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  Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-24 17:47 +0100
    Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-24 17:14 +0000
      Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-24 18:30 +0100
        Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-07-24 21:25 +0000
          Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-24 23:41 +0100
            Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-07-24 22:46 +0000
              Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-24 22:58 +0000
                Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-07-24 16:11 -0700
                  Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My E xperience on MacRumors % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-07-24 16:17 -0700
                    Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My E  xperience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My E  xperience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-24 23:33 +0000
                      Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My E xperience on MacRumors % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-07-24 18:01 -0700
                  Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My E xperience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My E xperience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-24 23:13 +0000
          Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-24 22:59 +0000
        Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors) Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-07-24 22:47 +0000
          Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-25 00:09 +0100
            Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-24 23:13 +0000
          Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2025-07-25 05:22 +0100
            Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-25 08:14 +0100
        Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-24 23:11 +0000
          Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-25 08:30 +0100
            Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-25 17:29 +0000
              Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-25 19:02 +0100
                Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-25 18:06 +0000
                  Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-25 20:18 +0100
                    Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-25 21:10 +0000
                  Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-07-25 13:13 -0700
                    Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My E xperience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My E xperience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-25 21:07 +0000
              Re: Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions  Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors) "Tegenaria" <TegenariaArach@incogni.net> - 2025-07-25 19:34 +0000
                Re: Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors (was: Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-25 21:07 +0000
                Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions  Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors) pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-07-25 21:11 +0000
                  Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-25 21:30 +0000
                  Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors) "Tegenaria" <TegenariaArach@incogni.net> - 2025-07-25 21:37 +0000
                    Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-25 23:28 +0000
                    Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors) pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-07-26 22:34 +0000
                      Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-27 01:16 +0000
                      Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-30 09:20 +0200
                        Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-30 09:05 +0100
                        Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My  Experience on MacRumors) Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-30 15:52 +0000
        Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-07-25 21:09 +0000

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#181444 — Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors

On 24/07/2025 17:05, David B. wrote:
> On 24/07/2025 16:43, Mike Easter wrote:
>> BDB wrote:
>>> I *DO* trust Howard Oakley!
>>
>> And HO trusts and extols Etre.

> *Maybe mistakenly*.

>>> You’re probably familiar with EtreCheck, the free app which is
>>> commonly used in Apple Community Support forums to help diagnose
>>> problems, but have you paid for its Pro features? If you want to get
>>> the best performance from your Mac, that’s money well-spent.
>>
>> While your OP to this topic was 'well-spoken' it belies the fact that 
>> your own insight is *blind*.  Worse than blind, badly distorted beyond 
>> recognition.
> 
> I have NO DOUBTS about HO, a fellow naval officer.
> 
> I suspect HO never even thought to question the honesty of "John Daniel"
> someone who is simply a "will-o'-the-wisp" persona with nothing to
> quantify who and what he is!

He even removed his LinkedIn page when I questioned him!

https://i.ibb.co/NnQtbS98/BC9-C56-A5-B16-B-446-D-A5-BC-63293-B2-D4440-1-105-c.jpg

No honest fellow would do that!

-- 
David B.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/boaterdave/

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#181445 — Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors)

On Jul 24, 2025 at 9:47:44 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote
<mef6dgF8lp9U4@mid.individual.net>:

> On 24/07/2025 17:05, David B. wrote:
>> On 24/07/2025 16:43, Mike Easter wrote:
>>> BDB wrote:
>>>> I *DO* trust Howard Oakley!
>>> 
>>> And HO trusts and extols Etre.
> 
>> *Maybe mistakenly*.
> 
>>>> You’re probably familiar with EtreCheck, the free app which is
>>>> commonly used in Apple Community Support forums to help diagnose
>>>> problems, but have you paid for its Pro features? If you want to get
>>>> the best performance from your Mac, that’s money well-spent.
>>> 
>>> While your OP to this topic was 'well-spoken' it belies the fact that
>>> your own insight is *blind*.  Worse than blind, badly distorted beyond
>>> recognition.
>> 
>> I have NO DOUBTS about HO, a fellow naval officer.
>> 
>> I suspect HO never even thought to question the honesty of "John Daniel"
>> someone who is simply a "will-o'-the-wisp" persona with nothing to
>> quantify who and what he is!
> 
> He even removed his LinkedIn page when I questioned him!
> 
> https://i.ibb.co/NnQtbS98/BC9-C56-A5-B16-B-446-D-A5-BC-63293-B2-D4440-1-105-c.jpg
> 
> No honest fellow would do that!

What makes you think that? Not a rhetorical question... why could a person who
is generally honest and decent not remove their LinkedIn page, especially if
they are being followed around by someone asking questions over and over?

-- 
It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.

