Olney Thread Index

#1 - Gail's summary of her experience with Olney.

#3 - Link to Michael Netzer's page.

#33 - Ronée Garcia Bourgeois' makes her first post in thread.

#56 - Tom Stillwell calls Olney's actions fraud. 12/15/06

#62 - EdContradictory links to abusive post at Olney's MySpace page (since set to private and/or deleted).

#72 - Karen El talks about not getting paid for Planet Karen comic.

#82 - Ronée Garcia Bourgeois states that Olney says he can't pay her because he neglected to secure a contract or NDA from her, despite previously claiming to have mailed checks that were allegedly lost in the mail.

#89 - Michael Netzer reveals he's been corresponding with Olney and the discussion has terminated. Olney is "hell bent on pursuing litigation, defaming his victims and wallowing in the publicity he's receiving."

#97 – DocAbsurd, aka Tim Tobolski, comes forward.

#131 & #132 - Ronée and DocAbsurd begin to compare notes.

#135 - "Olneying" first used as a verb, by Tom Stillwell.

#142 - Gail details her expenses for MMC.

#158 - Michael Netzer offers to host Ronée's column at his site.

#197 - DocAbsurd e-mails Rich Johnston of “Lying in the Gutters” to set the record straight.

#206 - First explanation of what an NDA does not cover. 12/18/06

#207 - #237 Discussion of various threats, NDA’s, legal issues, etc.

#238 - MacQuarrie explains the Rule of Holes.

#245 - Ian Shires begins to mend fences with DocAbsurd.

#257 - Michael Netzer announces Ronée's column debut at michaelnetzer.com

#312 - Gail reports that Olney is making threats on his website.

#318 - DocAbsurd posts insulting, threatening "Christmas" e-mail from Olney.

#326 - titanfan posts quotes form comicon.com archives detailing Olney's racist rants there.

#372 - Matt Algren posts text of Olney's MySpace page of 12/26/06 responding to Daphne (DocAbsurd's fiancée).

#376 - DocAbsurd describes creating ICC and Olney's involvement.

#377 - Matt Algren quotes Olney promising to pay Ronée as soon as she signs papers.

#391- Matt Doc Martin posts first threat from Olney.

#401 – THEDOC, aka Lance Boucher, posts quotes from Olney's MySpace.

#411 - Bright-Raven explains what an NDA is and is not.

#427 - Gail posts one of Olney's e-mails promising payment for her trip to MMC '03.

#455 - MacQuarrie posts quote from Olney's MMC site.

#459 - DocAbsurd reports Olney has taken down his toy reviews for which he was not paid.

#537 - DocAbsurd quotes Olney's reply to Daphne, in which he admits owing DocAbsurd $300.

#541 - DocAbsurd posts response from Daphne dealing with removal of Olney's MySpace page.

#546 - (deleted) Olney affirms that the ICC name and logo belong to DocAbsurd to do with as he wishes. Archived copy available here.

#563 – (deleted) Again tells, Ronée that he’ll pay her when she returns a signed NDA. Archived copy available here.

#575 - Ronée quotes and responds to post #563. 12/28/06

#582 - Gail posts e-mail from Olney ( 2/24/04) promising to mail check.

#585, #588, #594, #598, #625, #629, #631, #633. More Olney e-mail.

#653 - Kingdom2000 explains legal definition of libel.

#676 - Scott Reed gives his testimony.

#680 - singoalla on oral contracts.

#776 - Kurt Busiek explains CBLDF's mission statement, class action suits, and suggests small claims court.

#822 - DocAbsurd quotes from Olney's blog.

#852 – TCJohnson quotes Olney's story about Ric Olie being named after him.

#862 - Buckminster Futter gives reason why Olney is banned at comicon.com.

#902 - Sarah Beach posts link to PDF of Olney posts at Dixonverse.

#933 - Scott Shaw! describes Olney at comicon.com.

#956 - DangerDiabolik (Matthew Petz) gives his story (colorist/flatter cheated by Olney).

#964 - DocAbsurd lists people not paid.

#971 - DocAbsurd proposes a fund-raiser.

#994 - DangerDiabolik posts e-mails from Olney promising payment.

#998 - Scott Reed posts e-mail from Olney verifying Petz' rate and promising payment.

#1015 - TC Johnson explains about e-mail headers.

