Mxx Observation

Al G wrote:
Reading MXx's responses to our answers, ****ed me off a bit, and I
began to wonder why.



Over at the sim group a newbie has nothing but adoration for Mx, almost
virtual toe sucking. He even "pings" Mx for advice since they 'happen' to
have the same payware addon! Now, what are the odds of nearly identical
paths, newsreaders, etc., between two users, on two groups, talking to one
another?? You decide! (eBay would call it being a "shill" for a buyer)

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NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:57:27 -0600

From: Matt

Newsgroups: alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim

Subject: Where can I buy....

Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:57:45 -0800

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NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:49:46 -0600

From: Mxsmanic

Newsgroups: rec.aviation.piloting

Subject: MS Flight Sim As a Training Tool (head tracking device)

Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:49:46 +0100

Organization: Just Mxsmanic

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"CRaSH" wrote in message
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Over at the sim group a newbie has nothing but adoration for Mx, almost
virtual toe sucking. He even "pings" Mx for advice since they 'happen' to
have the same payware addon! Now, what are the odds of nearly identical
paths, newsreaders, etc., between two users, on two groups, talking to one
another?? You decide! (eBay would call it being a "shill" for a buyer)

Let's assume for a moment that anyone here really even cares.

So, how many messages have you found posted by "Matt "
that share path information with Mxsmanic? I took a few moments to look at
various messages, and the only one I saw that did have the same apparent
similarities was the one you're mentioning now.

There are a variety of explanations for the similarity, many of which have
nothing to do with one person impersonating another.

Of course, even if he is, so what? There's no authentication on Usenet.
Any of us could be practically anyone. If by some miracle the person who
posts as Mxsmanic is also posting as someone else *and* without causing the
same problems he does as Mxsmanic, I'd think we should be grateful. Time
spent as his alter-ego is time NOT spent causing problems.

And if both apparent people share the same personality traits, then again
there's no issue. After all, one can just as easily ignore two people as
they can just one.

Frankly, I find this obsession with the guy unhealthy. If you don't like
him, then just ignore him. Threads *about* him are nearly as annoying as he
is himself, and just as useless. As for cross-checking message headers,
that's about as close to the definition of "obsessive" as I think a person
could get without consulting a dictionary.

Pete

"Peter Duniho" writes:

[...] Frankly, I find this obsession with the guy unhealthy. If you
don't like him, then just ignore him. Threads *about* him are
nearly as annoying as he is himself, and just as useless. [...]

But Pete, what about threads about threads about him? They're the worst.

- FChE

Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
"Peter Duniho" writes:

[...] Frankly, I find this obsession with the guy unhealthy. If you
don't like him, then just ignore him. Threads *about* him are
nearly as annoying as he is himself, and just as useless. [...]

But Pete, what about threads about threads about him? They're the
worst.


But they can point out some interesting kinky quirks, like possibly
organizing your own fan club...
It's nice to know who you're actually talking to, is it not? Usenet is
ambiguous enough without someones alter ego having a discussion with
themselves...

"CRaSH" wrote in message
...
Now, what are the odds of nearly identical paths, newsreaders, etc.,
between two users, on two groups, talking to one another?? You decide!
(eBay would call it being a "shill" for a buyer)

At least he changed his timezone.