[WikiEN-l] Getting hammered in a tv interview is not fun

[Ray Saintonge]

Mark Ryan wrote:

>On 02/04/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
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>
>>I agree.  Assuming that someone would insert things into her own
>>biography for the purpose of facilitating this sort of mischief is to
>>assume bad faith.  I don't doubt that there are people who would do this
>>kind of thing, but the burden of proof is on the accuser.
>>    
>>
>Assuming good faith comes easily to some people. I'm just naturally
>suspicious. 
>
I don't think the two are incompatible.

>I don't assume bad faith, I just don't assume good faith
>readily. There needs to be a balance between gullibly believing
>everything any random tells us, and disbelieving everything anyone
>tells us until they show proof.
>
Absolutely.  Nevertheless the bad ones  develop patterns of behaviour 
that are very hard to change.  They will quickly give themselves the 
opportunity to screw up;.

>Fanning is an esteemed journalist in Australia, but there are other
>television journalists in this country who would do such a thing as
>vandalising an article then lambasting us about it.
>
That's not very flattering for the journalists of Australia. ;-)

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