I'm not convinced.
That's what Oprah said about James Frey when his book "Million Little Pieces" was initially exposed as a fraud. She defended him to the last because she wanted to believe that he was what he said he was.
Me either. I have certain FB information that would disprove this theory.
Can you share? If this is merely an idle rumor floating around, everyone would be happy to see it put to rest. You know how stories get blown way out of proportion when they are not addressed.
Its a good theory and though some of the linguistic patterns are different, someone as smart as Hnooe could assume his new personae at a deep enough level to pull it off. He also doesn't strike me as the type of person who would be able to keep his fingers out of the pie for any length of time! lol
Hmmm....it appears there ARE some glimmers of rainbow on Alpha Crabs page....
Such a coincidence too, that they both live at the same end of the beach, own the same kind of dog, espouse the same politics...really, you can see why so many people feel like they "know" Alpha Crab from another place. ;-)
Why am I bringing this up? Because, as I said to Jenny, it smacks of a James Frey scenario. I find it strange that people--in and out of my immediate circle of friends--are wondering if hnooe is pulling a fast one and deceiving everyone by posing as a newcomer named Alpha Crab.
It's one thing if a poster gets off on a wrong foot and wants to make a fresh start with a new name and it's all out in the open. It's an entirely different matter when someone leaves with a splash and then skulks back and pretends to be someone else. There's a dishonesty to it that compromises the integrity of the entire board. How can you trust anything that comes out of this person's mouth when the essence of who this person is, is based on a falsehood?
Rumors should be squashed if that's what they are....rumors. We're all waiting for hnoee and his supposed alter ego to refute them. Personally, I hope this just a pile of silly suppositions because I wouldn't like to think that SoWal has been duped.