Talk:Stephan Riess

Chief Metallurgist of the US Bureau of Mines?
The article says that Riess was appointed Chief Metallurgist of the Bureau of Mines. This is quite an extraordinary claim, even for a person prone to exaggerate. But unlike much of Riess' personal history, this supposed fact should be able to be corroborated from an independent source, such as a Bureau of Mines publication. Is there any such independent source for this? Thanks. Plazak (talk) 17:19, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Straw-man argument
Someone perhaps not very familiar with the issues in contention has just added a recent bit of research to the effect that some water is created within the earth, as if this decides the issue. But orthodox hydrologists have long acknowledged the existence of deep-earth water, so that this new addition only addresses a straw-man argument. The real issue is whether primary or juvenile water is commonly potable; Riess supporters say yes, his critics say no. So unless the new water described by this research arrives to the near-surface in a potable condition, this addition adds nothing to the argument one way or another. If the potability issue is not addressed in this new research, the addition should be removed as irrelevant. Thanks. Plazak (talk) 03:55, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

wikipedia content for Stephan Riess
this web site contains potentially misleading and factually inaccurate content some of which the earlier posts have alluded to. another point is (in bold)

As a result of a series of field and laboratory experiments dating back 15 years—conducted primarily by seismologists, geochemists, mineralogists and geophysicists—the theory that water is produced deep within the planet and is an addition to the hydrologic cycle has now been proven (2017):

“This is one way water can form on Earth,” says team member John Tse at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. “We show it’s possible to have water forming in Earth’s natural environment, rather than being of extraterrestrial origin.”[22]

'''a point of note and clarification; there is and was no connection between The Riess Institute which was founded in 1983 with the support, participation and consent of the late Stephan Riess who was a co-incorporator of the non-profit and what is now being presented as some kind of a "successor" organization, i.e., the Primary Water Institute. there are no connections. furthermore, any claims to Mr. Pal Pauer being either a protege of the late Stephan Riess in any way, or having "studied" the subject with him and under his tutelage would benefit from some factual support. there are none. Mr. Pal Pauer was an erstwhile neighbor of the late Stephan Riess in Ojai, CA and Stephan Riess did visit Mr. Pauer's high school when Mr. Pauer was a student there. these statements do not detract in any manner from any other factual statements made in this post. The Riess Institute became defunct and ceased operations nearly two decades ago. anyone who wishes to come to rely on certain representations on this wikipedia web site ought to have clarity as to the context in which this wikipedia has been written and the purpose for which it has been published.''' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:14F:8004:22BD:81C5:9835:982:33A4 (talk) 22:19, 25 December 2018 (UTC)