>I'm inclined to believe that it was real because, according
>to the log on dio's, he appeared on the newbie channel as "a
>curious newcomer." Unless this is one man's conspiracy, I
>don't see a CF vet ever answering yes to the question that
>leads to that newbie channel status.

Without commenting on the rest of this, I can say for sure that some veteran players pick the newbie choice, I won't say most of the time, but not rarely.

Either that or there exist some 'new to CF' people who can give advice on the newbie channel and run 20-0 in PK.

Why, I couldn't tell you.