Today, Peter made two posts to the blog. The first is http://egooutpeters.blogspot.r…levant-document-with.html
Peter devotes this issue to this "document." The subject appears to be a lawsuit, from 2007. "Anselmo Rubinaldi, Michelangelo Ltd. vs Timothy Durrell, COMMWARMgem". Rubinaldi is allegedly an inventor of artificial diamond technology and the defendant is allegedly a company that was selling the diamonds. According to Gluck's introduction:
QuoteThe Defendant has started an extreme intensity Web campaign against the inventor and has hired an army of trolls (troll-gangs exactly as bordellos never have lack-of-workforce problems).The document shows how COMMWARMgem has instructed this army, principles, tactics, elements of strategy- a school of targeted misinformation.
First, I'll assume the document is genuine. The situation it relies on a network of web supporters of the company, which the company seeks to harness to "demonize" the plaintiff. The introduction talks about "hiring an army of trolls," but the document itself includes insertions that appear to be internal company comments saying what, of course, would not be said to the supporters. There is no promise of payment.
The document begins with:
QuoteTHANK YOU FOR JOINING US! We have to work in an organized concerted way; if
we win on Google/Web our chances to win in the real Trial will be increased.
So the purpose is to win at trial. However, this is utterly insane. Trials in the U.S. and in most places are heavily insulated from public opinion. Even highly organized protest, which happens (demonstrations in front of the U.S. Supremen Court!), is probably ineffective.
The matter in red is for "insiders" such a document would be unlikely to be prepared. If there were an insider commentary, it would be a separate document. It includes this:
QuoteIt is our long term advantage that our people are recruited mercenaries (financial or moral) while the opponent we are fighting with, is mainly honest people unfortunately and honest people are intractable, all you can do is to stop and destroy them mercilessly
The opponent, here is more than one person. It includes the plaintiff's supporters. A plan to "destroy" the "honest people" is completely insane, over some diamond sales? this is not how any company concerned about profit would behave. Not even if they were totally greedy bastards, as this document makes them out to be.
So, the open message, presumably sent to people who say they want to help:
QuoteMix facts with toxic lies and try to kill them, if you have limited quantities of poison give priority to fountains and wells, metaphorically speaking.
Someone is quite confused here. This would totally alienate any actual supporters of the company. The document in general gives no real practical advice as to how to coordinate these attacks in the enemy.
No. This is not a genuine document from the defendant in a lawsuit. If it came from anyone involved with that lawsuit, it would be more likely to come from the plaintiff, as an attempt to discredit cricitism.
However, the entire document appears to be fraudulent. Supposedly the defendant had an internet presence. There is no sign of it. None of the names or other possible search terms turn up anything related in Google searches.
Further, the document contains anachronisms. It uses "Planet Rubinaldi." "Planet Rossi" was coined by Dewey Weaver, if I'm correct, as a way of referring to "believers" in Rossi. "FUD" as a term is quite old, but usage was rare. The company would not use that term, generally, though it is not impossible. In the Rossi situation, this is coming from Sifferkoll's ravings and his idea that FUD is the business of APCO.
The Wikipedia article on FUD covers examples of FUD. They certainly exist, largely in business (to influence the public against a competitor in buying decisions), and in politics.
The definition given is, "FUD is generally a strategy to influence perception by disseminating negative and dubious or false information and a manifestation of the appeal to fear." All the examples I've seen of historical FUD< there was a plausible function that might increase profit or produce a win.
The claim in the present situation is that APCO has been hired by Industrial Heat to publicly discredit Rossi, and that criticism of Rossi is "paid FUD." None of the examples of FUD, aside possibly from the political, involve "internet armies." In politics, yes, there are memes. Yet such a campaign could not possibly have any influence on the lawsuit, Rossi v. Darden. It could possibly affect Rossi's business prospects, no doubt. However, he could very easily overcome that with a real product, with new investors being allowed to test it. What he is less likely to be able to do is sell licenses, etc., based on only his own "demonstrations" and claims.
Ah, memes. Another word used in this "document." Ten years ago, not so likely!
This is a recent and crude forgery, promoted by Peter Gluck in pursuit of his own paranoia. Does he know? I'm reluctant to think he would deliberately put up a forgery. If he does not know, he has been thoroughly duped. There have been trolls feeding Peter compliments for his paranoia, one can be seen above.
The only comment on that blog post, at this point, congratulating him, is from Anonymous. It refers to "the cadre of Rothwell."
Rothwell is not paid, that would be almost like saying Bill Gates was paid to donate to Texas Tech. Okay, Jed is not quite that wealthy! But he is obviously a volunteer, and has invested money in LENR and, in fact, apparently supported Peter Gluck at one point. I'm not paid to write on this topic, though I might be provided expenses at some point, and I cannot predict who will donate, I definitely do not write with any gain other than the benefit of the field and humanity in mind. I'm old enough that I could die at any time, and, in fact, I just discovered that I have a cardiac condition making this quite real. There is no way that I would trash what is important to me by deliberately presenting dubious or false information.
(Some more: consider "Planet Rubinaldi." For that term to have any meaning, there would need to be a community with high communication, likely open. Like "Planet Rossi." I found no sign of it. Discussions would not disappear even if Rubinaldi did. Now, if I missed something, please, show me!)
(There is not the least sign of any recruiting for a "campaign." I've communicated directly with Dewey Weaver. There is no campaign. There is Dewey Weaver, an investor in Industrial Heat, with his opinions. There is no clue of there being any money in "attacking Rossi." The very idea is stupid. If I get any money, it will be for supporting and furthering LENR research. Someone *not involved at all with IH* has offered to pay my PACER fees (and I make those files available to everyone). That's about it.)
Peter has gone completely over the edge, which is an event of great sadness. Goodbye, old friend, "debate partner." Paranoia gotcha.