Snake-Oil FAQ

[Mark Rogaski]

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An entity claiming to be Krenn wrote:
: 
: It would be nice to have a list of actual products which are deemed
: potential snake-oil. Such a list could be maintained anonymously
: through a nym to avoid all the annoying legal problems with commenting
: on another's product. Though truth is the best defense against libel
: charges, it would be very annoying to be sued or some such by some
: hairbrained snake-oil peddler.
: 

I think a blacklist of that sort is inherently bad.  I would much rather
have the public be able to RECOGNIZE SYMPTOMS of snake oil, rather than
just be spoon fed a list of good products vs. bad products.  Pardon the
cliche, but if you give a man a fish ... etc, etc.

mark

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