Re: harvard

Greg Crinklaw wrote:

It seems you missed Brian's point entirely.

This is exactly why I disagree with Rod about why Usenet sucks. It's not the nuts, it's the trolls who destroy a community like this. Because with people hiding behind aliases, saying things just to get a reaction, pretending to be something they are not, where does that leave us? Not trusting anything or anyone?

I agree with Brian. Even if this is a lame male 40-something jerk with too much time on his hands, we have no way of of knowing one way or the other. So if these questions aren't worthy, then which questions are then? Hmm?


As anything, I s'pose you just answer the questions that look reasonable and blow off the stuff that doesn't. Sitav's questions, to me, look like trolls. Says "she" wants to be an astronomer but doesn't seem to know *anything* about it? At what? 13? Hell, when I was that age I knew tons about astronomy, and that was before the internet. Science folks in the immature plumage tend to be extremely curious and self sufficient. They usually know more than average adults, and more than some adult amateurs. This creature asks questions like "who are the famous astronomers of the 21st century?" Pu-lease.

But if the questions are good, they're worth answering, since other folks, who might quietly want the info, can get it. That's the beauty of usenet.

Clear skies - Chris
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