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#181446

On 24/07/2025 18:14, Brock McNuggets wrote:
> On Jul 24, 2025 at 9:47:44 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote
> <mef6dgF8lp9U4@mid.individual.net>:
> 
>> On 24/07/2025 17:05, David B. wrote:
>>> On 24/07/2025 16:43, Mike Easter wrote:
>>>> BDB wrote:
>>>>> I *DO* trust Howard Oakley!
>>>>
>>>> And HO trusts and extols Etre.
>>
>>> *Maybe mistakenly*.
>>
>>>>> You’re probably familiar with EtreCheck, the free app which is
>>>>> commonly used in Apple Community Support forums to help diagnose
>>>>> problems, but have you paid for its Pro features? If you want to get
>>>>> the best performance from your Mac, that’s money well-spent.
>>>>
>>>> While your OP to this topic was 'well-spoken' it belies the fact that
>>>> your own insight is *blind*.  Worse than blind, badly distorted beyond
>>>> recognition.
>>>
>>> I have NO DOUBTS about HO, a fellow naval officer.
>>>
>>> I suspect HO never even thought to question the honesty of "John Daniel"
>>> someone who is simply a "will-o'-the-wisp" persona with nothing to
>>> quantify who and what he is!
>>
>> He even removed his LinkedIn page when I questioned him!
>>
>> https://i.ibb.co/NnQtbS98/BC9-C56-A5-B16-B-446-D-A5-BC-63293-B2-D4440-1-105-c.jpg
>>
>> No honest fellow would do that!
> 
> What makes you think that? Not a rhetorical question... why could a person who
> is generally honest and decent not remove their LinkedIn page, especially if
> they are being followed around by someone asking questions over and over?


  appreciate your question — it's fair to ask why I see that as a red flag.

Let me be clear: simply removing a LinkedIn page isn't, by itself, proof 
of dishonesty. But context matters. When someone runs a paid software 
product, makes strong claims about its capabilities, refuses to answer 
reasonable support emails (even when support is part of the paid 
package), and then vanishes from multiple platforms when asked 
legitimate questions — that’s where the suspicion starts.

Removing a LinkedIn profile after being asked for clarity on credentials 
or background doesn't automatically signal guilt, but it can appear 
evasive — especially if the individual is selling something to the 
public and benefiting from trust built within communities like MacRumors 
or Apple Support forums.

I'm not trying to hound anyone — but transparency and accountability 
matter, especially in tech where users often rely on software to 
diagnose or alter critical systems. It’s not unreasonable to ask: Who is 
behind this tool I’m being told to trust?

So yes — context, not just the act, is what shapes my view.

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#181448

On 2025-07-24, David B. <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> On 24/07/2025 18:14, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>> On Jul 24, 2025 at 9:47:44 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote
>> <mef6dgF8lp9U4@mid.individual.net>:
>> 
>>> On 24/07/2025 17:05, David B. wrote:
>>>> On 24/07/2025 16:43, Mike Easter wrote:
>>>>> BDB wrote:
>>>>>> I *DO* trust Howard Oakley!
>>>>>
>>>>> And HO trusts and extols Etre.
>>>
>>>> *Maybe mistakenly*.
>>>
>>>>>> You’re probably familiar with EtreCheck, the free app which is
>>>>>> commonly used in Apple Community Support forums to help diagnose
>>>>>> problems, but have you paid for its Pro features? If you want to get
>>>>>> the best performance from your Mac, that’s money well-spent.
>>>>>
>>>>> While your OP to this topic was 'well-spoken' it belies the fact that
>>>>> your own insight is *blind*.  Worse than blind, badly distorted beyond
>>>>> recognition.
>>>>
>>>> I have NO DOUBTS about HO, a fellow naval officer.
>>>>
>>>> I suspect HO never even thought to question the honesty of "John Daniel"
>>>> someone who is simply a "will-o'-the-wisp" persona with nothing to
>>>> quantify who and what he is!
>>>
>>> He even removed his LinkedIn page when I questioned him!
>>>
>>> https://i.ibb.co/NnQtbS98/BC9-C56-A5-B16-B-446-D-A5-BC-63293-B2-D4440-1-105-c.jpg
>>>
>>> No honest fellow would do that!
>> 
>> What makes you think that? Not a rhetorical question... why could a person who
>> is generally honest and decent not remove their LinkedIn page, especially if
>> they are being followed around by someone asking questions over and over?
>
>
>   appreciate your question — it's fair to ask why I see that as a red flag.
>
> Let me be clear: simply removing a LinkedIn page isn't, by itself, proof 
> of dishonesty. But context matters. When someone runs a paid software 
> product, makes strong claims about its capabilities, refuses to answer 
> reasonable support emails (even when support is part of the paid 
> package), and then vanishes from multiple platforms when asked 
> legitimate questions — that’s where the suspicion starts.
>
> Removing a LinkedIn profile after being asked for clarity on credentials 
> or background doesn't automatically signal guilt, but it can appear 
> evasive — especially if the individual is selling something to the 
> public and benefiting from trust built within communities like MacRumors 
> or Apple Support forums.
>
> I'm not trying to hound anyone — but transparency and accountability 
> matter, especially in tech where users often rely on software to 
> diagnose or alter critical systems. It’s not unreasonable to ask: Who is 
> behind this tool I’m being told to trust?
>
> So yes — context, not just the act, is what shapes my view.
>

What's hilarious is you asking the most dishonest person on Usenet
for advice regarding honesty.
Now that's quite funny.
Oh, BTW, lose the ChatGpt replies.



