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jaa45993 wrote:Martin,
If you have information that substantiates Optimistychna as the world's second longest cave, please post it here. That way it will be plain to all, not just those that bother to email you.
Most American cavers have come to regard Alexander Klimchouk as the authority on all matters Speleo-Ukranian. So we will be obliged to believe him that your claim is a hoax unless you can prove otherwise. Please understand that I am not taunting you or calling you a liar. It's just that this is not the first time we have heard wild claims of length come from Opti. These have been proven false after lots of confusion and discussion. We tend to regard the list that the NSS Geo2 committee maintains as the authority on cave length, over the claims of a Bulgarian newspaper. Unless you can explain how Optimistychna went from 228 km to 270 km in one week, I remain confident that the world's second longest cave is in South Dakota, USA.
Ralph E. Powers wrote:jaa45993 wrote:Martin,
If you have information that substantiates Optimistychna as the world's second longest cave, please post it here. That way it will be plain to all, not just those that bother to email you.
Most American cavers have come to regard Alexander Klimchouk as the authority on all matters Speleo-Ukranian. So we will be obliged to believe him that your claim is a hoax unless you can prove otherwise. Please understand that I am not taunting you or calling you a liar. It's just that this is not the first time we have heard wild claims of length come from Opti. These have been proven false after lots of confusion and discussion. We tend to regard the list that the NSS Geo2 committee maintains as the authority on cave length, over the claims of a Bulgarian newspaper. Unless you can explain how Optimistychna went from 228 km to 270 km in one week, I remain confident that the world's second longest cave is in South Dakota, USA.
Well lets be fair and say that possibly their survey data must be off. Sometimes that happens ... even amongst the best of surveyors.
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