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Subject: D N F T E C
Date: 1998/12/28
From: "Snow" <aksla@online.no>
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Energy Creatures
There is a certain type of being that's all too common in
the Usenet world. I call them "Energy Creatures," a term I
first heard on one of the commercial services. Energy
Creatures are a bizarre lifeform, which grow and feed off of
the negative energy generated by others.

Energy Creatures' favorite feeding tactic is to try to hurt
people's feelings or get them angry. Then they can feed off
the pain and anger they've generated. Their second favorite
tactic is to hurt one person or group's feelings while
gathering the sympathy of others. That way, when the injured
party lashes back, others will jump to the Energy Creature's
defense. Then the Energy Creature need do nothing except
feed off the attention and the negative energy generated by
the people fighting.

We'll never be completely rid of these noxious beings, but
we can do a lot to keep the herds under control by
remembering this simple formula: DNFTEC. This stands for Do
Not Feed The Energy Creature. If you encounter such a beast,
your best bet is usually to say absolutely nothing. No
matter how hard it is, sitting on your fingers and posting
Nothing in response is usually the best bet.

Remember that if you fight them, they just get stronger. If
you ignore them, eventually they weaken, wither, and go
away. This may be hard to remember, but in the long run,
that's exactly what you need to do. The temptation to fight
back is incredible, but remember, fighting them only makes
them stronger. Believe it."