Rumor Ratings
Below is a description of the Rumor Ratings. Sometimes we refer to them an R1, R2, etc. as well.
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A rumor that is very, very, very, suspect. I’m reporting it because it’s out there, but I’m giving it zero weight. |
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A rumor to keep an eye on. |
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A rumor to pay attention to, but not enough behind it to say “this” is the way we are pretty sure it’s going to happen. Multiple conflicting rumors could all have an R3 Designation. |
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Rumor that we feel good about. It comes indirectly from a source that is usually right, or it is coming from multiple sources, but just not quite enough to give it an R5 Designation yet. This is the first rumor that I put my reputation behind. It is listed on the Scorecard. |
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Very, very, very reliable rumor that is as close as we can get to fact. It comes from the place that is almost always right, or it comes from multiple sources all saying the same thing. This rumor also has my reputation behind it, and can also be found on the Scorecard. |
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Wild Assed Guess |
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Projections based on analysis. This means this is not based on a rumor, but on math using the polls to determine what they could do this month based on what they did in past months. |
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This is something that is an indisputable fact. We either have the CCAA, the U.S. State Department, some other country’s equivelant to our State Department, or multiple media sources telling us it is so. |
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September 26th, 2006 at 8:08 pm
My husband and I are still paperchasing. We are estimating to have a LID by Christmas 06. Does anyone (or RQ) have any idea what the wait is going to do?
September 26th, 2006 at 8:12 pm
OOPs. I posted this wrong. Sorry