Hi Jill,

you said "...paranoia as such it seems you have...."

I, too, used the word paranoid to describe Burt B., but we might be wrong with that word. Let's look at the facts:

1. First posted as Art
2. Next posted as Butt (oops! that's BURT)
3. Started posting as Burt B
4. Says his name is Burt Berenson

I'm not sure what Freud would say. Maybe paranoid, maybe inferiority complex, maybe something else.

1. Insults the looks of people he's never met
2. Has never had his picture posted
3. Made a trade with someone who lived 10 minutes away from him, and wouldn't meet to complete the trade in person...insisted it be done by mail.

Paranoid? Inferiority complex? Butt ugly? Something else?

1. He says he wants to be friends with everyone in the hobby
2. He insults people
3. He tells everyone to go to he||
4. He pesters people with email, even using different names/accounts to get past blockers
5. He says "this is my last post on the subject" but then makes 3-4-5 more posts.

Paranoid? Inferiority complex? Just plain stupid? A Liar? Something else? All of the above?

I don't know you, personally, and I don't know Butt (er...Burt) B. either. I read every one of your posts (love your sense of humor, and your kindness and patience are wonderful) and I miss you when you aren't on the board. I hope to meet you someday. I ignore most of Butt (oops-typo, that's BURT) (maybe I should just call him Art?)... anyway, I ignore most of his posts and hope I never meet anyone as rude and ufriendly as he.

Pam Goertler

p.s. Since I've never had any dealings with Art, I was going to stay out of this. When he said that everyone who didn't like him shoud go to he||, that included me. Since he brought me into it, I figured I'd throw my 2¢ in.