-- 
pothead
"I have a lot of friends who are Democrats, and they’re idiots.
I always say they have big hearts and little brains.
Almost every single policy rolled out failed.”

-- Jamie Dimon CEO JPMorgan Chase.

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#181449

On 24/07/2025 22:25, pothead wrote:
> What's hilarious is you asking the most dishonest person on Usenet
> for advice regarding honesty.
> Now that's quite funny.

You are mistaken, ma'am.

> Oh, BTW, lose the ChatGpt replies.

<sigh> I rather gave the game away, didn't I?!! Sorry about that.

I agree with what I posted though.

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#181450

On 2025-07-24, David B. <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> On 24/07/2025 22:25, pothead wrote:
>> What's hilarious is you asking the most dishonest person on Usenet
>> for advice regarding honesty.
>> Now that's quite funny.
>
> You are mistaken, ma'am.

I am not.
And you know it but you won't admit it.

<https://web.archive.org/web/20190529062255/http://cosmicpenguin.com/snitLieMethods.html>


>> Oh, BTW, lose the ChatGpt replies.
>
><sigh> I rather gave the game away, didn't I?!! Sorry about that.
>
> I agree with what I posted though.

NP.


-- 
pothead
"I have a lot of friends who are Democrats, and they’re idiots.
I always say they have big hearts and little brains.
Almost every single policy rolled out failed.”

-- Jamie Dimon CEO JPMorgan Chase.

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#181452 — Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors)

On Jul 24, 2025 at 3:46:52 PM MST, "pothead" wrote
<105ud4s$1kler$1@dont-email.me>:

> On 2025-07-24, David B. <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>> On 24/07/2025 22:25, pothead wrote:
>>> What's hilarious is you asking the most dishonest person on Usenet
>>> for advice regarding honesty.
>>> Now that's quite funny.
>> 
>> You are mistaken, ma'am.
> 
> I am not.
> And you know it but you won't admit it.
> 
> <https://web.archive.org/web/20190529062255/http://cosmicpenguin.com/snitLieMethods.html>

A white supremacist making accusations but cannot show MIDs or quotes to back
them. SHOCKING!

> 
> 
>>> Oh, BTW, lose the ChatGpt replies.
>> 
>> <sigh> I rather gave the game away, didn't I?!! Sorry about that.
>> 
>> I agree with what I posted though.
> 
> NP.


-- 
It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.

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#181455

Brock McNuggets wrote:
> On Jul 24, 2025 at 3:46:52 PM MST, "pothead" wrote
> <105ud4s$1kler$1@dont-email.me>:
> 
>> On 2025-07-24, David B. <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>> On 24/07/2025 22:25, pothead wrote:
>>>> What's hilarious is you asking the most dishonest person on Usenet
>>>> for advice regarding honesty.
>>>> Now that's quite funny.
>>>
>>> You are mistaken, ma'am.
>>
>> I am not.
>> And you know it but you won't admit it.
>>
>> <https://web.archive.org/web/20190529062255/http://cosmicpenguin.com/snitLieMethods.html>
> 
> A white supremacist making accusations but cannot show MIDs or quotes to back
> them. SHOCKING!
> 
>>
>>
>>>> Oh, BTW, lose the ChatGpt replies.
>>>
>>> <sigh> I rather gave the game away, didn't I?!! Sorry about that.
>>>
>>> I agree with what I posted though.
>>
>> NP.
> 
> 
i agree with the parts of your post i agree with

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#181456 — Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My E xperience on MacRumors

Brock McNuggets wrote:
> On Jul 24, 2025 at 4:11:16 PM MST, "%" wrote
> <TCWdnfsxYskYIB_1nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@giganews.com>:
> 
>> Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>> On Jul 24, 2025 at 3:46:52 PM MST, "pothead" wrote
>>> <105ud4s$1kler$1@dont-email.me>:
>>>
>>>> On 2025-07-24, David B. <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>> On 24/07/2025 22:25, pothead wrote:
>>>>>> What's hilarious is you asking the most dishonest person on Usenet
>>>>>> for advice regarding honesty.
>>>>>> Now that's quite funny.
>>>>>
>>>>> You are mistaken, ma'am.
>>>>
>>>> I am not.
>>>> And you know it but you won't admit it.
>>>>
>>>> <https://web.archive.org/web/20190529062255/http://cosmicpenguin.com/snitLieMethods.html>
>>>
>>> A white supremacist making accusations but cannot show MIDs or quotes to back
>>> them. SHOCKING!
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Oh, BTW, lose the ChatGpt replies.
>>>>>
>>>>> <sigh> I rather gave the game away, didn't I?!! Sorry about that.
>>>>>
>>>>> I agree with what I posted though.
>>>>
>>>> NP.
>>>
>>>
>> i agree with the parts of your post i agree with
> 
> I don't.
> 
i agree

