Re: The Psychology of Responding to Crackpots

From: Acid Pooh (poohonlsd_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: 29 Jun 2004 03:00:38 -0700

Kenneth Doyle <nobody@notmail.com> wrote in message news:<Xns95177649E2A5Enobodynotmailcom@61.9.191.5>...
> daryl@atc-nycorp.com (Daryl McCullough) wrote in
> news:cbqdtf01855@drn.newsguy.com:
>
> > Now, if I can only work on my own obsession with responding to
> > these people.
>
> At the risk of adding grist to the mills of the crackpots, some of my best
> educational moments have come from lurking on threads that fit the scenario
> you describe. Don't forget the lurkers!

This is a good point, although I wonder how many lurkers we really
have. (Thinking about it creeped me out. They're watching us. With
their eyes.)

'cid 'ooh

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