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because it's his account. Look at his posting history, if you like. Or ask him on twitter, where, like here, he's @rvirding.

Because it is! :-) For better or worse I am the Robert Virding. Actually there is only one Robert V in the world at the moment, me, there aren't many Virdings. :-)

Because it is ... ?

How do we know pg's account is used by a real person, or dang's, maybe they are all aliens, or robots, who knows...

> How do we know pg's account is used by a real person

Long history here.

> or dang's

Long history, plus a history of apparently being able to do things normal users can't do.

Plus, of course, dang doesn't claim to be anyone famous, merely a mod of this discussion forum. You can't impersonate someone who's only famous for being able to do maintenance-type things around here: If you can do those things, you're a mod, and if you can't, nobody cares.