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#181461 — Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My E xperience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My E xperience on MacRumors)

On Jul 24, 2025 at 4:17:39 PM MST, "%" wrote
<a7mdnd44ndqbIh_1nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com>:

> Brock McNuggets wrote:
>> On Jul 24, 2025 at 4:11:16 PM MST, "%" wrote
>> <TCWdnfsxYskYIB_1nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@giganews.com>:
>> 
>>> Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>> On Jul 24, 2025 at 3:46:52 PM MST, "pothead" wrote
>>>> <105ud4s$1kler$1@dont-email.me>:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 2025-07-24, David B. <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>> On 24/07/2025 22:25, pothead wrote:
>>>>>>> What's hilarious is you asking the most dishonest person on Usenet
>>>>>>> for advice regarding honesty.
>>>>>>> Now that's quite funny.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> You are mistaken, ma'am.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am not.
>>>>> And you know it but you won't admit it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> <https://web.archive.org/web/20190529062255/http://cosmicpenguin.com/snitLieMethods.html>
>>>> 
>>>> A white supremacist making accusations but cannot show MIDs or quotes to back
>>>> them. SHOCKING!
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Oh, BTW, lose the ChatGpt replies.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> <sigh> I rather gave the game away, didn't I?!! Sorry about that.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I agree with what I posted though.
>>>>> 
>>>>> NP.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> i agree with the parts of your post i agree with
>> 
>> I don't.
>> 
> i agree

Why?

-- 
It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.

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#181462 — Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My E xperience on MacRumors

Brock McNuggets wrote:
> On Jul 24, 2025 at 4:17:39 PM MST, "%" wrote
> <a7mdnd44ndqbIh_1nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com>:
> 
>> Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>> On Jul 24, 2025 at 4:11:16 PM MST, "%" wrote
>>> <TCWdnfsxYskYIB_1nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@giganews.com>:
>>>
>>>> Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>>> On Jul 24, 2025 at 3:46:52 PM MST, "pothead" wrote
>>>>> <105ud4s$1kler$1@dont-email.me>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2025-07-24, David B. <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>> On 24/07/2025 22:25, pothead wrote:
>>>>>>>> What's hilarious is you asking the most dishonest person on Usenet
>>>>>>>> for advice regarding honesty.
>>>>>>>> Now that's quite funny.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You are mistaken, ma'am.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am not.
>>>>>> And you know it but you won't admit it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <https://web.archive.org/web/20190529062255/http://cosmicpenguin.com/snitLieMethods.html>
>>>>>
>>>>> A white supremacist making accusations but cannot show MIDs or quotes to back
>>>>> them. SHOCKING!
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Oh, BTW, lose the ChatGpt replies.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <sigh> I rather gave the game away, didn't I?!! Sorry about that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I agree with what I posted though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> NP.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> i agree with the parts of your post i agree with
>>>
>>> I don't.
>>>
>> i agree
> 
> Why?
> 
yes definitely

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#181460 — Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My E xperience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My E xperience on MacRumors)

On Jul 24, 2025 at 4:11:16 PM MST, "%" wrote
<TCWdnfsxYskYIB_1nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@giganews.com>:

> Brock McNuggets wrote:
>> On Jul 24, 2025 at 3:46:52 PM MST, "pothead" wrote
>> <105ud4s$1kler$1@dont-email.me>:
>> 
>>> On 2025-07-24, David B. <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> On 24/07/2025 22:25, pothead wrote:
>>>>> What's hilarious is you asking the most dishonest person on Usenet
>>>>> for advice regarding honesty.
>>>>> Now that's quite funny.
>>>> 
>>>> You are mistaken, ma'am.
>>> 
>>> I am not.
>>> And you know it but you won't admit it.
>>> 
>>> <https://web.archive.org/web/20190529062255/http://cosmicpenguin.com/snitLieMethods.html>
>> 
>> A white supremacist making accusations but cannot show MIDs or quotes to back
>> them. SHOCKING!
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> Oh, BTW, lose the ChatGpt replies.
>>>> 
>>>> <sigh> I rather gave the game away, didn't I?!! Sorry about that.
>>>> 
>>>> I agree with what I posted though.
>>> 
>>> NP.
>> 
>> 
> i agree with the parts of your post i agree with

I don't.

