I figured this would end up here, so I thought it best to start the thread where it belongs.
Liberal - The poster who seems to cause more problems than he's worth, a pain in the ass to most, a whiner, a tool, an insecure boob who always wants to know "what I did to get on your bad side" and "is there any way we can work this misunderstanding out if I sent you a PM?" Yes, that Liberal.
Liberal - A bloody accident at the side of the road that you can't help but slow down and look at. Tragic but curious at the same time. The man who burns more bridges than anyone since the Germans retreated from the Western Front. And yet, he persists.
I know some of you know him personally, so if you answer this, please know that my intent is not to hammer you. I, and a lot of folks I'm sure, are genuinely curious as to what is true, what is made up, and what is just floating around in his head.
His posting is prolific. He has put up numbers that stagger the imagination. When he left the SDMB with his famous "neighborhood" opus, many came in to give him his praise (the only reason he wrote the damn thing), and then recoiled at the inevitable pushback by those that can't stand the pompous windbag.
He's a true internet creature, created out of electrons. God only knows what he was doing before the message board became a format for his expression, but I'm glad I'm not his neighbor.
He claims he is an executive VP of a software company. This nugget, if true, is disturbing enough, knowing that he controls the livelihood of a number of employees and their families. If not true, then why make it up?
He claims to be a victim of several maladies... Taking a number of medications... if true, a sad story. But it strains the smell test if he is indeed a VP of a software company. He also posts so often, with such volume and at such random times of the day or night that it seems that virtually impossible that all of his stories mesh. But I don't know him. Some of you do.
For those that do know him personally, does everything make sense to you, or do you just make allowances for a person that you find eccentric, but harmless? For those that know him only through his message board postings, what do you think?
Let's come to some consensus on this guy... a plague to many, a friend to a few, but a pain in the ass no matter what your side. And the real issue... no matter what, there is no denying the fact that on every board that I've had the misfortune of being a member of where he has been or is currently darkening, the board's PTB seem to bend over backwards to try to appease him.
I can't believe the SDMB has never banned him, and I don't know his status here or at GiraffeBoards, although it would appear he's stopped posting here. I'm sure he still lurks, however, because he can't stand the thought of not knowing what people say about him. I can't really explain my interest other than the fact that he's the single most pitted, most loathed, most polarizing individual I've ever run across on the net.
I have a real curiosity as to what he's really like, and why so many people make allowances for his behavior, when banning him would make the world (or in this case a message board) a much better place.
My guess? He's at least bi-polar, and has multiple personalities. He is on some kind of assistance from the government, and his software company is himself, and perhaps his cat. As a child, he ate paste and got picked last in gym class. He's between the ages of 45-65. And he's ultimately full of shit.