With respect, one man's reasonable speculation is another man's conspiracy theory, and you yourself have recently hypothesised in regard to how MM rode at Valencia 2015 with as much or less evidence as there is for most of what Jumkie contends, and also don't completely reject shenanigans by MM at PI 2015 even though you admit there is not much in the way of evidence for same.
Sure - but I don't sit here claiming that I have a monopoly on the truth. I have my views, I acknowledge when the evidence is strong, and I acknowledge when it's weak, and I acknowledge when it's imperfect.
Regarding Valencia 15, I happily admit that despite my view of Marc's riding at Valencia, I cannot be sure. I've set out my reasons for the view, and others have set out their reasons against. I think almost all of the reasons mentioned have some merit. I weigh certain reasons more heavily than others - hence my difference of opinion - but I never claim that others are wrong when the evidence is so imperfect and questionable on a point.
Regarding PI 2015, I think, beyond reasonable doubt, Rossi's claim was incorrect. However, I would not go so far as to say it's certainly incorrect, as:
- I haven't ridden 300 GPs like VR and can't entirely discount that he saw something on the bike that a layperson on TV can't; and
- I heard an anecdote, of questionable credibility, that Alzamora told Rossi after the PI race that MM was still upset about Argentina.
These, of course, are very weak reasons. As such, I cannot reasonably suggest that Rossi's claim was correct based on such weak reasons. Rather, I feel that all of the other - much more compelling - evidence from PI 2015 points to the fact that MM was riding normally.
But I try to adjust my conclusions for possible facts (appropriately weighted for veracity).
I never see Jumkie doing that when it comes to VR. He sits and rants for 10,000 words as if he were a prosecutor seeking a conviction. He'll never concede when his evidence is questionable, open to interpretation, or even opposed by other evidence. For those reasons, I caveat his theories accordingly.
As I have frequently argued, you or anyone else taking the likes of Jumkie to task for entertaining 'conspiracy theories' about Valentino fails for me on the score of proportionality given Rossi's own continuing refusal to resile from his own conspiracy theory, which he announced without evidence to the world press at large to the considerable real world detriment of 2 leading riders.
The two matters aren't mutually exclusive. The fact of Rossi's poor behavior (or really, anyone's) does not excuse or somehow condition (at least what I consider) instances of Jumkie's conspiratorial bent. Each man is judged on his own conduct.
