ContributorSo, here we go again. Normally, I would let this stuff go, as the community and site admins know better, but it's getting ridiculous, so I need to call this guy out who has created a new fake account trying to resemble me again.
He's used names like:
Damian Holmes
VirtualPinball
Pinball King
(and various versions of those names names and others)
...and again has created a new fake account trying to resemble me again.
He does this with my likeness and others in the community repeatedly, and spreads garbage to different groups and sites.
Previously he has tried making accounts called "Terry Red" on Facebook and other sites, and now a new one trying to resemble my name.
As you can see he gets very busy very quick to try to stir up shit.
"TerryRed" is my only account and its been on all the main VP sites for years now... so any "new" account created is not from me.
If you see anything from an account along the lines of:
"Terry Red" (with a space)
TerryFagerty
Terry Hagerty
TerryHagerty
...or anything with my image or likeness, etc... site admins please don't approve of the account, and please remove / ban it and any comments made after the fact.
This guy has been a constant pain to the entire VP community. He's from Australia and does this regularly. He comes on groups and sites with fake accounts, stirs up shit and then tries to get people to goto what he claims is his web site (if that is true or noe who knows).
What's amazing is he does all this, constantly bullies and harasses others and then claims to be cyberbullied after the fact.
Anyone who calls him out on his actions, gets harassed by him claiming he'll take legal action because you are hurting his business, etc.
I couldn't care less about what you do on your own site.... but identity theft is a SERIOUS crime in every country.
A VPN won't protect you, and all your actions are being captured on the various VP sites, Facebook and Discord groups. I highly suggest you stop, and move on with your life.
Update: I've been contacted by the owner of the web site in question who claims that he too has someone creating fake accounts pretending to be him and is the person doing all of this, not him. (he claims it was a "competitor" in AUS who tries to make him and other AUS sellers look bad). He says he no longer sells cabinets or community content, and his mother passed away in April, so all he wants to do is run his web site.
Take that for what it is, as I don't have energy to bother with all this.
The website in question, is still scraping everyone's data and posting it which will still continue to piss off the guys making these tables who are still active in the hobby. No matter what good intentions the owner of the site thinks they may have, this will continue to drive these guys away from the hobby. All the table / pup-pack,etc creators want is for their creations to be shared at the places they choose for everyone to have access to. That's not much to ask.
Myself, all I want to do is create some fun "pretend" pinball games.
Edited by TerryRed, 06 May 2021 - 01:48 PM.
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