On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 14:41:37 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 2:34:12 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> Verdicts are binding but you can't lose. The winner is paid from a pot
>> of $5000 and they split the leftover.
>>
>> As for being a snarky bitch, this is about TV ratings, not justice.
>
>It's probably the best deal the parties will ever get. The plaintiff will agree to drop the suit in return for getting some guaranteed dough. The defendant will get zero or some money. My guess is that they have to be assured some money to be willing to go on TV and possibly be abused.
>
>You're right that it doesn't matter if people on Usenet don't approve of her schtick. What matters is the 10 million viewers that watch her daily.

To me, what counts is what I think about it. Or what the person I'm
talking to thinks about it. Those 10 million viewers can go sit on the
sharp end of a pineapple and spin.