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<p>Please explain</p>
<p>As to comments about listserv, granted I have limited familiarity with the site, but from at least a superficial observation it appears like one of many communication vehicles in which people can post and share information, not unlike many forums available to individuals. Without commenting on the quality or accuracy of the information contained within I don’t understand the apparent contempt that is on display. Perhaps it’s an inside joke among alum that the rest of us cannot appreciate? </p>
<p>There are obviously many sources of information available to us. Some allow the so called uniformed to participate regardless of the quality or accuracy of their information. Many of those sources are not limited to Internet forums; print and other media for example. While opinions may vary depending on the forum I think it would be somewhat naive to suggest you can generalize about which are more or less reliable in terms of their “truthful or accurate portrayal” of reality or which provides the most accurate information. It’s not hard to see that even the “news” is frequently reported as a matter of opinion, more so today as we are in the throws of a presidential election. </p>
<p>In the end there is no reliable filter beyond individual common sense and curiosity about the truth. There is no doubt much of what is floating around and being represented accurate is not even close. If that is the case and people object, what is the alternative being proposed? Who’s truth do we get to read?</p>