ersatz_cats in looking up todd stuff i stumbled on many other things, including a few points on morning dove. I dont think you found these, i read your whole post and read it again just before making this post so my apologies if you did catch this and i just missed you catching it august 2008 is...

This situation is fascinating. So if I understand the context you've outlined correctly, Mitchell called about this scores, you drafted an article, he reviewed it and then wanted it to reflect language that it was official and verified by Todd. If for argument's sake you accepted Mitchell's...

In my search for wording on the time of the score, everyting psp says here is veriable, or rather its at least verifiable that he himself was publicly saying it at the time, so his story is consistent and people would've had time then to argue ...

We're reaching the point with this whole thread now where I want to note a source of constant frustration over the years on this topic - and a variety of other topics - that seems to stem only from the TG-centric crowd. I've stated for years and I'm certain this thread previously discussed...

The Monday before the Big Bang event, Mitchell called. I sent it to voicemail at the time, which had him promising a "big scoop" to me. When I called him back he told me of the whole Boomer's story, full of his typical... bravado. He wanted me to run an article about it on Examiner.com, which...

That is a good point. I assumed these were notarized affidavits. My bad.

It appears as though the dispute was active for and was deliberated for about 2 years (2018 to March 2020). From what I can tell, there was a general interest to contact Mike and inquire about the performance. I'm not sure if any attempts were actually made, though. I would concur with the prior...

An affidavit is not the same thing as a signed statement. You need a witness who is a taker of oaths, a notary public, a commissioner of oaths, and so on. For example, an important feature of the affidavit is to legally identify the person making the statement. Conflating affidavits with...

Dispute link: https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php/189791-Dispute-Matthew-Felix-Sega-Genesis-Sega-Mega-Drive-Castlevania-Bloodlines-NTSC-Points-Player-Mike-Morrow-Score-10-158-440

We are both on the side of truth and justice. From a legal point of view, a signed affidavit has more weight than an email or a forum post. Making a false statement on a signed affidavit is called Perjury. Penalties vary from state to state but it is a felony crime in all jurisdictions. ...

Here is the dispute: Castlevania Bloodlines - 10,158,440 https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthr...re-10-158-440/ I really don't think Mike is a cheater or would try to slip one by a referee. It's just that unless there is some big secret(s) no one else has found, the only way to get...

i just saw this now. i'm not familiar with the dispute, but for all i know i was familiar and already forgot my memory is real good on some things and awful on others. anyway two ponts 1. people use the wall more than forums now, you're post will probably get noticed more there and sooner 2. a...

ok.... yes people will give false info for many reasons especailly if its just a "litlte harmless lie" "you look pretty" when the person doesnt, got it. i'm not gonna waste time trying to evaluate psp's character and trust worthiness thats something people can do on their own but frankly i think...

Sure it's got his name on it but the weight of internal TG pressure is going into it. I certainly said some BS on the forums before now because that's "the TG way" and not the BS I'd like to call out. Again: it's a marketing post, not a PSP opinion piece.

ah sure that i agree with. well to the extend that i dont fault psp more, but in the case of deception i'd fault all of tg equally. However i'm not laying it on psp's old post for the marketing, i'm suggesting when someone contradicts themselves, then its kind of hollow to say we should trust them....

(Apologies for my ongoing edit which sees you quoting a posted but not my final edit.) My point is solely: if the words are in an announcement from TG then you have to factor in the TG "Marketing Machine" which often utilises tall words or "extended" facts. This was happening long before PSP...

perfectly balanced. I dont mind saying todd, billy, everyone is questionable. but on this newest accusation, well you wanna talk about things that just convenient pop up in a new development, this accusation is a convenient new development 1. fact: todd verified other scores as cheif evangelist...

Strip the marketing BS away & you're probably left with "two refs at the event". Always remember TG had a narrative of its own: big up the achievements above any doubt. There should always be a pinch of salt when looking at "announcements". (Not trying to detract from the possibility of Todd...

