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Guest VanguardLH
Posted

~BD~ wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Please see:

> http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/c...0c-51de7d99758f

>

> Comment(s) here - in this thread, please.

>

> TIA

>

> Dave</span>

 

Since the web page you listed doesn't provide an actual link to where

"there" is, my guess is that it points at just one of the MVP lists.

There is an mvps.org site. That's not a Microsoft official site. Go

look at https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/communities/mvp.aspx and

search on "bear". The one you want to look at is, I think, Robear. Why

he goes by PA Bear which doesn't match up with his name is his choice

(obviously I wasn't named VanguardLH by my parents).

 

So did you have an actual topic for your post? Or did you just want to

go phishing, er, fishing for something, anything regarding this poster?

Or might you be fishing to unfocused comments on your moniker and your

posts?

Guest TaurArian
Posted

And your point being?

 

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"~BD~" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Please see:

> http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/c...0c-51de7d99758f

>

> Comment(s) here - in this thread, please.

>

> TIA

>

> Dave

>

> --

>

>

> </span>

Posted

"VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message

news:ecEqfI%23MJHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> ~BD~ wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> Please see:

>> http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/c...0c-51de7d99758f

>>

>> Comment(s) here - in this thread, please.

>>

>> TIA

>>

>> Dave</span>

>

> Since the web page you listed doesn't provide an actual link to where

> "there" is, my guess is that it points at just one of the MVP lists.

> There is an mvps.org site. That's not a Microsoft official site. Go

> look at https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/communities/mvp.aspx and

> search on "bear". The one you want to look at is, I think, Robear. Why

> he goes by PA Bear which doesn't match up with his name is his choice

> (obviously I wasn't named VanguardLH by my parents).

>

> So did you have an actual topic for your post? Or did you just want to

> go phishing, er, fishing for something, anything regarding this poster?

> Or might you be fishing to unfocused comments on your moniker and your

> posts?</span>

 

Vanguard - I am confused by your post! Whilst not wishing to 'go against the

grain' so to speak, as a picture is better than a thousand words, I've

attached a screenshot of the page to which the link above takes me

 

Edit Oh dear! Unable so to do! You will find the screenshot here:

http://sites.google.com/site/boaterdavetj/tj

 

I was 'fishing' for some help. Robear Dyer (PA= Pensylvania .... where he

lives .....'Bear' =obvious) is the most profligate poster at www.aumha.net

(just under 18,000 posts to date) and is 'everywhere' on the MS Newsgroups -

I'm sure you will have noticed! Regrettably 'he' has not always told the

truth about me (but I recognise that I am the only one that knows that!).

Additionally, I am also now aware that it is a fairly simple matter to

masquerade as someone else in the multifarious newsgroups and, indeed, to

publish false 'Header' information and IP addresses ..... so it is almost

impossible to determine exactly who posts what!

 

The site to which my link

(http://social.microsoft.com:80/Forums/en-U...0c-51de7d99758f

) was expected to direct you is the 'test' site at the new Microsoft Forums

facility - utilised for this purpose so as not to disrupt normal business

there.

 

Having been investigating just how folk operate on these newsgroups for

nearly three years now, I find it difficut to believe that Mr Dyer has not

registered in the new facility under his normal username - but that appears

to be the case. There may, of course, be a simple reason/explanation - hence

directing my enquiry to 'him' directly in this thread (I am well aware that

he has 'kill-filed' me - but he cannot fail to notice the responses of

others, I'm sure!).

 

HTH

 

Dave

 

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Posted

"TaurArian" <taurarian@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:BE17656D-FB4E-4EFB-BB1D-3E379C6E7D66@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> And your point being?

>

> --

> Disclaimer: The information has been posted "as is" with no warranties or

> guarantees and doesn''t give any rights.

></span>

 

Thank you for helping me to attract Mr Dyer's attention, 'TaurArian'. style_emoticons/)

 

No doubt you will review my response to 'VanguardLH'

 

Dave

 

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Guest VanguardLH
Posted

~BD~ wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Vanguard - I am confused by your post! </span>

 

Now you know how everyone else felt when they read yours.

<span style="color:blue">

> Whilst not wishing to 'go against the

> grain' so to speak, as a picture is better than a thousand words, I've

> attached a screenshot of the page to which the link above takes me

>

> Edit Oh dear! Unable so to do! You will find the screenshot here:

> http://sites.google.com/site/boaterdavetj/tj</span>

 

Nothing there, either. 2 for 2.

