Impersonating users deleted/perm-banned, including most notably "Leuders"

What on Earth did you do? Call Einstein a poser?

It was a long time ago and I can't remember the exact details, just how shocked I was at the knee-jerk response. I remember thinking that I was disappointed about that kind of treatment on a physics forum though I might have expected it on a biology forum. 

Anyhow, if memory serves, I think I asked about fine tuning in the universe and whether it suggested design. Looking back, I should have known better than to ask that question there. People who claim to just "fucking love science" seem to be remarkably closed minded.

[Laird]

So, who is this individual? We think best evidence points to the individual(s) described by Rome Viharo on his page, Oliver Smith’s Dark Entanglement.

An update: we now have proof (which I won't document publicly) that the culprit behind all of these socks is Oliver D. Smith. You can read more about this person and his history on this archived Encyclopedia Dramatica page: Oliver D. Smith Brothers. You can read about how the Encyclopedia Dramatica editors connected various pseudonyms to Oliver on this archived Connecting the dots page.

I don't think there is a focal point for the forum attacks but this is the same guy/gal/team that has followed me around Usenet, now the Internet, for years. lol I understand that it is a moderation nightmare with no solid answers but it is damn funny...to me at least. I can't count the number of impersonations - and the results of them - that have occurred.

It hearts my feewings, yes it does. 

This fits with the fact that Oliver in his "Leuders" incarnation was very keen to pin all of his sock-puppets on you - not only did he claim publicly (in a post which Ian sensibly deleted) that you were the culprit, and not only did he PM moderators to this effect, but we have heard from non-admin members that he PMed them about this too.

Too, Oliver's persecution of Rome Viharo continues, and it is now clear that Oliver is the individual who created the hit-piece RationalWiki article on Rome. Rome has recently been vlogging about this and the general RationalWiki/Wikipedia skeptic crowd. I might start a new thread about this.

An update: we now have proof (which I won't document publicly) that the culprit behind all of these socks is Oliver D. Smith. You can read more about this person and his history on this archived Encyclopedia Dramatica page: Oliver D. Smith Brothers. You can read about how the Encyclopedia Dramatica editors connected various pseudonyms to Oliver on this archived Connecting the dots page.


This fits with the fact that Oliver in his "Leuders" incarnation was very keen to pin all of his sock-puppets on you - not only did he claim publicly (in a post which Ian sensibly deleted) that you were the culprit, and not only did he PM moderators to this effect, but we have heard from non-admin members that he PMed them about this too.

Too, Oliver's persecution of Rome Viharo continues, and it is now clear that Oliver is the individual who created the hit-piece RationalWiki article on Rome. Rome has recently been vlogging about this and the general RationalWiki/Wikipedia skeptic crowd. I might start a new thread about this.

What a deeply sad life that person must lead.

What a deeply sad life that person must lead.

Re: sock puppets-

Here's how they do it.

Puppets- how it's done

Re: sock puppets-

Here's how they do it.

Puppets- how it's done

Lol If only it was that entertaining.

Lol If only it was that entertaining.

and harmless

What a deeply sad life that person must lead.

Mental illness can be very isolating.  I find it hard but I know I should despise what he does and feel sorry for the individual.   Sad

This individual has similar characteristics. Dennis Markuse, aka David Mabus. He reared his head on a forum known as Scepcop where he would post rambling incoherent nonsense attacking atheists. He was notorious for harassing well known personalities such as PZ Myers and Dawkins... . After many email complaints to the Montreal police he was arrested.