In a message dated 8/20/2000 2:51:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
Terry@Donaghe.com writes:
>
> I personally think we should keep the entire conversation intact, as is.
We
> know they're ridiculous, and I'd rather have a complete history to look
back
> on in 20 or 30 years, warts (and worse) and all.
>
No. Get rid of it. Now.
The Internet has search engines which can call up a name and an archive -- BY
SUBJECT. We wouldn't want this to pop up by someone doing research on this
topic. The lies shouldn't be allowed to stand, because someone might use them
someday later to their own purpose. Whoever the sick bastard is.
Actually, the lie is not as innocuous as it seems - posts can be quoted
without being researched. Here's how come I know this:
One day I had the odd surprise of being told "You're in Mensa's magazine."
Yep, that's right, anti-intellectual Queene. Naah.... but they showed me it.
Some chick was writing and article about Sex and Intelligence. She must have
done a search for those two words, and Bingo: Some quip I tossed off one late
night probably, and had no memory of writing. Never aware they had a
publication.
She listed QueeneMUSE from the ExI forum as a source *in her article*
(without my permission). I have no qualifications to speak about the subject,
but this seemed to make no difference to the readers or the writer.
I am sure this has happened to many of you.
If this can be done so casually - please, let's not let this fake "fact"
appear in any of our archives. It could only be harmful, not informative.
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