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#181453 — Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors)

On Jul 24, 2025 at 2:25:20 PM MST, "pothead" wrote
<105u8bv$qp2c$5@dont-email.me>:

> On 2025-07-24, David B. <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>> On 24/07/2025 18:14, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>> On Jul 24, 2025 at 9:47:44 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote
>>> <mef6dgF8lp9U4@mid.individual.net>:
>>> 
>>>> On 24/07/2025 17:05, David B. wrote:
>>>>> On 24/07/2025 16:43, Mike Easter wrote:
>>>>>> BDB wrote:
>>>>>>> I *DO* trust Howard Oakley!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> And HO trusts and extols Etre.
>>>> 
>>>>> *Maybe mistakenly*.
>>>> 
>>>>>>> You’re probably familiar with EtreCheck, the free app which is
>>>>>>> commonly used in Apple Community Support forums to help diagnose
>>>>>>> problems, but have you paid for its Pro features? If you want to get
>>>>>>> the best performance from your Mac, that’s money well-spent.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> While your OP to this topic was 'well-spoken' it belies the fact that
>>>>>> your own insight is *blind*.  Worse than blind, badly distorted beyond
>>>>>> recognition.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have NO DOUBTS about HO, a fellow naval officer.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I suspect HO never even thought to question the honesty of "John Daniel"
>>>>> someone who is simply a "will-o'-the-wisp" persona with nothing to
>>>>> quantify who and what he is!
>>>> 
>>>> He even removed his LinkedIn page when I questioned him!
>>>> 
>>>> https://i.ibb.co/NnQtbS98/BC9-C56-A5-B16-B-446-D-A5-BC-63293-B2-D4440-1-105-c.jpg
>>>> 
>>>> No honest fellow would do that!
>>> 
>>> What makes you think that? Not a rhetorical question... why could a person who
>>> is generally honest and decent not remove their LinkedIn page, especially if
>>> they are being followed around by someone asking questions over and over?
>> 
>> 
>>   appreciate your question — it's fair to ask why I see that as a red flag.
>> 
>> Let me be clear: simply removing a LinkedIn page isn't, by itself, proof
>> of dishonesty. But context matters. When someone runs a paid software
>> product, makes strong claims about its capabilities, refuses to answer
>> reasonable support emails (even when support is part of the paid
>> package), and then vanishes from multiple platforms when asked
>> legitimate questions — that’s where the suspicion starts.
>> 
>> Removing a LinkedIn profile after being asked for clarity on credentials
>> or background doesn't automatically signal guilt, but it can appear
>> evasive — especially if the individual is selling something to the
>> public and benefiting from trust built within communities like MacRumors
>> or Apple Support forums.
>> 
>> I'm not trying to hound anyone — but transparency and accountability
>> matter, especially in tech where users often rely on software to
>> diagnose or alter critical systems. It’s not unreasonable to ask: Who is
>> behind this tool I’m being told to trust?
>> 
>> So yes — context, not just the act, is what shapes my view.
>> 
> 
> What's hilarious is you asking the most dishonest person on Usenet
> for advice regarding honesty.
> Now that's quite funny.
> Oh, BTW, lose the ChatGpt replies.

A white supremacist hates me. I am doing something right!

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#181451 — Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors)

On Jul 24, 2025 at 1:30:26 PM EDT, ""David B."" <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>> What makes you think that? Not a rhetorical question... why could a person who
>> is generally honest and decent not remove their LinkedIn page, especially if
>> they are being followed around by someone asking questions over and over?
> 
> 
>   appreciate your question — it's fair to ask why I see that as a red flag.
> 
> Let me be clear: simply removing a LinkedIn page isn't, by itself, proof
> of dishonesty. But context matters. When someone runs a paid software
> product, makes strong claims about its capabilities, refuses to answer
> reasonable support emails (even when support is part of the paid
> package), and then vanishes from multiple platforms when asked
> legitimate questions — that’s where the suspicion starts.

"Reasonable support emails"?  Does that include "Where do you work?" and "how
much money have you made from EtreCheck?" and "What is your business address?"
and accusing him CONSTANTLY of including "malware" in the download?  All based
only on your own paranoia. 

You have done nothing BUT hound this poor guy for YEARS.  And yet you are
STILL surprised when you get banned from every moderated support forum in the
galaxy. 

Countless smart people - meaning anyone with an IQ higher than a 5th grade kid
- have looked at it and told you over and over that it is safe. 

Stupid people should listen to smart people.   Not the voices in their heads.

