Some people have mixed up two posters, so I thought I'd do the definitive definitions of who is who.
I hope you don't mind, but people HAVE confused the two:
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A very important note to you.
Erin is *NOT* eric (or metre).
eric/metre was the one we all ignored on the "inner boards". Eventually he gave up and "lost" the debate (or "lost the war" in Erin's case).
So just to clarify:
Eric is the same as Metre is the same as Eric - they are one.
He is older than middle-aged and lives in England.
"Erin" is a seperate and different person.
"Erin" Does not post on the "inner boards" as he was banned from them. This "outer board" is public access for writing so he posts his comedy here.
"Erin" has posted as several names in the past. He's posted as Carlyle, Euric, Amertica, Karl Marx (!), HevetS, Anonymous, and many more.
His current name is Erin. So for the purposes of the current timing:-
Erin is *NOT* the same person as Eric.
Yes it can be a little annoying when posters hide behind a multitude of names to try and look like their argument is more popular than it really is.
Erin's real name is "John" (I tracked this down from the USMA listserver, from where he is banned)
Erin is a constant liar. Now that might sound like extreme words from a moderate like myself but let me explain.
He makes his posts from "lifting" other people's ideas and manipulating them (some posts here have ended up "moved" to the USMA listerver site before he was banned). Apart from the obvious lies ("records are metric") there are those that are simply cut-bend-and-paste.
The most obvious lie is when I've asked him where he comes from.
Apparently he's from Australia.
Which is on the east coast of America, according to another time he's answered that question.
I believe that "once a liar...."
I hope that clears up the "name" debate - because its a right royal pain in the a**e sometimes!
[Footnote to BWMA:- I know you don't like the word 'liar' on posts but I honestly can't think of a different word/expression although I have tried and tried, what else can I say?]