On Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:04:15 -0600, phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com>
wrote:
What's with the constant nymshifts (complete with different email
addresses)?
Just in the past three months:
phoenix
Elendil Wadwallow
Elendil
The World of Is
The World of Izz
The Wizard of Izz
Praetor Mandrake
sion F2
Lane the Caustic
(probably more, but I got bored of searching)
That's usually the behavior of somebody who is trying to avoid bans,
which is usually the result of somebody not trying to converse in good
faith. Which itself results in people not giving any creedence to
anything you say.
It's not a good look.
At Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:42:33 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:04:15 -0600, phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com>
wrote:
What's with the constant nymshifts (complete with different email
addresses)?
Just in the past three months:
phoenix
Elendil Wadwallow
Elendil
The World of Is
The World of Izz
The Wizard of Izz
Praetor Mandrake
sion F2
Lane the Caustic
(probably more, but I got bored of searching)
That's usually the behavior of somebody who is trying to avoid bans,
which is usually the result of somebody not trying to converse in good
faith. Which itself results in people not giving any creedence to
anything you say.
It's not a good look.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but: the gentleman, though
he nym-shifts a lot, isn't some ordinary troll-type.
Some folks live a bit on the edge of society, so feel the
need to cover their tracks a bit. He's using pseudonyms
(as I do), and not anonyms, so I don't feel uncomfortable
with his changes.
This latest one, "phoenix", is actually quite apropos, given
the gentleman's recent history. I hesitate to vouch for
him, but I will say I've always found his writings interesting.
(Regarding this pseudonym that I use: "vallor" (vuh-LORE) is
the code name for a Navy cryptosystem that I used in the late
80's while in the USCG.
On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 05:11:01 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
vallor wrote:
At Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:42:33 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:04:15 -0600, phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com>
wrote:
What's with the constant nymshifts (complete with different email
addresses)?
Just in the past three months:
phoenix
Elendil Wadwallow
Elendil
The World of Is
The World of Izz
The Wizard of Izz
Praetor Mandrake
sion F2
Lane the Caustic
(probably more, but I got bored of searching)
That's usually the behavior of somebody who is trying to avoid bans,
which is usually the result of somebody not trying to converse in good
faith. Which itself results in people not giving any creedence to
anything you say.
It's not a good look.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but: the gentleman, though
he nym-shifts a lot, isn't some ordinary troll-type.
Some folks live a bit on the edge of society, so feel the
need to cover their tracks a bit. He's using pseudonyms
(as I do), and not anonyms, so I don't feel uncomfortable
with his changes.
This latest one, "phoenix", is actually quite apropos, given
the gentleman's recent history. I hesitate to vouch for
him, but I will say I've always found his writings interesting.
(Regarding this pseudonym that I use: "vallor" (vuh-LORE) is
the code name for a Navy cryptosystem that I used in the late
80's while in the USCG.
I don't know. I'm seeing a very ordinary garden variety troll, or someone testing out their AI chat bot. They just posted, in this group, about how awesome their PS5 is and how it beats a PC.
And now, through your bizarre advocacy message, I'm wondering if *you're*
a sock, too.
If this is trolling, it's not very good. I like a good troll. This ain't
it. Why don't you all, if you don't reside in one person, just find a
better hobby than telling computer gamers that their computers suck?
At Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:42:33 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:04:15 -0600, phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com>
wrote:
What's with the constant nymshifts (complete with different email
addresses)?
Just in the past three months:
phoenix
Elendil Wadwallow
Elendil
The World of Is
The World of Izz
The Wizard of Izz
Praetor Mandrake
sion F2
Lane the Caustic
(probably more, but I got bored of searching)
That's usually the behavior of somebody who is trying to avoid bans,
which is usually the result of somebody not trying to converse in good
faith. Which itself results in people not giving any creedence to
anything you say.
It's not a good look.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but: the gentleman, though
he nym-shifts a lot, isn't some ordinary troll-type.
Some folks live a bit on the edge of society, so feel the
need to cover their tracks a bit. He's using pseudonyms
(as I do), and not anonyms, so I don't feel uncomfortable
with his changes.
This latest one, "phoenix", is actually quite apropos, given
the gentleman's recent history. I hesitate to vouch for
him, but I will say I've always found his writings interesting.
(Regarding this pseudonym that I use: "vallor" (vuh-LORE) is
the code name for a Navy cryptosystem that I used in the late
80's while in the USCG.
https://jproc.ca/crypto/kw46.html
)
On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 05:11:01 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
vallor wrote:
At Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:42:33 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:04:15 -0600, phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com>
wrote:
What's with the constant nymshifts (complete with different email
addresses)?
Just in the past three months:
phoenix
Elendil Wadwallow
Elendil
The World of Is
The World of Izz
The Wizard of Izz
Praetor Mandrake
sion F2
Lane the Caustic
(probably more, but I got bored of searching)
That's usually the behavior of somebody who is trying to avoid
bans, which is usually the result of somebody not trying to
converse in good faith. Which itself results in people not giving
any creedence to anything you say.
It's not a good look.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but: the gentleman, though
he nym-shifts a lot, isn't some ordinary troll-type.
Some folks live a bit on the edge of society, so feel the
need to cover their tracks a bit. He's using pseudonyms
(as I do), and not anonyms, so I don't feel uncomfortable
with his changes.
This latest one, "phoenix", is actually quite apropos, given
the gentleman's recent history. I hesitate to vouch for
him, but I will say I've always found his writings interesting.
(Regarding this pseudonym that I use: "vallor" (vuh-LORE) is
the code name for a Navy cryptosystem that I used in the late
80's while in the USCG.
I don't know. I'm seeing a very ordinary garden variety troll, or
someone testing out their AI chat bot. They just posted, in this
group, about how awesome their PS5 is and how it beats a PC.
And now, through your bizarre advocacy message, I'm wondering if
*you're* a sock, too.
If this is trolling, it's not very good. I like a good troll. This
ain't it. Why don't you all, if you don't reside in one person, just
find a better hobby than telling computer gamers that their computers
suck?
I also have a history in this 'froup. If it isn't obvious that I'm
gaga over Elite Dangerous Odyssey, kindly look back
at the screenshots I posted of my "Ant Colony". Named
in Ant's honor, we had some discussion about whether a
colony of humans could properly be called an
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