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It seems pretty weird to admit you're using a gimmick account while you simultaneously pretend to be offended at the suggestion that you would use a gimmick account.
pvn:
I don't know what the hell your problem is. I am not [intentionally] using a "gimmick" account. (I'm not even sure what a gimmick account is ...)
When I registered my original 2+2 account approximately 10-12 years ago, I registered under my current moniker: Former DJ. I used "Former DJ" up until (2010 - 2013?) or whenever the 2+2 web site was hacked. (I don't recall whether the mods and/or Mason asked all of us to re-register and change our passwords in the aftermath of the hack, but I believe that was the case, so I re-registered and used my actual name - Alan C. Lawhon - as I didn't see any point in hiding behind an alias.) I don't give a fig whether people on here know my actual name or not - I'm not a Russian spy working for the KGB. I like using "Former DJ" as I was a radio station disc jockey back in the 1970's, so I chose that moniker when I originally registered on 2+2. At the time of the hack, I assumed the account attached to "Former DJ" was deleted by the System Administrator and "went away" once I re-registered under my actual name.
Once I re-registered under my actual name, I continued posting until I ran up well over 2,000 posts. Approximately 12-18 months ago, (not sure of the exact date), my "Alan C. Lawhon" account mysteriously disappeared. I don't know what happened, but one day I logged on to 2+2 to discover that username "Alan C. Lawhon" was gone and username "Former DJ" was back. To the best of my knowledge I didn't make the change - I don't know how it happened. One day I'm posting under my actual name, the next day I'm suddenly "Former DJ" again. How this change occurred I have no idea, but, to the best of my knowledge, it wasn't due to any action on my part - or any action that I'm aware of.
This doesn't seem like a big deal to me. I don't care whether I post under my actual name or Former DJ, so I decided not to make a federal case out of this and raise a big stink with the mods. The only person on here who gets their panties in a twist seems to be you. Whatever the case, I'm not intentionally attempting to break site terms and conditions or violate any 2+2 rules - that I'm aware of. (I have received one infraction from a mod for something I did years ago, but that's the only "No No" that I'm aware of.) If I'm guilty of using a "gimmick" of some sort, (or violating site Terms & Conditions), I'm confident the mods and/or Mason will straighten me out. (To this point, I've had no communication or PM from a mod concerning my account, alleged use of a "gimmick" - or any other violation. The only person I'm aware of that is accusing me of using a "gimmick" appears to be you.)
From this point forward, I'll be grateful if you ignore my posts, avoid commenting on my posts, and restrain yourself from attempting to make a mountain out of a mole hill. I'll do likewise with respect to your posts.