Seems like the discussion
here should be discussed on this thread.
There is a reliability question too.
I'm asking if we should call that request solved.
She's got an ID as Melanie Peake from a Australian Penthouse.
The ID has not yet been confirmed from other sources.
It may never be.
Should we deny that ID, because of reliability opinions?
The fact is, we have an ID, from a magazine, in a scan showing the ID in text.
Whether we personally approve of the source or not, we can all see it.
That fact makes Melanie Peake at least an AKA for the girl.
Argue about reliability all you want, post a hundred opinions, but that fact will remain.
Maybe it's not the only ID, or the best ID, but I see it as a solid ID.
A step on the trail. Maybe the only step we will ever find.
The ID is from a professional/industry source, that printed thousands of copies.
It's likely that the ID will be seen by others, which means many will call her that.
Some might even search for her by that ID.
Besides being a solid ID, Melanie Peake is a searchable ID.
There is no conflicting ID in our forum. No thread here for that name
I think that makes Melanie Peake a suitable ID.
Again, maybe not the best ID we will ever find, but it is a solid ID.
After 2 years of waiting, no other ID has been suggested, much less proven in print.
The AUPH ID is the only solid and suitable ID I've seen for her.
We've waited 2 years for a stronger ID, with no results in MIR.
What else should MIR do here?
There might be a better ID, but we don't know.
Do we choose the path that is most likely to not find a better ID?
We have a factual solve, so I don't think it belongs in the request section, or in the Mystery Corner, or the trash.
There is also content in this request.
If it's not enough for a thread, where should it go?
Should that content go in the trash?
Is there more content from this girl?
We don't know that either.
Do we choose the path that is most likely to not find more?
What should I/MIR do with this thread?
Make her a Mystery Box girl, and sit on it?
2 more years? 20?
I think our best option is to get more eyes on her.
Yes, I've heard the
opinion that AUPH is an "unreliable" source for IDs.
That isn't my opinion.
I don't care if trends analysis shows that 99.9% of them are wrong, this one might be the .1% that is right.
As I've said before, we can't predict absolutes based on trends.
We should not be prejudiced by reliability opinions.
I see reliability opinions as counter productive.
If there were other factual choices, maybe we should argue about which one is more reliable, and pick one based on reliability.
With no other IDs to pick from, reliability shouldn't enter the equation.
I don't really care how reliable the source is, I see the Melanie Peake ID as a fact.
At the very least, a solid AKA.
An AKA that should be searchable.
IMO - There's no reason this request should not be called solved, and the ID should be in the title bar.
Claiming there isn't enough content doesn't make sense either.
Is there a theory/formula to predict that?
We don't know what else is out there, until we get it in front of all the eyes we can.
Not just MIR eyes.
We know that after 2 years in MIR, and this latest bump, MIR has not found better.
It looks like MIR will not find more/better for this girl.
I think it's time to go with what we have, until proven otherwise.
I don't think a solved ID request should be in the Mystery Corner.
A solved ID with content should not be trashed either.
But if there is no thread, where do we put the content?
I'm trying to clean up the old requests.
There are dozens of them with AUPH IDs.
I would like to know what to do with them.
Should we just trash them all because some folks say it's a weak ID source?
What about the content? Should that be lost in the trash?
I think we should call her solved, and get the ID we DO have in the title bar.
If we do call her solved, the next question is, what should we do with the content?
Since there is currently no thread, there is no place to put the content.
Should it be trashed, or saved somewhere?
If nothing new comes up in 30 days, I think we should move her to the Pending Model Thread section.
That will begin the thread with a searchable and suitable ID.
If the model mods don't like the ID, or the amount of content, they can leave it.
If we are going to leave her somewhere indefinitely, the PMT seems like the best place to me.