"Mike" nospam@ microsoft.com wrote:
If nobody replies to Bertie, his post
count would drop to little or nothing.

Mxsmanic hasn't replied to Bertie in many months. Yet Bertie has posted
followups to just about every post he makes. It appears not all Usenet posts
are propagating to your alternate reality. Perhaps that explains why you
appear to be posting claims contrary to observation.

If post count is your metric of how a troll brings in kooks,

I thought using an invented acronym like "GAUCHE" would made it clear that
entire paragraph was not to be taken seriously.

Why do you think Bertie does what he does?

So many possibilities! Maybe arrested development?

Do you think he does it
just so he can read his own replies? The mere fact that Jim threatens
him with violence and gets his own blood pressure up stokes Bertie's
fire.

That's incredibly devious of Bertie.

So once again you've
brought up something completely useless in a failed attempt at humor.
It's not your forte. You should try other approaches.

You're the "straight man" (or "comic foil") for the purposes of my humor, not
the audience. You're not expected to appreciate the humor.