Posted by mair on November 16, 2003, at 17:22:49
In reply to Re: the effect of crying wolf » Dr. Bob, posted by Larry Hoover on November 16, 2003, at 14:57:48
I haven't been around as much lately so I can't speak to what Larry is saying about reduced blocks. I do want to note that in this medium, there are at least 3 effects of crying wolf. One is the traditional "no one believes the poster the next time." Another is that such behavior may invite copycats, and the third is that any crackpot who knows what happened before with Kristen can now post as someone claiming to have current information about her. Check out people's reaction's to P's post. It's been suggested that it's genuine; that it's Kristen up to her old tricks, or that it's someone who doesn't know Kristen at all but who is, in rather predatory fashion, trying to stir things up. If Kristen had never cried wolf, we'd probably, most of us, assume this message to be genuine. As it stands now, people are all over the place in terms of how they've reacted. Having once acted with so much disregard for the sensibilities of the people on the Board, whatever happens with Kristen is always going to be viewed suspiciously.
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