Hint: You used the word 'hypocrisy' in the very post I am quoting.
Sapo: What are you laughing at? As we both know, I originally registered at your website under the username of "newguy"...the same username that I regularly use here. At that time, you sent me a PM because I was "hiding" or had chosen the option of my username not appearing when I was online. I responded and told you that I wasn't "hiding", but that I simply didn't want to draw an unwanted crowd. I've readily admitted that I initially registered at your site for one reason and one reason alone...
To help "out" sock-puppets.
Having successfully "outted" a couple of sock-puppets, YOU blew a gasket and banned me from your website. Do I need to dig up the past posts to document that this is so? So, in my original registering, there was absolutely no "hypocrisy" involved, whatsoever. At the same time, having ignored this reality, I assume that you're referring to the second time that I registered at your site under the username of Matt Cooper(however I spelled it). Once again, my only purpose in registering the second time was to help further "out" sock-puppets. Grumpy ought to be aware of this...here is a PM that I sent him some time ago:
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Sent: So much for that idea..., Jun 28 2008, 12:17 PM
Grumpy:
In spite of all of our past "scrapes", I must say that I'm somewhat surprised and disappointed by what I just noticed. My initial desire for this PM was to hopefully "employ your services" in helping to rid this forum of sock puppets and now I'm not sure that this is even possible. I just went over to Sapo's joint to copy and paste a couple of recent posts over there that lead me to believe that "Bringer-of-Light" is yet another sock puppet that was created by some members that post regularly on that site. I was surprised to see your first post when I visited there. I'm not surprised that you would want to post elsewhere...I am surprised, though, that you would choose a place that has infected this particular forum with sock puppet after sock puppet after sock puppet. Back when I was a teenager, I attended a MLB playoff game between the NY Mets and the Cincinnati Reds at Shea Stadium in Flushing, NY. I don't know how familiar you are with baseball, but it was the game after the one in which Pete Rose(Reds) got into a fistfight with a much smaller Bud Harrelson(Mets). I was seated in the left-field bleachers for this game and Pete Rose was the starting left-fielder. The game had to be halted by the umpires because the fans in the stands were not only chanting "ROSE EAT SH*T!" repeatedly throughout the game, but they were also throwing things(bottles, etc.) at Rose throughout the game. The game was in danger of being forfeited UNTIL several players from the NY Mets walked out towards the bleachers and pleaded with the fans to stop their nonsense. I was hoping that something similar to this might take place here at physorg. Although you and I disagree on a range of topics(we agree on others), the fact remains that you are one of the most respected people on this forum. Assuming(?) that you find all of these sock puppets as distasteful as I do(they certainly don't do your side any good...they are the antithesis of "scientific integrity"), I was hoping that you and some other respected posters(I think I've been disqualified...most people here can't stand me) might "take a walk out to the bleachers" and admonish these idiots to take their foolishness elsewhere. Whether you're aware of it or not, these sock puppet accounts are all coming from Sapo's joint. I've already documented how some of them are the "creation" of fivedoughnut, Alpha and BigDumbWeirdo(a moderator there). More importantly, they certainly have "the blessing" of Sapo, the site's founder. Is this the type of company that you desire to keep? If so, you're certainly entitled to do so, but I had hoped that you had more integrity than that. If you're going to do battle with "cretinists", as some of you like to call them, then at least do battle with real ones...not sock puppets. Anyhow, as usual, those are my heartfelt words...hopefully, you can at least appreciate my straightforwardness and honesty. Whatever you decide to do, I wish you the best. Take care.
newguy
That was the entire intent behind my ONE POST as Matt Cooper...to help rid PhysOrg from the sock-puppets that found/find safe haven at your website. If you view that as "hypocrisy", then so be it. I've got a trailer to load. Take care.
P.S. I thought that I'd add that the only reason that you banned me the second time from your website is because I "tipped" one of your posters to the fact that I still had access to your website. It's NOT like you had any discernment of your own to speak of.