DA_MOSS - nice to meet you sir! Interestingly, you unlike most who have come into this, what started to be a simple ESPN Radio tid bit re: Peyton Manning when some reporter asked him if he was going to use the pre snap verbage "OMAHA, OMAHA, OMAHA", next season, if he returned. Of course Manning, a gentleman, gave the reporter a bland look, as if to say, "are you for real"? Just a little history for you, since you have come into this thread to voice your opinion re: the big question, is Richard P, really Harry Begg. You probably know my position, which is, I am not Harry Begg, nor do I know him, nor have I ever heard of him, until after I was accused of being him, by a poster one day, out of the blue. I think it was about 14 days after I joined Pregame on December 31, 2013. From that day ion, 95% of the threads I posted, johnnymo and others, slowly trickled into my threads and began the most outrageous attack on, someone they had never heard of, never met, or ever had any dealings with (namely Richard P ) outside of Pregame. Why would one pick me and aver that I was Harry Begg? You sir, say, I posted "EXACTLY" like Harry Begg did. Even if I did use the same style, verbiage, and did resemble this Harry Begg, as you say, how could that even be possibly thought of the first day johnnymo then others came in? Did they ever discuss my selections seriously, or attempt to even welcome me as a new poster? No, They began their "Harry Begg" theory, immediately. They could not even wait 30 days before making wise cracks, calling me names and generally were disruptive and definitely disrespectful. And this "soup thing".....what the hell is that all about? Imagine yourself being me for the sake of argument just for a second. What would you have done? At first I did nothing. But after two weeks I did some research of my own. I even messaged a very well respected Pregame Pro, who posts everyday here in the forum. I introduced myself and explained the situation. He was very helpful and supportive, and in so many words, simply let me know that "just stay focused" and good luck. When they realize you are not who they think you are, they should move on. Just to be safe, I emailed Johnny Detroit, and as aggrivated as I was, I gave these very few posters the benefit of the doubt, since after I did my research, which inclued reading many of Harry Begg's old posts. I then realized how many people were sitting in jails throughout our country, just because a judger or jury thought they sounded like or wrote like the real guilty person.
So, as this senseless exercise of aggrivating and being so disrespectful conduct continued, I simply had to take it. Sure, I could have said, the hell with this, I'm leaving. No, I happen to enjoy Pregame and enjoy the podcasts and everything free that Pregame has to offer, inluding good posters like Stevebeav, JR ODonnell, DubV, Jeff Scott, etc, Excuse me for not mentioning all of the great honest posters. Why should I leave just because it "sounds like, or looks like" I'm some banned poster named Harry Begg? No, after I emailed Johnny Detroit and reported all of this along with each name of each mistaken poster who NEVER let up. Then of course when these things "get out of control" its humsn nature for others such as yourself to be curious and find themselves doing what you are doing. You sir don't bother me, as I have never seen you post one disrespectful thing in any of my threads since the day I joined. So while I am responding and replying to you, I am doing so for you and the benefit for others, who must glance at some of these threads and think this whole exercise is insane. Well it might not be insane, but its just not normal. If those who really believe I am this Harry Begg, they simply should have, instead of just emailing Johnny Detroit, which I know they did, and I do not have a problem with that, I would not have been quite as upset. I still think its wrong to post the "soup BS' and other verbiage that targets things I have no idea the connection or the meaning.
In the interim, a few of these posters have been banned, even me for one day, all because I finally lost my temper, but who wouldn't have after all I went through?
Those sir are the facts, maybe not every single one of them, but the fact I reported this well before "the posters" did, to Johnny Detroit, I then kept posting my selections as the haters became more and more aggrivated because I guess they were upset that Johnny Detroit did not ban me. Of course he didn't. He did the right thing. He is looking into this, and that takes time. I feel bad that he has to take care of a buiness he invested lots of money in, and at the same time help run it, then have to listen to this BS, all because a coupler of miserable wanna be handicappers, THINK they are right, Well, give Johnny Detroit a chance to address this. He has appropriate options, one of which is to do nothing. Then what? Are these blood thirsty posters going to leave? I doubt it, as they have evidently nothing better to do than sit and wait everyday, for people to join Pregame, then decide if they think he "MIGHT" be Harry Begg. I might be a woman for all anyone knows. Of course I'm not, but I'm trying to make a point. We should never rash judge anyone unless we have FACTS that are not in dispute, before we think one MIGHT be guilty. That sir is not the way life in America works. But here is a perfect example of how NOT to handle a situation of this nature. Not to mention the daily attacks made by those who are convinced they are right. Even if they were, the bullying, disrespect and lies have no place in the process. The process is simple, let Johnny Detroit do his work if he chooses, as he chooses, fairly, without disrupting the entire community and this business investment these people have. So thanks for your view, but you are so far off its pathetic. But what you and I think now is no factor. Its in Johnny Detroit's hands, LET HIM HANDLE IT. GL:!