Claire was wondering what the hell's been going on lately. I've been conducting a little experiment to see if I could get Umike to uncloak a bit.

2,070 posts ago he arrives at ARS. He didn't attract much attention initially, until his serious bout of bad judgement where he sent a picture of himself to Lianna, who reacted with severe displeasure. The disturbing thing about the picture was not that he was photographed without a shirt, and only from the waist up. No, the problem was the pair of pants draped over a chair behind him!

Taking a stroll through this fellow's posts reveals a guy with a poor self image who attempts to bolster it with bragging.

1. Street gangs respect him.

2. He has "seekrit sources" of information 3. He's done more against Scientology in one week than Tory and the Trust combined 4. People trust him, he says, cuz he can keep his mouth shut.

5. He is always dropping a line or two about the Good Works he does for charity. It's not true charity if you have to brag about it. Of course, all this is meant to portray him as a trusty, trustworthy member of society. Sort of like a group I know of who has to post in the paper every time it collects a few bags of castoff clothing for the poor.

This is compensation for his self image, and only relevant because of the position it puts him in. Such people respond well to stroking, something a good Agent Provocateur would know how to do skilfully.

Throw in a bit of paranoia just for fun, now. As a result of my jabbing him a bit, he put out FAQ about himself, as if anyone was asking. Now, Claire's FAQ was appropriate. She's an interesting character, some rare breed of Scientollywog. I read her FAQ with real interest.

However, umike is a non-entity except in his own mind. Still, he finds it necessary to share the details of his existance in an FAQ that consists of personal information interspersed with paragraphs ranting about the Trust. An odd format for a FAQ, as if he can't concentrate on one topic long enough to get through it.

Aside slam: Am I the only one who reads "ultramichael-International Art Dealer" without visions of velvet paintings of dogs playing poker here?

Well, 'nuff said on that. We have a fearful man who probably hasn't achieved his goals to the level he would wish. I say 'fearful' because how else would you parse this sentence? "Im not afraid of anything. I have 2 pitbulls and a border collie."

I also see large quantities of insecurity present in his posts. His buttons are not only huge, he's painted them Day-Glo orange so you can't miss them. Judging from his attacks on critics, (the criminal always accuses others of his crimes) his buttons include; low income, trailers, lack of education, intelligence, alcoholism.

These are the things that mean the most to him, as they're his favorite insults.

So now we have a guy who is insecure, fearful, boastful, and has low self esteem. Moreover, he's been shoved to the fringes of the ARS "community" by his own actions, and that must gripe him. Being excluded sucks.

This is just the sort of chump I'd look for if I wanted to run an op.

I'd schmooze on up to him, agree with his perceptions, and stroke his ego. He'd be my bitch in a New York second! A little tea and sympathy, yes.

Under pressure, umike has inadvertantly revealed himself. Several folks have commented as to what a good OSA imitation he's been doing. I'd say OSA is considerably more imaginative about it, however. Umike could never measure up to even OSA's standards. I doubt the cult would let him join in any Rinder games.

Another good quality to look for in a potential subject is intelligence, lack of. You want someone fairly unimaginative and easily manipulated.

Now, I'm not saying umike is dumb. Sending that picture to a minor just demonstrates massively bad judgement. But add this to his crude maneouvering and debate skills, using the absolute basic and ineffective tactics disgarded by the greenest newbie, and you have an emerging picture of a guy who's just...not...that...bright!

Sending a threat of legal action regarding perceived libel against a nick on Usenet, that's just plain silly! If it were something involving real names, that's a different issue. I have strong doubts that his legal name is ultramichael.

Another foolish attempt on his part was trying to insult me by referring to my "3rd grade vocabulary." Uhh...ultramoron, people here can read!

It's easy to discern the level at which I write. Duh!

And finally, there's his sad attempt to hijack the same tactic that Mark Bunker is using to tweak certain people right now. "C'mon, you know you love me!" Jesus X, bad form, umike! You could at least wait until Mark puts it away before stealing it!

My conclusion, this guy is definately tainted. His "seekrit source" is probably Lex, who has connections with OSA Erin out of Big Blue. Lex is quick to bind to people like umike, and I bet his mailbox is full of weird Lex messages. He's getting his inaccurate "inside info" from someone. Probably the same source that feeds stuff to tigger and Lex.

There is a sameness about their postings. Recently, the release of The Profit was used as an excuse to spew negative crap about the Trust. Not terribly effective, considering only a tiny percentage of people here will ever actually see the movie, but OSA won't let an opportunity slip by if they can help it.

"Support The Profit!" blablablaLMTblablablaBobMintonbladebladeblah!

Repeat as needed.

Most people recognise OSA's influence, through experience or group participation or training. If anyone had doubts about ultramichael, his latest offer to buy IRC logs (Top $$$ paid!) should be the final clue.

I conclude that this guy is not to be trusted. I wouldn't picket with him, and I sure the fuck wouldn't tell him where I lived. OSA can help him with that, of course. I don't think he is the AP, but I do think he's a dupe, a pawn, and someone is pulling his strings.

I hope the NG will forgive me for a week of tedious pawn-poking, but it was necessary for your chaplain to unveil this poor vic for what he is;

a crude OSA imitation. You can thank me at the ARSCCwdne annual banquet and Jello-fest, and I thank you for your patience.


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Barb
Chaplain, ARSCC
http://members.home.net/bwarr1/index.htm
http://www.geocities.com/bwarr_2000/ mirror site "Every week, every month, every year, every decade and now every century, Scientology does weird and stupid things to damage its own reputation."

-Steve Zadarnowski "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology."

-ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"

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