The Latest (and Greatest?) Knightsbridge Graduate

Uh - yeh.

I never went to Union Finishing School.

 

Thanks for the information. I thought someone had said that they were claiming to have been banned from this overwhelmingly awesome DegreeInfo forum.

Since Dr. Dr. Hayes is not banned, Dr. Dr. Hayes, may I please get a copy of your KU dissertation? (for less than $5,000 please) Would you mind describing the KU process that you went through? Also I was wondering if you were still claiming the TC&U degree or have totally replaced it with the KU degree?

 

I wasn't going to post but then I said, "Whatever." Hayes posted after he said he was gone, so why not. If nothing else, it has entertainment value.
It's been said that I "have a keen eye for the obvious."
Hayes' purchase of his new "phd" is a tacit admission that his previous "phd" is worthless. This was the original argument. The outcome is now clear (if unstated) The original phd was worthless. Even Hayes knew it (he demonstrated it by his buying phd#2).
His choice of Knightsbridge as his "upgrade" says something about his coinfidence in his own research.
(c'mon Uncle, think about this a bit.)
To my knowledge, you're not supposed to submit the same research to two different schools for the same degree. This means:
1) Hayes knows his first phd was worhtless.
2) Knightsbridge knows his first phd was worthless.
3) Knightsbrdge doesn't care that he has already "earned" a phd with the same research (as long as the check clears)
4) Hayes didn't tell Knightsbridge about the previous "phd"
5) Who freaking cares?
Hayes has traded in his Trinity phd for a Knightsbridge phd. That's like trading in a Corvair (you know, "unsafe at any speed") for a Yugo. He and his collegehints buddies think this is just great. None of them are willing to acknowledge the obvious...the phd they were all defending has been scrapped. It's junk. The new phd is a lemon and it will require towing as soon as he tries to use it in a "real world" manner. Go get a job teaching ornithology at a NZ university Hayes. Go ahead, just try it. Whatever.
Jack

 

Jack Tracey wrote:

> The outcome is now clear (if unstated) The original phd was
> worthless. Even Hayes knew it (he demonstrated it by his
> buying phd#2).

In September 2003, FNHayes wrote, "It was not until I discussed TCU (USA) with John Bear that I was informed that I'd been conned. From memory I said to Dr Bear that I was not going to suicide over it!"
http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9959
What is "now clear" that wasn't clear before?

> 4) Hayes didn't tell Knightsbridge about the previous "phd"

Eh? How could Knightsbridge not know about it when Henrik reads DegreeInfo?

 

Hi Jack: Yup. I quit. Not gonna die on this battlefield, not gonna die for Danzig.
I could see trying to "trade up". This ain't up.

 

Rich, Gus, Bill & Jack (the 'gang of four) all claim some expertise in DL. However, anyone reading their posts on this issue will soon be aware that they have no expertise in DL whatsoever.
I suggest they read what I actually said at CollegeHints and also read what Dr Marianus has to say about Knightsbridge - and research what Henrik had to say on this site, before he was driven away by 'the gang of four'. They might learn something, although I doubt it.
Dr Anatidae - PhD (Knightsbridge) And proud of it!

 

The first two are annoying buggers, who specialize in personal attacks. I can live with the second two as long as there is an international border between us.

Anyway - congatulations again on your new doctorate.

 

Originally posted by Gus Sainz
I believe Knightsbridge should fire their shill, Dr. Marianus, and hire Dennis to run their new marketing campaign. I can see it now…


The real fact of the matter is Dennis that none of the 'gang of four' would get their feet in the door at Knightsbridge - even though all of them have had considerable experience in shilling and working for unaccredited universities.
Another fact of life is that this site is financed by a conglomerate
of RA Universities - the last thing that this group wishes to see is
any mention or positive support for unaccredited establishments.
Dr Anatidae PhD (Knightsbridge) FIED (UK) FSG (NZ) LCGI (UK)
PS Thanks for your congratulations

 

Bull. I don't attack anyone. But I often respond to them. Like yours, for example. Like the one above.

 

Please. You've "upgraded" from one diploma mill to another. Knightsbridge is not recognized as a university anywhere. It doesn't matter how much work you claim to have done, that simple fact doesn't change.

How is it that none of us have any expertise in DL? Personally, I suspect Gus has more than any of us. Bill and Jack may very well have more than I do. I don't mind pulling up the rear in that "gang."

What, exactly, is your basis for drawing such a conclusion? Writing a book (self-published?) about ducks? "Upgrading" your diploma mill degree with another diploma mill degree?

Try to refrain from making personal attacks with no substance. Personal attacks with real (and relevant) substance are better. Like, say, if one of us was posting about being awarded another fake degree....

 

Bull times 2. Many unaccredited schools have been discussed favorably on this board. I've made numerous supportive comments about certain unaccredited schools myself. No, your diploma mills haven't been among them, but that's mainly because of the posts made by you and their representatives.

Some "upgrade."

 

Assuming Neil didn't have to pay anything to Knightsbridge, I don't have a problem with his new PhD.

 

It is my understanding (I could be wrong) that Neil Hayes' book on the brown teal is self-published.

I understand that there are some legitimate universities that will grant a Ph.D. based on published works, but are thre any legitimate universities that will give a doctorate based on self-published works?

 

When you say that you "don't have a problem with his new Ph.D." do you mean that you believe that it is legitimate?

 

An excellent point, worthy of a response. What do you have to say, Dr. Hayes? Did you pay the full tuition for your Knightsbridge degree?

 

Hmmm...if such a distinct bias did exist, it would certainly bring into question the value of some of the comments on this board. However, I just did a search for comments here about the National Test Pilot's School, (an unaccredited school) and I found about 40 posts, and not a single one of them was negative. In fact, many recoginized this school as the most outstanding institution in its field.

 

Not surprisingly, however, National Test Pilot School seems to be actively pursuing regional accreditation, with a WASC pre-candidacy site visit scheduled for early March.

Why do all the unaccredited schools that receive favorable comments on this forum end up pursuing (and being granted) accreditation? Hmmm...

 

PhD (Knightsbridge) And proud of it!

There's an article in our local paper today about a man in Germany sentenced to prison for killing and eating someone he met via the internet. The article says the sentence (8 years) was less than it might ordinarily have been, "because the victim gave his consent to be killed and eaten."

Just another reminder to me that I will never grok why some people do what they do.

John Bear
PhD (Michigan State University) And pleased with it!

PS: Does umDr. Hayes eat the ducks he shoots, d'you think?

 

Dr Bear,
My wife is one of the world's greatest game bird cooks. We eat all the game we shoot (my wife also hunts and is an 'ace' pistol shooter).
I should also mention that historically the world's leading waterfowl conservationists have been duck hunters, and that around 80% of the membership of the world's leading conservation group - Ducks Unlimited - are waterfowl hunters, and, more importantly, conservationists. And that the NZ Brown Teal has been totally protected from hunting since 1921.
Dr Anatidae PhD (Knightsbridge)

 

I have to agree with Dr. Hayes here. From what I know, the vast majority of people who support the conservation of duck habitats are actually duck hunters.