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It was there like 20 minutes ago, quoting her saying (paraphrasing, from my memory) "We'll deal with this when we have all the facts". Maybe one of the editors

It was there like 20 minutes ago, quoting her saying (paraphrasing, from my memory) "We'll deal with this when we have all the facts". Maybe one of the editors is watching this thread. Making that mistake for a layperson is understandable sure, but a website about intel, you have to lol. Probably why they fixed it up so quickly.

boomboomsubban 7y ago
>Making that mistake for a layperson is understandable sure, but a website about intel, you have to lol. The website is run by laypersons who actively deal in covering the president or prime minister of hundreds of countries. Covering intel doesn't really prevent this mistake.
- infinity0 7y ago
  I dunno man. Sports commentators deal with hundreds of teams all the time, I don't see them mistaking the owner vs manager of a club, and they would be laughed at if they did, even (especially?) the lay / hobbyist ones. Also, at the very top of their website it says "a specialized intelligence website written by experts", and in the sidebar they list their qualifications - so they apparently want to claim they are not laypersons. Lol, but you are trying to claim it? Granted it's pretty subjective, so whatever. I don't think my standards for this topic are much different from other people's standards for other topics with similar shapes.
  - boomboomsubban 7y ago
    >Sports commentators deal with hundreds of teams all the time, I don't see them mistaking the owner vs manager of a club Sports commentators make mistakes on a regular basis, things like calling a defender a forward or mistaking a players name. They often correct themselves immediately or things move past it so quick nobody cares. > - so they apparently want to claim they are not layperson I took your use of the word "layperson" there to mean "not a professional in a field specialized in state politics." The authors of the site are professionals, just that doesn't prevent that mistake. Worded by me, but my point was that they are still normal error prone humans.
    - boomboomsubban 7y ago
      *poorly worded by me

boomboomsubban 7y ago

>Making that mistake for a layperson is understandable sure, but a website about intel, you have to lol. The website is run by laypersons who actively deal in covering the president or prime minister of hundreds of countries. Covering intel doesn't really prevent this mistake.

infinity0 7y ago
I dunno man. Sports commentators deal with hundreds of teams all the time, I don't see them mistaking the owner vs manager of a club, and they would be laughed at if they did, even (especially?) the lay / hobbyist ones. Also, at the very top of their website it says "a specialized intelligence website written by experts", and in the sidebar they list their qualifications - so they apparently want to claim they are not laypersons. Lol, but you are trying to claim it? Granted it's pretty subjective, so whatever. I don't think my standards for this topic are much different from other people's standards for other topics with similar shapes.
- boomboomsubban 7y ago
  >Sports commentators deal with hundreds of teams all the time, I don't see them mistaking the owner vs manager of a club Sports commentators make mistakes on a regular basis, things like calling a defender a forward or mistaking a players name. They often correct themselves immediately or things move past it so quick nobody cares. > - so they apparently want to claim they are not layperson I took your use of the word "layperson" there to mean "not a professional in a field specialized in state politics." The authors of the site are professionals, just that doesn't prevent that mistake. Worded by me, but my point was that they are still normal error prone humans.
  - boomboomsubban 7y ago
    *poorly worded by me