I tend to think its a crack pot trying to make a name for himself.

[Vanessa]

Помогите перевести, please! Не могу понять, что человек хотел сказать.

[kath]

Crackpot is spelled as one word - a crazy, eccentric person. Make a name - earn a reputation.

[nephew]

2. crackpot: (mod.) having to do with crazy things, mainly ideas. a crackpot trying - безумная затея, безумная попытка

[kath]

2nephew - indeed, crackpot can mean a harebrained idea, but here it clearly refers to a person. see the last word - name for HIMSELF

[V]

чумной персонаж, "козел", придурок, "придурошный какой-то", выпендривается чиса конкретно, на эффект бьет
:-))

[nephew]

а it(')s тут к чему/кому относится?

[V]

Marin, look at it this way:

= I think it's (=this guy is) just a crackpot (=a weirdo, a nut) trying to(=out to...) ...