Nope. If he's been on PD before - and I doubt it - then he had a different IP and style of posting.

He's a new member of the site and nothing more. He wasn't even signed up when the sarfari happened.

Gosh...doesn't that safari thing seem a loooong time ago now?

No worries, I almost certainly wont.

However, I think the threat to do so highlighted the original problem in how Classicman was going about this - which was of course my aim.

So you do have a problem with me - OK.
Because I am distrustful of people from PD who have repeatedly proven and admitted themselves to be trolls. Well gee, now you want to come over here and play the whole good cop thing - and then tell me I'm being unreasonable for being suspicious? FAIL.

Ok, so what is your intention in even attempting to drag this issue out through repeated discussion? Why would you go back to PD and make the comments that you have been quoted as making? Why are you still posting on both places about this?

Its only misinformation if its deliberately spread, and since I certainly didn't know this was what happened, I doubt that is the case.

Either way, I have passed on a public message, in the thread to Nigel, to tell her what Undertoad said.

Guys (merc. classic) ...maybe we should just let this all settle back down again? We're kind of going in circles no?

Perhaps Dana, but again some asshole from PD came over here and started shit AGAIN. We did not seek it out.

Yea. I am really bored with it all. I was just wondering what really motivated this one person to be the spokesperson defending what most of us agree was nothing more than admitted trolling behavior by people from their forum.

I'm saying, you tell classic to rectify his post...rectify the misinfo you have going on over there. That's fair, is it not?

Its Cain on PD, Kaliayev here. Its not hard, you can just cut and paste the names.

You can turn all the graphics off, if they bug you that much. However, since so many people seem to be able to navigate them without problem, that you do seem to get confused seems to confirm the misunderstanding hypothesis.

The correct post is as follows:


And I didn't respond.

Please explain how me talking things over in a calm and considered fashion can be considered trolling? I am honestly fascinated by this concept. I mean sure, in theory it is possible, but if anything, you're trolling yourself with your suspicions about me, when I am only acting in an open and non-hostile manner. Could I have some fiendishly clever plan to subvert the site? Possibly. But since you cannot seem to find any evidence for it, except to continually call me a troll, I can only assume you haven't found one.

I'd tell you because that's because there such a plan, but then we'd run into the wall of your circular logic again.

Sometimes Classicman, a cigar really is just a cigar.

Y'know Merc, I think it was a genuine attempt at diplomacy from one of their board 'elders' (for want of a better word). Whether or not it worked, whether or not it was well-received and whether or not he read us right, I think it was well-meant. We have (not without reason) gone a little tribal on him. So ...kind of provoked a less diplomatic tone at times. But seriously, I think he was just trying to make peace/get things on an even keel and also (possibly) defend his friends. That's a fair enough thing to do isn't it?

It is kinda silly, yeah. But a lot of people seem to be getting upset by it easily.

No problems. Now I've spoken with you more, I think I have a better "feel" for how you communicate, and think our earlier problems were just crossed wires. It happens sometimes. I'm cool if you are.

Well, its a trick question, because woods are never really empty. Plus, its vibrations and stuff in the air...

Cool, no worries then.