OK, I don't know if the DU mods are going to want to pull this post

[Thtwudbeme]

because it is about "2" banned DUers. Right upfront.

This involves the person that made up two screennames...and posted as two homosexual men in a relationship...complete with photo threads, and details of jobs...etc.

Am I the ONLY one that thinks this person is brilliant, and might have been using a message board to learn to develop characters for a writing project?

I have thought this for a long time, but other DUers seemed so very upset by it that I never mentioned it.

It took a helluva lot of talent to keep "two guys" going on DU...I believed them, too. The bookstore and cat were my hooks.

I would LOVE to know the "rest of the story" on that one; I cannot imagine what other gains this person would have had from screwing around on a message board-

[Dave Reynolds]

1. I dunno if it will be pulled,

because I suspect I am not the only one who has no clue as to what you mention.

[haydukelives]

3. I, too am clueless

no, really

[Lavender Brown]

10. this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3176890

[Dave Reynolds]

16. Thanks,

don't know how I missed that.

[Name removed]

25. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[supernova]

2. Unless it was a split personality?

:shrug:

[Thtwudbeme]

6. I thought about that too

but, I actually met a true split personality person when I was a paramedic...my understanding is that while the personalities "know" about each other...they don't interact like they are involoved with each other.

Anyway...I was just always fascinated as hell by the story of one person pretending to be two. I don't think I could be that clever.

[xmas74]

22. I worked w/ one in a state hospital.

They might be aware of each other but they rarely do interact(usually only under therapy).
And the poster(s) mentioned above fascinate me too.

[terrya]

4. Or maybe he could have just been completely batshit insane.

That's the take I had of that unfortunate situation...

[MissB]

7. I'll saddle up to that notion.

[bigwillq]

9. I agree with you terry!

I think he was just nuts!

[terrya]

12. It was our own version of :"Sybil", Will...

though it WAS a terrible situation for all concerned...

[Misunderestimator]

11. That was definitely my take on it.

Insane with a vivid imagination. If he was really brilliant, he wouldn't have given himself away in the end (and he wouldn't have needed to plagiarize stuff either), even though it did take a while for people to become really suspicious.

[Shakespeare]

20. Agreed. My take is that he's a sociopath. n/t

[jpgray]

21. ...

:thumbsup:

[Lars39]

5. I think he was just twisted.

[SOteric]

8. It does take substantial cleverness.

I think many of us simply smart too much at being made to feel foolish to grant that.

But I believe it also possible that the person you refer to simply had a pathological need for attention they did not feel capable or worthy of without the aid of a phantasie life.

Either way, that does not nullify the tremendous amount of creativity inherent in that phantasie. I hope the person you refer to does indeed find the inspiration to write. Likely it would be an avenue to a better form of genuine attention.

[ForrestGump]

19. I agree with me

Oops. Shhhh...I almost destroyed our cover.

:o

[jonnyblitz]

13. fucker(s)!! i even sat at a "vigil for the fallen" during the GOP

convention in Union Sq , NYC (DUer Amaya was with me) with Vets for Peace and other similar groups with a picture of his "nephew" who had gotten killed in IRAQ.the poor guy was, in fact, a fallen soldier, but it wasn't his nephew. An enterprising DUer did some research and verified this. I exchanged PMs with the "both" of them prior to doing this.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

14. insanity and too much spare time

[crispini]

18. Seconded.

Especially about the "too much spare time." I mean, get a life, dude.

[never cry wolf]

15. Maybe it was Agent Mike

:shrug:

[skygazer]

17. I don't think he/she was particularly brilliant

Though we all know that there are people who are not what they portray themselves to be on the internets, most people on a message board will pretty much accept a person's story if it's not absurdly "out there". As long as you keep it that way, you're not liable to get caught because no one is going to go to any great lengths to disprove you.

As for it taking a lot of talent, I don't see that either. People make up internet personas every day - it's just another way of playing a game of let's pretend.

I have an acquaintance who truly believes that I'm close friends with a well-known rock star. I innocently threw out a remark about having his telephone number one day - purely in jest - and this guy took me seriously. So I let him believe it because it seemed funny but it took on a life of its own and for the past several years, he has believed it. I wish I'd never begun because it would be very awkward at this late date to tell him I was just pulling his leg and I know it's going to come back to bite me in the ass but the point is, this was not a dumb person who believes this and it took very little effort to convince him and keep him convinced. And that was in person with someone I actually know and not in a fairly anonymous place like a message board.

Don't give too much credit to that person.

[graywarrior]

23. For someone who lives at DU, I know nothing that goes on.

How does that happen?

[Elidor]

24. Whoever he was, he was a fucking asshole

I hated that jerk with a purple passion. Still do. And no, I saw no indication of brilliance. Just someone who likes pushing peoples' buttons. He was good at that.

And I seriously doubt that we are rid of the schmuck.

[supernova]

26. ?? Do tell

Have you seen someone else with a similar pattern? PM if you don't want to broadcast.

[Elidor]

30. Yes, I have

But I won't share the name, on the chance that I'm wrong. But that aside, he invested too much time and energy of his own to just walk away when they banned him. I'd be very surprised if he just gave up and moved on. He enjoyed stirring up the shit too much.

[supernova]

32. I see your point.-eom

[FuzzySlippers]

27. The REALLY scary thing is that "both" of "them"

served terms as mods.

:scared:

[ForrestGump]

28. You think THAT is scary?

southlandshari, with her whip, spiked-heel thigh-high boots, and black leather corset scares the hell out of me... :scared:

...in kind of a tingly way.

[FuzzySlippers]

29. Oh Pshaw!! Southlandshari and her dominatrix getup

are the fulfillment of your wildest fantasies!!:o

[ForrestGump]

31. Shhhhhhhhh

I'm doing one of those Br'er Rabbitt/briar patch things. Oh, Shari...where are you, Shari? Come out, come out, wherever you are... :D

[The empressof all]

33. Locking

Please, can we say a prayer, or burn some sage or something.

This horse is dead.

Let's not try to resurect it again


Let it rest in Peace