John Bear actually recommended Kennedy-Western?

[Really?]

(03-25-2012 08:09 AM)DR ANATIDAE Wrote:  [quote='Really?']
Unfortunately, producing said "majority" is a bit harder than claiming it exists. "Knightsbridge University" is not recognized anywhere in the world as a university. It was just a guy selling degrees out of his house. There is no other "reality." "Do a Google on it"? Truly? That's your analysis? Okay, let's do that, only with "Knightsbridge University." Ooh, that's not good. The need to twist the argument so violently merely to argue for the legality of such behavior is remarkable. I'm sorry you do this. [quote]

Good to see you are still in Walter Mitty mode Rich! You have completely forgotten that your friend JB operated Greenwich from a house and then from a single room office!
You have also forgotten what you wrote in October 2010:

Narcissism and Posting
For the past 12 years or so, I've been posting on quite a few DL-related fora. After pondering it for awhile, I realize that my primary aims in doing so have been two:
a. Showing off what I know.
b. Proving you're wrong.
Oh, sure, there's been no small amount of desire to truly help people as well, but I'm afraid (truly) that reason doesn't crack the top two. Thus....
I've concluded that my behavior has been incredibly narcissistic and selfish. Regardless of the low esteem in which I hold a few posters, I've found a way to get even lower. Thus....
I'm going to refrain from posting for all the right reasons. I'll still read the boards, and will be happy to respond to the few PMs requesting assistance. If I have some salient and extremely essential information another poster requires--certainly a long shot, at best--I'll PM it. I would like to reserve the opportunity to post if I'm convinced it will help the community, but I suspect that will not happen. And I won't be posting this on the other board--most readers there also read here, I suspect. But it really doesn't matter. So.... See you around. I may have something to announce next year. Peace....[/b]

Then only a few days ago you stated that you would not be posting on this subject!
On the subject of a Doctorate by Published Work I suggest that you also do a Google on this, as you will find that it is a very common process amongst state universities and private universities - throughout the world.
Sadly you also seem to be unaware that Doctors, Lawyers, Dentist, Architects, Surveyors, Electricians, Plumbers, numerous types of medical professionals, gunsmiths, engineers, auto mechanics, and just every profession you can think of often work from private houses/homes, etc.
Not to mention that KU operated perfectly legally in Denmark and had a very impressive Faculty - some of who I got to know quite well and all believed that your Union degree was of a far lower standard than any degree ever awarded by KU!

If there is anyone who ever deserved the last word, it is you. Enjoy.

[DR ANATIDAE]

Really? Wrote:If there is anyone who ever deserved the last word, it is you. Enjoy.

Now that RCD has left here - again - what's betting he starts posting at DD and DI on a regular basis?

[jamesc1]

We can't be too hard on Rich. He has provided us with much fun over the years, and he is correct that these discussions are pointless and of no value, but, like a moth to the flames , we all seem to come back to the fire, don't we? What is a man without an enemy? A dog must have a cat and a cat a mouse. We have Rich. In fairness, I probably only meant about half of the bad things I said about him, and the rest, well, mostly that too, I guess.

Old Bear himself was too easy a mark. He had said too many things too many different ways. I would bait the old con-artist and he would come on all hot and bothered saying he never did or said something, and I would quote one of his books and watch him melt in the sun and slide out of the way and let Huff-Lev-Rich scream and holler trying to distract me from the fresh kill. Bear might of been big stuff in his day, but now he is just past news, and no news is the best news.

But let's be fair to old Richie. He may have been full of sh** but he did fight back well, except, not with Levicoff. For some reason Lev could tear him apart. Well, who is to say. Maybe the side saddle approach was too different for Rich, but nevertheless I applaud Rich for his helping us with this joint insanity that we have been on for 10-12 years. It's been a hell of a ride hasn't it. I sort of miss it and that ain't so good. There are better ways of spending a day, but here I am, AGAIN.
Nice to see you posting Neil.
James

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Oh, and by the way.
No matter how Rich and his Lord and Master try to change the subject. Bear said it, wrote it, sold it, and can only, deny, and whine.

The old goat told buyers of his books that it was a good-Legitimate school. Check out the 1995 book for the best of his, shall we say, fu** ups.
Now of course dear old KWU was also in his other books as a real-legitimate school but we won't do the overkill thing just now. Having said it once is enough, though of course he fished these same waters much more than that. Of course Rich knows this as well as we do, don't you??

