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Re:2.1M of the oldest Usenet posts are now online for anyone... by surround on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @07:51AM (#24775494)
I remember reading about a game developer who was a big time troll/flamer on Usenet for years, and who’s Wikipedia Talk page got so out of hand it had to be courtesy blanked and edit-protected at the highest level.

Does anybody remember who this is? I can’t find him, despite my efforts searching for what I just described.

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Re:2.1M of the oldest Usenet posts are now online for anyone... by AMerrit on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @10:20AM (#24776802)
That would be the notorious Derek Smart.
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Re:2.1M of the oldest Usenet posts are now online for anyone... by megameter on Thursday October 15, 2020 @02:39AM (#24785541)
He's still going at it to this day on Twitter.
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Re:2.1M of the oldest Usenet posts are now online for anyone... by anewone on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @10:26AM (#24776870)
He doesn't have a Wikipedia page, but Cleveland Blakemore certainly fits the Usenet gamedev troll profile.
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Re:2.1M of the oldest Usenet posts are now online for anyone... by baud147258 on Thursday October 15, 2020 @08:00AM (#24787641)
I remember reading his account of the LA riots. Very vivid, some parts that were obviously bullshit, but a few that ring true.

He also got a guest appearance in Jagged Alliance 2. Or at least one of the characters (Calvin Barkmore) looks and sounds a lot like him.

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