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#181454

On 24/07/2025 23:47, Tyrone wrote:
> On Jul 24, 2025 at 1:30:26 PM EDT, ""David B."" <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>>> What makes you think that? Not a rhetorical question... why could a person who
>>> is generally honest and decent not remove their LinkedIn page, especially if
>>> they are being followed around by someone asking questions over and over?
>>
>>
>>    appreciate your question — it's fair to ask why I see that as a red flag.
>>
>> Let me be clear: simply removing a LinkedIn page isn't, by itself, proof
>> of dishonesty. But context matters. When someone runs a paid software
>> product, makes strong claims about its capabilities, refuses to answer
>> reasonable support emails (even when support is part of the paid
>> package), and then vanishes from multiple platforms when asked
>> legitimate questions — that’s where the suspicion starts.
> 
> "Reasonable support emails"?  Does that include "Where do you work?" and "how
> much money have you made from EtreCheck?" and "What is your business address?"
> and accusing him CONSTANTLY of including "malware" in the download?  All based
> only on your own paranoia.
> 
> You have done nothing BUT hound this poor guy for YEARS.  And yet you are
> STILL surprised when you get banned from every moderated support forum in the
> galaxy.
> 
> Countless smart people - meaning anyone with an IQ higher than a 5th grade kid
> - have looked at it and told you over and over that it is safe.
> 
> Stupid people should listen to smart people.   Not the voices in their heads.


Tyrone,

Thank you for your reply — but I must respectfully push back on your 
framing of the situation.

You’ve reduced years of legitimate inquiry into a caricature of 
harassment. That’s neither accurate nor fair. At no point have I 
“constantly accused” the developer of including malware. What I have 
done — and continue to do — is ask straightforward, good-faith questions 
about transparency, particularly concerning a paid software product that 
claims to diagnose system problems on Macs.

When someone accepts payment and promises support, then goes silent when 
questions arise (not just from me, I might add), it’s entirely 
reasonable to raise concerns. Especially when:

     Emails to the official support address are ignored,

     The developer avoids public forums when questions are asked,

     And online traces of their presence — like a LinkedIn page — 
quietly vanish.

As for the nature of my questions: asking where a developer is based, 
what business name they operate under, or how much they’ve earned from a 
product that’s on sale to the public is not unreasonable. Especially in 
an era where online scams are sadly common.

You’re welcome to dismiss these concerns as “paranoia,” but I’d rather 
take a cautious and questioning approach than blindly defer to “smart 
people” or marketing claims. After all, how many tech-related scandals 
started with people telling critics to “just trust the experts”?

Respectfully,
David B.

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#181459 — Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors)

On Jul 24, 2025 at 4:09:07 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote
<mefsojFdrkbU4@mid.individual.net>:

> On 24/07/2025 23:47, Tyrone wrote:
>> On Jul 24, 2025 at 1:30:26 PM EDT, ""David B."" <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>> 
>>>> What makes you think that? Not a rhetorical question... why could a person who
>>>> is generally honest and decent not remove their LinkedIn page, especially if
>>>> they are being followed around by someone asking questions over and over?
>>> 
>>> 
>>>    appreciate your question — it's fair to ask why I see that as a red flag.
>>> 
>>> Let me be clear: simply removing a LinkedIn page isn't, by itself, proof
>>> of dishonesty. But context matters. When someone runs a paid software
>>> product, makes strong claims about its capabilities, refuses to answer
>>> reasonable support emails (even when support is part of the paid
>>> package), and then vanishes from multiple platforms when asked
>>> legitimate questions — that’s where the suspicion starts.
>> 
>> "Reasonable support emails"?  Does that include "Where do you work?" and "how
>> much money have you made from EtreCheck?" and "What is your business address?"
>> and accusing him CONSTANTLY of including "malware" in the download?  All based
>> only on your own paranoia.
>> 
>> You have done nothing BUT hound this poor guy for YEARS.  And yet you are
>> STILL surprised when you get banned from every moderated support forum in the
>> galaxy.
>> 
>> Countless smart people - meaning anyone with an IQ higher than a 5th grade kid
>> - have looked at it and told you over and over that it is safe.
>> 
>> Stupid people should listen to smart people.   Not the voices in their heads.
> 
> 
> Tyrone,
> 
> Thank you for your reply — but I must respectfully push back on your
> framing of the situation.
> 
> You’ve reduced years of legitimate inquiry into a caricature of
> harassment. That’s neither accurate nor fair. At no point have I
> “constantly accused” the developer of including malware. What I have
> done — and continue to do — is ask straightforward, good-faith questions
> about transparency, particularly concerning a paid software product that
> claims to diagnose system problems on Macs.
> 
> When someone accepts payment and promises support, then goes silent when
> questions arise (not just from me, I might add), it’s entirely
> reasonable to raise concerns. Especially when:
> 
>      Emails to the official support address are ignored,
> 
>      The developer avoids public forums when questions are asked,
> 
>      And online traces of their presence — like a LinkedIn page —
> quietly vanish.
> 
> As for the nature of my questions: asking where a developer is based,
> what business name they operate under, or how much they’ve earned from a
> product that’s on sale to the public is not unreasonable. Especially in
> an era where online scams are sadly common.
> 
> You’re welcome to dismiss these concerns as “paranoia,” but I’d rather
> take a cautious and questioning approach than blindly defer to “smart
> people” or marketing claims. After all, how many tech-related scandals
> started with people telling critics to “just trust the experts”?
> 
> Respectfully,
> David B.

