Re: AFRINIC IP Block Thefts -- The Saga Continues

[Valerie Wittkop <vwittkop () nanog org>]

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> On Nov 16, 2020, at 11:40 AM, Rob McEwen <rob () invaluement com> wrote:
>
> On 11/16/2020 9:54 AM, Tom Beecher wrote:
> > I would like to formally request that Mr. Cohen's privileges to post to this list be revoked, or otherwise curtailed.
>
>
> +1
>
> Several months ago, Elad Cohen went on record claiming that I was secretly "Rob Shultz" from Spamhaus - an outrageous 
> lie. (Spamhaus is actually my competitor... and I've only ever known a few people there - and not even that well.) 
> What I had to do to (somewhat!) clear my name - so that the average person who doesn't know me could tell with a high 
> degree of certainty that Elad Cohen lies about me weren't true - took away many hours out of my life and got me in 
> trouble with maawg for discussing too many details about the people at maawg events whom I had interacted with (to 
> show that me and this other Rob couldn't possibly be the same person). Note that I barely know "Rob Shultz", and 
> hadn't even heard of "Rob Shultz" until AFTER I saw Cohen's accusation. I don't think that "Rob Shultz" is a bad 
> person at all - from what little I know about him - but these accusations could potentially cause 
> frustration/confusion in the niche market served by both invaluement (my company) and Spamhaus. The way Elad Cohen 
> pushes ludicrous/unfounded conspiracy theories that are easily proven false - makes me question his mental heath. 
> Ironically, at the same time, I'm actually somewhat of an *EXTREMIST* when it comes to free-speech and the free flow 
> of ideas. I absolutely hate it when others shut down opposing ideas due to being "offended". But what makes this case 
> DIFFERENT - is that I draw a line at slander/libel. I gave Elad Cohen every opportunity to prove his accusations - 
> and he wasn't able to. And, again, what I had to explain about my meetings with people (aka "witnesses") at maawg - 
> to prove that Elad was lying - caused me irreparable damage with maawg. His slander/libel is damaging to others. He 
> doesn't add any value (at least, none that I can find) - he only harms other people in malicous ways.
>
> -- 
> Rob McEwen, invaluement