| David J. Tholen |
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He co-discovered the asteroid 99942 Apophis (previously known better as ). This asteroid will closely approach the earth on 13 April , 2029 and very briefly appear as bright as a third magnitude star. Tholen is a fan of the science-fiction series Stargate . USENET REPUTATION Tholen has been posting to . In March 1998 , he was named Kook Of The Month (KOTM) , and, in February 2003 , Clueless Newbie of the Month, though Tholen himself vigorously denies these titles were fairly awarded. Tholen's Usenet style is unique, characterized by relentlessness and the repetitive use of certain phrases, such as "classic unsubstantiated and erroneous claim" "how ironic"[http://groups.google.com/groups?q=author%3Atholen+%22how+ironic%22&num=100&scoring=d&as_qdr=&as_ugroup=&as_uauthors=&as_eq=%22french+mags%22+%22revue+des%22 , "note: no response" and "non sequitur"[http://groups.google.com/groups?q=author%3Atholen+%22non+sequitur%22&num=100&scoring=d&as_qdr=&sa=%A0%2B%A0&as_ugroup=&as_uauthors=&as_eq=%22french+mags%22+%22revue+des%22 . His posts are so prolific and the use of these phrases so regular and formulaic that many have suspected his posts are generated by an Internet Bot . Though this is almost certainly false, one Usenet contributor has created a CGI program called The Tholenizer that interposes Tholen-like responses into any text. EXTERNAL LINKS
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