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Rosemarie_Weissenfeld
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the GU page has been up all day, im hoping for something new....but i remember melvin saying something about contacting us on monday.

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spiltfish
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Dusty_Ashes wrote:
the GU page has been up all day, im hoping for something new....but i remember melvin saying something about contacting us on monday.


He said that anyone interested in the Purity Towers Celebrations and is interested in more information will get responses monday.

To:PurityTowers@gmail.com wrote:
Hello!

I'm interested in when and where the Purity Towers Celebrations are. I hope you've gotten everything under control with those pranksters!

-Party-loving Citizen


Hopefully there will be a response!

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Chance
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Dusty_Ashes wrote:
the GU page has been up all day, im hoping for something new....but i remember melvin saying something about contacting us on monday.


The GU page only went up for me at midnight. Before that it was normal.

PostPosted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:34 am
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Rosemarie_Weissenfeld
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well then it seems those of us, myself included who were up last night got everything early. guess i will go on and email melvin again about the celebrations..i guess we will see what happens.

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SituationNoir
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Everyone keeps referring to Monday and its' been Monday for me all day so I was beginning to get confused. Until my brain kicked in and reminded me that I was in a completely different timezone.

Fail.

Considering that the GU site is still up, it makes me wonder if we'll see an announcement from Purity Towers or something from the GU, if they're really set on making life difficult for PT.

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case
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Just a random thought while we are waiting for another development:

Crown jewels are representative of a monarch's right to rule. I don't think that the references to Purity Towers being the Crown Jewel of Party Property (Persecution) are accidental in the least.

The Grotian Underground took over the Purity Towers site, possibly indicating that they are usurping the Party's power through that action. This fits well with the perceived idea that the 1776 reference has much to do with the Declaration of Independence and the events surrounding the secession of the colonies from the crown.

Any other thoughts on this?

EDIT: Credit to Syncopal to originally pointing out the Crown Jewel reference.

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TheCat
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Hey everyone, I'm new at this, and trying to get caught up. Just wanted to pop in and say hey. ;]

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thezomeister
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Emailing Melvin now gives this automatic response:

Quote:
Welcome to the Purity Towers mailing list. Answering the high volume
of email we receive takes time, so please bear with us. To ensure a
timely response, alert your spam filters. Common email programs and
hosting sites will generally work with our messages, but watch your
junk mail folder to be safe. Hearing back from Party members is
important to us, so please feel free to email us with any ideas,
concerns, or hopes for Purity Towers and all Party properties.

Over the years, the Party has worked hard to provide an excellent way
of life. Under the supervision of our leaders, all Party members live
in security and peacefulness. Thank you again for your interest.


We're back to the first step again...

amandel wrote:
THX thezomeister: guessing you've also snapped that it's the original WATCH OUT mail we all got at the beginning...

Since today's 10 AUG am wondering if there will be some news?


Yep. I'm still wondering what time zone they're running on. The fact that there have been mentions of London and the Crown Jewels etc... make me think it may be running on GMT+0.

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ironnikki
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Yeah, I'm still getting the GU page. Did we ever get anywhere with the source on the second page? I know that emails were sent, and URLs were tried, but did we manage to get anywhere with that? I think that's probably the next step.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:34 am
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osofine
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Turn around?

I keep coming back to the phrase "turn around" (before you get hurt). It makes me think that something needs to be literally "turned around" as in a code (which is not my forte). I tried typing in the number backwards, but that didn't do anything. I've tried typing in all sort of things *.html, but I just keep coming back to the "Oops, Page Not Found" page with lots of outdated material about how to FTP...

Most web servers these days allow one to set their own default "404" page so that whenever someone types in a wrong address on their website, they will see a custom page (usually with a link back to the homepage). This all got me thinking that maybe we should try FTPing to[url] ftp://puritytowers.com [/url]. I tried only once so far, typing in "Selvin Myth" under username and "Declaration" for password (didn't work), but I have to go start my Monday, so I thought I'd post this here and see if anyone else thinks this is a viable idea and wants to try it. Having never played a real ARG, I don't know if FTP or other internet protocols are ever used, but if it did, it would be pretty cool! FTP usernames usually contain no spaces and are case-sensitive.

Ok, there are some of my thoughts... One last thing, from what I've read concerning "Grotian", there is something called a "Grotian Moment" as a historical term. I would think that the Declaration of Independence being sent (though actually on this date it was "news" of the Declaration that actually arrived, not the paper itself) would certainly constitute a "Grotian Moment" (If you google the term, you'll see why).

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Maven
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Location: Saint Louis, MO

New email:

Quote:
Dear Friends,

Many of you have been eagerly awaiting today's announcement. Until this morning, I have not had the authority to announce our exciting news. Some of you will be very happy indeed to hear what I am finally able to share. This is part of our announcement:

The stunning Purity Towers property has been converted from office buildings into luxury, residential living spaces for Party members and their families! Regarding your many letters of concern and encouragement after our website hack, thank you. Understand that there is nothing slowing down the Party. Security is our major focus; however, the fact that we could not celebrate today with a fresh, new site is nothing more than a minor irritation. There is a second half to the announcement that we will save until our website has been restored.

Good day to all of our Party friends. Upkeep of the website is now my priority, but I will continue to communicate with all of you as regularly as possible!


--
Sincerely,

Melvin Smith
Communications Coordinator - Properties Division


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Thunderwolf
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OK so I mailed Selvin informing him the Declaration of independence reached london in 1776, and received this:

Quote:

Thunderwolf,

Please contact your GU deputies to join the online network.

This is of the utmost importance, and I will explain more later.

Thank you.

M.S./S.M.


So who are my GU deputies?

Also, this makes me think that Melvin and Selvin are one and the same.
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ironnikki
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Standard coding method:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
MUST TRUST GU


EDIT: Yeah, after reading your email, I'm thinking the same thing, Thunderwolf. After all, you got that at about the same time that Melvin sent out the Purity Towers email, plus the way the signed it pretty much confirms our suspicions. Now to figure out who the GU deputies are...
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Thunderwolf
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additionally the hidden message in Melvin's latest is
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
"Must Trust GU"

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Maven
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After reading the email Thunderwolf received, I sent of a reply to the autoresponse message that I'd gotten from Selvin, asking about joining the online network. No response yet, which might mean that we should be getting more than just the autoresponse from grotiangatewaySPLATgmail.com

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