Russell
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Joined: April 2005
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RE: "AFDave" ( = "Air Force Dave")
Interestingly, in the early days of Panda's Thumb, there was an obnoxious troll who called himself "Navy Davy". His "persona" on that occasion was the "open-minded evo-skeptic" - i.e. someone who had no particular reason to doubt evolution, but - as an objective outsider with "no dog in the fight" - thought that the case was far from proved, and that mainstream scientists were blinded by dogmatism.
It turns out it was one David Steele, who had previously made a name for himself as an internet troll, posing (?) as an "HIV-skeptic". When confronted with this, he dissembled and prevaricated, and eventually disappeared.
What a jerk.
What do you think? AFDave, NavyDavy... weird coincidence or persistent troll?
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