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Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: Ethos on 04/08/2009 20:37:05
Here's a nifty little quiz for all you that may have an interest. Please define the term "Coberst" in 25 words or less. I'm sure we are to garner some interesting offerings.
Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: Bored chemist on 04/08/2009 22:34:43
From
http://watchout4snakes.com/creativitytools/RandomWord/RandomWordPlus.aspx

clarity postulate bag converting buck etymology.
Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: Variola on 04/08/2009 23:02:29
From
http://watchout4snakes.com/creativitytools/RandomWord/RandomWordPlus.aspx

clarity postulate bag converting buck etymology.

That will keep me entertained for a while...
Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 05/08/2009 06:44:28
Confabulation
Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: Madidus_Scientia on 05/08/2009 09:57:04
Boring
Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: LeeE on 05/08/2009 11:26:48
I think that Coberst asks interesting, but too wordy questions, that are ultimately unanswerable in the form of a single definitive answer.

Most of the questions are actually pretty good, if you're into that sort of stuff and enjoy potentially endless speculation, but they're not my cup of tea (bearing in mind that I don't like tea).
Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: Herman Melville on 05/08/2009 13:57:01
I'd like him a lot more if he hadn't called me a pervert. Or if he had a sense of humour:

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=24752.0
Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: paul.fr on 05/08/2009 14:23:12
I think that Coberst asks interesting, but too wordy questions

But who's questions are they to begin with?
Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: neilep on 05/08/2009 15:13:59
Don't forget to vote HERE (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=24160.0) if ewe haven;t already !
Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: Make it Lady on 05/08/2009 16:33:29
I'd like him a lot more if he hadn't called me a pervert. Or if he had a sense of humour:

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=24752.0
It seems you are a man who bears a grudge. There is really nothing wrong in being a pervert. I would take it as a compliment.

As for Coberst, I would say he is a man who hides behind a veneer of intellectuality. ie he uses intellect as a shield to hide his social ineptitude. Not that I've met the guy but this is my guess. I can usually sum up what he is trying to say in a sentence and then I'm on to something else. I guess I'm a bit hyperactive.
Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: Herman Melville on 05/08/2009 18:33:29
I'd like him a lot more if he hadn't called me a pervert. Or if he had a sense of humour:

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=24752.0
It seems you are a man who bears a grudge. There is really nothing wrong in being a pervert. I would take it as a compliment.

As for Coberst, I would say he is a man who hides behind a veneer of intellectuality. ie he uses intellect as a shield to hide his social ineptitude. Not that I've met the guy but this is my guess. I can usually sum up what he is trying to say in a sentence and then I'm on to something else. I guess I'm a bit hyperactive.

No, not a grudge. I have no grudges against anyone. I just thought it was worth pointing out if people wanted to discuss Cobert's posting style.

As you said, MIL, it takes all types to make the forum what it is.
Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: Variola on 06/08/2009 14:41:43
Right now I am describing him as someone who thinks they are above everyone else intellectually because they can cobble together a post from a few books/articles and make some disjointed reasoning. Hence Coberst posts the same tripe all over the net in different forums.


Right now this arrogance the is getting on my t*ts.


Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: Karen W. on 06/08/2009 14:46:10
Pardon???
Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: AllenG on 06/08/2009 17:40:57
What's amazing is how many other forums have had this very thread started up about Coberst.
And how many have bot/AI/other listed in their polls too.
Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: RD on 06/08/2009 18:15:36
This Coberst says he's a human autodidact ...

Quote
Greetings from coberst

Postby coberst ยป Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:49 pm
I am a retired engineer with a good bit of formal education and twenty five years of self-learning.
I began the self-learning experience while in my mid-forties. I had no goal in mind ...
http://www.ufoseek.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4041

Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: Ethos on 06/08/2009 18:19:03
What's amazing is how many other forums have had this very thread started up about Coberst.
And how many have bot/AI/other listed in their polls too.
Curious isn't it? If he's a bot, he's a very arrogant one!
Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: Ethos on 06/08/2009 18:23:29
This Coberst says he's human ...


I began the self-learning experience while in my mid-forties. I had no goal in mind ...
No goal in mind; and none reached as of this writting.

Title: How would you folks describe a "Coberst" ?
Post by: AllenG on 06/08/2009 18:42:17
I'm a little surprised that he does not have his own Wikipedia entry.