At DD/DI the regulars have almost stopped posting outrageously stupid stuff. Where is my entertainment to come from? Even Janko, who never misses stepping in a cowpie when crossing the pasture is almost silent. You don't suppose that they have learned that gratuitous attacks rate a response? Even the most prolific stalker of all, Huffman, is silent. Did Smart die or something?
Ben Johnson Wrote:Did Smart die or something?
Would you believe...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200...468901.htm
Ben Johnson Wrote:Even Janko, who never misses stepping in a cowpie when crossing the pasture is almost silent. You don't suppose that they have learned that gratuitous attacks rate a response? Even the most prolific stalker of all, Huffman, is silent.
You may be on to something. Perhaps now that Smart is dead Janko and Huffman are using his Cone of Silence to communicate, instead of subjecting themselves to further public ridicule by posting their inanities.
![[Image: Maxwell_Smart_in_a_cone_of_silence.jpg]](http://alistair.cockburn.us/images/Maxwell_Smart_in_a_cone_of_silence.jpg)
Maybe they all decided that they were worthless spiteful subhumans and drank the Kool-Aid. It's the least they could do for humanity.
That would be Derek not Maxwell - but you could have a point. According to the internet, Huffman's stalking went beyond the internet.
From Wiki:
""Nobody knows for sure why he does it. But the fact is that Huffman has unarguably been harrassing and net stalking Derek Smart since as far back as 1996 on Usenet and online forums. There is on reported incident of Huffman instigating a minor named Louis (louisJM on Usenet) another Smart detractor who used to live near Smart's former home, to follow him around his neighborhood one day to find out where he actually lives. That incident ended up involving the cops and the court system after Smart filed for a restraining order. Shortly before he stopped his activities, the kid told authorities that Huffman had asked him to do it. Louis disppeared from Usenet shortly after.""
Degreediscussion looks dead - hardly any posts at all. I guess when everyone agrees with you there isn't much left to discuss. Whenever some poor bugger shows up looking for education advice he usually gets ripped a new one. Anyone who disagrees with the party line is banned. Fun place.