usual suspect wrote:

> C. James Putz wrote:
>
>>>>>>>> As per usual, you don't know
>>>>>>>> what you're talking about. You
>>>>>>>> may think of it as anecdotal,
>>>>>>>> but to me it is first hand
>>>>>>>> experience.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Which is the definition of anecdotal.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Established. Anecdotal means "Based on casual observations or
>>>>> indications rather than rigorous or scientific analysis."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We aren't talking about what
>>>> some users out of a group
>>>> experience, we are talking
>>>> about what I personally
>>>> experience. Anecdotal or
>>>> not, it's factual.
>>>
>>>
>>> Your self-reporting isn't "factual." It's based on your perceptions,
>>
>>
>> Uhm, don't you think that "self-reporting" should be based on one's
>> own perceptions?
>
>
> The issue, dumb ass, was her rejection of the term "anecdotal" for that.
>
> <snip irrelevant attempts to stir shit>

In my research I remember doing a study of self reporting accuracy. It
is considered a factor in research.

Many drug studies report on self reporting logs for example.

He is correct, his self reporting is a form of anecdotal research. It
may not be objective, and I agree that taking THC alters one's
perspective, but he is correct here.