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Re: I am not a Time Traveller

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From: Bateau
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 14:11
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>Scott T Jones wrote:
>> I think of the regulars on this newgroup as my friends, so I thought you might
>> enjoy hearing about this.
>> 
>> I have always maintained my resume on my web site, because I don't like the
>> faceless contacts we usually have on the Internet.  However, my resume seems to
>> have made me the target of an Internet hoax.  
>> 
>> The first I heard of this was a chat message out of nowhere, yesterday, telling
>> me that I was at the center of a hot discussion on the Internet.  So far, only
>> 4 people have contacted me by e-mail and 2 by chat, but the notes are getting
>> weirder.  The latest one asked me if I could identify the original source of a
>> diagram of a supposed time machine.  To see what started all of this, look at
>> the following web page:
>> 
>> http://www.anomalies.net/cgi-bin/bbs/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=000928
>> 
>> I am not sure what to do about this.  Removing my resume would probably only
>> make things worse, because the fanatics will think I am trying to hide
>> something.  Posting to the forum might end the discussion, but it might draw
>> even more attention.  For now, I will just wait and see what happens.
>
>
>Heh, way to go, Scott.  That's your fifteen minutes of fame used up. :)
>
>I especially loved how the one guy thought he could do "psychological 
>reading" from your resume and that PROVED things.  Heh.
>
>As for the whole Titor thing, given that we're not in the middle of his 
>predicted civil war yet, along with everything else, I'd lean toward the 
>"hoax" angle.  I'm sure whoever did it is never gonna admit it, anyway.

I couldn't find any mention of Scott on that page.
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From: Bateau <Gamera@work.stomping.aza>
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Subject: Re: I am not a Time Traveller
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 22:11:36 +0800
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