#1036 - (deleted) Olney accuses Gail of forging e-mails she posted. Archived copy here.

#1078 - Busiek suggests selling stories elsewhere. Suggests "Deadbeat Comics."

#1105 - Busiek explains more about reclaiming work form Olney.

#1146 - More Busiek on the anthology idea.

#1287 - DangerDiabolik suggests an original comic about dealing with Olney.

#1291 - DocAbsurd lays out his idea for the anthology: "I would like the benefit book to be all new material, an anthology with a theme of being screwed."

#1337 - Mark Waid offers to pay legal fees for anyone who wants to sue.

#1365 - Ian Shires volunteers to use Dimestore's distribution system to pre-order anthology

#1529 - Bright-Raven explains advice from Mohawk PD officer.

#1633 - DocAbsurd explains ICC.

#1708 - Singoalla suggests printing "I got Olneyed" shirts.

#1775 - Joanne "rummblestrips" Mutch tells her story.

#1843 - Jack Venooker reveals that ORCA has no 501(c)3 status.

#1866 - Colleen Doran posts information about Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

#1913 - Ian Shires resurrects idea of benefit comic.

#1923 - DocAbsurd calls for contributors.

#1931 - Gail posts more Olney blather from blogs.

#1932 - Larry Dixon names the anthology "UNSCREWED!"

#1945 - Scott Shaw! volunteers to assist.

#1955 - Matt Doc Martin posts screen shot of threat from Olney.

#2065 - Martin Oakley tells his story.

#2092 - Rich Stahnke tells his story.

#2109 - G-Spot tells his story.

#2113 - Singoalla posts diagnostic criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

#2115 - Sarah Beach posts rules for dealing with sociopaths.

#2118 - Tony Isabella gives his take of the 2003 Mighty Mini Con.

#2161 - Link to Jazma online thread by Olney.

#2515 - DocAbsurd posts Olney's NDA.

#2526 - DocAbsurd points out what's not covered in the NDA.

#2702 - Mike Bullock gives his account of events.

#2711 - Larry Dixon suggests benefit auction for people in need due to Olney.

#2768 - Olney tries to spin the thread as being a positive thing for him.

#2780 – Wil Radcliffe reports Olney emailing him to say that because Wil posted on the thread, the money owed him will be going to another person on the comic Wil was on.

#2783 – Olney claims NDA’s and contracts were “cleared via legal” and the creators aren’t allowed to “publicize” without permission from TightLip.

#2786 – Olney states Val Staples has “noting to worry about. He’ll have what he’s asking for soon.”

#2801 – Olney claims company has made inroads into niche markets and will do fine outside of Diamond/major retailers.

#2807 – Ronée says she’s still waiting for Olney’s lawyer’s name.

#2809 – Olney says he’ll email Ronée “later today” ( 8th Jan 2007), insinuation being it will have the name.

#2817 – Olney claims he’s posted four checks on 7 January 07.

#2824 – Olney has only cancelled 3 events since 2004, and that there was a small MMC in 2005; cancelled “this year” (2007) due to “deaths in the family.”

#2829 – Olney states three issues of The Spooky will run in 07, and they’ll roll out once everyone is paid; PR position has been killed and a press release will be out in early Feb.

#2841 – Olney says he has to go “go by what I am told” as to when Spooky #1 will be resolved, and the press releases aren’t his “total decision.”

#2842 – Olney says his new PR person signed an NDA and he has given them an advance on their 2007 contract.

#2845 – Another claim that Olney’s Comics in Classroom inspired CrossGen’s Bridges program.

#2856 – Mark Waid restates offer to pay for stiffed creator’s legal cases against Olney.

#2860 – Ronée states she was offered an advance for PR work and that Olney had the money for that but not regular payment.

#2881 – Olney claims Ian Shires is his new PR man [Note: this is said in reply to Ian Shires; based on the following comments about checking this with Ian, he did not have his real name in his signature at the time].

#2891 – James Roberts points out TightLip cannot successfully operate, based on the statements Olney has made.

#2894 – Patrick points out being in litigation over NDA violations doesn’t mean Olney can suspend payments to those who didn’t violate them.

#2900 – Ian Shires denies being Olney’s PR man.

#2901 – Olney states that he will be suing soon.

#2912 – Mark Waid informs Shires that Olney’s claims have maligned his reputation and he should consider legal action.

