On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 07:58:51 -0700, "Stu Fields"
wrote:

BYB: I did a quick, I don't have a lot of time for this ZZZ thing, but all
but a couple of the posters are all saying pretty much the same thing.
Isn't this thread pretty much "preaching to the choir"?

Yes and no. While this would appear to be the usual catfight between
those who understand Campbell and the one person in this group who
chooses to fight his fights for him, this doesn't account for the many
people who read this group but do not post.

There's no way to know for sure how many people that is, but it's very
likely many times those who regularly post. In addition, as someone
else pointed out, there's new blood coming in all the time: people who
do not know of Jim, his history, his diagnosed narcisism and his
conflict with Chuck.

If the newcomers are to understand the intensity of the responses
here, they should know the whole story. It must be repeated again and
again so that the unaware are not taken in.

A case in point is the British aviation magazine that listed Campbell
and all his "accomplishments" as a contributer. Obviously they did
not know his history. When they were informed, they apparently
reduced the verbiage of his bio. Or so I have read.

So the seemingly constant, and often inflammatory dialog appears not
only necessary, but effective in terms of educating the unaware.

People for the most part aren't stupid, they can see Juan's tactics
and responses and judge for themselves. They may not be saying
anything, but they are observing and making up their minds.

I don't mean to sound a goody two-shoes about this but you really
can't constantly verbally vomit in public and expect people to buy
what you are selling.

This (newsgroups) may be a reletively anonymous method for
communicating, which seems to promote some rather over the top
language and scathing attacks from some people, but the aviation crowd
is fairly close knit. Someday, at some air show or fly-in, you may
meet the person who writes here. Would you smile and shake his/her
hand, or turn your back and run?

Corky Scott