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From: "Daniel Harper" <my_name@terralink.net>
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Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:25:32 +0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 19:45:50 +0000, Gandalf Parker wrote:
> "Daniel Harper" <daniel_harper@terralink.net> wrote in
> news:pan.2004.02.05.04.56.14.191483@terralink.net:
>
>> If those on that
>> group misrepresent science, or if they are intentionally keeping people
>> from losing weight for health reasons, then they do themselves and
>> others listening to them a disservice.
>
> I havent actually seen anything like that occur there. No one has tried to
> talk anyone out of doing what their doctor recommmended or anything like
> that.
>
> Ive seen the same thing in various religious, lifestyle, and hobby groups.
> Its like a satanist in the christian newsgroup, or christian in the wiccan
> newsgroup, nazi in the black newsgroup, vegan in a beef newsgroup, phobic
> fanatic in gaypride, M.A.D.D. in beer, PITA in horseracing. Its not that
> their facts are wrong, just that its not what the newsgroup is for.
>
> And for many the posts arent even an effort to inform or discuss. Its an
> effort to drown a newsgroup out of existence so that no one can ask a
> reasonable question which is on topic.
>
> By the way, here is an example of the charter for S.S.F-A
> http://www.landfield.com/software/ftp.landfield.com/pub/usenet/control/so
> c/soc.support.fat-acceptance
>
> Gandalf Parker
My apologies. It appears that I've had a bit of a newsreader error, and
thus propagated a very old reply back into the aether.
My post originally referenced my home group, talk.origins.
Pay no more attention to the man behind the curtain.
--
Don't blame me -- I voted for the other guy.
--Daniel Harper
(Insert my name and change terra to earth for email)
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