Nayas Admits Errors, Promises to Be Honest Going Forward, Switches to Verizon April 1, 2006, 9:22 AM source: APN
John Nayas, who has gained a reputation on Usenet newsgroups as the most dishonest poster of the 21st century, announced today that he's turning over a new leaf, and from now on will post only verifiable facts. Nayas stated, "It was fun being the devils advocate, but I think that people got tired of of me posting incorrect information day, after day...it just got really old."
Nayas, who's become famous for his content-free responses when he's unable to counter referenced facts, said that he apologizes for his habit of posting one-liners consisting of "Rubbish," "Nonsense," "Good Scramble," "Not True," etc., when backed into a corner. "It was childish," he admitted, "I've grown up and will now gracefully admit my mistakes."
When asked why he's been defending Cingular for so many years, almost always with false statements, he simply shrugged and stated, "I felt bad for them, I always root for the underdog. Cingular entered the wireless game very late in my area, they got stuck with 1900 Mhz, and they finally had to buy AT&T Wireless in order to solve their coverage problems. They constantly get hammered in all the independent surveys of cellular coverage and quality. Someone had to make up stories to counter the facts, and I took on that responsibility."
Nayas confirmed that he is changing his wireless carrier from Cingular to Verizon, because he's had no Cingular coverage at his home for the past 6 years, "I put on a good show, and fooled a lot of people, but I'm tired of having to drive three miles in order to make a call." He continued, "people always get my voice mail, and think that my phone is off, but in reality I'm home, and I have to retrieve my Cingular voice mail from my land-line. Verizon has great coverage at my house, and I'll finally be able to use my phone on my sailboat."
Nayas also admitted that in reality he's a Democrat, and that believes in open competition. He secretly deplored the 2005 FCC decision to eliminate competition in the DSL market, and he is lobbying the FCC to rescind their August 2005 decision. Nayas stated: "I used to always link to studies from the Hoover Institution, until someone informed me about their political bias, and their connections to big business. Wow! I was surprised, as I've had nothing but good service from their cleaning appliances."
Nayas also promised to fix his Cingular FAQ on Wikipedia, which contains hundreds of incorrect statements.