Re: Did Chevy consider Packard V8 BB Design?

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2009/3/8 15:05:24

Brian,

I agree that "Knowledge is good," and sometimes new knowledge comes at the expense of pre-conceived opinion or a challenge to one's previously accepted beliefs.

Sometimes knowledge may come from those that you may believe do not have the "bonafides" to make acceptable suggestions, corrections or clarifications, even though their facts are essentially correct.

Yet, I think that kind of stance can defeat the purpose of these forums. Sincere input is appreciated. Strongly held opinions are sometimes necessary to get to the facts... and to spice things up a bit.

I did click on the link you provided and saw the author's name on The New Packard V8 Engine, and changed my post to read; "Who was W.E. Schwieder?" Perhaps if you have known who the author was for years, you may have more inside information.

I hope you won't feel "gamed" when a post is made to correct or clarify meaning, or challenge something that you have written. I wasn't fooling around. "White Paper" is a descriptive term, and I reiterated a definition for it when you posted a challenge to it. I just replied that, by definition, The New Packard V8 was such a paper, but I did NOT say it was necessarily authorless nor free of copyright restrictions. Those were assumptions that you drew from my posts.

I don't presume to speak for Kev, which is why I wanted to point out that it's essentially up to the poster of copyrighted material to get permission from the author(s) or publisher, but I think it's still customary to report the addition to Kev--where it will appear under "Newest Packard Articles."

I've never found your posts or replies offensive, I've just sensed a fairly frequent unwillingess to give my input credence.

I am guilty of replies that "tweak" what I feel are unnecessarily picayune comments about what I feel are trivial nuances.

No need to apologize for going off further course with this... it is my responsibility to try to keep it on topic.

I do hope you continue to read and answer my posts. You were the first encouraging voice I heard on the "other" Packard board, and maybe you still consider me the "newbie" from all those years ago.