I agree with you; people looking to believe Andy will explain away any evidence to fit with his current story, and people looking for the truth will quickly learn that he's a liar and not to be trusted.
But when new people take a look at the story, they still need that first demonstration that he's a liar. They might not stumble across Abbey's blog posts right off the bat, or one of the well-sourced warning posts. I think it's valuable to document and provide evidence for as many claims as possible, so that no matter what point of the story a new person starts reading, there's a good chance they'll run into some concrete evidence.
Not everything needs evidence to be taken at face value, of course. If information comes from a trustworthy source and fits logically with other things we know, then I'm going to believe it. If there's a reasonable, non-intrusive way to get evidence, though, I see no problem with asking for it. Like the nonny a few posts above said when asking about how the friends knows the information, "Either is fine. I just want to know which it is."
Re: TW mi/suicide
I agree with you; people looking to believe Andy will explain away any evidence to fit with his current story, and people looking for the truth will quickly learn that he's a liar and not to be trusted.
But when new people take a look at the story, they still need that first demonstration that he's a liar. They might not stumble across Abbey's blog posts right off the bat, or one of the well-sourced warning posts. I think it's valuable to document and provide evidence for as many claims as possible, so that no matter what point of the story a new person starts reading, there's a good chance they'll run into some concrete evidence.
Not everything needs evidence to be taken at face value, of course. If information comes from a trustworthy source and fits logically with other things we know, then I'm going to believe it. If there's a reasonable, non-intrusive way to get evidence, though, I see no problem with asking for it. Like the nonny a few posts above said when asking about how the friends knows the information, "Either is fine. I just want to know which it is."