Let’s Blow Alex’s Cover
If we return to page 11 of this thread: http://www.forum.exscn.net/showthread.php?t=11851&page=11
You’ll see from post number 101 onwards he is being exposed as having irrefutably stated falsehoods in his obvious, to many of us, attempts to smear Alan and the subject of Knowledgism.
It figures, of course, as Alan and his work is a major successful alternative and “competitor” to the Church of $ in the Church’s view.
When challenged on the falsehood Alex posted on the issue of EdisonLearning, Inc. being a front operation of Knowledgism, Alex dissembled, and eventually ran for cover.
For those interested, it makes for somewhat interesting reading to go though the sequence of posts on the above page.
You’ll see I particularly challenged Alex on names and sources as to the falsehood on Edison because I knew Alex would put his head in a noose and blow his cover as he tried to cover his tracks.
Alex’s final back-down on this particular falsehood was this, on post # 107:
Alex Answered:
So, the question becomes who was Alex’s source of “information” that EdisonLearning was a front for Kn? And whose viewpoint, agenda and wishes (nay, orders) has Alex been pushing with and on this thread, and his attack on the thread I started “On the Subject of Knowledgism”?
Well, let’s look at the facts.
EdisonLearning, Inc., is the new name for Edison Schools, Inc., formerly a public company that was set up many years ago by one Chris Whittle of “Channel One” fame.
Now, I happen to know this and the fact that Edison has nothing to do with Kn, because my sweetheart, Virginia used to be Edison’s pension and medical benefits consultant.
But no one at Edison knew or knows she studies Kn.
Edison does not use any Kn, nor any Scn “study tech.” I know, I spoke to their head people on this.
The only thing which links Kn to/with Edison is this:
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This is the back cover of a book Virginia and I have written.
You’ll note that a former school superintendant for Westchester County who was an Edison employee, gave us his opinion on the materials in the book as a credential for the book.
Of course, the book itself scares the pants off the church . . . it blows their “study barrier” shit out of the water. You see, a non-defined word is not a study barrier—it is a barrier to comprehension. The same with the other misrepresented “study barriers.”
The title of our book is:
How to Learn–How to Teach: Overcoming the Seven Barriers to Comprehension
Note the distinction here. It is a classic example of LRH’s screw-ups. First he steals another’s discovery and presents it as his own (see Alan’s “Opening Pandora’s Box” thread, and the stealing of the Berners’ discoveries on education) but then he screws it up by misidentifying learning as study, and totally misses the importance and relevance of comprehension and its being impeded.
Now in case any of you folks are wondering if this book is a steal on Scn, or is something of Kn reworked by me and Virginia; think again
I’ve been in the coaching and consulting game a very, very long time. For a period, I was a Fellow of The British Institute of Management, and conducted management training courses and symposia for them and the Management Center Europe based in Brussels. I am also a Certified Performance Technologist with the International Society for Performance Improvement (as is Virginia).
This work on the subject of learning and education is a way bigger thing than Hubbard’s puny little effort to address his misguided “study barriers.” It has been a hobby-horse of mine for some time, and I can tell you there have been others earlier than Hubbard who did a far better job of addressing the area than he.
And the book is not a piece of Kn. I offered it to Alan for use, but he declined
So, how does or could Alex know of any such alleged connection? The book is not “out there” yet. It’s not been made public. Alex has never met me unless he was operating under cover as one of the two guys I’ve met from this board, or otherwise is his Alex sig a sock puppet for another sig used by him/her on this board, which I’ll explain.
Last January, I exchanged PMs with “dmarie” after she posted openly on this board that she wanted some help with study. The upshot of my caring to help was that I agreed to prepare her a bound proof copy of the book which she agreed to pay for. (Doing the Kinkos photocopy shop trick costs, no?)
The copy was duly mailed off (that costs money too), but nothing further was heard of or from “dmarie.” She did not pay the agreed costs, and despite emails to her, no reply as to safe receipt or anything else. One can only assume it was an OSA op. Hey, I’ve got nothing to hide, though I’m quite happy to keep them wasting time with unimportances! 
“If “dmarie” has an honest explanation for the above, I’d be delighted to correct my assumption here.
There is another possible avenue through which OSA became aware of my book, but the above will do for now.
But then who is Alex, what is his true name/identity.
The Church’s Office of Special Affairs knows of this book though, and I am stating this is the only way Alex could know of any alleged connection of EdisonLearning to Knowledgism and the notion of Edison’s being a front for Kn and “using Kn’s material.” It is false info, though believed to be accurate, supplied him by you-know-who.
I am stating Alex has acted on information supplied him by OSA.
It is obvious from his (or is it a “her”?) dissembling and deceitful misrepresentations of Knowledgism—that is, he states it to be something which it isn’t, and then attacks and attempts to discredit that false notion which he himself has presented—that he has not been acting in good faith.
He has also broken the rules of this board on a consistent basis; particularly Rule # 1 via his personal attacks on Alan in various threads on this board.
My view is that it is time to report to the mods the infractions of good faith and board rules as noted above.
RogerB
Roger, I got the connection to edison from Virginia's Linkedin page. My apologies for the mistake. I believe it is the ONLY factual error in my posting on this thread. I removed it from the post I could still edit and asked the mods to remove it from the one I could not edit.
http://www.linkedin.com/ppl/webprof...thType=name&trk=ppro_viewmore&lnk=vw_pprofile
"Virginia Koenig
Benefits Mgr. at Edison Schools Inc.
Greater New York City Area Human Resources"
Sorry no grand conspiracy, but I didnt want to name Virginia as she does not promote knowledgism in the manner I have shown other knowledgists to be doing.
Show me a personal attack on Alan by me.
But it is interesting that when I start a thread about knowledgism and what I perceive to be its flaws, your response is to call me osa rather than to refute my points. Use your study abilites to fully understand the concept of ad hominem as a logical fallacy. And perhaps then reflect on the fact that you and others on this thread are using the same tactics the church does, dead agenting, misdirecting, character assassination etc.
(for the record I am not in any sort of communication with osa and have not received any information from ANY church terminal regarding Alan, knowledgism, Roger, Virginia, Edison, etc)
(and PS, you do look better with your "royal navy" beard as you mention on your "voice over" page.)
