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To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (188)	4/29/2000 1:18:00 PM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 4893

But the newbies who don't know any better pay the price when they believe too much of what they read. We have all been there. Creating a forum that facilitates ripping off innocents isn't a really noble goal in my book, even though the rest of us may benefit here and there. Innocents are sucked in looking for insight and commentary and the wolves lead them straight to slaughter half the time. How can I assess the validity of a company employee's info if I don't know who he is anyway? SI won't change, so this point is academic. Just trying to point out the futility of policing a largely unaccountable environment.

To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (188)	4/29/2000 1:42:00 PM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 4893

I received posts threatening legal action because some guy didn't like my profile. I changed it because dealing with this type of nut-ball isn't worth the bother. Cheers, PW. P.S. On my profile, there's a link to a 'Wise SI member', which takes anyone clicking it to their own profile. Originally, I had the same link with 'Biggest Idiot on SI' as the title. This guy clicks the 'Idiot' link, gets his own profile, and feels insulted. The guy's blood boils for a while, then gets SI to change his handle. With his new handle, he clicks the same link and gets his new profile. Now he's really pissed, and thinks I'm stalking him through cyberspace too. He contacts his lawyer and starts posting his threats. I explain to him how the link works and he's still mad. (Probably with himself by now) So I changed the link title to something complementary -- now he thinks he's an OK person, I suppose. Anyway, if this guy stopped using his head for a suppository long enough to think things through, he'd see that the whole exercise was an attempt at some light hearted fun, forget the matter, and get on with having a life. But NO!! The guy calls his lawyer. A lesson for me -- Idiots know no boundaries.