I would suggest you just not use it and let it go. Not worth the stress.

-- 
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#181463

On 24/07/2025 23:47, Tyrone wrote:

<snip>

> Stupid people should listen to smart people.

Unfortunately, stupid people (like Brooksy) *don't* listen to smart 
people, they are too stupid / arrogant to realise they are stupid and so 
they *never* stop being stupid.


> Not the voices in their heads.

And *another* whole issue when it comes to Brooksy ... or is it another 
or part of the same thing?

Stupid enough to not realise he is and also stupid enough to hold 
fantasy over fact?

I'm having similar issues dealing with someone just like him now. He 
can't understand a DMM or a PC based diagnostic unit and so resorts to 
using a hammer on everything.

No matter how many time you explain or get him to hold fire, the urge to 
do *anything*, even if that just causes damage, causes others more work, 
doesn't seem to stop him and he never learns from it. He simply doesn't 
know he doesn't know.

Then the support stops and he sits in all the stuff that was working but 
he then broke because he doesn't understand how to use it properly.


Cheers, T i m

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#181464

On 25/07/2025 05:22, T i m wrote:
> On 24/07/2025 23:47, Tyrone wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
>> Stupid people should listen to smart people.
> 
> Unfortunately, stupid people (like Brooksy) *don't* listen to smart 
> people, they are too stupid / arrogant to realise they are stupid and so 
> they *never* stop being stupid.
> 
> 
>> Not the voices in their heads.
> 
> And *another* whole issue when it comes to Brooksy ... or is it another 
> or part of the same thing?
> 
> Stupid enough to not realise he is and also stupid enough to hold 
> fantasy over fact?
> 
> I'm having similar issues dealing with someone just like him now. He 
> can't understand a DMM or a PC based diagnostic unit and so resorts to 
> using a hammer on everything.
> 
> No matter how many time you explain or get him to hold fire, the urge to 
> do *anything*, even if that just causes damage, causes others more work, 
> doesn't seem to stop him and he never learns from it. He simply doesn't 
> know he doesn't know.
> 
> Then the support stops and he sits in all the stuff that was working but 
> he then broke because he doesn't understand how to use it properly.


I gather T i m has me in his killfile — but oddly enough, he keeps
writing entire posts about me.

It’s always a bit revealing when someone responds to disagreement not
with facts or correction, but with personal insults.

I’ll leave others to judge who’s actually trying to discuss things — and
who just likes the sound of their own hammer.

-- 
Cheers all,
"Brooksy"

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#181458 — Re: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors (was: Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors)

On Jul 24, 2025 at 10:30:26 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote
<mef8tiFbassU1@mid.individual.net>:

> On 24/07/2025 18:14, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>> On Jul 24, 2025 at 9:47:44 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote
>> <mef6dgF8lp9U4@mid.individual.net>:
>> 
>>> On 24/07/2025 17:05, David B. wrote:
>>>> On 24/07/2025 16:43, Mike Easter wrote:
>>>>> BDB wrote:
>>>>>> I *DO* trust Howard Oakley!
>>>>> 
>>>>> And HO trusts and extols Etre.
>>> 
>>>> *Maybe mistakenly*.
>>> 
>>>>>> You’re probably familiar with EtreCheck, the free app which is
>>>>>> commonly used in Apple Community Support forums to help diagnose
>>>>>> problems, but have you paid for its Pro features? If you want to get
>>>>>> the best performance from your Mac, that’s money well-spent.
>>>>> 
>>>>> While your OP to this topic was 'well-spoken' it belies the fact that
>>>>> your own insight is *blind*.  Worse than blind, badly distorted beyond
>>>>> recognition.
>>>> 
>>>> I have NO DOUBTS about HO, a fellow naval officer.
>>>> 
>>>> I suspect HO never even thought to question the honesty of "John Daniel"
>>>> someone who is simply a "will-o'-the-wisp" persona with nothing to
>>>> quantify who and what he is!
>>> 
>>> He even removed his LinkedIn page when I questioned him!
>>> 
>>> https://i.ibb.co/NnQtbS98/BC9-C56-A5-B16-B-446-D-A5-BC-63293-B2-D4440-1-105-c.jpg
>>> 
>>> No honest fellow would do that!
>> 
>> What makes you think that? Not a rhetorical question... why could a person who
>> is generally honest and decent not remove their LinkedIn page, especially if
>> they are being followed around by someone asking questions over and over?
> 
> 
>   appreciate your question — it's fair to ask why I see that as a red flag.
> 
> Let me be clear: simply removing a LinkedIn page isn't, by itself, proof
> of dishonesty. But context matters. When someone runs a paid software
> product, makes strong claims about its capabilities, refuses to answer
> reasonable support emails (even when support is part of the paid
> package), and then vanishes from multiple platforms when asked
> legitimate questions — that’s where the suspicion starts.

