Re: Snake-Oil FAQ

[Mark Rogaski <wendigo@pobox.com>]

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An entity claiming to be Lance Cottrell wrote:
: 
: >I think a blacklist of that sort is inherently bad.  I would much rather
: >have the public be able to RECOGNIZE SYMPTOMS of snake oil, rather than
: >just be spoon fed a list of good products vs. bad products.  Pardon the
: >cliche, but if you give a man a fish ... etc, etc.
: >
: >mark
: >
: 
: I agree in principle, but for the foreseeable future I think the list will
: be a "good thing".
: 

As long as the descriptions of the products are comprehensive.  Concern
about legal issues has been expressed from the beginning.  But, I don't
think that libel/slander laws will be a stumbling block, as long as 
the publication is similar in nature to "Consumer Reports" or somesuch.


: "Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra.  Suddenly
: it flips over, pinning you underneath.  At night the ice
: weasels come."
:                         --Nietzsche

Matt Groening?

mark

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