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Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 21:02:47 -0500
From: "G. Irvine" <gmirvine@sa*.ne*>
Organization: Woodville Karst Plain Project
To: wwm@sa*.ne*
CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com, fred@sc*.co*, eanx@ao*.co*
Subject: Re: Fred Garth - Internet Policeman
Bill - I think maybe Fred Garth needs to substantiate the letter from
"Bill Royal" that Deeptek supposedly received which Bret Gilliam sent
exerts from to my employer. 

Hey Curt, send this one to your "boss".

Bill Mee wrote:
> 
> I have just been notified that Fred "Citizen Kane" Garth, pillar of
> truth, justice and responsible journalism continues to apply his
> investigative talents towards ferreting out and exposing "fear and
> loathing" on the Internet wherever he can find it.  Apparently, Mr.
> Garth, a Central Florida publisher of such notable zines as Scuba Times
> and DeepTek  has just fired a warning shot across the bow of WKPP team
> member Barry Miller.   Fred has accused Barry  of "forging"  (yes you
> heard it right the first time) the signature of Curt Bowen on a copied
> email as well as committing other unspecified fraudulent acts.  Under
> any other circumstances this would be side splitting funny if it wasn’t
> for the darker ramifications of this action.
> 
> This same Mr. Garth permitted his magazine DeepTek to be used as a bully
> pulpit for the dissemination of numerous inaccurate, unsubstantiated and
> unverifiable remarks attributed to George Irvine. These remarks were
> contained in an article which was so defamatory and potentially
> actionable as to appall even the most biased of readers through its
> shear negligent irresponsibility.  His "fear and loathing" story employs
> the crudest methods to vilify Irvine by characterizing him as a mean
> spirited and evil demon whose associates in the WKPP are no better than
> mindless, brainwashed, goose stepping fascists.
> 
> As one of the targets of this article, I hold Fred Garth personally
> responsible and will not rest until he has issued a written apology to
> all of the membership of WKPP.  Even the National Enquirer and the Star
> exercise more journalistic accuracy and  restraint than DeepTek.  Unlike
> DeepTek, the Enquirer pays out vast settlements annually to the injured
> victims of it’s journalistic affronts.  Apparently, Fred Garth is using
> DeepTek as a first amendment crash test dummy.  Somebody needs to
> explain to him the consequences of destructive testing.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Bill Mee
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