Just because we can't change everything doesn't mean we shouldn't change what we can. The above mentioned "mob mentality" is by its very nature something that can only be surmounted by persistence in the face of seemingly overwhelming odds.

Remember that no matter where you spot him, whether surrounded by like-minded supporters or the public at large, the Lame Geek Fish believes unequivocally, rather sociopathically, that he is on his own turf. That means he's intransigent and on the offensive at all turns. Bearing this in mind, these are the steps for engaging with the LGF:

1) Be impersonal - focus only on the actual matter at hand, and resist the temptation to include any personal factoids or remarks. These are like crack to the LGF, making him even less rational and more enthusiastic about his position.
2) Be truthful - use hard facts that can be verified by a web search, but don't bother to directly cite documentation, because the LGF won't waste his precious time looking, and it will take up valuable message space, causing the short-attention-spanned LGF to stop reading.
3) Be brief - as mentioned above, the LGF is more invested in finding a chink in your armor than he is in the facts. The less extraneous information given, the less he'll have to play with. Consider the Twitter limit of 140 characters as a guideline.
4) Be pleasant - avoid using the pronoun "you", and speak about the matter in an indirect way, so as not to introduce personal insult to the conversation. The LGF absolutely lives for snark, and will look for any opportunity to get malicious.
5) Be geeky - if it's part of your nature, use your own internal movie geek self to include pop-culture references that, while not necessarily required, will subtly reveal to the LGF that you, too, know his area of supposed expertise.
6) Be gone - after your short refutation of the LGF's obvious misunderstanding, move on. Don't check back for their reaction, you won't like it. Don't follow up for more discussion, it's not going anywhere. Drop a bomb and jump to hyperspace. You can't do any more good back there, Wedge.

Since I arrived late, I observed the fallout of the first salvo, and I think it's given some useful insights on clarifying how best to deal with Lame Geek Fish. I'll come back to that later when I've got it concisely outlined.

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"I’m so happy that can cooperate with Keanu Reeves." Yeah, I'd be happy to do that, too! :-D

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Yeah, my favorite dream is the one where I'm cooperating with Keanu.

Thanks for summarizing the articles!

Ciao for now!
HB

The thought occurs that in a thread titled Introductions, I might actually consider introducing myself. I'm from Seattle, USA, currently live there, but consider New York my second home. I do software research but I was a veterinary assistant for many years and remain passionate about caring for companion animals. I believe that love conquers all and I think I'll leave it at that since this is getting kind of long!

Party on!
HB