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Meri · Boot Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Posts: 10

[ABANDONED SERIES] Walker in the Dark ARG

zbeeblebrox · Unfettered Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 420

Can you give us the context? It just showed up in your email inbox with no explanation, and you concluded that it had to do with Slenderman? You'll have to explain further if you want our help decrypting this.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:51 am

ThinSuit

Dude if you are the creator of the arg, just pm us.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:08 am

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Numbers are ASII code decoded as "walkerinthedark tweet tweet" which leads to a twitter account called @walkerinthedark.

Given the statistics for these kind of posts, particularly when a trailhead is posted by a new user with 5 or fewer posts, 99% of the time it's someone posting their own series, which is against the rules.

However, the three tweets on that account appear to be some kind of code and, IF AND ONLY IF this turns out to be April Fool's related, I could be forgiving. But just another self-plug? Nope.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:18 pm

perspicacious_loris · Decorated Joined: 19 Feb 2012 Posts: 291

One thing confuses me. At least on my computer, this person has one post. This one. But they already have an avatar? What?

**Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:43 pm

ieisuk · Decorated Joined: 07 Oct 2011 Posts: 179

Calling bs on the random e-mail, but it looks like a QR code split up possibly?

**Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:58 pm

ieisuk · Decorated Joined: 07 Oct 2011 Posts: 179

the pixel sizes do create a square when added up, I'll piece it together and see what I get.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:06 pm

Krauser888 · Veteran Joined: 19 Jun 2011 Posts: 128

This ain't a self-plug. I'll vouch for him. He has no hand in its creation, whatever it is.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:50 pm

ieisuk · Decorated Joined: 07 Oct 2011 Posts: 179

I'm piecing together the QR code right now, just missed one row, and I know I counted them before building it, so I need to figure it out and I'll post the image.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:04 pm

ieisuk · Decorated Joined: 07 Oct 2011 Posts: 179

Here it is.

Gives "Plain Text: aHR0cDovL3RoZXdhbGtlcmludGhlZGFyay5ibG9nc3BvdC5jb20v"

Base 64 translates to http://thewalkerinthedark.blogspot.com/

The blog starts with blog post 51 on March 30th, with daily posts counting down with today being 49. The posts all include odd images, I don't know how to decode this :/

EDIT: Screwed and didn't notice until posted, corrected.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:09 pm

Meri · Boot Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Posts: 10

**Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:25 pm

ieisuk · Decorated Joined: 07 Oct 2011 Posts: 179

When did you get this? The twitter posted the images on the 18th and 19th, with the blog countdown starting March 30th. I don't where to start with the images, but there are currently 3 up. Any one good at this kind of thing? Also, would like to ask why you believe it's slendy related.

The email address would be a good thing too if it wasn't a fowarded mail.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:28 pm

amandel

Nice find. THX Meri! There's some text hidden in the JFIF info of all three blog pics.
Hidden Texts

**Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:41 pm

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ieisuk · Decorated Joined: 07 Oct 2011 Posts: 179

**Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:51 pm

amandel

Hi ieisuk. This time their JPEG info is easily seen when opening those pics in Notebook or Wordpad. Beaut work on that QR code btw.

For the mods: maybe this thread should be moved to 'News & Rumors' if it's not SM related?

**Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:57 pm

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