Off topic.
On Feb 24, 5:45 pm, "Pete D" <n....TakeThisOut@email.com> wrote:
> I am thinking that a poll to actually decide if he does really exist in the
> first place would be in order. Even if he did exist (of which I am quite
> doubtful) we could simply shun him and therefore he will actually cease to
> exist.
>
> All those in favour say AYE.
I've often thought that surely he must be a troll, and that this was
all a clever (?) intricate hoax. And indeed, some of it seems to be
just that, eg the printing franchises and his 'valuable' enlarging
algorithm (sold to Samsung, doncha know).
But I have actually witnessed his market stall at Cleveland!! It was
singularly uninspiring, and attracted interest in line with that
although admittedly he said he was selling his rejects there (grin, as
you would)... Sadly that stall is now defunct, I gather, although
there were two *decent* photographers there last time I visited.
The time I saw his stand is also the time that Douglas has FALSELY
stated that:
- I took photos of his images, presumably to resell at enormous profit
(umm, I didn't have a camera that day...)
- I waited until the attendant left the stand, and then stole stuff
(obviously I didn't do that, and he has *retreated* from that
defamatory claim now)
- I 'sneaked' around
(*why* would I do that, when Douglas doesn't have a clue what I
look like?)
He states he has footage of me on security tape, but when I have asked
him to prove that by simply describing me, he goes competely quiet.
Again, that claim begs an obvious question - how would he know *who*
was on the security tape? Was I perhaps wearing a name badge? (O:
(I *am* very easy to spot in a crowd, for a reason that Douglas isn't
aware of - that's a bit of a problem for him as he doesn't have a clue
how to describe me, despite his 'tape'..)
As further evidence he is not entirely trolling, he did send a few
large prints out to garner support for his enlarging claims. But
those prints were carefully selected ones, he refused to supply any
original files to verify his claims, and in fact the comments (that he
frequently misrepresents) from folk like Gordon Moat, Alan Browne,
Colin D and 'Avery' all indicate they were 'nice', but showed no
evidence of an enlarging breakthrough of any kind. In fact, in most
of those cases the prints showed quite the reverse - indeed Douglas
was recently busted when he admitted one of the prints was actually a
stitched panorama! Then there's the challenge issued by Gisle
Hannemyr (http://hannemyr.com/photo/interpolation.html) that Douglas
ran away from, and of course just about every time Douglas has posted
'evidence' of his abilities on the web he has been quickly busted for
false claims and has had to remove the pages in embarrassment. Call
me obsessive, but I've kept them all, neatly cached. They may come in
handy...
If anyone can find his many business addresses in a phone book, let us
all know. And has *anyone* at all used his services and wish to
comment?
....Hello???
....Is this thing on??
(Now's probably the time to up the ante with some more sockpuppets,
Doug.)
PS - No sign of a return to that panorama thread, I see, Doug? Take
your time.
(O:
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