From: Mark C. Langston (mark@bitshift.org)
Date: Tue Jul 08 2003 - 16:56:45 EDT
On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 03:16:24PM -0400, David J. Meltzer wrote:
>
> Fact is, the posts that are most harmful don't come across as "y0ur
> pr0dukt sukz", they are carefully written by intelligent folks who
> insert their lies into coherent sentences. Even with an equally
> intelligent statement refuting it by the vendor, there is no real way
> for a 3rd party observer to know who is telling the truth.
It's not necessary to know who is telling the truth. It is sufficient
to know that the claim is being disputed, and act accordingly.
You are your own final arbiter of Truth. If you wish to proxy that
responsibiilty to someone on a mailist list, I don't see how that's
the list member's problem. It would seem to indicate that the
problem rests in choosing to believe one side or another arguing
over a disputed claim, rather than taking the steps necessary to
determine the veracity of the claim empirically before acting.
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