Here The Evener himself is quoting PSP saying how there was a great deal of verification, involving many referees *including the two who saw it live*. No complaint about Todd being there adjudicating. No shock about Morning Dove being there adjudicating. Face it. There is ZERO documented...

actually hate to argue with you alittle with you being on my side, but well in a way everyone else is on my side too as they think the score was invalid bu details matter. I agree todd's affidavit is irrelevant at this point. that just comes down to his word which wont convince alot of pepole --...

Throughout the 2000s, individuals would be delegated above their station and/or even from the players (MAME Decathlons particularly). It might be "convenient" under the narrative you're portraying but is was something that was uncommonly practised over years and so isn't a leap of logic. ...

Todd: I was a referee. I was there. I did it. Others: no way because a Chief Evangelist would have been stripped of those duties!!! Todd: Here is my sworn affidavit. Others: That's just your opinion man! Come on guys. Todd says it. PSP said it in an older post. There is no way in...

woh woh woh is that what this has come down to? taking one persons words over another? especially when that one persons word contradict their own words? what about the other scores verified? yes its black and white todd was chief evangelist, but chief evangelist COULD also verify scores. I dont...

I'm convinced he was invited to participate and comment on matters - to provide us a perspective/insights of a working TG ref who was not at liberty to discuss the ins and outs of TG administration at that time. For the record, Todd was most definitely NOT a referee. I don't want to belabour with...

and now for the obvious question which of those two refs that veriifeid billy's score went on to verify another players score? Was it morning dove who allegedly wasnt a ref at all yet verified others scores? Or was it todd who wasnt allowed to ref anymore, yet verified not just billy's scores...

I really find it odd that Jace would reach out to Mr. Patterson for his comments. I am not sure what the goal was. Provide clarity? Provide an opportunity for somebody to say Todd was not a referee, while the forum posts say the exact opposite? What a circus.

lol that thread is a treasure trove heres psp himself maintaining 10 days later the score was "viewed" by two referees.. I find that interesting cause while we can argue the sematnics of view versus verify noone is denying todd was a ref. we know have numerous sources of the time referring...

documented hearsay for what its worth https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php/130764-A-rumor-about-Billy-Mitchell-and-the-DK-record/page5

lol heres another gem. its actually delightfully amusing seeing the different mindset a mere 10 years ago. We all know it shouldnt have been allowed, and no that wasnt hindsite, well at least it wasnt hindsite for one prophet a whole decade of his time who tried to tell people.

well today has been a carpet bombing of research. I do this some of the time, usually find almost nothing that i was specifically searching for but all sorts of cool unrelated stuff. Among the somewhat related stuff that others might find interesting and I know The Evener will find it interesting...

absolutley signficant. no shortage of shenannigans. but thats all the added contreversy proves, that there were alot of shenanigans that upset people, it does prove or even give a hint of evidence to this particular accusation. look billy has about 1001 nails in his coffin, but before we going...

Yes if TG knew then what TG knows now they wouldn't have accepted the score, and the lifetime bans would have been put into place earlier. I agree it's significant because it fits into a larger story of preferential treatment.

An added element to this is that Mahoney was a Referee-at-Large, and according to a thread I read (unrelated to Mitchell), a Referee-at-Large with a witness could "live verify" a score, so in this case Todd could have stood in for a witness if the referee debate at the Big Bang came to that. So in...

That's fair. I'm just disputing this line of argument that goes: "We discount the score because Todd wasn't even officially a ref." If he acted as a referee that day in the score was accepted by on that basis by the highest levels, he's de-facto a referee. What's important (to me anyway) is...

another point to consider for the morning dove tie in. its only relevant if todd wasnt a ref at all if the problem was billy went over TGs head selecting todd, then he equally went over TGs head selecting morning dove. so it would serve no point to lie about selecting her, as claims of her...