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Jed writes about "facts" that one should weigh "which have been more
- - conclusively reproduced". Exactly.

I have not said, nor do I agree with, the next several lines within quotes
that Jed says I am saying.

I note too that you did not answer my question as to "where did I say that
theory takes preference over experiment". You made great play recently as to
how you never duck issues Jed, so answer it.

And while you insist on accusing Britz of having made statements on this net
that might damage your reputation and worse, and now are harping on again
including Taubes name too, I have to remind you, and readers, that you have
an outstanding matter in your own name here. You posted, on behalf of Gene
Mallove your colleague, a statement in early 1992 claiming that I had
deliberately ignored in Too Hot To Handle important positive data on
neutrons that would have damaged my thesis, and that had been sent to me
by Dr. Worledge of EPRI prior to my book. This is utterly false, as anyone
can confirm by calling Worledge. I have said so explicitly on this net
and challenged you/Mallove to withdraw or substantiate this libel.

  Yet all that you responded, after I challenged on two occasions, was to
distance yourself as it was Mallove's message:"I am too busy; I will deal with
you in good time; Gene deals with your province" was the gist of your
feeling of responsibility. But you acted as his postman Jed; had I posted
such things for a third party about you and then  claimed that it wasn't
really my business I can imagine the short shrift that you would give it.

The fact that Mallove has his own book in commercial competition with mine
could make this more than a trifling matter. I recall that you got very
hot about the possible financial implications if the Japanese took Dieter
Britz's remarks to heart. It could also have a more serious impact on
the developing perspective of cold fusion for future commentators.
Any evaluation of my account of the early history is likely to be based on
my credibility as an established and internationally known physicist. Were
Mallove's accusation thought to be true then this would raise serious
questions about my integrity and sideline Too Hot To Handle as a legitimate
work of record. So I repeat to you: Mallove is challenged to produce any
evidence to substantiate his accusations posted on this net about me last year.
If he refuses, or this challenge is ignored, then at least future historians
can draw their own conclusions about the integrity of two authors. And net
readers might also draw their own conclusions about the solidity of some
of the claims that are posted on this net, if they have not already done so.