Treatment of some posters

From: N:dlzc D:aol T:com \(dlzc\) (net_at_nospam.com)
Date: 02/08/05 

Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 16:03:56 -0700

Someone raised the point that there are some posters that appear to be
treated shabbily. They appear to come up with "constructs" to test for
paradoxes in (usually) SR. It is was asked, "Why do you treat ____ this
way? He is only doing what Einstein himself did."

In one case, treatment like this has kept one poster coming back here for
more. For as much as 8 years. So these folks come here for the abuse,
apparently. And their price of admission appears to be some new
"construct".

I suggest that you do the thing that comes natural to you. If poster A is
another Einstein in your eyes, then do as you will. But for many, poster A
is simply here for a new dose of medicine... It won't fix him/her, but
everyone feels better, and poster A keeps coming back for more.

I offer this as "why" some posters are treated with less than great
respect.

David A. Smith

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