#2913 – PatrickG states that Olney can sue for NDA breach but will still legally have to pay the people who breached them.

#2917 – Olney makes a garbled claim that Gail got her career ‘on her back’ and seemingly insinuates he was wounded in action as a Marine.

#2922 – Ronée reports she’s still waiting for that email.

#2924 – Olney denies anyone has been “*censored*ed over.”

#2925 – Kozemp posts a link to Olney making fun of Martin Oakley being bipolar.

#2936 – Typo Lad mentions that Internet flame-war comments could be evidence in a larger court case (though says to check this with Corrina).

#2950 – Ian Shires says he came close to suing Olney in the past but didn’t have someone who could pay the bills back then.

#2969 – Shires restates and summaries history with Olney.

#2983 – MacQuarrie states he’s looking into Olney’s military experience.

#2986 – Olney says Gail’s meals and flight tickets were covered, with only $100 unpaid that would be paid if she sent him receipts; he says Dennis agrees.

#3003 – Ian Shires offers to assist the Unscrewed! benefit book again.

#3005 – Gail denies Olney’s claims of payment and says Dennis is saying different things in emails to her than he’s allegedly said with Olney.

#3014 – Olney posts the iKill image of a marine, calling it “my favorite image.”

#3015 – Gail states she has receipts and eyewitnesses to back her claims.

#3019, #3020 – Typo points out iKill could be seen by lawyers as a thread; Mark Waid says he sees it as such.

#3022, #3026 – Gail posts saved emails from Olney.

#3028 – Olney disputes Gail’s comments; threatens that she’s “not walking away unscathed” and insinuates he can damage her career.

#3029 – Gail posts another email.

#3035 – Mark Waid backs up Gail’s comments about her MMC dealings.

#3039 – Olney threatens Ian Shires with revealing a sham printing operation Shires was allegedly involved in.

#3040, #3045, #3047 – Gail posts saved emails from Olney.

#3057 – Olney insinuates Mark Waid is gay as an insult.

#3064 – Shires responds to Olney’s threat/comments, Olney’s threat revealed to be a distortion of the facts; also reveals Olney was kicked off SPA for threatening Joanne Mutch in open forum.

#3078 – Cully Hammer offers to contribute to Unscrewed benefit comic.

#3080 – Joanne Mutch AKA rummblestrips confirms that Rick threatened her and gives details.

#3084 – Joanne Mutch expresses concerns about being safe in a trip to New York because of Olney’s behavior.

#3087 – Olney responds to Mutch’s concerns with “Good. Stay in Canada, you douche bag [sic].”

#3092 – Doc Absurd talks about how Olney lied to him about the SPA matter and the email responses he sent to Gail.

#3107, #3127 – Olney insults Joanne and in the first post makes allegations of criminal behavior by her husband.

#3138 – Olney tells MacQuarrie he’ll fist-fight him “anytime… anywhere.”

#3149 – Matt Doc Martin tells Olney where and when he can be found at MegaCon.

#3152 – Olney disputes Gail’s claims again.

#3159 – Olney denies threats of violent action.

#3160 – G-Spot brings up how Olney lied about ORCA being tax-deductible and pretended to be his own lawyer under a sock-puppet account on ComicCon.

#3171 – Olney disputes Gail’s comments about her MMC trip; claims he paid for $400+ for all guests and workers and paid for someone’s train ticket; also claims MMC event was a success.

#3198 – Colleen Doran mentions she cannot find any Marine Corps records in Olney’s name and that his uses of marine slang (“plebe”, “stripes on his back”) are inaccurate; also points out that, based on age he claims to be, it is highly unlikely he would have served in Vietnam as a marine .

#3204 – Doc Absurd lists instances of Olney using family misfortunes to cancel events and avoid payments.

#3206 – Gail reiterates that Olney delayed payments for two years until she gave up, and that he never fully reimbursed her as promised.

#3215 – Olney claims he served six years as a marine in the 70s (and a National Guard stint in the 80s), and that he has an Honorable Discharge certificate, photos, warrants etc available. [There was a scan of what was allegedly the certificate, but it’s no longer online]

#3224 – Matt Doc points out that Olney’s above claims mean he was not “in-country”, a previous claim Olney had made.

