A few years ago or so, I determined through a comparison of posts that there was a strong likelihood that Aint and One Brow were one and the same. This happened as a result of my disagreement with Aint about some of the decisions Jerry makes. At the time, I was unhappy with Jerry because I probably put more blame on him for AK's failings than I should have. I still think Jerry deserves some blame but not nearly what I had thought at the time. Anyway, Aint's friendly disagreement turned vicious and he began making obscene, homophobic remarks about me and my posts (I had earlier cautioned him when he joined the board to tone down his constant sarcasm directed at gays. In fact, I had for a time a very good board relationship with Aint.)
Coincidentally, I noticed that Aint's attacks were being seconded by One Brow, who took similar positions and made similar arguments, though of course using different vernacular. I became suspicious and began to notice that they never were on the board simultaneously, though their posts followed each other closely. I then looked at their bios and noticed they were both from southern Illinois, which made their "Jerry love" more understandable.
Through some Google searching, along with some pieces of information from boardmembers about One Brow's website, I actually discovered One Brow's identity, even found out where he taught school. I also learned when I went to his website, which deals in Philosophy and philosophical discourse -- of course, One Brow is a Philosophy teacher -- that Aint Nuthin was posting blogs on philosophical matters on the site. As I continued to compare their posts on Jazzfanz, I found both used arguments of logical reasoning and both often talked about topics using a legal frame of reference. In fact, despite the difference in their vernacular, the substance of what they said (their views and opinions) was strikingly similar. I also discovered a thread on Jazz fanz something like 30 pages long that consisted simply of a dialogue between Aint, and you guessed it, One Brow. I don't even remember what it was about. But this shows you the extent of this guy's madness to hide these personas.
Then, out of the blue, I began to get even more vicious attacks, which followed up those by Aint and One Brow, by a poster named JF 2814. Because his views were nearly identical to One Brow and Aint, I began to suspect that the three posters were the same philosophy professor in southern Illinois. I was determined to get to the bottom of this, so one day I up and telephoned One Brow at his school office (he had no idea I was searching for him or that I had found him and I can't recall now if I reached him there or they gave me his home number). In any case, we had a conversation and I told him what I had learned and that I was going to continue to investigate him using whatever means I could unless he and his other personalities stopped attacking me on the site. We came to a pact and the war ended. However, he insisted that he wasn't Aint or the other poster.
I did tell Vinylone about this, and some of the other mods knew about it too, and I also asked Colton to investigate it, but he never came to any conclusions and he thought I was being paranoid. Yes, it sounds crazy but the coincidences were just too striking. It's been awhile since then and I have discarded all the incriminating information I had found. In fact, I don't even recall One Brow's real name and prefer not to know it or reveal it, out of respect for his privacy. I'm not out to harm him, because he seems like a decent human being, just a little troubled.
The reason I was ticked off by him and his ilk was because it was Aint and posters like him, who I feel spoiled this board and made it so contentious. I was a very congenial boardmember until the Illinois Mafia joined the board and when they came in with all their smart-alecky, clever one liners and ad hominem b.s., it messed with what I thought had been a great place to talk Jazz basketball.
Well, it still is a good place to talk Jazz basketball, if people would stick to that, and stop being jerks and calling people names and making obscene innuendos, and only being concerned with how creatively they can insult people, and making themselves the center of attention rather than what most of us go there for, Jazz talk. If people just stick to Jazz talk, then there is no better site anywhere.
Hey, I would rather forget about One Brow and Aint and all the rude, crude, inconsiderate, egomaniacal, immature posters that have infested this site. I only want to hear about Jazz basketball.
Coincidentally, I noticed that Aint's attacks were being seconded by One Brow, who took similar positions and made similar arguments, though of course using different vernacular. I became suspicious and began to notice that they never were on the board simultaneously, though their posts followed each other closely. I then looked at their bios and noticed they were both from southern Illinois, which made their "Jerry love" more understandable.
Through some Google searching, along with some pieces of information from boardmembers about One Brow's website, I actually discovered One Brow's identity, even found out where he taught school. I also learned when I went to his website, which deals in Philosophy and philosophical discourse -- of course, One Brow is a Philosophy teacher -- that Aint Nuthin was posting blogs on philosophical matters on the site. As I continued to compare their posts on Jazzfanz, I found both used arguments of logical reasoning and both often talked about topics using a legal frame of reference. In fact, despite the difference in their vernacular, the substance of what they said (their views and opinions) was strikingly similar. I also discovered a thread on Jazz fanz something like 30 pages long that consisted simply of a dialogue between Aint, and you guessed it, One Brow. I don't even remember what it was about. But this shows you the extent of this guy's madness to hide these personas.
Then, out of the blue, I began to get even more vicious attacks, which followed up those by Aint and One Brow, by a poster named JF 2814. Because his views were nearly identical to One Brow and Aint, I began to suspect that the three posters were the same philosophy professor in southern Illinois. I was determined to get to the bottom of this, so one day I up and telephoned One Brow at his school office (he had no idea I was searching for him or that I had found him and I can't recall now if I reached him there or they gave me his home number). In any case, we had a conversation and I told him what I had learned and that I was going to continue to investigate him using whatever means I could unless he and his other personalities stopped attacking me on the site. We came to a pact and the war ended. However, he insisted that he wasn't Aint or the other poster.
I did tell Vinylone about this, and some of the other mods knew about it too, and I also asked Colton to investigate it, but he never came to any conclusions and he thought I was being paranoid. Yes, it sounds crazy but the coincidences were just too striking. It's been awhile since then and I have discarded all the incriminating information I had found. In fact, I don't even recall One Brow's real name and prefer not to know it or reveal it, out of respect for his privacy. I'm not out to harm him, because he seems like a decent human being, just a little troubled.
The reason I was ticked off by him and his ilk was because it was Aint and posters like him, who I feel spoiled this board and made it so contentious. I was a very congenial boardmember until the Illinois Mafia joined the board and when they came in with all their smart-alecky, clever one liners and ad hominem b.s., it messed with what I thought had been a great place to talk Jazz basketball.
Well, it still is a good place to talk Jazz basketball, if people would stick to that, and stop being jerks and calling people names and making obscene innuendos, and only being concerned with how creatively they can insult people, and making themselves the center of attention rather than what most of us go there for, Jazz talk. If people just stick to Jazz talk, then there is no better site anywhere.
Hey, I would rather forget about One Brow and Aint and all the rude, crude, inconsiderate, egomaniacal, immature posters that have infested this site. I only want to hear about Jazz basketball.
