MarkC Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 We all know about them, but this guy has recently updated his website - I'm sure I've mentioned him before - and he's getting worse... Enjoy! https://heiwaco.tripod.com/index.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neil Posted September 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 11, 2021 Barking, but some people believe what they want to believe despite all indications to the contrary. We've seen this at play here in the world of model railways with the list of broken promises from DJ Models. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Seems to suffer variously from chips on his shoulders, verbal diarrhoea and delusions of grandeur maybe he should run for office 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, black and decker boy said: Seems to suffer variously from chips on his shoulders, verbal diarrhoea and delusions of grandeur maybe he should run for office Delusions of adequacy might be fitting also Bat$h1t crazy... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted September 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 11, 2021 Too wide a list of nonsense on that page, surely a wind-up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 9 minutes ago, Reorte said: Too wide a list of nonsense on that page, surely a wind-up? Sadly not - he's well known as a fruitloop in the maritime industry. For one who claims to be a <safety specialist>, he's dangerous. This, of course, is the one who wrote chapter & verse about how the parbuckling recovery of the Costa Concordia would never work. Reams and reams of guff about it, in fact. All was deleted after the wreck was safely recovered and then broken up. (Not scuttled as he claims). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 4 hours ago, MarkC said: ... this guy has recently updated his website It certainly is an unintended consequence of the world wide web that such people get a globally accessible soapbox for their nonsense. I would certainly never have sought it out. Does it show up in search engines for genuine queries (as opposed to searching for conspiracy theories)? I wonder if it's better to not share the link so he doesn't get more clicks or end up in our browsing history. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simontaylor484 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 There was a report on the BBC website last week about a family of a UK victim of 9/11 wanting the inquest verdict changing because they believed the towers had been pre rigged with explosive. It seems that there is a conspiracy theory behind everything these days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said: It certainly is an unintended consequence of the world wide web that such people get a globally accessible soapbox for their nonsense. I would certainly never have sought it out. Does it show up in search engines for genuine queries (as opposed to searching for conspiracy theories)? I wonder if it's better to not share the link so he doesn't get more clicks or end up in our browsing history. He's well known in the maritime world - has been for years - and frankly I don't think that a few of us on here are going to influence search engines. He really is a bampot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Vistisen Posted September 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) On this day of all days. The biggest problem with the internet is that now we get to hear all the village idiots at once, The paradox is that the more advanced technology becomes, and the more information we have, the more important it is to use common sense. Edited September 11, 2021 by Vistisen 1 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said: It seems that there is a conspiracy theory behind everything these days. I think there always has been. The internet (and social media in particular) expands its reach dramatically. The same with what I'll call anti-society movements. In the old days you'd have to subscribe to snail mail-distributed newsletters (typewritten and mimeographed) to access their nonsense. These days anyone with a connected device can see it immediately - and respond, and send it to their friends! EDIT: Either that or wander down to places like Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park. Even then the audience can shut down a loony. The internet is an immediate global speakers' corner with almost no filter, barring some very specifically illegal content. Edited September 11, 2021 by Ozexpatriate 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkersson Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I love conspiracy theorists, when I'm having a bad day I just tell myself 'it could be worse, I could be fretting over a non-existent conspiracy'. No matter how bad my day is, theirs is worse! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I think there's someone somewhere in a concrete bunker stroking a cat, thinking up conspiracy theories and putting them on the internet. Or is that in itself a conspiracy theory? 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Best to ignore them altogether, I chanced on this topic today and their nonsense will only make your day worse. If you can believe any of it if in sound mind, you've got to be a little nutty as well! OTOH, if such rubbish appeals to you, you are in good company from an ex prez of the US on down - he is a past master and has a similarly inclined following! Brian. 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Ozexpatriate said: 1 hour ago, simontaylor484 said: It seems that there is a conspiracy theory behind everything these days. I think there always has been. ...Well, that's what they WANT you to think, certainly... *looks around with shifty eyes* 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w124bob Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I have a theory that David Icke is correct, but he's one of "them" and is the diversion. Diane Abbot is the real leader! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo54 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Diane Abbot is the real leader? Check her out when she was young. Foxy young honey!. If she is one of "them" then i am open to alien invasion !!! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 9 hours ago, Edwin_m said: I think there's someone somewhere in a concrete bunker stroking a cat, thinking up conspiracy theories and putting them on the internet. Or is that in itself a conspiracy theory? Ah, we have been expecting you, Mr Bond... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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iL Dottore Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 12 hours ago, Edwin_m said: I think there's someone somewhere in a concrete bunker stroking a cat, thinking up conspiracy theories and putting them on the internet. Or is that in itself a conspiracy theory? Damn! I’ve been rumbled. Until you sussed me out @Edwin_m I was certain that all these conspiracy theories would spread and spread and spread… until the “great unwashed” and the “hard-of-thinking” were so addled that they wouldn’t know if they were coming or going - thus allowing me to easily achieve world domination.. Still, I’m still hoping that the huge number of OVIs (On-Line Village Idiots) will drown out the voices of reason and sanity - such as yourself and @brianusa. If not, I’ve still got a few unused viruses (that may/may not exist) back in my lab. Captain Cynical (Supervillain with taste, flair and sophistication [tm]) Secret Alpine Redoubt [tm] Somewhere in the Aps 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Most conspiracy theorists are good for a laugh, that one is as my Dad would put it " too silly to laugh at " 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted September 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 hour ago, laurenceb said: Most conspiracy theorists are good for a laugh, that one is as my Dad would put it " too silly to laugh at " I find that there is just so many of them, that it's plain boring, once the initial idea has raised a laugh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Don't worry, because there is a campaign to have lessons on 'how to spot fake news' taught in schools over the next few years. So, all we have to do is slap a label "Fake News" on anything we don't agree with, and no one will believe it any more. For instance "Edward Thompson = destroyer of everything Gresley".... Fake News. That is that argument sorted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) Anyone read the “internatioal best seller” “Titanic, The Ship that Never Sank” by Robin Gardiner? Interesting read but more speculation than fact but must have made someone some money. Edited September 12, 2021 by Erichill16 Add wording 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocor Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Conspiracy beliefs, the internet and YouTube. Just because you are a total wacko. There is no reason that you cannot financially profit from your delusions. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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