#3238 – singoalla points out the certificate is a PhotoShop job and adds a link to the Internet Crime Complaint Centre .

#3240 – thespianphryne asks questions about TightLip’s financial set-up and if it’s registered with the NY State Dept as a business, raising questions of legal violations.

#3266 – Ronée confirms that she has not received the promised email from Olney, nor his lawyer’s name.

#3271 – Corrina asks Olney to post a scan of his DD-214.

#3278 – Olney tells Ronée the email is coming.

#3286 – Olney claims he served in Vietnam and then did six years as a marine.

#3287 – Momma Absurd tells Olney she phoned the marine base and they have not heard of him.

#3291 – Olney refuses to post scan of DD-214.

#3302 – Hard to decipher, but Olney appears to be saying Gail’s been lying to bring other “players” in [the people he owed] to cover up that Chuck Dixon broke his NDA.

#3316 – Mike Bullock restates that he and his team are owed thousands of dollars and Rick is using the NDA’s to say he legally doesn’t need to pay them.

#3321 – Doc Absurd states he hadn’t been paid for over two years.

#3331 – Olney tells Ronée she’ll need to sign something to get paid (with money deducted as she resigned without 30 days notice), and he will not talk to her about what she’ll need to sign until “you manage to un*censored* yourself”; also says lawyer’s name is need-to-know, and she’ll be emailed “in a bit.”

#3338 – Gail points out that Olney’s said Ronée resigned in #3331 but previously he said she was fired .

#3340 – Ronée says there was no 30 days notice clause in her contract and she has a copy still.

#3346 – Gail says she has an email from a TightLip associate where Rick admits Chuck Dixon didn’t have an NDA.

#3351 – Corrina reiterates that at Dixonverse, Olney said Chuck hadn’t signed an NDA but now needed to sign one retroactively to get paid; Olney also said the professional thing to do would be to sue for non-payment.

#3354 – Doc Absurd says he did his work before Olney brought in NDA’s and contracts.

#3355 – Colleen points out Olney got the location of the Marine Corps HQ wrong, and asks him corps-related questions w/ request to see DD-217.

#3366, #3382 – Momma Absurd and Colleen both state they can’t find records of his marine service.

#3394, #3400 – Sarah Beach recounts Olney had previously said he narrowly dodged being AWOL and claimed G4 as his exit rank [Sarah was slightly unsure here]; sk716 suggests it might be E4.

#3404 – Tony Isabella offers to help in any way on a benefit book.

#3406 – Colleen points out G4 is a military intelligence unit, not a rank.

#3408, #3409 – Tony Isabella mentions needing a CBLDF-style organization to help creators against publishers; Mike Bullock mentions needing a comic-book version of Better Business Bureau.

#3413 – Colleen links to Graphic Artists Guild and Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

#3418 – Matt Doc states Olney did previously claim his rank was G4.

#3423 – MacQuarrie offers to host any comic-version Better Business Bureau website for free.

#3485, #3491 – Ian Shires offers to involve the SPA in creating Tony’s proposed CBLDF-type group, and support a Business Bureau.

#3519 – Doc Absurd states he’s going to be calling his attorney “tomorrow.”

#3542 – JTPencils says he and another creator still haven’t been paid for their work.

#3558 – OzBat points out that until Olney pays the creators, they can legally take the completed work elsewhere.

#3567 - Olney says that his debt has nothing to do with the people he owes money too.

#3606 – Ronée finally receives the promised email and posts it; it says he has a form to be signed if she wants payment. She tells him to send any papers she needs to sign and also send his lawyer’s name.

#3614 – Olney says he won’t send her those papers.

#3638 – Waid offers again to help Ronée legally serve Olney.

#3679 – Gail posts an email from Dennis admitting Olney has had payment problems and apologizing for the situation.

#3689 – kingdom2000 points out Olney could be sued directly.

#3700 – Olney claims Gail lied to Dennis and has been using him.

#3705 – Gail’s anecdote on Heidi McDonald at MMC.

#3712 – Gail states she’s saved all emails from Dennis and can counter Olney’s claims.

#3730 – Olney says JTPencils won’t get paid as he put himself “outside of our agreement.”

#3749 – Tony Isabella states that Olney sent letters to Topps Comics aggressively demanding free comics for ORCA.

#3770 – Ray Rivard mentions that several national comic dealers have grumbled to him about Olney.

