On Fri, 09 Jul 2004, Raul Miller wrote: > "On request" doesn't seem to create any problems for the dissident > test. For the request to be made, the dissident must already be > known.
Not necessarily. Consider what would occur if the author spammed the known universe requesting changes. > Likewise, if the change author is on a desert island, I don't see > how the change author can receive any requests. Think Sting and "Message in a Bottle" for one possible method where a person on a desert island could receive a request to which they could not respond. [Frankly, I find the current name for the desert island test rather descriptive... but then again, I like The Far Side.] Don Armstrong -- N: Why should I believe that?" B: Because it's a fact." N: Fact?" B: F, A, C, T... fact" N: So you're saying that I should believe it because it's true. That's your argument? B: It IS true. -- "Ploy" http://www.mediacampaign.org/multimedia/Ploy.MPG http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu
