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Originally Posted by Praesul  To be clear I never asked them to publish everything they talk about in private. All I was attempting to say is that people always want to know what's going on behind the scenes. When they find out, I would argue, the best response is not to tell them, "Mind your own business, we tell you what we want to tell you, anything else you should just ignore!" | Glad to hear I misinterpreted you.
Here's my deal: an organization with a public image has to strike a delicate balance when it faces groundless, false accusations. Too much response and it appears to validate and encourage tinfoil hat-wearers, who know that they will be rewarded with attention whenever they decide to make up new falsehoods. Too little and it creates a perception of indifference or corruption.
I think the ENnies generally do a pretty good job of maintaining that balance. But there is certainly room for improvement.
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“one must depart from the province of Lean-tong, north of Peking and that after travelling 12,000 li, the traveller would reach Japan, and thence to the north, after a journey of 7000 li, arrive at the country of Wen-Schin (the painted people). Five thousand li from this country towards the east is Tahan, which is 20,000 li from Fusang.”
-- A 6th century account of Fusang, the country across the Pacific from China. | 
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