#3840 – Gail copies-and-posts an account by Jim Taylor about working with Olney on TightLip and how he never paid.

#3863 – T Sterling posts legal information on how best to sue Olney, as well as stating the NDA’s are unenforceable .

#3873 – Wil Radcliffe links to an online guide to reputable book/magazine publishers.

#3904 – T Sterling reports TightLip Entertainment doesn’t appear to exist as a corporate entity.

#3931 – Paul Newell posts link to Olney interview, which includes claims on ORCA’s achievements and being responsible for comics getting into libraries.

#3941 – Transcript of Olney’s claim of having a Star Wars character based on him after helping Skywalker Ranch donate comics to a children’s cancer benefit.

#3948 – Martin Oakley states he never signed an NDA.

#3951 – singoalla cannot find any evidence on Google the Skywalker/ORCA cancer benefit actually happened.

#3968 – wishlish contacts Mohawk, NY news station News-10 about Olney.

#3973 – Ian Shires follows up on Tony Isabella’s CBLDF-for-creators idea, makes appeal to masses.

#3978 – Puma disputes Olney’s involvement in getting comics into libraries.

#3995 – EraserX reports lack of payment or information [does not state this was from Olney but does seem to be implying it is].

#4064 – Ronée states that nobody Olney employed has been paid as far as she knows (circa 9th Jan 2007).

#4067 – Corrina gives anecdotes and advice from a pre-existing creator’s rights group.

#4151 – Howler passes on statements Olney previously made about marine service.

#4214 – Gail spots Olney erasing his older posts.

#4280 – Matt Doc has copies of Olney’s erased posts and other writings by him.

#4295 – Sarah notes Olney has been deleting his border-libelous comments from his blog.

#4299 – Colleen still can’t find Olney’s record of marine service; notes he claims he served at Norfolk, where her father was Chief of Security.

#4315 – Wil Radcliffe reports Olney to Preditors and Editors watchdog website.

#4320 – OzBat notes that while Olney has removed his offensive photos, you can still see they point to an “orcafresh” Photobucket account (and OzBat has them saved from cache).

#4377 – Doc Absurd finds Olney has erased many of his comments about the ICC and small-press creators.

#4379 – Paul Newell finds Comics in the Classroom site; in contradiction to Olney’s claims, it was started in 2005 and is owned by Scott Tingley (though he does cite Olney as a supporter); despite that, the website at the time had copyright notice saying Olney & TightLip owned it.

#4395 – Scott Shaw! recounts a previous run-in with Olney.

#4405 – Chuck Satterlee recounts history with Olney’s conventions.

#4410, #4418 – Scott Tingley states that Olney claimed ownership of the Comics in the Classroom name, and has no other involvement in it; Tingley did not do a copyright search to check Olney’s claim at the time and was happy not to be sued. 

#4419 – Mike Bullock cannot find Comics in the Classroom on the Registered Works Database, in contradiction of Olney’s claims of ownership.

#4421 – Colleen states you cannot copyright a name, only trademark it; Olney’s claim contradicts the law.

#4424 – Mick Bullock notes that Olney could not sue Tingley over the name.

#4430 – Colleen informs Tingley that the copyright notice on his website means Olney can claim ownership of the site’s content, which he has no right to.

#4433 – Doc Absurd passes on information from two people involved in TightLip, one stating Olney owes $40, 480 to him and 28 freelance contractors.

#4436 – more copyright/trademark info from Colleen.

#4450 – wishlish notes that Olney could not have paid his debts without selling an unrealistic number of comics.

#4461 – More on copyright/trademark law, from Nat Gertler.

#4487 – Paul Newell finds an earlier ‘Comics in Classroom’ program, also with no involvement by Olney.

#4507 – More crucial trademark law info from Colleen.

#4524, #4555 – Doc Absurd on how Olney operates.

#4569 – Doc Absurd states Olney kept items donated for cancelled charity auctions.

#4577 – Gail on Mighty Mini-Con’s costume competition.

#4603 – Momma Absurd estimates Olney owes approximately $104, 650.

#4612 – JTPencils passes on a letter by TightLip’s original PR person Richard Sullivan; recounts Olney refusing to pay people, also that Olney told him the creators had 50% ownership of TightLip properties.

#4644 – Sarah Beach notices Olney claims serving in Okinawa in 1973.

