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Many of you have been following the stalking/trolling drama over the last few days, targeting The Nephew, SwedishJewfish, Mets102, me, and a couple of other folks.
Over the last few hours, I've found out that The Nephew himself was behind all the drama. He's since admitted that he made up the stalking and targeted a few users in order to get attention. He apparently has some underlying issues that started the whole thing. He is also no longer a member of this website, having been banned several days ago after flaming out.
As a result of this development, I can say that there is no physical threat to me, SJF, Mets102, or anyone else. There were no stalkers. The whole incident was created and carried out by The Nephew because of whatever personal issues he's dealing with.
I'm relieved that the situation is over, and I sincerely hope that Matt gets the help he needs and fast.
Save the gloating. Save the drama. Let the issue die and let's move on. Those of us targeted by this fucked up game feel that this statement needed to be made so that the issue could die and the ridiculous witch hunts/throat slicing fights in the comments could end. As you can understand, those of us in the center of this crap are pretty pissed off, and I'm sure the rest of you are as well.
Please don't be a dick. If you start shit in the comment thread, don't bitch when you find yourself in the middle of an HR/banstorm.
1:26 PM PT: Note: Personally, I'm not able to prove nor disprove anything else he said at this point. All we know is that he was behind the fake stalking drama. His backstory very well could be true, and if so, it would in part help explain why he did what he did.
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