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[MG 2.0]

...no one in this thread is suggesting that the LDS First Presidency is responsible for the Church’s stock market losses.

If so, that's good.

Regards,
MG

[Marcus]

Derail reported. Unless I missed it, no one in this thread is suggesting that the LDS First Presidency is responsible for the Church’s stock market losses. This wall of text argument against something that was never suggested is horribly off topic.

Also, yet another example of how to mis-use A.I.. Thanks for reporting it.

[Everybody Wang Chung]

Hi MG, you’ve provided a lengthy quote without linking to the source. Again. Or you’ve provided a wall of A.I. text without providing the prompt. Again. Please correct whichever error it is or I’ll need to report your post. Again.

Perplexity A.I.- prompt at the top.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
MG

Post reported.

[Morley]

Derail reported. Unless I missed it, no one in this thread is suggesting that the LDS First Presidency is responsible for the Church’s stock market losses. This wall of text argument against something that was never suggested is horribly off topic.

If so, that's good.

Regards,
MG

No, it's not good.

You walk into a room where there's a discussion going on and then, while calling attention to yourself and looking everyone in the eyes, you squat and take a dump in the middle of the floor.

It's offensive. You disrespect yourself and the church you're ostensibly defending.

[Philo Sofee]

...no one in this thread is suggesting that the LDS First Presidency is responsible for the Church’s stock market losses.

If so, that's good.

Regards,
MG

After all, we know they can not be allowed to be blamed for anything that is ever so bad, no not the holy brethren......

[Dr. Shades]

Hi MG, you’ve provided a lengthy quote without linking to the source. Again. Or you’ve provided a wall of A.I. text without providing the prompt. Again. Please correct whichever error it is or I’ll need to report your post. Again.

Perplexity A.I.- prompt at the top.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
MG

[MODERATOR NOTE: MG2.0, I'm not seeing the prompt for that second wall of text, the one to which I Have Questions refers. Please quote it for me.]

[Moksha]

The $4 billion was the difference between the Church's gains and what they could have gained had they followed the more inspired investments of the S&P 500.

[malkie]

Tell me that you don't understand á la without saying "I don't understand á la."

I went back and looked it up. It means what I thought it meant. And I said what I meant.

Regards,
MG

I went back and asked ChatGPT.

Please comment on the following conversation:

* **X:** Thanks Gad for adding more information into the discussion. More is always better.
* **Y:** More information *à la Gad* is better. In my opinion, some other varieties, perhaps not so much.
* **X:** I think it is in the eye of the beholder. Not that the contributions of Gad are not useful. But he isn't the only source of information on the planet.
* **Y:** Tell me that you don't understand *à la* without saying "I don't understand *à la*."
* **X:** I went back and looked it up. It means what I thought it meant. And I said what I meant.

Does it appear that X understands the meaning, in this context, of "a la"?

**What “à la” Means in This Context:**

**“à la”** means **“in the style or manner of”**. So **Y's comment** — *“More information à la Gad is better”* — is a stylistic compliment, not an assertion that Gad is the only source of good information. Y is expressing a **preference for the *type or quality* of information that Gad provides**, in contrast to other “varieties.”

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**X’s Response – A Closer Look:**

* **X’s first reply** seems to interpret Y’s comment as overly exclusive or elevating Gad above others: *“he isn’t the only source of information on the planet.”*
* This reply shifts the discussion from **style or presentation** (which Y was focused on) to **source and value judgment**, missing the nuance of “à la.”
* When Y gently calls this out with *“Tell me you don’t understand ‘à la’…”*, X defends themselves: *“I went back and looked it up. It means what I thought it meant. And I said what I meant.”*

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**Does X Understand “à la”?**

**Not fully — at least not in the way Y used it in the conversational context.**

Here’s why:

* Even if X knows the dictionary definition of **“à la”**, their original response *doesn’t reflect that understanding*. It reacts to Y’s stylistic preference as though Y were making an **absolute or exclusionary statement**.
* X’s defensive follow-up — *“It means what I thought it meant. And I said what I meant.”* — suggests **stubbornness rather than clarification**. It doesn't engage with the idea that their initial response misaligned with Y's intent.

So while X may *technically* know what “à la” means, their conversational use and interpretation suggest a **disconnect between definition and contextual understanding**.

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**Conclusion:**

**No, X does not appear to fully understand the contextual use of “à la” as used by Y.**
They misread a stylistic preference as a personal valuation or exclusivity, and even after being prompted, they double down instead of reassessing their interpretation. Knowing a definition isn't the same as applying it correctly in context — and that’s the key issue here.

Feel free to have the last word.

[sock puppet]

Perplexity A.I.- prompt at the top.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
MG

[MODERATOR NOTE: MG2.0, I'm not seeing the prompt for that second wall of text, the one to which I Have Questions refers. Please quote it for me.]

Is DiscussMormonism now a place to be cluttered with illustrations of what A.I. produces in response to different prompts? or is it going to continue to be a place where humans interact?

[MG 2.0]

Perplexity A.I.- prompt at the top.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
MG

[MODERATOR NOTE: MG2.0, I'm not seeing the prompt for that second wall of text, the one to which I Have Questions refers. Please quote it for me.]

Sure. I've already done so, but here it is again:

Prompt: Kirton McConkie's Instructions on Reporting Abuse: "Don't Blab" Policies for Bishops and Victims.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
MG