#4702 – Chuck Satterlee on Olney’s business practices and how he had to know he couldn’t pay anyone what he promised.

#4743 – Colleen links to anecdotes about bad experiences in comic industry as a warning of what others might run into.

#4895 – Gail finds members-only TightLip yahoo group.

#4903, #4904 – TightLip group is deleted by Olney, only a few minutes after Gail links to it.

#4926 – OzBat notes that Olney has said he’s only part-owner of TightLip.

#4928 – Olney has taken the TightLip website off the net.

#4942 – It is suggested that Mrs. Olney might be involved in ownership, so the assets TightLip has wouldn’t belong to him.

#4975 – Blake Petit ends service with Olney.

#4984 – MacQuarrie has copies of everything from the Orcafresh and MiniCon websites.

#4996 – Olney caught erasing Jazma forum posts from people he cheated.

#4998 – Sarah Beach recounts formally ending a deal with Olney.

#5046 – Blake Petit receives message from Olney claiming Blake’s still under contract and that he owns the Evertime property, and that there’ll be a “nuisance lawsuit” against Ronée (Blake’s agent) for speaking for Blake.

#5052 – Ronée posts excerpt from the contract Blake received, showing he can end his service.

#5057 – Ronée states Olney had no problem with her speaking for ChrissCross in contract deals.

#5074 – Olney erases Jazma thread but Matt Doc has a PDF copy of it.

#5101 – Doc Absurd finds Olney promised salaried positions in the ICC, despite the ICC being Doc’s project and receiving no money for it.

#5251 – Confirmation from LucasArts (via Gail) that Ric Olie isn’t based on Olney.

#5350 – Link to a report on Mini-Con 2006 being cancelled at the last minute, with a response that he didn’t inform the guests about it.

#5354, #5362 – Olney caught editing posts to remove Ric Olie claim; however, it’s still there in a locked thread.

#5378 – Chris passes on an Olney blog post stating he will pay those who allegedly broke NDA’s last.

#5391 – Copied-and-posted example of Olney’s homophobia.

#5405 – Sarah Beach notes Olney’s claim of serving four months in Vietnam is far too short unless he was injured or only arrived at the end.

#5421 – Tom Stillwell discovers Barbara Olney is involved in TightLip.

#5427 – Olney owes undisclosed amount to a local comic store.

#5473 – Martin Oakley states TightLip’s finances, paperwork and checks were all in Barbara Olney’s name.

#5505 – Noted that it’s unlikely Barbara Olney wasn’t aware what was going on.

#5552 – Corrina points out if Barbara’s name is on TightLip legal documents, she’s part-owner and legally responsible for the debts.

#5553 – Colin McMahon points out Olney will need to prove damages in court to avoid paying, and he can’t.

#5554 – Noted that TightLip would leave a tax trail if it legally exists.

#5555 – Ronée reports that Olney told her he was planning to divorce his wife, and she’d been asking questions about Tightlip.

#5559 – Colleen raises whether Olney’s operation was zoned for business use.

#5673 – Comic Art Professionals Society warned of Olney.

#5685 – Richard Vasseur of Jazma Online reports being stiffed by Olney.

#5702 – Doc Absurd reports Danny Donovan also went unpaid for work; doesn’t think Barbara is aware of what’s going on.

#5734 – Gail passes on Olney’s claim to have $12-13k worth of Marvel back issues as an asset.

#5750 – Joanne Mutch reports that Olney stole several boxes of vintage comics from a friend of hers.

#5764 – Richard Vasseur recounts history of minor harassment from Olney.

#5812, #5838 – Olney posts on a MySpace blog (since set to Private), defending iKill image as “fit[ting] my mood at the time” and ‘what marines do.’

#5849 – Darediva recounts dealing with Olney, who attempted to swindle her in 2003.

#5915 – Copy of new Olney claims on marine service (contradicting earlier comments); also claims he can’t post on CBR now due to a “legal thing.”

#5938 – Olney deletes the above claims and exchange.

#5946 – Olney claims breaking the NDA’s is what’s holding payment up, makes threat of legal action against Gail Simone, CBR and Tom Stillwell.

#5963 – Gail discovers Olney was claiming he was friends with her and could get people interviews, at the same time she was telling him he was a deadbeat.

#5976 – Olney attempted to organize an Internet trolling group.

