In a msg to David Bloomberg on , Ross Sauer of 1:154/170 
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 RS> Problem with skeptics is that in comparison to the claimers, we're 
 RS> somewhat boring. Doesn't make good TV or radio.
Quite true.  I've often said that very few people would tune into a show 
called "Solved Mysteries."  Indeed, I know skeptics who have had incidents 
with that particular show in which they DID solve the "mystery," but that 
portion was left out of the final airing because it would have shot the whole 
thing in the foot (Joe Nickell calls the show "Unsolving Mysteries").
There is also the problem that it takes one sentence to state a wild claim.  
It may take several pages to show that the statement is wrong.  Those several 
pages may get rather boring and tedious, thus allowing those who have short 
attention spans to just gloss over it.
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