--- Viviana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Am I not allowed to post my opinions or comments on >Goanet because I donate some time to the cause each >day? >
Dear Vivian, I wish you posted more often. I am glad I succeeded in eliciting two posts from you in quick succession. > >WRT to Mario's original post, my feeling is this: >Why would anyone be inclined to impugn the integrity >or intelligence of a man who was making a sincere >attempt to warn his fellow Goanetters of a >hazard?? > I have not impugned the integrity or intelligence of anyone. I have merely stated and substantiated the fact that the message that was forwarded was entirely a hoax. I have also expressed my concern about the defensiveness that it has generated. I have not claimed that the forwarding was intentional. In any case, I have taken this thread as an opportunity to report whatever pertinent facts I know and could find out about this issue. > >Not a possible hazard, but a real hazard: I know it >is a hazard because I was present once when it >happened. > As I have stated before the risk of catching HIV from a discarded needle in a public place is extremely low to negligible. > >Whether Mario's post was 100% true or not isn't the >point, there is at least some truth in the warning, as >these injuries do occur. > >From my standpoint, that post is entirely the point. It was 100% untrue - a total fabrication. But I do not hold Mario responsible for its origin. He was clearly duped by it. I only have a problem with the notion that it is alright to spread made up stories of intentional harm on public mailing lists if they are exaggerated versions of isolated, accidental, real occurrences. > >WRT Goanet's part in encouraging urban myths and >legends, we administrators cannot and do not want to >check the veracity of every post. > All I ask is, please do not try to defend a post when it has been shown to be an urban myth. > >Who among us would be permitted to post under those >conditions? > It is very easy for any netter to find out if an email he/she received is a chain letter hoax or not. They can just do a simple search on the Snopes.com site. > >Are you correct 100% of the time? > No. Cheers, Santosh
