Is Dazzling from Somersoft here?

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  1. GentleChief

    GentleChief Well-Known Member

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    I used to enjoy Dazzling's posts on Somersoft.
    He was my one of my early mentors. I did not realise it back then.
    But I look back and realise what an impact he has left on me and perhaps many others.
    A snippet from one of his posts from 2007

    When you are at station # 3, I can imagine looking up at station # 6 must look so inviting and sexy.....where all of life's troubles melt away and life is bliss. To the people back at station # 1, where you are right now seems like heaven on a stick. Of course, to people currently at station # 8, looking back at station # 6 seems to be very average indeed. Where's the right level??
    – Dazzling on Somerset forum

    Would love to connect with Dazzling over a coffee/beer if he is still active.
    Would any of the oldtimers know what he is up to these days...
     
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    He stood for a seat which he lost.

    He got into trouble during the campaign for remarks he had made on the Somersoft forum some years before. Despite being anonymous, somebody was able to make the connection.

    There have been many posts about him in this forum - search for Dazz.
     
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  3. GentleChief

    GentleChief Well-Known Member

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    @geoffw - tried looking up with no success
     
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    Did you not find any posts about him? There aren't any by him. This is the search I did:

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    Dazz was very protective of his real identity in the forum. While many members knew his real name, he always asked it to be removed when it came up. I'd like to still respect that.
     
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    He should be known to some of the WA members - I believe he has been to a few meetups over the years.
     
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    Met him a couple of times at WA meetups. I liked him, he was very thought provoking
     
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  8. GentleChief

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    Got a whole bunch of info (private messages) from other investors who are on this forum.
    An Oil and gas Mining engineer.
    Trust he is doing well currently.
    Thanks everyone,

    Edit: As mentioned previously in the thread. I've removed personal info, as Dazz always wanted his personal information to keep off the public forum.
     
  9. Scott No Mates

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    I did a search (quite a long while ago), found his LinkedIn profile (I think), political leaning etc IIRC. It isn't too hard provided they have a digital footprint. (I'm a digital stalker from long ago)
     
  10. Aaron Sice

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    Last time I spoke to Dazz was about 18m ago. Adelaide was an issue for him at the time and Osborne Park was still a thorn in his side. Maddington doing well still, he and his dad seem to have really made that work and added a fair bit of equity by simply being proactive with the holding.

    That's all I have. Maybe I should email him and see what he's up to.

    You never know, he's probably reading this very thread.
     
  11. GentleChief

    GentleChief Well-Known Member

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    I wish he is reading this thread. My best wishes to Dazz.
     
  12. Phar Lap

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    Yeah I liked Dazz too. He cut to the truth thru all the BS and told it like it was.
    No beating around the politically correct bushes.
    Some of those truths hurt some, in my opinion, sensitive folks, so he was banned.
    And that, in turn, hurt his political aspirations so he's just back to being retired filthy rich I imagine.
    Good luck to him, he doesn't need it!
     
  13. D.T.

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    Correcting people is bullying, afterall
     
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    Are you correcting me? :D