Judy wrote:
> Willytex, you've just justified your existence.
>
Classics from the a.m.t. grooveyard!
> That is a *fabulous* find. I'd forgotten all
> about this thread. It's worth reading the whole
> thing; it puts the flamewars here to shame, in
> both style and substance.
>
> It's mostly a knock-down, drag-out flame-duel
> on alt.m.t between Barry and Skolnick, one of
> the very best examples of what I described in
> my post responding to Vaj: "It was hilarious
> to watch them lie about each other and then
> catch each other at it."
>
> Just for fun, here's Barry confirming what I said
> about Skolnick's inability to get away with
> anything on alt.m.t:
>
> "I know you're the prestigious writer and all,
> but you're used to a medium where you can sling
> shit and the worst that can happen to you is a
> heavily-edited letter to the editor. Here,
> folks can and do respond however they want when
> confronted with a classic McCarthyist attempt at
> defamation."
>
> In fairness to Skolnick, here's one of his jabs
> at Barry:
>
> "As one who has devoted his life to following
> dishonest gurus, you've pretty much lost the ability
> to distinguish truth from make believe. Or even to
> care."
>
> They really had each other's numbers.
>
> Among the gems in this thread are two longish
> posts, one by Barry and one by Andrew, each
> viciously satirizing the other. Barry's purports
> to be an ad for "Andrew Skolnick's Home Study
> Course in Tabloid Journalism." Andrew's is an ad
> for the "ShokiRama School of Computer Fraud and
> Spiritual Rebooting" ("Shoki" was one of Barry's
> handles at the time). Very funny, both of them.
>
> One last excerpt, showing that ultimately Barry
> actually learned from Andrew. Barry wrote:
>
> "Andrew shows us how a *real* journalist deals
> with criticism. A thorny subject, but for his
> text Andypoo turns to the master, Joseph McCarthy.
> When criticised, attack. It doesn't *matter*
> whether the attack is true...all that matters is
> that you *made* the attack. That's all the public
> will remember."
>
> Thanks, Willytex. Made my day.
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams"
> <willytex@> wrote:
> >
> > Judy wrote:
> > > Lawson and I led the charge against Skolnick,
> > > but many others did their part. He nearly
> > > went nuts because he couldn't get away with
> > > anything.
> > >
> > Read more: http://tinyurl.com/6prvs8
> >
> > Author: Lawson English
> > Subject: No apology here
> > Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental,
> > sci.skeptic
> > Date: 1998/10/21
> >
>
