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Post by buddharat on Aug 11, 2007 2:55:29 GMT -5
Hey Todd,
Since the "Questions for Ken" thread was very informative I'd thought I'd start one for you.
1.) Are you going to have an area that lists all of your appearances and where they are going to be? I know you make posts under news, I was just wondering if you are going to have seperate section specifically for your showings and interviews.
2.) Along with signing the petition, is there anything else you can suggest for people to help with the species protection? (while my I may be skeptical and that's usually my stance, I think the idea of species protection is a great one and am surprised that no one has pushed for it yet).
3.) I understand you're wary of releasing Video 3 to the public for fear of it being stolen, but will you consider possibly offering it as maybe a streaming video off your site? If it was more available then maybe it could gain steam through the underground scientific community (granted the scientific community isn't underground, haha, but I know there are some fringe scientists who are starting to support causes like this.)
4.) I know that Loren Coleman is skeptical of you but I was wondering if you sent him your video 3 yet. He has a lot of contacts and if he's impressed by your video, that might go a long way to getting you the support you'll need for protection.
Thank you for reading and I hope I didn't take up too much of your time.
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Post by darrenbonk on Aug 11, 2007 8:50:47 GMT -5
Todd-In the vidoe where the "creature" crouches why did you stop taping? Surely, at some point, it would of stood up again.
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Post by Paul on Aug 11, 2007 14:41:05 GMT -5
Todd-In the vidoe where the "creature" crouches why did you stop taping? Surely, at some point, it would of stood up again. This was covered in another thread on this forum. To summarize this footage was caught accidentally as they were moving the camera to catch something behind them. They passed over the spot where the creature crouched. They continued to move the camera to point behind them, where they flimed nothing and when they moved the camera back to where the creature crouched, it was gone. The camera issue: Having studied the raw footage ad nausea I will relate the point and issue. The footage was slightly longer than presented ( it has mostly been presented at a 0:27 - 0:30 second running time verses the 1:52 seconds the clip actually is). The camera at that time was being moved and caught, from what I originally observed by complete accident, the large male in the video on the ridge edge. They were moving the camera to train on a spot behind where they originally had been set up and caught the image mid-move. ( This camera move was mainly due to, as related to me later, that Todd and the others believed they heard a sound behind them but later figured it was a reverberation off the surrounding walls of rock. Being a videographer by profession I can attest that the movement was a sudden and unplanned pan due to the amount of time it takes the camera to focus on the location of the male in the frame.) The large male dropped into a squat and the camera veers off for a few seconds and there is vocal commotion, which is all but indistinguishable. ( This potion of the video has been cut from every broadcast, save the first versions, due to time and that you really see nothing save mountainside.) There is a scattered collection of almost unwatchable footage that follows, a mistaken record when they were moving which is a nauseating blur of rocky earth and voices ( how many videos like THAT have been posted around the world, like we need another of THOSE) and then a short examination of the area which occurred shortly thereafter where no sign of the male is seen, no footprints or hair. What WAS in that footage was a key element of Todd’s “superficial signs” which, if made public, would defeat the purpose of preventing a measure of tracking ability for would be hunters which leads me to…. |
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Post by toddstanding on Aug 11, 2007 22:25:47 GMT -5
1. I have no plans to do any showings any time soon. I am devoted to finding more evidence.
2. New knowledge and information helps.
3. It is my hope that soon video 3 will be old news. I need to get better evidence.
4. I have no knowledge of Loren Colman.
And to the next post.
A. I do not think the animal would have stood up again.
B. We immediately moved up on that animal because we though we had him trapped. He had to either rock climb and jump a waterfall (Which is to the right in the video) or come right past us(To the left). We though he had to come right past us obviously. But it did the impossible and rock climbed and jumped. No other animal in the world could have done that. That's another reason i try to preach, "Do not mess with these animals" Because i was blow away by what they can do. Can you imagine what would happen if they became aggresive.
