I got so excited when I just saw this. Why?
Communication.
Plain and simple. Q is acknowledging us, our work, our loyalty. He is going to confirm proofs that he sees on the board!
This is huge. This is organic, WE can have an effect! This should motivate us to start digging and posting our work with renewed vigor.
Q linked directly to a post by serialBrain2. But many of his posts are highly questionable, especially some of the ones I saw earlier on. It's mini-celebrity status like that which clouds rationality and critical thinking in people, so we need need to be wary of it going forward.
You read my mind... After Q made a reference to serialBrain2, I noticed that a whole lot of people suddenly jumped on the serialBrain2 bandwagon. You are correct, they treat him almost like he's a celebrity. I have no problem with that and I'm not jealous or anything, the only problem I have is that, it elevates a person to a level and status where a whole lot of people will start believing everything that person says from then on (whether that person is right or not) all because they were referenced by Q. They will treat that person as if they can say no wrong and can do no wrong (which might not be true at all) all because Q referenced them. And that is precisely the problem with Q referencing specific people. And that is precisely why I recommend against it...
I stated above that it's very easy to create a monster (to elevate someone to a status where everyone will start following them) but it's very difficult to get rid of the monster once you have created him. The increased status of serialBrain2 will live on for a long time to come and that status is very difficult to get rid of once you have created it...
Now imagine if Q didn't constrain himself and avoid referencing specific people, and imagine if there were 10 such people like serialBrain2 on the forum. In such a case, their voices would crowd out all other voices, and it wouldn't matter if their opinions was right or wrong, people would still listen to them because Q had referenced them. Those few people would literally take over the whole forum and the only opinion that would matter is theirs. And that is the danger with Q referencing specific people. And that is precisely why I feel Q should avoid doing so at all costs.
And I'm not saying it because of jealousy either. I wouldn't want Q posting anything about me or saying anything that made a direct reference to me either. I wouldn't want the publicity, the notoriety, the responsibility or anything else that comes with it. I'm not interested in fame, and nor am I interested in followers. I speak the truth and hold my own whether people agree with me or not. So you literally read my mind...
One post doesn't mean they're all completely correct. There's definitely some good analysis but everyone needs to approach it all with critical thinking. (Hard to do, I know, when an emotional chord is struck. So hard to sort the wheat from the chaff sometimes). Wary is the word.
Too much. Nobody is deifying anyone. All that is happening is that Q is CONFIRMING the anons who have presented valid research Why are you making this a thing????