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[Lithp]

You know, Alex doesn't say anything that even vaguely smacks of Slenderman. I think that's one of the things that makes me regard that post as non-canon.

I was going to re-read the post, but it got lost in the thread.

[Sha Noran]

Maybe he associated the coversation with slendy because it's the last conversation he had before Alex violently introduced him to the Operator... Which is a memory that has been forcibly forgotten, but not exactly erased. I've always thought the SA post was canon, and 71 really seems to intentionally reinforce that, with Jay pointing out that this really wasn't how he remembered it going down... Implying that he wasn't lying in the SA post and that he is especially disturbed that even from the very start of his story he was just... Wrong. Confused. Not aware of all the facts even when he was QUITE SURE he must be aware of all the facts. It is frightening to consider that it's no longer just that he needs to worry about what he doesn't remember, but also what he's assuming he does. I don't think it's TO "adding" memories but rather changing the perception of remembered events by selectively ommiting ("forcefully making him forget") portions of it.

Perhaps the idea is for us to realize that TO isn't wiping or erasing memories, just making you... Forget about it. In which case the human mind and imagination fill in the gaps, which isn't all that strange or unusual (as has been pointed out several times in this thread).

[TheJoker]

[Grumplestiltskin]

[Lithp]

Here is what I hope is a better example:

I view Ce Gars's post like one of those ads where a character endorses the show. The person in the ad is "in character," but it is not canon, even though they may act & say things in keeping with their canonical self's original world--for example, referring to their friend, like Alex, or events that ARE canonical, like being given the tapes.

[Grumplestiltskin]

[Lithp]

[Grumplestiltskin]

[kurthnaga]

On the memory subject, I noticed the "Silence" in Doctor Who, with Matt Smith, were very symbolic of Slenderman. I believe it was stated somewhere that is where they got their inspiration from. The concept behind the Silence is that when you look awake you forget about them. Maybe that's somewhat like the Operator. Maybe the series are somewhat playing off of each other and the Operator also has this premise of only being remember when being seen or discussed?

[Lithp]

[Grumplestiltskin]

[Lithp]

[Grumplestiltskin]

You know, I think my brain literally blocked the sentence referring to "the slender man" because Troy wrote "peaked" instead of "piqued," because this is the first time I've actually seen it.

And you're right about Alex not slamming the door in his face, either.

But I'm still not seeing this as an ad. Maybe I'm too credulous.

[Lithp]

I had a Hell of a time finding it each time. I think I used Ctrl+F once or twice. It logically shouldn't be any harder to find than any other sentence, of course, I wasn't really reading it either--I tried, but it was really dry & boring.

It's hard to see this as being written for any purpose other than a preview of Marble Hornets. Which would be a type of ad.

[Grumplestiltskin]

Well, as you point out, dry, boring. If it's an ad, it's the worst ad ever.