The problem is, though, how can you verify what he says?

The common wisdom seems to be that when someone does something like Zed does, the people on the receiving end should ignore it publicly, because to do otherwise is to pour gas on a fire. And, by and large, that’s what everyone mentioned in the rant seems to have done. I think it’s fair to say that most people would disagree (strongly) with many of the things he states as facts (although I’ll stipulate that I am indeed fat, and am not indeed Sammy Sosa), but also feel that starting some kind of public “he said, I said” kind of thing would just drag things down more.

So, this leaves you needing to make a value judgement, and it can really only be based on reputations. You need to judge likelihoods, and need to look at history.

But I do ask you to take the time to make that judgement, and not to fall prey to the “there must be some truth in there” mindset.

Dave Thomas