I concur. In fact, I couldn't have said it better myself.
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 08:12, <br...@bjwhite.net> wrote: > Well, regardless (because of) of ya'll's bullshit (yes, I said it...someone > had to) this list has gone downhill quickly. > > It's gone downhill much faster when the bashing that's been going on here > than it would have had with someone here and there saying that imperial > units are used here and there. > > Jerry, Ken, Stephen, I don't care which one of you supports what. You're > all a bunch of idiots as far as I'm concerned. Take it private.....in fact, > if I was the moderator, I'd boot the lot of you. > > Jerry, a special consideration for you, since you're the worst addition to > this list recently. It's painfully obvious, that you hide behind a fake > email address and name. It's also quite obvious that you are > John/Euric/Kilopascal given the history of the list. Regardless of other > people's points of view, your berating and condescending tone and attitude > get you no where. In fact, I agree with 98%+ of what you say, it's the WAY > you say it that makes it ineffective and irritating. And it's all hampered > by the fact that you think you're smarter than everyone else. Guess what, > you're not. That's life, get over it. (In fact, sometimes I think Ken > actually is Jerry....just feeding off of himself, but no evidence.) > > I know, I hear it now...you're going to say "Well, if you see these other > forums." Well you know, I don't give a shit. If I wanted to see those > other forums, I'd go join them. > > So please guys, take this bullshit elsewhere. I'm sure I speak for many > others on this list who have had it with you > guys--Jerry/kilopascal/John/Euric being the worst instigator. > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [USMA:44993] RE: Stephen's use of pseudonyms > From: Ken Cooper <k_cooper1...@yahoo.com> > Date: Sat, May 02, 2009 7:34 am > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> > > Stephen said > > "Important note: as with other acts of pedantry, twisting the truth, and > general vendetta led spam - do not believe claims of joke posts by 'Jock' > being myself." > > That's right. I'd better give everyone Stephen's totally believable version > of events. > > Stephen claims to have been contacted by a complete stranger (who he can no > longer contact) who asked him for the password to the Jock McScotland > account. The stranger didn't want to go to the bother of registering > himself, so he contacted Stephen. > > Stephen doesn't explain how this person contacted him - you can only send > pm's to members of that site if you are logged in and Stephen's email > doesn't appear on the site. > > This stranger then somehow managed to identify me from the millions of > internet users & find my old Windows Live Messenger account. (Stephen, > incidentally, is one of the few people I have communicated with by this > method & I know that the stranger isn't any of the others) > > The stranger then committed copyright theft by copying my avatar. Silly > person - I could choose to sue for this. > > He then posted a whole lot of stuff that contains exactly the same > misspellings & appears identically phrased to the stuff that Stephen posted > when he had access to the Jock McScotland account. > > There. That's a totally believable explanation of what really happened. > Pity that no-one will think that it is the truth. It ranks with "a big boy > did it & ran away" as an excuse. > > Alternatively, the simpler and more plausible explanation is that Stephen > is the sad twisted individual behind "Jock McScotland's" posts. I know what > I believe. > > Stephen also said > > "Far better to discuss this off the list" > > Why Stephen? Don't you like being exposed as a sad twisted liar? IMO, you > are deliberately attempting to damage the credibility of the USMA > listserver by taking posts from it & reposting them under your Jock > McScotland pseudonym. > > Finally, let me remind everyone that it was Stephen that originally brought > up the subject of pseudonyms on this list - not me. Funny how he wants the > discussion taken off list only when it begins to encompass his own pseudonym > use. > >
