Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA26512; Mon, 21 Aug 1995 14:03:26 -0700 Return-Path: <shred@netcom.com-DeleteThis> Received: from netcom21.netcom.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA283779068; Mon, 21 Aug 1995 14:04:28 -0700 Received: by netcom21.netcom.com (8.6.12/Netcom) id NAA10540; Mon, 21 Aug 1995 13:56:57 -0700 Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 13:56:56 -0700 (PDT) From: "Edward W. Scott" <shred@netcom.com-DeleteThis> Subject: RE: fake news and the SFBA newsletter To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis In-Reply-To: <v01510111ac5e7fc0fcf0@[192.0.2.1]> Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9508211324.A4870-0100000@netcom21> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Yeah, and I suppose everytime you access the Internet you should be
greeted with a warning that the "Information posted here could be false."
It's ambulance-chasing parasitic bloodsucking lawyers like you that have
put the general aviation industry out of business, driven up health care
and insurance costs, and stifled innovation in the high-tech industry,
among other ills of our modern "society." So, Dag, how much time did you
spend looking for this secret spot? None, hah? I thought so. That
"waste of time" argument is complete nonsense. If you ever went sailing,
you'd know that this story was an obvious hoax.
I'm not a psychologist, but I seem to recall that there is a process of
mourning which involves denial, anger, despair, and resolution. Something
similar probably goes on when you've been had, and speaking as one who has
been had on more than one occasion, I can see that some of you are still
in the anger stage. I'm sure that you'll see the humor of Luigi's pieces
when you enter the resolution phase (end of new-age psycho-babble).
Jay is right on. Luigi's "stories" usually have boardhead-speak in them,
language that no reporter in a general newspaper would ever use.
-shrEd
Ed Scott, Esq.
Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman Phone: (408) 720-8598
1279 Oakmead Parkway Fax : (408) 720-9397
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 WWW : http://www.bstz.com/
On Mon, 21 Aug 1995, Dag Johansen wrote:
> >I completely disagree. Based on past history (anyone remember the
> >"Skeeter Eater" article?)
>
> But there is a big difference. That article only wasted a small
> part of my brain and made me look bad if I repeated it. OTOH, the
> possibility of someone driving around looking for a non-existent
> site is much worse.
>
> Remember that people join and drop the mailing list all
> the time. People also don't read every article. If the mailing
> list is a big game where I have to carefully read every article
> to determine wheter it is a hoax or not, please remove me from
> the mailing list.
>
> >I suspected Luigi's ploy at the time, and sent
> >him mail to that effect at the time.
>
> Why didn't you tell the rest of us then?
>
> >I don't think that creative
> >imaginations should be stifled, just because some folks can't take a joke.
>
> Great, let him post to rec.humor, but don't fucking waste my time.
>
> >I think the SFBA fucked up by not checking it out (i.e. reading the Merc.)
> >before publishing it.
>
> Sure they did, but that does not excuse the orignal posting to
> the mailing list.
>
> >Everyting should be taken with a grain or salt
> >(no pun intended), and that includes anything posted on this list, rec.wind,
>
> I sure do. I read all sorts of advice that I think is bad, but at
> least it is honest. But to intentionally mislead is much different.
>
> I also don't buy the excuse "I didn't think anyone would take it
> seriously." . . . if you really thought that, they you would not
> have posted it since it would not have the intended effect. Obviously
> a lot of people didn't realize it was a hoax.
>
> If you want to post a hoax, at least admit it is a hoax AT THE END
> OF THE ARTICLE.
>
> It is obviously very easy to pull hoaxes on the Internet, don't
> think your some comedic genius. (The "email" virus, the 10 cents to
> charity per email, etc. etc.) But you'd think that people get
> would get bored of it. But no . . .
>
> -Dag
>
> -Dag
>
> Dag Johansen
> Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman Phone: (408) 720-8598
> 1279 Oakmead Parkway Fax : (408) 720-9397
> Sunnyvale, CA 94086 WWW : http://www.bstz.com/
>
>
>
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