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[ARG-tichoke]

[ARG-tichoke]

More info on Video #7

[quailguy]

i am pretty sure this arg is legit but was screwed over badly when sa became involved. this is, personally, what i think happened.

1. sa discovers the game.
2. sa finds the thread where that admin says his password has "gay" in it.
3. somebody uses one of those programs that goes through a list of possible passwords to hack into his account.
4. that guy from somethingawful proceeds to post a bunch of stupid stuff under ilovetofix's name while he's away.
5. ilovetofix comes back to the forums post-prank and panics.
6. ilovetofix tries to fix the arg by doing that stupid detective thing everybody hated. (this one's iffy)
7. ilovetofix posts the code in hopes of garnering interests once more.
8. this new post is put up in another attempt to restart the game.

i really think something awful (or at least a few of its posters) screwed everyone over, pm included.

[TehSpectre]

I hope this game has either be reinvented by another party or fixed due to gamejacking by SA. It creeped me out pretty good and the videos were a great touch. Heck, it caused me to join the unfiction forums.

I am gonna go back and give it a shot.

Edit: Oh wow, there is a new huge post describing how SA did steal the boards. The forums have also been reopened for posting.

[daniele schutt]

I've warned you....now it's only your problem

[quailguy]

new thread on the happy cube (it's been there since morning but i haven't seen anybody post about it).

song lyrics again. i've tried to look up the lyrics on google, but can't find a matching song.

[ARG-tichoke]

Isn't it a Roy Orbison song?

[furikku unlogged]

[quailguy]

things seem to be getting interesting again. maybe it was originally a prank, but it seems like someone has taken it and turned it into a legitimate arg.

and even if it is another prank, at least i'll be prepared this time.

[orion1]

NEW POST

[TMM]

I doubt it was a hoax in the beginning - i think there was far too much effort put into it to be a hoax.

I posted on HC and offered Love my help if he so desires. We'll see how this turns out.

~tmm

[faster]

I find it hard to believe that anyone accepts the explanation that the SA/"'Twas all for boners" 'incident' was genuinely a result of hacking...

[dazeytweeter]

I go away for a while and look what happens

Well, it looks like things are back on. I'm glad that they are because Wyoming Incident introduced me to ARG's and the Unfiction forums. Maybe a smaller group is what's needed for this "game".

Here's hoping that things pan out and it doesn't turn out to be for bonerz again. April 1st should be a good projection as to whether it is or not.

Does anybody else think that a new Restart thread is needed?

[quailguy]

[warneverchanges]

I don't really think of this is a "prank", more like an interactive story that the maintainers just got tired of. A "prank" would be if they had actually convinced some credulous individuals that the whole thing was 100% real. If it was intended to be a prank, somebody needs to look up "prank" in the dictionary, or otherwise "Avenue Q" is a prank designed to convince people that there are really debauched muppets living in Brooklyn.

I'll be paying attention to the HappyCube forums for a little bit, but my participation will be limited. No driving to random locations in Indiana, or for that matter more than 20 miles where I live. Also I'm a little disturbed by the fact that this may be getting dangerously close to viral marketing; the mention of "Yellow Field" and "Dana McKearney" (who are both, as far as I can tell, fictional) seem like this is supposed to be a lead-in to a book we're expected to buy.