Being that I haved owned and operated KeelyNet since
inception in 1988, I often receive emails, most of them are
decent, some congratulatory, others wanting to sell,
promote, associate or denigrate the effort. That's
understood.
But I recently received a series of emails from a Federowicz
who was upset because he had been taken in by the April fool
circuit posted last year which caught some 50-70 people into
thinking it was true, despite the many intentional errors
posted in the document.
Some, rather than simply admit they fell for it with the
'believers' syndrome, chose to send me nasty emails saying I
was in a sense of 'fiscal responsibility', or somehow owed
the public only the truth or some other such attempt at
justifying their own lack of credulity.
KeelyNet is not a business at this time, though one day will
become non-profit, so there is no 'fiscal' anything. As to
owing the truth, its reported as it is presented and this
was an April fools joke that was simply that, so don't blame
me if you fall for it in a rush to believe.
The point was to urge people to be more discriminating, ask
for proof or question the claims until you do get tangible
proof, if it won't be provided, then drop them like the scam
they are.
Now this Federowicz character has written about the April
fools article before and I said no, I would not take it
down, just because he is an 'engineer' who fell for it, is
not my fault, but an indication that he needs more education
on electronics or needs to think more closely about what he
reads....nothing more was said for several months, then I am
again barraged with 'suggestions', then 'constructive
criticism', graduating to a vile series of comments leading
to threats. as contained below.
This type of email usually starts out as an offer to help
and quickly degrades if that help is not accepted or jumped
on as the only choice simply because it is the writers
viewpoint.
My standard response, after thinking on the comment, is that
the internet is a big place, there are many ISPs who offer
free webspace so I suggest they setup their own website,
post their ideas and whatever else their particular agenda
is and post the URL so people can check it out. ALMOST NONE
DO...why, because it takes time to put one together and
DEDICATION to keep it going.
That's why I always recommend when a new website comes up
that you CAPTURE the data to your system in the event that
website disappears because the originator gave up on it.
Just like in sports, there are armchair quarterbacks and
back seat drivers who love to comment and try to control
that which they have done nothing to create or sustain, not
through their own sweat or finance. And we would all freeze
in hades before they'd ever get off their rear end and
create their own, let alone sustain it for more than a
couple of months.
Apparently this guy has problems that I can do nothing
about, I suggested he start up his own website and put some
effort into populating it where he could post anything he
wanted as well as his own ideas and comments. He never
addressed that instead choosing to slam me for his own
initial error that he can't let go of.
The April fools hoax page that caught him and others is
posted at;
http://www.keelynet.com/fe99bs.htm
I guess my point in posting it to the list is so people can
see the kinds of junk that I get and this most recent
'threat' (not the first by far) which is by all
means not the government or oil companies, just one who now
shows true colors and had been all along working under the
pretense of sharing and working with others,
yet who has chosen to accuse me as being an 'idea
thief'....well, DUH, aren't we all idea theives????
Does not all science and society build on the ideas of many
others. It is the capitalization for financial reward
without rewarding the originator that is theft.
And all this because I won't remove the April fools
page....bizarre doesn't begin to describe this kind of
thinking.
I wonder how many times in the past, people like this have
been the TRUE cause of mysterious happenings that have been
attributed to government or industry suppression?
Disgruntled, unfulfilled, medication deprived, whatever the
reasons, to my view, this shows there are sociopaths who
live amongst us, hiding until they reach a point of rage
that must be released in venom and exposure.
What to do? Remove the page...ain't gonna happen.
Get a gun....too late...
Shutdown KeelyNet....ain't gonna happen.
Continue and expand as much as possible.....the only logical
recourse...
"Alexander J. Federowicz" wrote:
>
> BUT YOU PROBABLY INTENDED TO SCREW ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO
> YOUR SITE, THINKING THAT YOU ARE NOT A SELF WORSHIPPING CONDESCENDING SON
> OF A BITCH, BUT...I KNOW A SILVER SPOON FED DICKLESS WONDER WHEN I READ
> HER ATTATUDE IN A LETTER
>
> LATELY , THAT'S WHY YOUR SITE HAS HAD SO FEW CONTRIBUTIONS . THEY ARE ALL
> FIGURING YOU OUT PRISSY GIRL...
>
> KIDDY BOY, I HAVE COUSINS IN TX. ALSO SERVICE PEOPLE. THEY WILL FIND YOUR
> INSULTS TO THE SERVICE REAL INTERESTING.
>
> NEXT TIME I'M DOWN THERE VISITING, I'LL PAY YOU A VISIT.
>
> THAT'S A PROMISE GIRLY POO...
>
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