 

I saw the "post" (of what it was but was still undecipherable as to your

intent) for the first attachment in this 2nd URL (which is a blank post

with attachments). The 2nd attachment is a picture of a boat. Okay,

but don't know how that relates to PA Bear of whatever you really meant

to ask him. It's a pretty good bet that a vast majority of MVPs and

other regulars here won't bother with those forums.

<span style="color:blue">

> I was 'fishing' for some help. </span>

 

On WHAT? That's why others have posted what they did for their replies.

Your post seems an attack or a slight that you didn't bother to

complete. If someone isn't over in those forums, why would you post a

message in those forums asking why they aren't there? Why would you

expect a mass migrate of MVPs into those pitiful forums?

<span style="color:blue">

> Robear Dyer (PA= Pensylvania .... where he

> lives .....'Bear' =obvious) is the most profligate poster </span>

 

You want to back that up with proof posts about him being profligate?

Or maybe you misunderstand what that word means versus proliferous. You

do realize that the term you used was an insult, right? If profligate

is what you actually meant to use, why would you want him around?

<span style="color:blue">

> at www.aumha.net</span>

 

You expect Usenet regulars to bother gathering statistics at some other

venue for public communications?

<span style="color:blue">

> (just under 18,000 posts to date) </span>

 

At aumha.net? Or in newsgroups?

<span style="color:blue">

> and is 'everywhere' on the MS Newsgroups -</span>

 

In newsgroups, looks like he's racked up 90,000 posts:

 

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=author:pa+author:bear

 

I have over 7,000 posts and that's only for my VanguardLH moniker that I

started using since April 11. I used VanguardLH before that but Google

Groups searching omits non-alphanumeric characters. Before that I was

Vanguard but it wasn't unique enough (others were using that moniker) so

I don't know how many total posts I've made so far. Lots.

<span style="color:blue">

> I'm sure you will have noticed! Regrettably 'he' has not always told the

> truth about me (but I recognise that I am the only one that knows that!).

> Additionally, I am also now aware that it is a fairly simple matter to

> masquerade as someone else in the multifarious newsgroups </span>

 

PA Bear has probably been in around 256 newsgroups (see

http://groups.google.com/groups/profile?en...75xS36mXc24h6ww).

I've only been in 78 newsgroups (under my current VanguardLH moniker)

but presently I'm only monitoring 38 of them.

<span style="color:blue">

> and, indeed, to

> publish false 'Header' information and IP addresses ..... so it is almost

> impossible to determine exactly who posts what!</span>

 

Usually you can still tell the imposters by using the headers. They

would need to use an NNTP server that let them lie about several or all

of the overview NNTP headers (only one that I know that does that is

news.alt.net and I tag those since trolls like to use it, but then I

also tag dizum and other mail2news posters who like hiding behind a

proxy). However, unless you save your own cache of old posts by

leeching all posts from an NNTP server so you have your own full

history, you may not have the info needed to follow a nymshifter or

imposter. Most aren't very smart and can be identified.

<span style="color:blue">

> The site to which my link

> (http://social.microsoft.com:80/Forums/en-U...0c-51de7d99758f

> ) was expected to direct you is the 'test' site at the new Microsoft Forums

> facility - utilised for this purpose so as not to disrupt normal business

> there.</span>

 

http://social.microsoft.com

"Welcome to Microsoft Social, a central place to manage your bookmarks

and share them with other people on Microsoft."

 

What "this purpose" were you talking about? The forums are at:

 

http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/categories/

 

Guess it's easier for Microsoft to create a new forum in their server

software than trying to go through the process of adding a new

newsgroup. Of course, that means without a gateway to publish those

posts back and forth to Usenet (like Microsoft did with their

Communities forums that pretended to be forums instead of Usenet) that

there will be lost all those Usenet participants in those forums. I

certainly am not going to bother with those "private" forums. Google

Groups and Yahoo Groups have their private forums, too (i.e., not

gatewayed to Usenet). I already waste too much time in Usenet to spend

more of in private forums.

 

However, if those forums are NOT gatewayed to Usenet then they might be

moderated. While some Usenetters don't like censorship, many users

prefer a moderated environment for their discussions. Just doesn't seem

to be much of a selection right now.

 

Searching in those forums definitely sucks. You'll have to give URLs to

example posts by PA Bear or an imposter of him for anyone here to know

what you are talking about.

