Excellent. You have given me something to work with.
Posted on: December 12, 2019 at 20:55:45 CT
Zen Master Norm MU
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As a source of information, you have given me an anonymous statement without any supporting rationale. Furthermore, this statement is posted to message board that has no incentive to accuracy in its information, and quite frankly, known to be a poor source of accurate information.
Now, if Dave Matter had reported that based upon two well placed sources within the journalism profession that have requested that they not be named because Zen Master Norm may fire them, or stalk them, that Zen Master Norm's conclusions are foolish, I would find such statements far more credible. First, the Post Dispatch could face a suit for defamation for publishing something that is false that could damage my reputation. Second, if the Post Dispatch developed a reputation for being loose with the truth, they would have a hard time getting interviews with real news makers. Third, in the real world, grown up professionals know that journalists are doing their jobs by reporting information. And, a reporter like Dave Matter would not risk his ability to do his job by reporting an false story.
Further, I suspect Dave Matter would have contacted me, let me know that he was about to publish a story that called me foolish, and given me a chance to comment. His editor would likely have reviewed the story, questioned it, and signed off on it before running it. If they knew I was particularly litigious, which I am, they may have also run it by legal to make sure their reporting would not subject them to liability.
Thus, thank you for helping me illustrate why I consider a story by Dave Matter to be a better source of information than a message board assertion that I am foolish. Your statement, made anonymously, on a message board, without any explanation or rationales given, is quite frankly not worth much in terms of information. Thus, I am glad it is free, except that it has cost me some time in typing this for your education. As time is money, I will write it off as a charitable contribution.
Edited by Zen Master Norm at 21:03:33 on 12/12/19