Re: New Theory Wanted.

firstjois wrote:
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> "Seppo Renfors" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> :
> : Philip Deitiker wrote:
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> : > I think we need a new theory here. Everybody has a
> : > conspiracy theory and I have mine.
> :
> : > Here it goes.
> :
> : [..] ....and there went.
> :
> : It was OFF TOPIC once again, and an attempt to pick another fight and
> : nothing else.
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> I think Philip expressed the frustration a lot of us feel about the content
> of these newsgroups and did it with a lot more humor and spice than I could
> have.

I can't agree. The fact being he accuses another of what he is guilty
of himself - I see nothing funny in that. IF PD expresses any
"frustrations" he shouldn't, as he is often the cause of unnecessary
"kook posts". I don't necessarily mean the weirdo views put, but the
abuse engaged in without any redeeming features at all.

> A few months back I would read a posting in SAP and wonder what this person
> or that would say about the topic and regret that that particular person
> didn't post here anymore.  Think of the non-kooks this group (and SA, too?)
> this group has lost.  Now interesting topics are smothered by kook posts.

Each and everyone of us can be a "kook" and a "non-kook", as occasion
dictates. I wouldn't segregate people into groups. SOME people
certainly deserve the title "kook" but then it does take persistent
and consistent hard work at being a kook before it can truly apply. It
takes something extraordinary to earn such a title. 

In a ng where the people doesn't change a lot, two things can happen.
They become comfortable with each other's views and tend to treat new
people harshly, if they don't "conform". The other is they form two
groups who are opposed and throw mud at each other - and there is
little cross over. A newcomer is then labelled to belong to one group
or the other. It is impossible to be independent.

But there is also a third type. They are relatively few, but it is
THEY who most often kill good threads. They are the people who's prime
purpose is to abuse others above all - it can be a "non-kook" old hand
who doesn't like their "comfort zone" being disturbed. It can be a
right low life who takes pleasure in destruction - in real life they
are the graffiti vandal, the person destroying public property etc....
However you describe them they are the instigators of abuse, and it is
like a fresh cow-pat to blow-flies, others come from all corners to
join in! Oddly enough it is the VICTIM who usually ends up being
blamed! The reason is simple - shame, the perpetrators cannot accept
they were attracted by the smell of the fresh cow-pat and participated
in it!
 
> Paleoanthropology seems to be exploding , folks, it's got to be like
> watching the first manned moon shot, and here we are in this mud puddle,
> shooting damp clods back and forth.  Is this the best we can do?

Sadly enough it applies to most groups from time to time. Then people
move on to other groups or interests ......

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SIR - Philosopher unauthorised 
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