<span style="color:blue">

> Having been investigating just how folk operate on these newsgroups for

> nearly three years now, I find it difficut to believe that Mr Dyer has not

> registered in the new facility under his normal username - but that appears

> to be the case. </span>

 

Well, you won't see me over there, either. There are only a few forums

over there. Searching sucks. I do visit some forums and their software

is a lot better. It's going to be a LOT smaller community size over

there. Don't expect anyone here to waste their time over there.

There's only a little over 30 forums there.

<span style="color:blue">

> There may, of course, be a simple reason/explanation - hence

> directing my enquiry to 'him' directly in this thread (I am well aware that

> he has 'kill-filed' me - but he cannot fail to notice the responses of

> others, I'm sure!).</span>

 

Neither can you. No one knew by your original post what the heck you

were trying to elicit for a conversation or comments. When others say

your post, and probably PA Bear, the reaction was probable "WTF is

this?"

 

From what I gather from your post, the forum message, and your reply is

that you want PA Bear to participate in those forums besides spending

time here (and presumably used profligate incorrectly). I only had a

fleeting glance at those forums. Doesn't look like anywhere that I'll

spend time.

Posted

"VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message

news:gdmq6t$q86$1@registered.motzarella.org...<span style="color:blue">

> ~BD~ wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> Vanguard - I am confused by your post!</span>

>

> Now you know how everyone else felt when they read yours.</span>

 

 

OK - you win! style_emoticons/

 

<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

>> Whilst not wishing to 'go against the

>> grain' so to speak, as a picture is better than a thousand words, I've

>> attached a screenshot of the page to which the link above takes me

>>

>> Edit Oh dear! Unable so to do! You will find the screenshot here:

>> http://sites.google.com/site/boaterdavetj/tj</span>

>

> Nothing there, either. 2 for 2.</span>

 

 

I'm afraid that I'm uncertain what you mean by '2 for 2', so cannot comment.

 

<span style="color:blue">

> I saw the "post" (of what it was but was still undecipherable as to your

> intent) for the first attachment in this 2nd URL (which is a blank post

> with attachments). The 2nd attachment is a picture of a boat.</span>

 

 

The 'boat' ........ is mine! style_emoticons/

 

<span style="color:blue">

> Okay, but don't know how that relates to PA Bear of whatever you really

> meant

> to ask him. It's a pretty good bet that a vast majority of MVPs and

> other regulars here won't bother with those forums.

><span style="color:green">

>> I was 'fishing' for some help.</span>

>

> On WHAT? That's why others have posted what they did for their replies.

> Your post seems an attack or a slight that you didn't bother to

> complete. If someone isn't over in those forums, why would you post a

> message in those forums asking why they aren't there?</span>

 

 

My message was in the 'test' area. It 'posted' just as I'd hoped it would in

a practical sense. Whilst I cannot be 100% certain, I'm pretty sure that

there was no record of PA Bear 'over there' when my test post was made.

There is now a member entry for PA Bear. I have a theory that 'bad guys'

always make mistakes. Maybe that was another of them! (i.e. a correction

has now been made)

 

<span style="color:blue">

> Why would you expect a mass migrate of MVPs into those pitiful forums?</span>

 

 

I don't!

 

<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

>> Robear Dyer (PA= Pensylvania .... where he

>> lives .....'Bear' =obvious) is the most profligate poster</span>

>

> You want to back that up with proof posts about him being profligate?

> Or maybe you misunderstand what that word means versus proliferous. You

> do realize that the term you used was an insult, right?</span>

 

 

A mistake on my part. I had meant to say prolific. No insult was intended.

 

<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

>> at www.aumha.net</span>

>

> You expect Usenet regulars to bother gathering statistics at some other

> venue for public communications?

><span style="color:green">

>> (just under 18,000 posts to date)</span>

>

> At aumha.net?</span>

 

 

Yes!

 

<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

>> and is 'everywhere' on the MS Newsgroups -</span>

>

> In newsgroups, looks like he's racked up 90,000 posts:

>

> http://groups.google.com/groups?q=author:pa+author:bear

>

> I have over 7,000 posts and that's only for my VanguardLH moniker that I

> started using since April 11. I used VanguardLH before that but Google

> Groups searching omits non-alphanumeric characters. Before that I was

> Vanguard but it wasn't unique enough (others were using that moniker) so

> I don't know how many total posts I've made so far. Lots.</span>

 

 

Are you still 'working' too?

 

<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

>> I'm sure you will have noticed! Regrettably 'he' has not always told the

>> truth about me (but I recognise that I am the only one that knows

>> that!).

