Re: Quick opinion poll regarding Bass' multiple "PR" posts

[Matt Ion <soundy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim wrote:

> Unfortunately, simply kill filing him doesn't do anthing at all to
> discourage him from continuing to plague the group. His reason for
> being here is to do business. Part of his method is to diparage alarm
> installation companys. Since all the others in this group except him
> are in the installation trade, there will never be a time that he will
> not attack someones credibility or insult someone. He does this on
> purpose. Take  away his ability to do business here with a constant
> barrage of objection  ....... his business dies and so does he.

Objection does only one thing for Bass: it encourages him.  "There's no
such thing as bad press", as they say on Hollyweird.  He's admitted
openly that his "HTML" posts are done to tweak you and Frank and crew.
It's nothing but a bunch of mudslinging on both sides, and the only
people it sticks to are the innocent bystanders.

> Ignoring him enables him to continue with impunity.

A better way to deal with his poor adivce to queries, then, is to simply
provide BETTER advice.  Without the mudslinging.  You can't stop Bass
posting what he wants to post; what you CAN do is offer those asking
alternate ideas.  In the end, they'll take whichever advice they want,
there's not much either of you can do about it.


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