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Angel
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Joined: 17 Oct 2004
Posts: 38
Location: Florida

I just kind of ignore their emails... It seems whenever something is posted by "the Agency" or the person who first happened upon their site, it's terribly long winded and not really worth my time.

Ah well, it appeared interesting at first.

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:35 am

catherwood
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee

Joined: 25 Sep 2002
Posts: 4109
Location: Silicon Valley, CA

Re: VonHelton

lovetick wrote:

Is there any reason to keep up with the original Portal Report blog?
There's a post there from "The Agency" that says they want nothing to do with a guy named VonHelton. Methinks they protested too much.

I have to be honest, I am staying to watch the train wreck. My impression is that this started out as one guy's experiment (in storytelling? in world-building? in viral message propagation?) and just blew out of his control. He was overrun by nutters, and seemed surprised by it, as if he didn't know that such topics attract nutters like a magnet. The VonHelton thing probably started out with high hopes, as the Agency hinted/asked for someone, anyone, to upload a viral video to spread their message -- VonHelton just happened to be the first one to do so (i think?), but then tried to twist the "game" in his own direction.

I still don't believe there is a game here, probably never was. But as an observer of stupid human behaviour, I cannot pull my eyes away.

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:44 am

Lunatech
Veteran

Joined: 04 Apr 2007
Posts: 138
Location: South florida

my thoughts on this.

I honestly hope that the PM/PM's can pull this thing back together becausde as of now this would be frontpage(not in N/R) on the UF forum ARG(IF IT IS ONE) HAS BECOME A GIANT CLUSTERf*CK sadly I think the Vohelton guy is in fact either
A)TAKIN THIS TOO SERIOUSLY
B)Trollin'
C)just a dick

but on a lighter note Im hoping the PM can pull it back together. and get this game back on the right track.

Honestly He should take the Normal PM route(if ya dont like the message IGNORE IT dont make it part of your world, just let the person BAW them self into lookin like a moron)

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:15 am

catherwood
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee

Joined: 25 Sep 2002
Posts: 4109
Location: Silicon Valley, CA

Re: my thoughts on this.

Lunatech wrote:

I honestly hope that the PM/PM's can pull this thing back together ...

There never really was a PM in the sense of Game Master, because this was never a game, not in the sense of an ARG. Someone had a mission, which involved creating discussion forums to share "evidence". The forum site came and went, sporadically being shut down and moved/relaunched to stay ahead of spam posts. Today I got an email pointing me to the final communication.
http://portalreport.webs.com/

The Agency wrote:

OK, I am going to have to let everyone know the truth behind "The Agency". I will cop a lot of heat for it, but I believe that honesty is the best policy. So, if you'll lend me your patience, I will try to explain the whole deal. In Short (blunt format), "I" am The Agency. I created Portal Report. I never was receiving any emails from any "Agency" It was all a big cover story. Here's how it all happened:

followed by a LONG explanation. Scrolling to the bottom, we get this:

Quote:

I just want everyone to know that the reality you think is real, it isn't real. Everything is an illusion in this world. I know so much about the true reality that I find it almost impossible to explain.

trust me, this was never an ARG. This person really believes in UFOs and simply wanted more people to join his reality. Alternate Reality or not, it was never a Game to him.

(further update)
At the link above, there are now links to five more pages of detailed explanations.

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:13 pm

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