Subject: Re: [Homestead] Shop Your Politics (was In-and-Out...Burglar)
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:16:48 -0700
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I esteem the Internet for its democratizing ability to share and distribute
information quickly and widely. As was true before the Internet, there are
writers who lack moral integrity. Even more so than before the Net, all
information sources must always be verified and in the case of blogs,
interest groups and maverick journalists, an extra layer of skepticism is
appropriate. It behooves all of us to expect fakers, imposters,
proselytizers, and hucksters from all walks of life to prey upon our
trustfulness.
As we have done from time to time on this homestead list, once writers have
identified themselves as useless sources, it is appropriate to simply shun
them, to trash their posts as quickly as we trash spam mail.