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Post by Paul on Aug 11, 2007 23:10:03 GMT -5
We though he had to come right past us obviously. But it did the impossible and rock climbed and jumped. No other animal in the world could have done that. That's another reason i try to preach, Do not mess with these animals Because i was blown away by what they can do. Can you imagine what would happen if they became aggresive. That's why we need more info on these animals!!! I am pretty certain that I have been close to them multiple times and I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH AN ANIMAL OF THAT SIZE, STRENGTH AND AGILITY unless I have a much, much better understanding of them. Whenever I feel that they may be near I vacate the area, period. If I have even the slightest feeling that they may be in an area I don't go in there....no picture or video is worth an encounter gone bad with a BF!!! There are stories of people and animals literally being torn apart, piece by piece! Look at what they do to trees which are much stronger than my body! |
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Post by darrenbonk on Aug 11, 2007 23:23:32 GMT -5
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Post by Paul on Aug 12, 2007 15:20:12 GMT -5
A group of 8-10 mammals, 600lbs each is going to leave an incredible amount of evidence. That is why I am a unsure whether the animal exists or not. There should be some major trails in the area as well as huge areas where they are living. Where are these signs?  There are signs. They are documented with pictures, casts, etc. There is no shortage of signs. I think that the problem is that since this animal is not officially recognized, these signs are pretty much ignored as hoaxed. So why do we (as people interested in BF) need to know more about Loren Coleman? Does he have proof BF exists? Does he have any evidence at all? Does he do any field research on BF? I think that I've read some stuff on his website but don't remember him having anything at all to contribute except dialog (Please correct me if I am wrong). |
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Post by buddharat on Aug 12, 2007 16:52:22 GMT -5
I know I had suggested Loren Coleman to Todd not to gain knowledge from him, but to use him as a resource to get Todd's information out. Loren is extremely respected in the field, he's a main contributor to the "Taps Paranormal Magazine" with articles on cryptozoology, he's used as the cryptozoological contact on Coast To Coast Am, he has a lot of contacts and probably useful for a lot more things then I know. If I was trying to get bigfoot evidence out to a wide community of people, the first person I would go to is Loren Coleman. I thought I'd offer it as a resource for Todd.
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Post by Paul on Aug 12, 2007 19:37:14 GMT -5
I know I had suggested Loren Coleman to Todd not to gain knowledge from him, but to use him as a resource to get Todd's information out. Loren is extremely respected in the field, he's a main contributor to the "Taps Paranormal Magazine" with articles on cryptozoology, he's used as the cryptozoological contact on Coast To Coast Am, he has a lot of contacts and probably useful for a lot more things then I know. If I was trying to get bigfoot evidence out to a wide community of people, the first person I would go to is Loren Coleman. I thought I'd offer it as a resource for Todd. Thanks for the explanation! |
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Post by mountainman on Aug 14, 2007 22:58:57 GMT -5
Todd also said that on his main website sylvanic.com he would be revealing some mew evidence that he was supposed to of announced on the C2C show (but we all know what was supposed to of happened on the show) except for some news paper articles and a few pics of some muddy footprints that I could have done with my shoes off, nothing has been posted. When I first caught wind of Todd and what he was doing and saw some of the evidence he had, it made me the most excited I have been in a long time about my little hobby, finding information about BF. Now with everything I have read on this forum and on his website, I am starting to come to the conclusion that the way Todd is handling things does not add up, for many reasons that I won't get into, but they have all been stated in one form or another in this forum. I know that BF exists because I had my own very personal experience with him/her out dog sledding one winter night, and let me tell you if I had the equipment and the sense to of captured some evidence like Todd says he has, the first thing I would of done is to present it to organizations or individuals that CAN make a difference in the protection of this animal. National Geographic would pay big bucks for research if Todd was to present his so call evidence to the people who sign the checks at Nat Geo, and they have a lot of influence within governments for the protection of species that are considered to be