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Please, don't overlook this one.

What about this one?

Since I don't have the power to delete accounts, I spoke with Long John about his multiple usernames(I figure you're indirectly referencing him). I told him that for now on he is only allowed to post under Long John, and he agreed. As far as I know, he's held up to his word.

Also, the machine can often be very off base. For example, here are some of the usernames listed under the IP look up of wineman.

wineman [ 104 Posts ]

harmonica albert [ 45 Posts ]

dharma.wheel [ 28 Posts ]

Subterranean_Error [ 23 Posts ]

stephadele [ 22 Posts ]

trickseeee [ 5 Posts ]



Offbase, indeed.


Or another example, Precinct.


precinct14 [ 338 Posts ]

Eddie [ 333 Posts ]

Martletwy Man [ 23 Posts ]

escapeedrifter [ 17 Posts ]

cookie [ 11 Posts ]

posthuman [ 8 Posts ]

J R Hartley [ 5 Posts ]

mikelee [ 4 Posts ]

i am the man [ 3 Posts ]

The Wicked Messenger [ 3 Posts ]

sarah61 [ 3 Posts ]

Swordfishtrombone [ 2 Posts ]

sparacus [ 2 Posts ]

John Wesley Harding [ 1 Post ]

Bobfan1 [ 1 Post ]

Mark Elphick [ 1 Post ]

Edward T [ 1 Post ]

theoldrounder [ 1 Post ]

there's also the possibility that wineman, harmonica albert, dharma.wheel, Subterranean_Error, stephadele, and trickseeee are the same person. Or maybe they all belong to the same family and are sharing a computer.

This is the first time I've seen this. A calumny. JR Hartley, yes. The rest, no. "Someone's got it in for me, they're planting stories in the press".

Ya mean, the oldrounder isn't you??

Having met both Harmonica Albert and Stephadele In The Flesh, I can testify: they are two distinct & entirely seperate individuals. Unless one--or both--was lying to me! Oh the paranoia!

Oh--and I've also met Pinz and Claudette. So that's four who aren't Evil Evildoers Of Multiple Nicknaming But Really All The Same Person. ....Five, includin' me.

Everybody else is Under Surveillance.

[quote="Mr. Tambourine Man"]
Also, the machine can often be very off base.
/quote]

...exactly.

this would all seem genuine dalamar - but your own celebrated Tiatanium Member has called another site member a "nazi x". obviously no rules of yours broken there as you said NOTHING. one would assume then that anything goes here.

the above is not what i wrote. it appears only certain significant financial contributors to the site and friends of the moderators get what they wrote printed verbatim.

and they call me crazy..........

who did ISN ? nobody at this site. you insist on defending your hero and you don't even know what it's about. can't you understand - i'm talking to the meat not the maggot. (and yes - things like this we do have the right to say - not things like Long John broadcast). your idol sleeps late.

hehehe.....I think I'm losing it - I didn't understand a word of what you just said........

What's not to understand? Long John is the meat. You are the maggot who feeds on his putrescent corpse.

but who's my idol....Bob?

and why does he/she think I'm defending Long John....

that is so gross TBT.....yuk.....hehehehe

it's pretty cryptic when you think about it.....almost like code.....for something.......

Oh, I thought it was an Australian thang.

no, I don't think so.......although there's a book by Peter Carey called Illywhacker

i came here ISN, because you spread yourself about - hard to track down. but i know where i see Long John i'll "always" see ISN. the "last waltz" - neil young - "i think they've got it now Robbie" - glad to see you have ISN. shame about the sign-out though - don't use Long John's ghost-writer for these "lesser posts". his typing-finger waving - go away you "&#)!**$.++" means nothing to me. i'm probably all the things i've been called by Long John and ISN - but i am not a "trading nazi f**k", and i won't rest until a simple apology for such a reprehensible remark is withdrawn. do i expect one - in reality sadly no. i've never read a Long John manifesto except if it mentioned me - honestly- how much can you take ? but i know enough now of this person that their world would tumble down around them if they didn't believe they had a captive, adoring audience on this site. maybe if you can't come up with an apology Long John - YOU should go away. makes me sick when i see people like you putting magnificent portrayals of bob next to your vile rhetoric.

wow....that's some serious psychotic $hit......hey, that's so cool......how on earth do you manage it.......you'd have to be way paranoid if you thought me and Long John were in cahoots.....I love that $hit - reminds me of the old days......man, keep at it - I love it

i can't forget it - but it's finished. i got a reasonable hearing and you can't ask more than that. any forum about bob is far greater than any individual or their personal principles. sorry Bob Zimmerman - i wouldn't take your job on for "quids". i never had the right to challenge your integrity. my main thanks are reserved for Stellasgrl2 and Ninchen. their intervention was a revelation to me - very nice bobcats - thank you both. regards & cheers. don't worry - "i'm going. i'm going - i'm gone !"