Should I start accumulating avic xi'an stocks now?
H-20 bomber (with H-X, JH-XX)
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May as well. It dropped a lot from parade hype era. Now is about time.
Ayy LMFAO
Okay, will do! (From the comment section)
PoorCute Orca Adorable Dolphin ROFL
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So in other words we do exactly what we were going to do anyway: we do nothing and wait and see if it happens.
If it doesn't then Yankee and Ayi's reliability will take a hit, but not Cute Orca since he gave that disclaimer.
If H-20 does fly then Yankee, Ayi and Cute Orca's reliability increases, and you have to make a mental note next to Cute Orca's name saying "is known to deploy countermeasures when locked on, make sure you stay on his tail and don't lose him."
This is why too much direct cross pollination isn't necessarily a good thing.
Same goes for here and other places like reddit and twitter.
The less direct references there are to each other, and the less direct references to specific users (especially identifying ones on the Chinese side), the better.
Same goes for here and other places like reddit and twitter.
The less direct references there are to each other, and the less direct references to specific users (especially identifying ones on the Chinese side), the better.
What is the alternative? Without referring to specific credible users what is the basis for others to determine whether a rumour has sufficient mass or not? Maybe we should all just follow those users directly XD.
I think it's a balancing act. Between SDF and the Chinese language grapevine I think referencing users/reliable individuals is important but requires a bit of restraint in terms of sifting through what is useful and what is chaff (made more difficult now that lots of information is conveyed through rather long podcasts as well as some individuals being even more indirect and/or outright giving misdirection; back in the BBS days it was not quite as difficult), and the frequency of "reposting" their statements.
I definitely do think being cautious about conveying the grapevine (and SDF) directly on places like reddit and twitter is important.
You often hear from military bloggers on weibo that they chose not to share things more widely because they are afraid of being named on western forums or on twitter (with one prolific twitter poster from here unfortunately being one of the biggest discouraging factors).
Naming credit should only be given when the subject of a picture/information is genuinely in doubt. Otherwise, giving credit is almost always a bad idea, not just for the flow of information but also for the safety of Chinese posters.
Naming credit should only be given when the subject of a picture/information is genuinely in doubt. Otherwise, giving credit is almost always a bad idea, not just for the flow of information but also for the safety of Chinese posters.
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Also people could just be a whole lot more judicious about when a shrimp is shit talking or doing their own speculation and when a shrimp is clearly putting out a leak.