#5978 – Olney claims all vendors at cancelled cons got refunds.

#6016 – Mention of Olney bribing people to get them to come to a chat and never giving the promised bribe.

#6032 – Reminder of Olney threatening CafePress to get benefit T-shirts taken down (with no legal basis for doing so).

#6048 – Olney caught denying lewd comments about women which are still on the YABS thread.

#6052 – Colleen on Olney lying and spreading disinformation to cover up his lies about his Marine service.

#6053 – Olney uses excuse of alleged heart attack for why he didn’t pay Darediva in advance (of said attack).

#6058 – Olney caught deleting blog posts again.

#6080 – Colleen notes further lack of basic Marine knowledge in Olney.

#6092 – MacQuarrie passes on message from Olney claiming items donated to cancelled conventions are in safe-keeping for the next auction; also that vendors from 2006 MMC were compensated and Ronée can support this [This means he has given Ronée permission to talk about TightLip].

#6094 – Noted again that Ronée actually said no one was compensated.

#6102 – Colleen notes Olney cannot claim security reasons for not giving valid Marine service data.

#6110 – Colleen questions if Olney can legally back up ORCA having charity status.

#6112 – Joanne Mutch provides link to the St Jude Hospital that MMC had a benefit auction for, and raises issue of whether they received anything from him.

#6116 – Gail states Olney claimed ORCA donations were tax-deductible and wouldn’t provide proof; turned out ORCA didn’t have charity status.

#6127 – Olney provides some data on alleged Marine service.

#6136 – Colleen notes the data contradicts his previous claims of Marine service, and suddenly he only served three years.

#6139 – Older claims posted, including that he served in Vietnam during his 21st birthday as a Marine.

#6150 – Colleen notes this claim cannot be true due to his given age and it’s unlikely he got posted everywhere he claimed in just three years.

#6156 – more marine service claims posted, with a different length of service claimed and different year of National Guard service.

#6159 – Ronée states no one was compensated or paid to her knowledge.

#6160 – Olney refuses to give Ronée the details needed to get payment from him, and outright says she’ll need to sue him for any money; he also claims to have contacted Scott Tingley and they’re “on the same page again.”

#6197 – Blake Petit reveals Olney attempted to steal the rights to Evertime from him, as well as neglecting to do promised work.

#6203 – Scott Tingley reiterates cutting ties from Olney and says he is demanding Olney admits he has no claim on Comics in the Classroom.

#6204 – Ronée states Olney told her Comics in the Classroom was his site.

#6217, #6223 – Scott Tingley receives message from Olney denying interest in his site.

#6245 – New Marine service claims by Olney – he now claims being E4 in 13 months with service in Korea and being based at Camp Elmore and Fleet HQ in Norfolk; also claims was up for Sergeant promotion twice.

#6252 – Olney posts link to 1975 photo of, allegedly, him in uniform (photo since deleted).

#6258 – Olney claims he did compensate vendor Bob Noberini, provides email (defunct address; new email is bnoberini@yahoo.com).

#6261 – Pointed out that Olney’s above photo is too small and lacks detail, making it impossible to tell if it is him in it or what rank the uniform is.

#6267 – Ronée says Rick’s posted email is the first she heard of Noberini getting paid, and reveals he asked for payment repeatedly and it led to her PayPal account being closed; also reveals he didn’t pay (and redrew the contracts at the last minute) the members of the Ghosthunters show.

#6276 – Matt Doc posts email from CafePress showing that his Rick Olney T-shirts were not taken offline for being libelous.

#6277 – Olney avoids questions of him being unfamiliar with Norfolk military bases.

#6285 – Olney claims he can get a misdemeanor charge and civil suit against Matt Doc (he has never actually done so).

#6293 – Olney states Ronée will not be paid until she signs a form “generated by my attorney” – which he refused to send her (#3614) when she said she’d sign it.

#6297 – Ronée states again she’ll sign it when he sends her attorney info (she does this several more times).

#6300 – Colleen reveals ORCA does not show up on charity watch lists.

#6334 – Matt Doc posts his army Honorably Discharged certificate as proof it can be done easily.

#6398, #6451 – Matt Doc contacts St Jude to see if they ever got donations from Olney; Joanne Mutch restates she has a flier she can scan that proves Olney claimed a charity benefit on their behalf.