On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:03:34 +0200, "Jussi-Ville Heiskanen" cimonavaro@gmail.com wrote:
I would think that, though the people so convocated may still retain the same reticience to call someone making such a "they support me" claim in public out and disclaim them openly, it would be quite likely and credible that in private, if that were an inaccurate claim, they would freely make their views known to Durova.
Possibility 1: Durova is not talking about the people on the mailing list, but about her "trainee sleuths".
Possibility 2: Durova is talking about the people on the mailing list, but misinterpreted the replies (as indeed she misinterpreted the account in question)
Possibility 3: There is a vast conspiracy and five long-standing members of the project are lying about it.
Of these, I think possibility 3 is the least likely. There may be other possibilities I have not considered, of course.
Guy (JzG)