[ham]

(03-27-2012 07:02 AM)jamesc1 Wrote:  We can't be too hard on Rich. He has provided us with much fun over the years, and he is correct that these discussions are pointless and of no value, but, like a moth to the flames , we all seem to come back to the fire, don't we? What is a man without an enemy? A dog must have a cat and a cat a mouse. We have Rich. In fairness, I probably only meant about half of the bad things I said about him, and the rest, well, mostly that too, I guess.

Old Bear himself was too easy a mark. He had said too many things too many different ways. I would bait the old con-artist and he would come on all hot and bothered saying he never did or said something, and I would quote one of his books and watch him melt in the sun and slide out of the way and let Huff-Lev-Rich scream and holler trying to distract me from the fresh kill. Bear might of been big stuff in his day, but now he is just past news, and no news is the best news.

But let's be fair to old Richie. He may have been full of sh** but he did fight back well, except, not with Levicoff. For some reason Lev could tear him apart. Well, who is to say. Maybe the side saddle approach was too different for Rich, but nevertheless I applaud Rich for his helping us with this joint insanity that we have been on for 10-12 years. It's been a hell of a ride hasn't it. I sort of miss it and that ain't so good. There are better ways of spending a day, but here I am, AGAIN.
Nice to see you posting Neil.
James

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Oh, and by the way.
No matter how Rich and his Lord and Master try to change the subject. Bear said it, wrote it, sold it, and can only, deny, and whine.

The old goat told buyers of his books that it was a good-Legitimate school. Check out the 1995 book for the best of his, shall we say, fu** ups.
Now of course dear old KWU was also in his other books as a real-legitimate school but we won't do the overkill thing just now. Having said it once is enough, though of course he fished these same waters much more than that. Of course Rich knows this as well as we do, don't you??

So what? Remember how the old grizzly dealt with MARLBOROUGH UNIVERSITY?

[jamesc1]

John was lazy and cheap. He did little research and really didn't give a damn how good or bad they were. If he was right, ok. If he was wrong, too bad. That's your problem. And it was very much a problem when he started going to AED and supporting the silly things Levicoff and the like were preaching. Bear provided the cover for them to attack people who had bought the guides and used the schools Bear had told us were good.

I can only guess that he didn't think people would bother to go back and check to see if he was telling the truth. Of course had he not started telling the story so very differently, others, like myself, probably wouldn't have even bothered doing a truth check. The man told us it would be sunny and then tries to take credit for predicting rain.

[Ben Johnson]

I think we have a soft spot in our heart for Rich. Despite him being a thorough asshole, he did earn bachelor and PhD degrees by non-traditional means.

[Armando Ramos]

(03-28-2012 06:42 AM)jamesc1 Wrote:  John was lazy and cheap. He did little research and really didn't give a damn how good or bad they were. If he was right, ok. If he was wrong, too bad. That's your problem.

And look who was doing the "research"--Goose, Janko, Tailpipe Chip and his merry men...a bunch of self-important numbnuts and washouts with no training or skill.

Bear says, "You want a book, you got a deadline, here's your book and on time. Oh, you want accuracy too? Well, you can't have everything. If the clowns doing the research screwed it up we'll just fix it in the next edition." That's why there are like nine thousand editions.

[ham]

(03-28-2012 06:42 AM)jamesc1 Wrote:  John was lazy and cheap. He did little research and really didn't give a damn how good or bad they were. If he was right, ok. If he was wrong, too bad. That's your problem. And it was very much a problem when he started going to AED and supporting the silly things Levicoff and the like were preaching. Bear provided the cover for them to attack people who had bought the guides and used the schools Bear had told us were good.

I can only guess that he didn't think people would bother to go back and check to see if he was telling the truth. Of course had he not started telling the story so very differently, others, like myself, probably wouldn't have even bothered doing a truth check. The man told us it would be sunny and then tries to take credit for predicting rain.

Bear's guide -although not entirely worthless- were just like those funkly XYZ town weekly they hand out at street corners. Apparently a "serious" publication to guide you through the city, but in reality an excuse for making a dime on a bunch of ads promoting one place and demoting another.