endangered. Like I said what he has presented and the way he is handling his so called discovery is in my opinion questionable. And my BS meter is starting to go off. As for National Geographic, interesting side note here. To quote from a recent inquiry we put to them: "National Geographic is in the business of presenting and researching recognized species the world over and is not, nor shall be, in the business of propagating myth or exploiting fantastical elements without basis in reality". This is the explanation Ken gave me about my questions regarding Nat Geo. At first I could see his point but thinking about it further just made me ask more questions. With the help of some of the "Experts" on Todd’s team, did they as an organization approach Nat Geo, not just Todd as an individual. Nat Geo likes trained scientists like biologists, anthropologists etc, not just proclaimed scientists/documentary film makers. If Todd is as sincere as he says he is, Todd’s organization should have scientists on his team like those I have mentioned to approach organizations like Nat Geo. Keeping that in mind I would guess that they would be a hole lot more responsive with the undeniable truth Todd and his “TEAM” say they have. My guess would be that an open checkbook would be the case in the most significant discovery the world has ever known. Ken can you please comment on some of the points I have raised. If I sounded sarcastic in any of my posts, I in no way mean to be, it's just that when evidence is said to be posted that was supposed to of been discussed on C2C and no real evidence has been released, for people like me who is very passionate about the subject of BF, it is very frustrating to be mislead. Any insight from yourself or Todd would be appreciated. Theses questions where ment for Ken, but he did not reply, so I thought I would put my questions straight to the big man and see if I get an answer. I'm guessing.......not!!! |
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Post by darrenbonk on Aug 15, 2007 5:43:56 GMT -5
Mountainman-I think we have all been scammed. I don't know why people do this but they do. Like I have said in previous posts if you watch the video (2) there is no way that was captured by accident. That was done on purpose and was obviously staged. As for video 3, Todd says he does not want to release it even though he has said that you can see the creature running faster that a man and even see distinctive muscles. If it is so great then release it. Todd would be a hero. But that is not happening. This is a scam and we are all falling for it. Meantime Todd is out looking for more evidence which should be easy since he said this was " repeatable' If I am wrong I will apologize to this entire Forum and to Todd and his"team" but I don't think that I am.
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Post by mountainman on Aug 17, 2007 3:01:50 GMT -5
darrenbonk, As time goes by and I look at the evidence Todd has shown, and talking with other BF enthusiasts, sadly it's starting to become more and more a case of a few individuals that have way to much time on their hands. Let me tell you something I found that might make you go hhmmmm, check out Todds myspace page at www.myspace.com/sylvanic, and look at one of the friends he has, this guy is a VERY LARGE wrestler and if you look deeper into his friends list, he has a few friends that could pass for a very large individual in lets say a large ape costume, there are some big boys in the wrestling profession, let me know if your BS meter is ringing as loud as mine is. And if I am shown to be wrong, I will not hesitate to apologize. A big part of me hopes I am wrong, but a bigger part tells me I'm not. |
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Post by darrenbonk on Aug 17, 2007 4:52:03 GMT -5
Mountainman-I always enjoy your posts. If you were Todd and knew that BF was out there what would you do 1) Commit every dollar and ounce of energy to being out in the woods to get some great video showing this creature or 2) Commit money, time and energy to travelling around screening a documentary, meeting the press, running a web site etc etc etc etc etc etc. Although my mind is open I have always been a sceptic of BF. That is one thing. Now I am a sceptic of Todd Standing. From now on BF stands for BIG FRAUD. That new video was crap. We know that at one time there were giant mammals. But there were passenger pigeons to and I have not seen one of those for awhile
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Post by darrenbonk on Aug 27, 2007 15:06:42 GMT -5
Todd-When is your next expedition?
2)In your May 2007 journal you say that some of the greatest scientists and enthusiast in the world are on side with you. Can you please name these scientists please?
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Post by malyss on Aug 27, 2007 18:52:32 GMT -5
I'm wondering who you represent DarrenBonk? Could you please name the organization?
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