>> Additionally, I am also now aware that it is a fairly simple matter to

>> masquerade as someone else in the multifarious newsgroups</span>

>

> PA Bear has probably been in around 256 newsgroups (see

> http://groups.google.com/groups/profile?en...75xS36mXc24h6ww).

> I've only been in 78 newsgroups (under my current VanguardLH moniker)

> but presently I'm only monitoring 38 of them.</span>

 

 

That doesn't mean he's a better man than you!

 

<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

>> and, indeed, to

>> publish false 'Header' information and IP addresses ..... so it is almost

>> impossible to determine exactly who posts what!</span>

>

> Usually you can still tell the imposters by using the headers. They

> would need to use an NNTP server that let them lie about several or all

> of the overview NNTP headers (only one that I know that does that is

> news.alt.net and I tag those since trolls like to use it, but then I

> also tag dizum and other mail2news posters who like hiding behind a

> proxy). However, unless you save your own cache of old posts by

> leeching all posts from an NNTP server so you have your own full

> history, you may not have the info needed to follow a nymshifter or

> imposter. Most aren't very smart and can be identified.

><span style="color:green">

>> The site to which my link

>> (http://social.microsoft.com:80/Forums/en-U...0c-51de7d99758f

>> ) was expected to direct you is the 'test' site at the new Microsoft

>> Forums

>> facility - utilised for this purpose so as not to disrupt normal business

>> there.</span>

>

> http://social.microsoft.com

> "Welcome to Microsoft Social, a central place to manage your bookmarks

> and share them with other people on Microsoft."

>

> What "this purpose" were you talking about? The forums are at:</span>

 

 

You've lost me! style_emoticons/ I'm sorry.

 

<span style="color:blue">

> http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/categories/

>

> Guess it's easier for Microsoft to create a new forum in their server

> software than trying to go through the process of adding a new

> newsgroup. Of course, that means without a gateway to publish those

> posts back and forth to Usenet (like Microsoft did with their

> Communities forums that pretended to be forums instead of Usenet) that

> there will be lost all those Usenet participants in those forums. I

> certainly am not going to bother with those "private" forums. Google

> Groups and Yahoo Groups have their private forums, too (i.e., not

> gatewayed to Usenet). I already waste too much time in Usenet to spend

> more of in private forums.

>

> However, if those forums are NOT gatewayed to Usenet then they might be

> moderated. While some Usenetters don't like censorship, many users

> prefer a moderated environment for their discussions. Just doesn't seem

> to be much of a selection right now.

>

> Searching in those forums definitely sucks. You'll have to give URLs to

> example posts by PA Bear or an imposter of him for anyone here to know

> what you are talking about.

><span style="color:green">

>> Having been investigating just how folk operate on these newsgroups for

>> nearly three years now, I find it difficut to believe that Mr Dyer has

>> not

>> registered in the new facility under his normal username - but that

>> appears

>> to be the case.</span>

>

> Well, you won't see me over there, either. There are only a few forums

> over there. Searching sucks. I do visit some forums and their software

> is a lot better. It's going to be a LOT smaller community size over

> there. Don't expect anyone here to waste their time over there.

> There's only a little over 30 forums there.</span>

 

 

Your thoughts and comments are noted.

 

<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

>> There may, of course, be a simple reason/explanation - hence

>> directing my enquiry to 'him' directly in this thread (I am well aware

>> that

>> he has 'kill-filed' me - but he cannot fail to notice the responses of

>> others, I'm sure!).</span>

>

> Neither can you. No one knew by your original post what the heck you

> were trying to elicit for a conversation or comments. When others say

> your post, and probably PA Bear, the reaction was probable "WTF is

> this?"</span>

 

 

My understanding of 'Ping' is that I was targetting PA Bear - no-one else.

 

<span style="color:blue">

> From what I gather from your post, the forum message, and your reply is

> that you want PA Bear to participate in those forums besides spending

> time here (and presumably used profligate incorrectly). I only had a

> fleeting glance at those forums. Doesn't look like anywhere that I'll

> spend time.</span>

 

 

Not so, Vanguard. I have a hinky feeling that PA Bear, his 'master' at

Aumha.net ..... and some of the other 'staff', may not actually be as they

appear to be on the surface. I know little about the technicalities of

computers, much like most folk who come to the Microsoft groups seeking help

(and usually somewhat distraught - thus vulnerable!). Folk carry out all

manner of actions under the guidance of 'experts' to clean their machines

without having a clue as to what may transpire thereafter. Maybe they will

leave the 'helper' forum with a clean machine - or might they have had

unseen malware surrepticiously installed?

