From my inbox: Shutting down FR's support - extortion attempt

received via email | 10/23/2009

[Sparko]

Kevin Martin Correctly Predicts Rare Arctic Blast to the Southwestern USA.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2150599/posts

Jan 2009 USA Weather Pattern Forecast Released
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157756/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/~johnjeykis/

[2Jedismom]

Epic beeber stunage.

[Berlin_Freeper]

LoL! ok.

[ßuddaßudd]

LOL
Getting kicked around by a weather man.....
Priceless

[Mrs.Liberty]

7. Have a nice day, expect your vendors to pull out soon and your donations frozen. Vendors??? You have vendors?? Do they sell soft pretzels??

I was hoping for a tamale vendor.

[reagan_fanatic]

I went to your website, Kevin. As someone who's designed a few websites himself, I can say unequivocally that yours looks like it was designed by a drunken Stevie Wonder suffering from vertigo.

I would be ashamed to put that mess out there in public where other people can see it.

[mountn man]

I am making a $25 donation bet that this thread hits 1,000 post before the end of the weekend.

So does that mean if it hits 1000 posts you will donate, or you won't donate?

The mod could always pull the plug at 999.

Or spam it to put it over the top.

[Bob]

Why the heck would you extort someone and leave a paper (electronic) trail?

Because he's a freakin' moron? That's the only possibility that comes to mind for me.

[jessduntno]

I am living proof this happens. I have not killed someone or myself yet but things in my mind because of this are not good at times. I control it to an extent but I snap hard if bullied.If you think Columbine's shooting was just a phase you are not telling the truth. Columbine's shooters targeted random people BUT most importantly the people who screwed with them in school first. The bullies got shot. One of their friends was almost shot and they told him to identify himself. Well guess what? He did and they were friends and they told him to GET OUT OF THERE, he survived. They let ones nice to them go. This is the mind of a psychopath, created by bullies today. Yeeeeow....

[Ditter]

What was his freeper name?

[domeika]

Sounds like the walls of mom's basement are closing in.

His site, which is just a conglomeration of imported content, is, as we say in the business....junk. He is even trying to rent his banner space, with obviously no takers. I guess the hope n change is driving him to desperate actions and that's why he launched a salvo, thinking that starting a rucus here would get him traffic and mention so that WE improve his situation.

This thread should be pulled to deprive him of it.

[spectre]

He's a real nut job, Jim.

The Rogue Meteorologist"- Kevin Martin
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Message From Kevin Martin - SCWXA.org
WRITTEN: FALL 2009

Hello, I have no college degree in meteorology, I do not meet the requirements of being a real meteorologist by definition, and I am on my own, and my weather forecasting has been in progress for the public and some private companies for over 10 years. I do things my way, and not according to the "meteorological book",

I have named myself "The Rogue Meteorologist"™. I am alone in what I do in the forecast world. The title is trademark pending, and soon will be the official owned title, because that is how I feel.

The story of my life goes as far as any other story, but ends with a reason why we do what we do today. I cannot be in school from social reasons, and I stay here, and forecast the weather, till I pass away. That is where my story will end, probably on this Website.

I do not fit in well with other weather outlets because of my difference in my beliefs in this very field. This has caused me to remain alone, with no other professional entities to endorse, or appreciate the public service I do. That is what earned me the title "The Rogue Meteorologist".

Welcome to the Website. Hope you enjoy the views and forecasts from someone that is truly alone in this field. Stick around, and maybe you'll see the a "Self Professed Meteorologist" is not so bad after-all right?

Kevin Martin
The Rogue Meteorologist™
SCWXA.org

[dirtboy]

I remember this guy. He used to post on the wildfire threads. As I recall, he pretty much spammed and wanted to take over wildfire (and maybe weather?) reporting on FR.

He topped that - see my post 108!

[azishot]

I bought pretzels, hot dogs, beer and pop corn for some of the other FReepers but they never sent me the money so I ate them all...ugh.

[La Lydia]

Jim, sweetie, would you like to borrow my Guido to do this guy’s kneecaps? Or what? What can I do?

[Dysart]

Written threat. Not the smartest cookie, is he?

[mlizzy]

I’ve decided to donate another $20 for the guff you have to put up with ...

[dirtboy]

I cannot be in school from social reasons,

Gee, I never would have guessed.

[paulycy]

And some peanuts. A foam thingy, a Pepsi, a hot dog and some peanuts.

Jerk. ;0)

[jusduat]

I’m just gonna go take a shower....