🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 2 Dec 1996, Don Staples wrote:


> Jym Dyer wrote:

Wrong.  Iwrote the following. (Dave Braun)

> > > It would appear that "Mike Asher" is a fictitous entity.  A
> > > week ago, I got a message from Cameron Spitzer that "Mike
> > > Asher" was a payed wise use propaganda mouthpiece . . .
> > 
> 
> I have noticed that when some groups run up against a hard case that will 
not back down 
> that they begin a disinformation campaign.  I.e., Headwaters conflict where 
the CEO's 

snip.

First of all, I am not a "group" , nor am I paid for my opinion-posting.
Second, "Mike Asher" was not a "hard nut", he was an insufferable,
ignorant, and posted propaganda, which was easily refutable.  He
specialized in spam-level cross-posting in order to clutter newsgroups and
waste everyone's time. This is a form of censorship.  It is reprehensible
when done by someone actually paid to do so-- especially if they don't
reveal that fact. While I can't prove that "Mike Asher" is such a person,
the writing style does mimic what is said to come from such flacks. He
also has dissappeared, and has not defended himself. The only reason I
replied to him was that I thought I was doing a neccessary thing, refuting
his propaganda and informing people. This was a mistake, as I was just
playing into his hands, at the disadvantage of doing it gratis as well.
In fact, I apologize for not trimming the cross-posts.

In the future, I will try to ignore obvious propagandistic posts, after
labeling them as such, as well as the poster if the pattern is obvious.
That will free up space and time for honest debate.

		Dave Braun