The Dunning-Kruger is strong in this one...

http://www.cosmicelk.net/cosmicelk.htm

http://www.dblp.org/db/indices/a-tree/h/Hobden:Mervyn.html

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mervyn-hobden/4/97b/923

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mervyn-hobden/7/b2a/18b

http://www.patentgenius.com/inventedby/HobdenMervynKLincolnGB.html

http://www.lincolnastronomy.org/

The name may be a ruse...

I issued a clear challenge to him, asking him to finally provide cites to support his assertions.  I think failure to do so form this point on should result in comment strike out, snip or deletion, as you see fit.

He's clearly primarily interested in feeding his own ego by appearing smart by including lots of material without substance, and without relevance to his purported argument.

Yeah, the "knower of secret knowledge" trick. 

"I think failure to do so form this point on should result in comment strike out, snip or deletion, as you see fit."

Full agreement from me.  Dude is the embodiment of pomposity.

He should be banned on the same grounds as was Don Geddes.