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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ANTI-SHIMADZU/ANTI-BALTIMORE GUY
  
 Q) Who is this guy who posts the rants about Shimadzu?
  
 A) His name is Mark Kukucka and he lives in Kingsville Maryland, near Baltimore. He has a Ph.D. in 
biochemistry from Virginia Tech that he got in 1993. 
  
 Q) Why does he hate Shimadzu?
  
 Because they fired him. The circumstances are amusing if true.
  
     http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=491067560
  
 Q) What does he do that's so bad?
  
 A) Other than being a general annoyance, Mark has been known to post his "enemies" addresses 
and
 phone numbers to Usenet
  
     http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=498242044
  
 send them anonymous hostile messages 
  
     http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=520237572
     http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=387248226
  
 and subscribe them to e-mailing lists
  
     http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=378749920
  
 Q) When did he first start posting to Usenet?
  
 A) His first posts were in July 1998
  
     http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=368743747
  
 Before he figured out Usenet, he ran an anti-Shimadzu Web page on Geocities. 
  
 Q) Does he have any other Web sites?
  
 A) Here's a partial list in no particular order
  
 http://members.tripod.com/~alerts/ 
 http://members.tripod.com/~shimadzu/
 http://www.bigfoot.com/~shimadzu-sux/
 http://www.bigfoot.com/~baltimore-sux
 http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Subway/2007/
 http://www.geocities.com/tokyo/subway/3436/
 http://shimadzu-sux.iscool.net/
 http://freecenter.digiweb.com/science/shimadzu/
 http://internettrash.com/users/shimadzu/
 http://www.geocities.com/wallstreet/floor/6065
  
 Q) Does he have a beef with any other companies?
  
 A) In addition to Shimadzu and anyone who does business with them or who challenges him on 
Usenet, he also hates the Home Shopping Network 
  
     http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=385838746
  
 and in late 1994 and early 1995 he picketed Ryland Homes with a sign reading "I bought a lemon. 
You could too" (see the Baltimore Sun March 30, April 4, and June 11, 1995). He claims to have 
been 
awarded a $300,000 by Ryland:
  
     http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=492178151
  
 He also hates Composite Rotor
  
     http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=443715378
  
 where he may have been a sales rep
  
     http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=469243884
  
 Erie Insurance
  
     http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=450483942
  
 Ameritrade
  
     http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=424913567
  
 and let's not forget the City of Baltimore
  
     http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=523040200
  
 Q) Why does he hate Baltimore?
  
 A) Rumor has it that his brother Douglas parted ways with his Baltimore Convention Center job 
under 
less than ideal circumstances.
  
     http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=490313605
  
 Q) What e-mail addresses does he use?
  
 A) Many. Don't even try to keep track. He usually posts from the Enoch-Pratt Free Library in 
Baltimore, 
but lately he has been using an anonymous remailer. He's not easy to miss even when posting 
anonymously  (so why bother, Mark?). Just search deja.com for "shimadzu" or "baltimore convention" 
and there he be.
  
 Q) If you object to him posting anonymously, why are you doing it? 
  
 A) Who said we objected to anonymous posts? We object to his tactics. 
  
 Q) So what should I do about Mark Kukucka?
  
 A) The best thing to do is nothing. Ignore him and eventually he'll get bored and go away. If you do 
challenge him, expect that he will put you on his "enemies" list, post any personal information that 
he 
can dig up, send you anonymous e-mail and maybe even create a web page just for you. He's 
generally harmless, but unless you are up for that sort of contest just leave him be.
  
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 S.P.U.K.
 Society for the Prevention of Usenet Kookery
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