Tic Toc...Doc!

Our good friends who post over at Yahoo already beat HH Watch to this, but we think it's a hoot and worth posting here as well.

Yesterday we called out Doc's bogus claim that Henri Delauze is a current member of Odyssey's board of directors. This error, which was only off by two years, was punctuated by Doc's arrogantly snorting that this was a "matter of public record" (as if he actually checked, which he clearly did not). Yet it was only this afternoon that he finally corrected it and the manner in which he did it is very revealing about HH and their tactics. [Please note the differences in text highlighted red.] Here's Doc's original post:

Scribe, As I recall a principal in the British company that attempted that recovery of the Mercedes worked with Comex for many years. Just in case anyone has forgotten Henri Delauze of COMEX sits on the Board of OMR, it is a matter of public record, since shortly after his vessel and ROV were used by Gregg Stemm to film the alleged HMS Sussex.

Here's Doc's new post, with nary a mention that he was off by two years in his original claim:

As I recall a principal in the British company that attempted that recovery of the Mercedes worked with Comex for many years. Just in case anyone has forgotten Henri Delauze of COMEX used to sit on the Board of OMR, it is a matter of public record, since shortly after his vessel and ROV were used by Gregg Stemm to film the alleged HMS Sussex. Although he has since left it is still germane.

Intellectually dishonest? Unethical? Would this practice be rebuked by the academic community? We certainly think so. (By the way, there's that word "germane" again; Doc must feel smarter every time he types it.) This also demonstrates a pattern of shoddy, sloppy, amateur research and a willingness to bend the "facts" (that's a nice way of saying "lie") to satisfy the HH agenda. In other words, we have a bunch of amateurs masquerading as dismissive academics (hilarious to watch, is it not?) who can't even manage the basics.

So, whether it's who is currently on OMEX's board of directors (surely one of the easiest things to check online), the depth at which the Black Swan was found (also easily located in online court filings and press releases), or the spinning of fantastical conspiracy theories that have no basis in reality, the output generated by HH is thoroughly questionable. We recommend you consume it at your own risk.

To conclude, this is who we're dealing with. And we suspect it's why we're already up to nearly 800 hits in just a couple of days of existence. Those interested in Odyssey, and the many fascinating issues swirling around it, are demanding accountability from the history poseurs. And, if they refuse to meet the responsibility, we're more than happy to do it for them. Whether they like it or not.