Does Boaty really exist?

From: Simon Phipp <soltakss_at_b88Ua9DVguaNzDI0vzHZ9QKdO9iWzhQcJglooAIzhgAvw0nmsltQtmnu0-ErEg5c3mG>
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:40:45 -0000

I had a conversation on Monday during our RQ session with someone who shall remain anonymous, but posts to this list, during which I mentioned a certain Mr Boatright. The un-named architect said that he had had a discussion at Convulsions or somewhere similar with a few people that Boaty/Boatright didn't actually exist.

The "logic" went along the lines of:
- Someone wanted to create a persona to vent all their anger and
created "Boaty" Boatright.
- So, they could be really offensive on all the lists and still
retain credibility in their secret identity.
- After all, nobody could be as offensive as Boaty, it's just not
possible.

The argument fell down somewhat when I pointed out that I'd met said Mr Boatright a couple of times at conventions aeons ago, but thinking about it, perhaps I didn't.

Was the person I met actually the invented persona and not the Secret Identity?

Did I just imagine meeting him at Conjunction of a Million Spheres or Conjunction of a Trillion Tentacles 1 or somewhere else?

Are there, and this is perhaps the scariest answer, two David Boatrights who play RQ?

Answers of a postcard top anyone but me.

See Ya

Simon