Re: The Psychology of Responding to Crackpots

From: Jonathan Carter (s366495_at_student.uq.edu.au)
Date: 06/30/04


Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 22:16:23 +1000


"Acid Pooh" <poohonlsd@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:d7ba1f79.0406290200.3f493541@posting.google.com...
> 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
And scrolling you with their fingers ;-)



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