No, that poster wasn’t influenced by anyone, despite what might have been posted back in the day pretending to be “convinced” by all the “DD.” The regular posters knew it was a fairy tale from the get go, some still pretend because they don’t want to admit it, others post just to irritate you. Not saying to stop responding, just telling you what the game is. Pretty sure that even the handful that were misled have figured that out by now.
I swear I’ll never use the phrase “you can’t make this stuff up” ever again after being on the OTC. Apparently you can.