On Thu, 18 Aug 2005, David Gerard wrote:
Geoff Burling (llywrch@agora.rdrop.com) [050818 20:35]:
Disclaimer: Yes, I have contributed material towards both. However, I learned of both by accident; there is no organized group out to get -Ril-, just an increasing number of people who have grown weary of him. And many of whom no longer care -- if they ever did -- that David has determined he is not a sockpuppet for Lir.
To be precise, I could see no evidence he was. I should add that -Ril- doesn't edit anything like Lir IMO - I see no reason to assume -Ril- is anything other than what he appears and claims to be, an ordinary good-faith editor with a strong interest in ancient Egypt, who has unfortunately been conflicting with quite a few people (whoever may be considered to "blame" for this).
And for the record, from his style alone I never thought he was Lir. -Ril- has always demonstrated that he is informed or knowledgable -- but resolutely opinionated about the articles he contributes to.
He has simply repeated this exoneration enough times -- & in at least one circumstance where it wasn't relevant -- that he is in danger of raising people's suspicions that he _might_ actually be Lir unless he stops. Or at least should someone mention it, limit his response to a terse reply like "That was proven false; look at my Talk page for the details."
I didn't mean to cast doubt on David's abilities, & apologize if I gave that impression.
Geoff