What questions?
> 
> Removing a LinkedIn profile after being asked for clarity on credentials
> or background doesn't automatically signal guilt, but it can appear
> evasive — especially if the individual is selling something to the
> public and benefiting from trust built within communities like MacRumors
> or Apple Support forums.

There can also be extenuating circumstances of not wanting someone to keep
asking questions seen as inappropriate.
> 
> I'm not trying to hound anyone — but transparency and accountability
> matter, especially in tech where users often rely on software to
> diagnose or alter critical systems. It’s not unreasonable to ask: Who is
> behind this tool I’m being told to trust?

If you do not trust it then do not use it. Not sure what else you want.
> 
> So yes — context, not just the act, is what shapes my view.


-- 
It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.

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#181467

On 25/07/2025 00:11, Brock McNuggets wrote:
> On Jul 24, 2025 at 10:30:26 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote
> <mef8tiFbassU1@mid.individual.net>:
> 
>> On 24/07/2025 18:14, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>> On Jul 24, 2025 at 9:47:44 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote
>>> <mef6dgF8lp9U4@mid.individual.net>:
>>>
>>>> On 24/07/2025 17:05, David B. wrote:
>>>>> On 24/07/2025 16:43, Mike Easter wrote:
>>>>>> BDB wrote:
>>>>>>> I *DO* trust Howard Oakley!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And HO trusts and extols Etre.
>>>>
>>>>> *Maybe mistakenly*.
>>>>
>>>>>>> You’re probably familiar with EtreCheck, the free app which is
>>>>>>> commonly used in Apple Community Support forums to help diagnose
>>>>>>> problems, but have you paid for its Pro features? If you want to get
>>>>>>> the best performance from your Mac, that’s money well-spent.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> While your OP to this topic was 'well-spoken' it belies the fact that
>>>>>> your own insight is *blind*.  Worse than blind, badly distorted beyond
>>>>>> recognition.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have NO DOUBTS about HO, a fellow naval officer.
>>>>>
>>>>> I suspect HO never even thought to question the honesty of "John Daniel"
>>>>> someone who is simply a "will-o'-the-wisp" persona with nothing to
>>>>> quantify who and what he is!
>>>>
>>>> He even removed his LinkedIn page when I questioned him!
>>>>
>>>> https://i.ibb.co/NnQtbS98/BC9-C56-A5-B16-B-446-D-A5-BC-63293-B2-D4440-1-105-c.jpg
>>>>
>>>> No honest fellow would do that!
>>>
>>> What makes you think that? Not a rhetorical question... why could a person who
>>> is generally honest and decent not remove their LinkedIn page, especially if
>>> they are being followed around by someone asking questions over and over?
>>
>>
>>    appreciate your question — it's fair to ask why I see that as a red flag.
>>
>> Let me be clear: simply removing a LinkedIn page isn't, by itself, proof
>> of dishonesty. But context matters. When someone runs a paid software
>> product, makes strong claims about its capabilities, refuses to answer
>> reasonable support emails (even when support is part of the paid
>> package), and then vanishes from multiple platforms when asked
>> legitimate questions — that’s where the suspicion starts.
> 
> What questions?
>>
>> Removing a LinkedIn profile after being asked for clarity on credentials
>> or background doesn't automatically signal guilt, but it can appear
>> evasive — especially if the individual is selling something to the
>> public and benefiting from trust built within communities like MacRumors
>> or Apple Support forums.
> 
> There can also be extenuating circumstances of not wanting someone to keep
> asking questions seen as inappropriate.
>>
>> I'm not trying to hound anyone — but transparency and accountability
>> matter, especially in tech where users often rely on software to
>> diagnose or alter critical systems. It’s not unreasonable to ask: Who is
>> behind this tool I’m being told to trust?
> 
> If you do not trust it then do not use it. Not sure what else you want.
>>
>> So yes — context, not just the act, is what shapes my view.


Hi Brock,

Fair points—and thank you for asking respectfully. I genuinely don’t 
have a problem with people removing their LinkedIn page in general. 
You're absolutely right that there can be valid, personal reasons for 
doing so—especially if someone feels harassed or unduly scrutinised.

However, my concerns about John Daniel stem from more than just that 
single act. I paid for EtreCheck’s Power User package — which includes 
support — and asked legitimate technical questions about the app. 
Despite multiple attempts, I received no reply. That’s not just 
frustrating; it’s unacceptable when support is part of the paid offering.

At the same time, I’ve seen posts quietly vanish, evasive replies in 
public forums, and a lack of any concrete way to verify the developer’s 
background or qualifications. In that context, pulling a LinkedIn page 
right after being questioned only deepened my unease.

This isn’t personal, and it’s certainly not about Snit — he’s a friend, 
not a foe! I just believe that if someone is asking users to trust them 
with diagnostic tools that can touch sensitive parts of a system, there 
should be some accountability. That’s all.

-- 
Cheers,David B.

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