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Old October 17th 15, 04:45 PM posted to sci.space.history
Jeff Findley[_6_]
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Default OM aka Bob Mosley

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On Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 4:59:20 PM UTC-4, Gene DiGennaro wrote:
Some of us oldtimers here remember a fellow who went by the screename of OM. He was a cantankerous trollish fellow that knew his stuff but internet etiquette was certainly not his forte! He ruled this group for years.

It is my sad duty to inform folks that OM aka Bob Mosley passed away today from complications due to diabetes. RIP Bob, we'll miss you.




Who remembers how Bob used to threaten to beat people to death? Or how he liked to claim he was going to beat people up with a spiked baseball bat? Or how he used to call people child molesters? Or how he wished that people he did not like would be anally raped in prison? Or how he drove people away because of his hostility?


I remember him engaging in that sort of behavior when the trolls came
out in force after the Columbia disaster. His response was to organize
a Columbia Accident FAQ (an archived snapshot is here).

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/837444/posts

He's burning in hell now.


Possibly, but his contributions to these newsgroups did span the range
from the slightly negative to extremely positive, IMHO.

Jeff
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