Subject:      BC3K -- DEREKOLOGY!?
From:         Courageous <jkraska1@san.rr.com>
Date:         1998/07/07
Message-ID:   <35A19897.310E@san.rr.com>
Newsgroups:   comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic 

I rarely pipe up on this topic, as it is largely
a fruitless one. However, lately, I have been 
getting tired of the whole Derekology phenomenon.

I have to say, I'm a bit puzzled. I can't see how
on earth you guys can keep up the steam on such a
tired old topic. The issue is settled. Here's
how it got settled:

1. Derek claimed to have a PhD.
2. He was asked where it came from.
3. He declined to state where it was from,
   in a visible public forum.
4. He is fully cognizant that in all academic
   circles one never, ever fails to answer that
   question.
5. He is fully cognizant that, irrespective
   of whether he actually HAS a PhD, anyone from
   any academic circle would conclude he doesn't.
6. He how lives with the simple fact that
   anyone from an academic circle now simply fails
   to believe he has a PhD -- whether or not he
   does.
7. He understands all of this, believe me. I've
   spoken with him privately about it in very
   great detail. It is NOT lost on him. In fact,
   he AGREES that it is the reasonable course of
   action.

Folks, it is over. It's a dead horse. Finito.
Finished. You may, if you wish, conclude that he
does not have a PhD. Whether or not you would be
right is an entirely different issue that I don't
care to get into. It's irrelevant. You are fully
justified in thinking he doesn't, until and unless
he selects to provide information to you otherwise.

C.