@Atch
I fear you are imparting more meaning to Johnny's antics than they actually deserve. His attempts at creating intrigue and playing people off each other, is reminiscent of what I may have witnessed in elementary school. When I was nominally aligned with him, he showered me with praise, and then when I left for a few months he was one of the lone voices expressing regret over my departure. Then, of course, everything went to sh!t.
I suspect Johnny may have learned this maneuver sometime in his youth. He sucks up to someone new (new user or new mod), to gain himself a credit of goodwill. Whenever the person inevitably realizes that Johnny is a sack of sh!t, he begins to diversify his game by claiming things like "we all agree here that you are a nuisance", or "Pawian is my dear friend", relying on people's ignorance, politeness, or sense of tact to not correct him.
I fear you are imparting more meaning to Johnny's antics than they actually deserve. His attempts at creating intrigue and playing people off each other, is reminiscent of what I may have witnessed in elementary school. When I was nominally aligned with him, he showered me with praise, and then when I left for a few months he was one of the lone voices expressing regret over my departure. Then, of course, everything went to sh!t.
I suspect Johnny may have learned this maneuver sometime in his youth. He sucks up to someone new (new user or new mod), to gain himself a credit of goodwill. Whenever the person inevitably realizes that Johnny is a sack of sh!t, he begins to diversify his game by claiming things like "we all agree here that you are a nuisance", or "Pawian is my dear friend", relying on people's ignorance, politeness, or sense of tact to not correct him.