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Poley,
Training in Australia doesn't change the point I was making that authoritarian regimes like China have a far greater ability to cover up violations of Olympics rules than freer nations. As I said, maybe she's legit. But China's regime is why questions arise despite her never having failed a doping test.
One post from You_Fool trolling is off-topic and warrants closing a thread?
Nice moderation. Very mature.
Complaining about the mods is cause for execution in a certain Asian homeland
As far as I'm concerned this thread is an obvious implied continuation of the previous one.
I don't have much more to say on the matter--maybe she's legit--but it should die naturally, not because some child with moderation authority decided 1 troll's post warranted closing it for being off-topic.
I was just raising questions. I explained why these questions were based in large part on China's authoritarian regime. That she had been training in Australia (and vanished for the past 6 months) doesn't magically negate all of my questions and put the thread's subject matter to rest.
Nor does 1 troll's post. Trolls' posts should be deleted. Other people's threads should not be closed. That doesn't even make any sense.
[no insults please]
So your point was China not being very democratic?
I did not know this.
> Mister Spock wrote:
> As far as I'm concerned this thread is an obvious implied continuation of the previous one.
I don't have much more to say on the matter--maybe she's legit--but it should die naturally, not because some child with moderation authority decided 1 troll's post warranted closing it for being off-topic.
I was just raising questions. I explained why these questions were based in large part on China's authoritarian regime. That she had been training in Australia (and vanished for the past 6 months) doesn't magically negate all of my questions and put the thread's subject matter to rest.
Nor does 1 troll's post. Trolls' posts should be deleted. Other people's threads should not be closed. That doesn't even make any sense.
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but since your topical content was implicit in the original post and you have not added to it, merely reiterated, you are like the drunk who responds to a slammed front door by opening the door and saying "HEY I WASNT FINISHED"
Poley,
Training in Australia doesn't change the point I was making that authoritarian regimes like China have a far greater ability to cover up violations of Olympics rules than freer nations. As I said, maybe she's legit. But China's regime is why questions arise despite her never having failed a doping test.
One post from You_Fool trolling is off-topic and warrants closing a thread?
Nice moderation. Very mature.
Maybe you misunderstood me. When I say training, I mean eating, living, training, sleeping in Australia. She undergoes the same testing (by Australian officials) as any Australian swimmer would undergo. China pays big dollars to Australian swimming coaches because they get the job done. They have year long camps here where they study and train, nearly around the clock.
If she did all this back home, in China, then Id be asking the same questions as you, but since I know what goes on in these camps from an insiders point of view, I find it hard to see how she could get away with any illegal substance use under our testing.
As for the rest of your thread, it was completely off topic and had nothing to do with a) Olympics b) Drug Testing/Doping and c) Chinese/Female swimmers, from about 2 posts under mine. If you continue to derail the topic, the thread will be closed. I fail to see why that doesnt make sense to you...
Maybe if I was sober and the door was slammed by a drunken child, we can work with that analogy. 
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/31324396/detail.html
"Only 10% of drugs cheats are being caught at the Olympics. former anti-doping chief Dick Pound told CNN on Wednesday."
"If you get caught you fail two tests, a drugs test and an IQ test."
The more I read about performance-enhancing drugs and how many people get away with using them, the more confident I am that I'm going to be an Olympian!
Woohoo! I've added to the content, Mr. Yell. It's time to celebrate! I was just being sarcastic before.
People had questioned my claims that China is more capable than freer nations of covering up doping, Poley. I merely substantiated my claims.
My last post was admittedly horribly off-topic.
"A few lives' imprisonment or death is nothing compared to the Chinese nation and Olympic team saving face."
This garbage has NOTHING to do with the Olympic team saving face by covering up doping!
"it's possible she's legitimate. I've simply given reasons why China's authoritarian regime and past actions make it suspect under these circumstances."
Again, totally off topic! In no way does this statement from my last off-topic post relate to circumstances making China's Olympic team suspect!
I did respond to silly questions regarding substantiating my claims, which were a premise for my conclusion that China is particularly suspect. But premises for my arguments are on-topic insofar as my arguments depend on them.
If I make arguments (which constitute the topic) based on premises and those premises are questioned, supporting them is very obviously relevant to the topic. I fail to see why this doesn't make sense to you.
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