteem in children in which everyone gets a medal just for showing up. One's efforts will be judged and lying about those efforts to spare someone's feelings don't help in the long run.
Bill