Anyway, he seems to be requesting that his account be deleted, and that would probably be for the best, given his apparent unwillingness to abide by any of the community's standards.

On 12 May 2013 22:22, David Richfield <davidrichfield@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks for picking that one up, Kieran! I'll definitely proceed with caution.

On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 12:51 AM, Kieran O'Neill <oneillkza@gmail.com> wrote:
> Googling his name suggests that he may have a recent (2010) conviction for
> fraud. It could of course be another Petrus Salomo Rubeus, but given his
> insistence on the uniqueness of this name, that seems unlikely. That news
> article could have been fabricated as well, but regardless, I think we
> should exercise caution.
>
> http://152.111.11.6/argief/berigte/volksblad/2010/11/11/VB/4/MITAKS.html
>
> Also, Googling chunks of text from both his talk page and another user page
> he has created suggests that large chunks is outright copyvio material
> (which I have since deleted).
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pieter_Rubeus/Rubeus_Heraldry
>
> I agree with David -- I don't think it is likely that he has any interest in
> Wikipedia beyond self-promotion.
>
>
> On 12 May 2013 02:07, Douglas Scott <douglas.i.scott@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I had a look at the talk page. What on Earth is all that stuff about the
>> meaning of Rubeus in User: Pieter Rubeus's reply? Looks very airy fairy to
>> me.
>>
>>
>> On 11 May 2013 23:42, David Richfield <davidrichfield@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I've put a bit of a reply on the talk page as well:
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Pieter_Rubeus&diff=554648737&oldid=553382988
>>> I seriously doubt that this editor has a primary interest in improving
>>> Wikipedia beyond promoting his winery, though.
>>>
>>> On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Lourie Pieterse
>>> <louriepieterse@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> > Hello Pieter
>>> >
>>> > Sorry for only replying to your message now, I have been away for the
>>> > long
>>> > weekend and got surprised with quite a backlog of emails. I see that
>>> > there
>>> > have been responses on your talk page regarding the matter. Do you
>>> > still
>>> > need support from my side? The links posted there are very good
>>> > starting
>>> > points and I would have suggested the same.
>>> >
>>> > I also copied the Wikimedia ZA general mailing list. I am sure that we
>>> > will
>>> > also get responses from some of the members there, whom are most
>>> > probably
>>> > more active contributors than me.
>>> >
>>> > Kind regards
>>> > Lourie
>>> >
>>> > ________________________________
>>> > From: Pieter Rubeus <master@impireholdings.com>
>>> > To: LouriePieterse <louriepieterse@yahoo.com>
>>> > Sent: Friday, May 3, 2013 9:05 PM
>>> > Subject: page Pieter Rubeus mark for speedy deletion
>>> >
>>> > Hi Laurie
>>> >
>>> > Can you possibly assist me in creating the following page correctly to
>>> > get
>>> > it to be listed as it has many issues on it.
>>> >
>>> > The user talk page has the details in it:
>>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Pieter_Rubeus
>>> >
>>> > It seems that the edited pages was deleted and I added the correct one
>>> > now
>>> > for Jim Bleak, but I would like to have some expert advice on how to
>>> > conform
>>> > the article in a manner that it is understandable and usable and
>>> > conforms to
>>> > international standards.
>>> >
>>> > It need to reference to the NAME USAGE OF RUBEUS including the
>>> > interpreting
>>> > of the name as well as the explanation of the name itself and not to me
>>> > or
>>> > the family of rubeus.
>>> >
>>> > I will appreciate your response to it.
>>> >
>>> > Regards
>>> > Pieter Rubeus
>>> > www.rubeus.co.za
>>> > pieter@rubeus.co.za
>>> > 0736527925
>>> >
>>> > --
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>>> > user
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>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
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