XPost: alt.usage.english, alt.english.usage   
   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:57:39 -0700, HenHanna    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 4/13/2024 11:33 AM, HenHanna wrote:   
   >>   
   >> so it seems PTD wasn't a big fish (Trump) elsewhere.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>  > The BIG FISH comment reminds me of a Master's thesis, I forget where,   
   >>  > that analysed roles of people in newsgroups. It caused great amusement   
   >>  > here (AUE) because it so badly miscategorised the roles of the   
   >>  > regulars. In   
   >>  > particular, it concluded that PTD was the most-respected of the AUE   
   >>  > regulars, because of the many responses to him. It's true that he did   
   >>  > start the most arguments.   
      
   PTD was a regular in sci.lang via Googlegroups, and suddenly jumped   
   into aue as a result of something that was crossposted there.   
      
   He became something of a notorious nuisance, a source of   
   misinformation about which he was in constant dispute. He was rather a   
   disruptive influence.   
      
   He could contribute useful information on topics he knew something   
   about, but he became argumentative about things of which he was   
   altogether ignorant.   
      
   The instance I remember most was when he denied that the town of El   
   Paso, Illinois, existed, and continued to deny its existence no matter   
   what evidence was put before him.   
      
      
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