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As h*lmets are to .tech, Mike Vandeman is to .soc--he's still out there!
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pH
Mar 5, 2020, 10:13:01 PM3/5/20
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Out of curiousity I searched Mike Vandeman's name.
He seemed to disappear from Usenet around 2010.
But I did find him here, responding to an article. By the arguements he posts it *has* to be him! Wowza.
Aesop: "A leopard does not change his spots."
Any thoughts?
pH in Aptos
Here's the link...
https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/square/2020/01/19/bay-area-lawmakers-support-state-buying-livermore-ranch-for-20-million
He seemed to disappear from Usenet around 2010.
But I did find him here, responding to an article. By the arguements he posts it *has* to be him! Wowza.
Aesop: "A leopard does not change his spots."
Any thoughts?
pH in Aptos
Here's the link...
https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/square/2020/01/19/bay-area-lawmakers-support-state-buying-livermore-ranch-for-20-million
pH
Mar 5, 2020, 10:32:28 PM3/5/20
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Here's a fresh 2020 link to his 'faq' site. Hey, we used to refer people to the faq all the time....I forgot where it is.
http://mjvande.info/mtbfaq.htm
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EdwardDolan
Apr 20, 2020, 4:58:36 PM4/20/20
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MIke Vandeman is a crackpot. He is not susceptible to reasonable argument. I
gave up on him when I learned he was a typical California leftist who
favored immigration from south of the border even though he professes
concern about the environment. His left hand does not know what his right
hand is doing. Usenet is well rid of him.
Ed Dolan - Minnesota
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gave up on him when I learned he was a typical California leftist who
favored immigration from south of the border even though he professes
concern about the environment. His left hand does not know what his right
hand is doing. Usenet is well rid of him.
Ed Dolan - Minnesota
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pH
Apr 20, 2020, 6:43:03 PM4/20/20
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On Monday, April 20, 2020 at 1:58:36 PM UTC-7, Edward Dolan wrote:
> MIke Vandeman is a crackpot. He is not susceptible to reasonable argument. I
> gave up on him when I learned he was a typical California leftist who
> favored immigration from south of the border even though he professes
> concern about the environment. His left hand does not know what his right
> hand is doing. Usenet is well rid of him.
>
> Ed Dolan - Minnesota
>
Holy Smokes, It's Ed Dolan the Great.
> MIke Vandeman is a crackpot. He is not susceptible to reasonable argument. I
> gave up on him when I learned he was a typical California leftist who
> favored immigration from south of the border even though he professes
> concern about the environment. His left hand does not know what his right
> hand is doing. Usenet is well rid of him.
>
> Ed Dolan - Minnesota
>
Hi, Mr. D. Long time no hear and it's good to see you are still keeping track of Usenet.
I'm a Californian and I certainly understand your sentiments about of a lot of my co-inhabitants.
My mom was a legal immigrant from Latvia after WWII who had to jump through a lot of hoops to get here. She is not real pleased w/ who some people are "jumping the line" these days.
I hope you keep in mind that there are a lot of people here who are not "typical" leftists.
Based on what I know so far I do agree with you about Mr. Vandeman's opions so far. He brings to mind some of the militant Vegan postings I've seen over the years.
Welcome back!
pH in Aptos
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EdwardDolan
Apr 28, 2020, 5:24:34 PM4/28/20
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>> Usenet today is not what it used to be. I am only here to make life
>> miserable for Mike Vandeman should he ever show up again on RBS. But I
>> think he is gone for good.
>> Vandeman, liked a stopped clock, was right about a few things, but he was
>> never consistent about anything. I cut him a lot of slack because of a
>> few of his pet issues with which I agreed, but eventually I realized he
>> had a one track mind. He was not only a crackpot, but a crank too. Such
>> people are extremely tiresome because you can never have a real
>> conversation with them. All they ever do is just spin, spin, spin! He
>> thought you could reform those coming to this country from south of the
>> border to be good environmentalists. I realized at that point that he was
>> nuts! He was indefatigable, but I was more indefatigable.
>> Between the two of us we pretty much destroyed RBS as a working
>> newsgroup. But I think Usenet was already dying. It was exciting when it
>> was new, but it seems like it is now dead. Usenet always needed monitors
>> which it never had. Frankly, I was not sorry to see it go.
>> Ed Dolan - Minnesota
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>> miserable for Mike Vandeman should he ever show up again on RBS. But I
>> think he is gone for good.
>> Vandeman, liked a stopped clock, was right about a few things, but he was
>> never consistent about anything. I cut him a lot of slack because of a
>> few of his pet issues with which I agreed, but eventually I realized he
>> had a one track mind. He was not only a crackpot, but a crank too. Such
>> people are extremely tiresome because you can never have a real
>> conversation with them. All they ever do is just spin, spin, spin! He
>> thought you could reform those coming to this country from south of the
>> border to be good environmentalists. I realized at that point that he was
>> nuts! He was indefatigable, but I was more indefatigable.
>> Between the two of us we pretty much destroyed RBS as a working
>> newsgroup. But I think Usenet was already dying. It was exciting when it
>> was new, but it seems like it is now dead. Usenet always needed monitors
>> which it never had. Frankly, I was not sorry to see it go.
>> Ed Dolan - Minnesota
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