Talk:Travis Walton
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[edit] More detailed article
I wish this article were laid out in more precise and clear detail Bernie 06:01, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
Does the following line from the article contain a mis-print: "and one of few abduction cases where the time allegedly spent in the custody of aliens plays a rather minor role in the overall account." Shouldn't that be "a rather MAJOR role" - in the sense that he was missing for 5 days and seemingly not traceable? Or am I reading the intention of the line wrong? If it's supposed to be "minor' I don;t understand the statement. 167.127.24.25 15:51, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
Fred Sylvanus doesn't seem to exist outside of this incident. Could he and his materials be counterintelligence or a hoax or something along those lines? Hackwrench 21:37, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
Given the lack of security on the room and the lack of response after he was discovered, it would seem that the room was an entertainment center at its simplest, a flight similator at its more complex, and given the state of technology, both these days and as projected in holodecks, there's no reason it couldn't be both.
I use password protection on the computer I am working at. The lack of even that much security would suggest that the room is the advanced equivalent of a Playstation 3. Even the Playstation 2 had a password for parental controls on DVD's to keep the kids from watching what they wanted. It is possible that the device has a biometric scanner of some sort and can upon reading the proper biometric profile, control everything. Such biometric devices are relatively trivial and with the technology we have today there are a number of inexpensive USB drives with heavy encription.
http://www.timeatlas.com/mos/Reviews/Reviews/ClipDrive_Bio_-_A_Safe_and_Secure_Thumb_Drive/ Hackwrench 18:33, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
Given the resources of an interstellar government, that room could have been anything from the equivalent of an entertainment center for a teenager to the lieutenant's office on an aircraft carrier.
[edit] name of article
Just a little thing... wouldn't it make more sense for this article to be named Travis Walton alien abduction? Especially when it's linked to from other pages (such as Snowflake, Arizona), it appears to be referring to a kidnapping.
Bird of paradox 18:23, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
How about basics like his date of birth, profession, etc... ?
[edit] Requested move
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The result of the proposal was PAGE MOVED per discussion below. -GTBacchus(talk) 02:40, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
Travis Walton abduction → Travis Walton — Currently, the redirect goes the other way, but seeing as this is the man's only claim to fame, I assume having it as such would make more sense.
Lenoxus " * " 19:08, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Survey - in support of the move
- Support - since the ufo incident is also a biography, and since Travis walton is redirected here, lets move this article to Travis Walton. But we have to make sure all the pages that link here get redirected to the new article name (:O) -Nima Baghaei (talk) 19:23, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
- Support, if that his is only claim to fame, then it makes sense to just have the article at his name, IMO. Recury 19:31, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Survey - in opposition to the move
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[edit] A Song About the Claim
There was a somewhat popular Country / Western song about the claimed event at the time, though I do not recall the singer or all of the words. From memory:
I was chopping wood near Heber, Arizona
When something weird was hanging in the sky
I stepped up to take a closer look at it
And a blue light zapped me right between the eyes
The next thing I woke up aboard a space ship
They took my hand and showed me all around
They came not to condemn me
But merely to observe my ways
I wish they'd found a better place
To set me down.
Chorus:
Why'd they have to let me out in Tucson?
They could have shown me Jupiter or Mars!
Why'd they have to let me out in Tucson?
I guess they've never seen the women in these bars.
I found a phone and tried to call my brother
I was intercepted by the FBI
The sheriff and the doctor
And the Secret Service guys
Are convinced that they're convinced
I'm telling lies
....
The song also mentioned "I could have seen the dark side of the Moon" and other such space alien adventures, but I have not heard the song for over TWO DECADES. The last time I tried to find the lyrics to the song (a year or so ago) on the Internet I failed to find any such song.
--Desertphile (talk) 02:49, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Polygraph Disambiguation
There are two problematical sentences in the article regarding the use of polygraphs in the story. The first is ""Excepting Dallis (who had not completed his exam, thus rendering it invalid)...." which makes no sense. All polygraph tests are invalid, as polygraphs and polygraph examiners perform no better than chance at determining veracity. The second problem is the sentence "Travis would later take and pass two additional polygraph exams...." which also has no meaning. How does one "pass" a polygraph exam?
I suggest "(who had not completed his exam, thus rendering it invalid)" in the first sentence be removed since it makes no sense to add it; I also suggest someone explain what "pass" means in the vernacular of polygraph pseudo-science.
It would also be a good idea to also note in the article that polygraphs are useless.
--Desertphile (talk) 03:45, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
