Re: For Roland Moore

["Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

This is more of the same from that "era"

BOBO FAQ`s
1. Who is Bobo?
A 100+ hour student pilot who has annoyed a lot of people on
rec.aviation.student. Many experienced long-time r.a.s participants
have left
in disgust or have otherwise been driven off by his actions, leaving
this group
impoverished. People have observed his behavior here and conclude that
he
simply lacks the judgement to ever become a pilot.
2. What is the Bobo Syndrome?
There is a cycle that has repeated itself several times. He starts out
with
congratulatory and encouraging messages. He then starts with his
"witty"
comments (which can be amusing in small doses). On rare occasions, he
even says
something sensible. At these incipient stages, he's tolerable.
Invariably, he
either flames someone or otherwise does something to offend someone who
responds in kind. Since Bobo seems to be unable to let go, a feedback
loop
follows as everyone puts in his own $0.02. Bobo seems to derive some
satisfaction from such fights. Eventually, it oscillates out of control
and
something happens to cool the flames for a brief respite. The cycle
then starts
over again.
3. What is a Bobo appology?
We don't know. Bobo has claimed to have made some, but no-one's ever
seen one.
Bobo has at times made vague references to having "made mistakes".
4. Who is Sydney and what happened?
Sydney was a knowlegable and active participant until Bobo contacted
her
employer to complain about her. He claims she was sending harassing
email. Even
if we take Bass's version of events for the sake of argument (and from
email I
exchanged with her, I personally find it very hard to believe she was
anything
but tactful), his reaction was extreme and uncalled for. It also leaves
open
the question of why Sydney would single him out for such "harrassment".
Bobo
seems to believe his problems on the net started as a direct result of
this
incident as Sydney's friends are trying to get even with him for this.
He
claims his actions were justified and refuses to appologize. He also
fails to
understand that Sydney's popularity and his ostracism are effects, not
causes.
Because of this incident, Sydney no longer posts actively. Although her
employer apparently did not take Bobo's charges seriously, such
accusations
even if unfounded usually have grave consequences. The main point about
the
Sydney incident is that Bobo was a problem on the net before it
happened and
things merely continued downhill from there.
5. What are some of his other netcrimes?
He has:
posted hate mail in volatile groups, naming his victims by name and
giving
their adress, e-mail and phone numbers.
Made midnight `phone calls to several members of the ng
Mailbombed yours truly (pretty feeble ones, but it`s the thought that
counts)
On and n and on.
6. Who is Gene and what happenned?
Gene is an experienced CFI and long-time participant. He is well known
for his
valuable contributions on the net and for his disks. He has a
non-aviation day
job and simply instructs for the joy of it. Gene's disks contain a
collection
distilled wisdom based on his knowledge and experience. He mails them
out on
request at no charge. Until 1998 when he ran out of disks, he even paid
for the
disks and postage himself. Now he just asks people to send him a SASE
and blank
disks. At one point, Gene sent Bobo his disks, but Bobo subsequently
offended
Gene (this apparently predates the Sydney incident). Rather than
respond in
kind, Gene chose to leave and only returned after learning how to set
up a
killfile entry. After his return, Gene announced the availability of
his disks
to people who would email their snail mail address. Bobo apparently had
lost
his copy of Gene's files and requested another copy by posting rather
than
emailing his address to Gene. Gene deliberately ignored the request,
but Bobo
obtained the files from a web site that Gene authorized. Despite
crticism of
the action, Bobo offered to email Gene's files to anyone who requested.
He
finally agreed to stop if Gene would personally email the request.
Later, Bobo
claimed Gene had told him the files were compilations and in the public
domain.
Contrary to Gene's stated wishes, Bass converted the files to HTML,
claimed
copyright on the HTML version, and posted them, tying up valuable
bandwidth.
Bobo later claimed he would stop only if people stoped flaming him, in
effect
holding Gene and the rest of the group hostage. Later, Gene announced
the
availability of a new revised (1998) edition of his files. Bobo claimed
to have
obtained a copy from the web site, even though Gene says he never sent
it out.
Gene subsequently decided that Bobo is dangerous and evil and despite
his
distaste, started dissecting the various Bobo droppings. He also added
his
editorial comment, calling Bobo a "vampire". Many newcomers unaware of
the
history viewed Gene as the agressor in this round. Bobo complained to
Gene's
server. Because Gene now feels so strongly about the issue, he has
asked others
to continue posting the vampire message on his behalf.
7. Who is JRJ and what happened?
JRJ is a long time contributor to all of the rec.aviation.heirarchy.
He`s an
experienced Pilot, instructor and restorer of antique airplanes. Bass
took
exception to some of his posts and nsinuated that JRJ was a liar. When
JRJ
fought back, Bass contacted his employers at the college where he
worked and
told them he was messing with company equipment on their time. This was
not a
big inconvienience to JRJ, but goes to show the small mindednes that
Bobo is
capapble of.
9. Who is "Larry Laffer"?
Larry Laffer is an extremely good looking and intelligent, but
fictitious
persona posted anonymously apparently by the same individual who posts
under
the name "Q Salt". The Laffer persona exists specifically to parody
Bass's own
actions and Laffer himself acknowledges that he posts nothing of value.
The
seems to be either to hound Bass of the net (unlikely) or to provoke
Bass into
an action that would get him in trouble with his server (somewhat more
likely).
10. What postings did Bass cancel?
Lots, in three seperate cancelling sprees. In the first, he just did
it,
apparently unaware that it was against the policy of the vast majority
of
usenet hosts. He showed no remorse for this and it was only when his
server
told him "no more" that he stopped. The second was of Gene Whitt`s
repetitive
posts against him. These were apparently authorised by Gene`s server,
but
obviously the authoriser didn`t know Bobo. In the third, Bobo convinced
a
junior abuse rep at @home to allow him to cancel any posts he didn`t
like! This
abuse person was reprimanded by a moe senior official and Bobo is on a
very
short plank if he steps out of line on this or any other score again.
11. Did Bass lose his solo privileges due to a Class C airspace
incursion?
There are conflicting versions of the story but two things seem to be
established facts. There was a serious class C incursion (as in not
just
clipping a corner) and Bass is currently no longer signed off for solo
privileges.
12. Why must Bass leave?
He needs to learn how to listen more than he speaks before returning.
13. Why Bass should be ignored?
Nothing else has worked.
14. How do I set up a kill file?
Go to the ng and hunt around for people who have tread this path
before. A
search in dejanews will give you some leads on how to set one up. There
are a
lot of different ways to do so. Alternatively, you can just stay tuned
in and
let Bobo entertain you!