Well, DougR, I was differentiating between alt.2600 online and the massive praise-for-hire that curdles most public intelligence in the media. I assumed from the context that the guy had reported what happened to him -- he was speaking plainly enough, and I have no reason to suppose he would make the story up. Because a little perimeter site like alt.2600 has no large influence, it is harder to imagine them degrading into influence peddling the way Murdoch's cronies did during the fiasco of the last Residential election.

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