 

No-one would ever know ........ would they?!!

 

Dave

 

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Guest BurfordTJustice
Posted

You are a liar and a fraud!

 

"~BD~" <~BD~@no.mail.afraid.com> wrote in message

news:OP%23QK9GNJHA.276@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

 

 

.. I know little about the technicalities of

computers, much like most folk who come to the Microsoft groups seeking help

(and usually somewhat distraught - thus vulnerable!). Folk carry out all

manner of actions under the guidance of 'experts' to clean their machines

without having a clue as to what may transpire thereafter. Maybe they will

leave the 'helper' forum with a clean machine - or might they have had

unseen malware surrepticiously installed?

 

No-one would ever know ........ would they?!!

 

Dave

 

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Posted

How so?

 

D.

 

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"BurfordTJustice" <hot@smokey.v8> wrote in message

news:c66dnaTHZuDfB2LVnZ2dnUVZ_qjinZ2d@trueband.net...<span style="color:blue">

> You are a liar and a fraud!</span>

<snip>

Guest Paul Adare
Posted

On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:36:13 +0100, ~BD~ wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> How so?

>

> D.</span>

 

Take this to email, it is totally off topic and completely non-productive.

 

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Paul Adare

MVP - Identity Lifecycle Manager

http://www.identit.ca

Guest VanguardLH
Posted

Paul Adare wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Take this to email, it is totally off topic and completely non-productive.</span>

 

Not possible. No one in this subthread uses a valid e-mail address for

their posts.

Guest Paul Adare
Posted

On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:37:38 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Paul Adare wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

>> Take this to email, it is totally off topic and completely non-productive.</span>

>

> Not possible. No one in this subthread uses a valid e-mail address for

> their posts.</span>

 

And that was extremely helpful and productive now wasn't it?

 

--

Paul Adare

MVP - Identity Lifecycle Manager

http://www.identit.ca

Guest BoaterDave
Posted

On Oct 24, 6:08 pm, Paul Adare <pkad...@gmail.com> wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:37:38 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:<span style="color:green">

> > Paul Adare wrote:</span>

><span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred">

> >> Take this to email, it is totally off topic and completely non-productive.</span></span>

><span style="color:green">

> > Not possible.  No one in this subthread uses a valid e-mail address for

> > their posts.</span>

>

> And that was extremely helpful and productive now wasn't it?

>

> --

> Paul Adare

> MVP - Identity Lifecycle Managerhttp://www.identit.ca</span>

 

Just like your response, Paul!

 

In any event, VanguardLH wasn't correct. <s>

 

Anyone may reach me at the address shown in this post (from Google

Groups)

 

In case of doubt ~BD~ posts from OE6 - but it's still me!

 

HTH

 

Dave

 

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Guest VanguardLH
Posted

BoaterDave wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Paul Adare wrote:<span style="color:green">

>>

>> VanguardLH wrote:<span style="color:darkred">

>>>

>>> Paul Adare wrote:

>>>>

>>>> Take this to email, it is totally off topic and completely

>>>> non-productive.

>>>

>>> Not possible.  No one in this subthread uses a valid e-mail address

>>> for their posts.</span>

>>

>> And that was extremely helpful and productive now wasn't it?</span>

>

> Just like your response, Paul! In any event, VanguardLH wasn't

> correct. <s> Anyone may reach me at the address shown in this post

> (from Google Groups) In case of doubt ~BD~ posts from OE6 - but it's

> still me!</span>

 

I don't waste time tracking down nymshifters to see what other monikers

they might use to then see if they divulge a valid e-mail address under

a different moniker. Also, I only disconnect a newsgroup thread to take

it offline when there is a sensitive need to do so, like discussing some

vulnerability that shouldn't be revealed in public to further help

malcontents.

 

For those nyms that DID post in this subthread up to my post at that

time, none used a valid e-mail address. My statement made at that time

was correct. My post exposing your suggestion as undoable and which

rankled your ego doesn't obviate its validity.

 

There is no guarantee that a subthread remains on-topic nor may it

remain focused for participation by the entire Usenet community but

rather become a personal venue of communication between just a few

participants. That's why it's the anarchy called Usenet, not a

moderated forum enforcing an Iron Claw posting policy. Even you should

be able to recognize a subthread for which you don't want to waste time

digging into.

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