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To: LindyBill who wrote (204631)	4/30/2007 9:18:44 AM
From: Elroy	Respond to of 793927

The most important thing a poster here owns is their reputation. If they make unsupported assertations and don't respond in a logical manner to them, they are soon ignored by the SI community and become outcasts. We all know some of them. Yeah! I hate those guys! :-)

To: LindyBill who wrote (204631)	4/30/2007 9:24:04 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793927

If they make unsupported assertations and don't respond in a logical manner to them, they are soon ignored by the SI community and become outcasts. I would submit that it's not about supported assertions or logical presentation. SI posts, in general, are conspicuous for a dearth of support and logic. The salient factor seems to be whether the assertions are conforming or not. Those who are outcasts in one sub-community generally find a supportive or at least accepting one somewhere else where their unsupported assertions and illogic resonate. One of the characteristics of the various sub-communities is mistaking their biases for logic and their ramblings for support.