I don't doubt Wayne has known about him for the last several years. What I don't understand is why apparently he's been ignoring it and telling everyone Flynn drew them. It reminds me of when he told us he was aware of Barker's plan all along but for whatever reason swept it under the rug.
It reminds me of how they went on for years arguing that Macdonald's only contribution at Merion was to help Wilson plan for his overseas trip, when all the while they knew (yet concealed) that Macdonald was involved in the actual design process.
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The fact ramains that the drawings are fantastic and a great find by Joe.
Yes it was. But don't you agree that it is rather unfortunate that we cannot get a straight answer about the drawings from our supposed Flynn expert?
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Joe Bausch, Anthony, Dan, whoever,
How do you like being played for fools?
Can any of you explain why Wayne has been so disingenuous about the artist behind these documents?
Is anybody at all curious about what else Wayne is withholding or misrepresenting?
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David Moriarty:
We lied about a 1909 purchase of land by Merion? I don't think so. We misinterpreted it because we thought Horatio Gates Lloyd may have gained control of HDC at that point.
You make my point for me. Because you believe you are correct on some broader issue, you have no problem fudging what you wrongly consider to be irrelevant little details.
You had no basis for believing that Lloyd controlled HDC at this point. Just just wished it so. And you had no basis for assuming the transaction had anything to do with Merion. You just hoped it did. And you did not have any idea what the deed meant, the land it involved, the parties, or even the nature of the transaction, but you really, really wanted it to be about Merion, so you just misinterpreted it to suit your needs. But all this, while grossly incompetent and inexcusably negligent, was not the real dishonest part. The lying part was in the presentation.
- You falsely claimed that Wayne had unequivocally proven that Merion purchased the land in June of 1909.
- You presented your hopes and wishes as if they were fact, without even bothering to verify the veracity of your claim
- You made matters worse by refusing to answer my questions about the deed, and by refusing to back up your claim in any way whatsoever.
- You then demanded that we all accept and embrace your representation as if it were proven and beyond question.
It is a neat little window into your entire approach to historical research:
1. Incompetent research and analysis,
2. Followed by a dishonest representation of the underlying facts,
3. Followed by a refusal to back up your claims with the actual source material,
4. Followed by the demand that your claims be wholly accepted as gospel.
Sprinkle in lots of insults, personal attacks, and unsupported criticisms, and we have your entire methodology.
This is exactly the approach the two of you are taking now with regard to the MCC documents.
Here is a little refresher on the dishonest manner in which way you presented your "misinterpretation," from over a year ago.
As far as details we have them and you don't. You never did. And as we've produced them you've constantly avoided them and dismissed them because they contradict your half-cocked essay. Isn't that the more accurate assessment?
You see, this is EXACTLY what I am talking about. You have not produced anything. All you have done is tell us how you (mis)interpret the MCC documents. You haven't produced a damn thing to back up your claims. Nothing whatsoever. Yet you insist that we accept your (mis)intepretation as if it were gospel. More than that you wield your unsupported (mis)interpretation to criticize me and my essay.
This is exactly what you did over a year ago with the 1909 deed. Misinterpreted the deed. Dishonestly claimed you had unequivocal proof of a 1909 Merion purchase. Refused to support your claim in any manner. Chastised and ridiculed me for not accepting your misinterpretation as gospel.
It's pretty clear to see your only agenda is to prove us wrong on inconsequential minutae. Every post you write these days makes that clearer and clearer. Apparently you two are trying any possible way you can to show this site your good researchers. Your attempts to do that have become pathetic. Even I feel sorry for you at this point.
My goal is to get to the truth about the history of Merion East and golf course architecture. Unfortunately this entails peeling back layer after layer of incompetence, misrepresentation, and outright deception. It is tedious, but given that you guys insist on keeping up your charade, I see no other avenue.