A sock puppet among us?

[Lance Payette]

This is actually becoming kind of a fun exercise in legal forensics.

I pulled these insults just from "Martin's" posts in April. NONE OF THESE WERE AIMED AT ME but at other targets. Several of them were used repeatedly:

"Delusional, one sick puppy, completely ignorant, your massive ego, your idiotic rant, ego-driven desperation, ignorant arrogance, stupid, pathetic, one of the most insignificant posters."

Nice.

When "Tom's" association with "Martin" was questioned, he responded "Another LN false claim. Your paranoid theories are actually great fun to read; carry on!"

Paranoid theories? Distinctly Martin-like, no?

I don't happen to have the software that will do it, but if anyone does I encourage you to run 25 of "Tom's" posts and 25 of "Martin's" through it. I guarantee you, the software will respond: "Why are you feeding me these softballs? Why are you feeding me 50 posts that are obviously by the same person? I'm better than this, pal. Give me a challenge, will ya?"

Skim their posts for yourself, if you have sufficient interest. THERE IS NO DOUBT.

Oh, BTW, they both "just happen" to have visceral, over-the-top disdain for The Donald and his MAGA supporters. Plenty of people do, of course, but this is just one more link in the chain.

John's point occurred to me as well (and I've never even been to Australia!): Why not just sheepishly laugh this off, "Martin"?

"Yeah, OK, you caught me with my pants down. So what? Sock puppets aren't expressly prohibited here. If I want to be 'Tom' as well as 'Martin," or put on lipstick and a tutu and be 'Gladys' on alternate Tuesdays, what's it to the rest of you?"

But noooo, self-important, oh-so-serious "Martin" has to play this out, attempting to turn the tables that Lance is John, John is somehow a fraud because he uses an historical figure's name, and Lance's little joke about his wife is some dark admission of something.

Get help, "Martin."
Try to show him how absurd this all looks, "Tom."
Give him a big hug and tell him it's OK, "Gladys."

Really, Martin, it's OK. We're all laughing with you, not at you. Well, OK, we ARE laughing at you, but we'd be laughing with you if you'd just fess up and stop perpetuating the nonsense. I truly don't understand your motivation, but I'll let it go.

[Lance Payette]

You don't know who you are dealing with ...

YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN! 

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Martin Weidmann]

This is actually becoming kind of a fun exercise in legal forensics.

I pulled these insults just from "Martin's" posts in April. NONE OF THESE WERE AIMED AT ME but at other targets. Several of them were used repeatedly:

"Delusional, one sick puppy, completely ignorant, your massive ego, your idiotic rant, ego-driven desperation, ignorant arrogance, stupid, pathetic, one of the most insignificant posters."

Nice.

When "Tom's" association with "Martin" was questioned, he responded "Another LN false claim. Your paranoid theories are actually great fun to read; carry on!"

Paranoid theories? Distinctly Martin-like, no?

I don't happen to have the software that will do it, but if anyone does I encourage you to run 25 of "Tom's" posts and 25 of "Martin's" through it. I guarantee you, the software will respond: "Why are you feeding me these softballs? Why are you feeding me 50 posts that are obviously by the same person? I'm better than this, pal. Give me a challenge, will ya?"

Skim their posts for yourself, if you have sufficient interest. THERE IS NO DOUBT.

Oh, BTW, they both "just happen" to have visceral, over-the-top disdain for The Donald and his MAGA supporters. Plenty of people do, of course, but this is just one more link in the chain.

John's point occurred to me as well (and I've never even been to Australia!): Why not just sheepishly laugh this off, "Martin"?

"Yeah, OK, you caught me with my pants down. So what? Sock puppets aren't expressly prohibited here. If I want to be 'Tom' as well as 'Martin," or put on lipstick and a tutu and be 'Gladys' on alternate Tuesdays, what's it to the rest of you?"

But noooo, self-important, oh-so-serious "Martin" has to play this out, attempting to turn the tables that Lance is John, John is somehow a fraud because he uses an historical figure's name, and Lance's little joke about his wife is some dark admission of something.

Get help, "Martin."
Try to show him how absurd this all looks, "Tom."
Give him a big hug and tell him it's OK, "Gladys."

Really, Martin, it's OK. We're all laughing with you, not at you. Well, OK, we ARE laughing at you, but we'd be laughing with you if you'd just fess up and stop perpetuating the nonsense. I truly don't understand your motivation, but I'll let it go.

When "John Mytton" jumped in, because you were making a fool of yourself, didn't you figure it would be better to stay out of this conversation?

John's point occurred to me as well (and I've never even been to Australia!): Why not just sheepishly laugh this off, "Martin"?

But I do. Just a matter of interest; why did you feel the need to mention that you have never been to Australia? Did you want to create distance between you and your alter ego?

[Martin Weidmann]

YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN! 

Sorry, couldn't resist.

So, I've got you mystified, but you still feel you know, right?

I haven't had this much fun for months.... It's absolutely hilarious!

[David Von Pein]

And there is "John" or should I say Lance?
Btw John Mytton, who wasn't even Australian, died in 1834. Are you communicating with us from the after life?

Are you suggesting that there couldn't possibly be TWO people who have had the name of John Mytton since the 1800s?

Along those same lines, how about this farmer in Australia who has a name I'm kind of familiar with.

[John Mytton]

If I wanted to track down your real address, I would already have done it. You don't know who you are dealing with but you are simply just not important enough!

But thank you for confirming, once again, that you are using a fake name.

Now the only question that remains to be answered is; when you are using a fake name on this forum, why do you obsess about others using fake names, even if they don't?

As I've said since virtually day one, I use an alias and there is nothing wrong with that, but one person using multiple aliases is bit weird and especially when they are used to promote your own posts!

JohnM 

[Lance Payette]

When "John Mytton" jumped in, because you were making a fool of yourself, didn't you figure it would be better to stay out of this conversation?

Apparently, I didn't. Despite being the same person, John and I have difficulty coordinating our responses.

But I do. Just a matter of interest; why did you deel the need to mention that you have never been to Australia? Did you want to create distance between you and your alter ego?

Please, tell me you aren't this paranoid, mate. Are we witnessing an actual meltdown here, mate? Should you perhaps put another shrimp on your mental barbie, mate? G'day, mate, ya wacky drongo, I reckon it's about time I shoot through on this thread.