on 5/13/07 8:07 PM, Fred Bauder at fredbaud(a)waterwiki.info wrote:
Most people with serious mental disorders are unable
to keep it together
enough to edit, or are disorganized but harmless. A small group is focused and
disruptive. They generally can't work, so have idle time and often an ax to
grind (after all, they may actually wear aluminum foil hats to prevent the CIA
from reading their thoughts.) Our share of this sort of trouble is consistent
with its incidence in society. It is important to be courteous, but to avoid
entanglement. A tiny minority is actually dangerous and law enforcement
assistance should be sought. You might think about editing anonymously, if
this sort of trouble is unacceptable.
I just have some experience.
Fred,
Excellent observations and advice. Protect yourself first, don't pour
gasoline on an already raging fire - then, when it's safe (if you're still
interested), try and figure out what and why.
(BTW, I particularly liked your CIA reference :-)
Marc Riddell
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Remember: We teach people how to treat us.