- Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:41 am
#8586
Yesterday I received a disturbing email from "The General" -- a VC BB participant -- about his attempts to get a Tampa newspaper to investigate certain aspects of the VW/VC breakup. It has backfired on him very badly. Instead of focusing only, as he had intended, on possible wrongdoing by the current VW owner, the journalist began to pursue contact information for specific VW contributors and board participants and claimed to have obtained a "database" of relevant information that would lead her to identify them.
I immediately asked him to post a warning about this on both boards, but he has not replied, so I am doing it myself. I have also informed site admin at both VW and VC of the situation. They do not believe the danger is as serious as "The General" suggests, but beyond that they can speak for themselves.
Rug Roller
I immediately asked him to post a warning about this on both boards, but he has not replied, so I am doing it myself. I have also informed site admin at both VW and VC of the situation. They do not believe the danger is as serious as "The General" suggests, but beyond that they can speak for themselves.
The General wrote:On Friday afternoon I received a call from the journalist in question but this time her line of questioning changed. She started asking for details of the people who posted on the old site, particularly Dark Jedi who I had previously mentioned might be a good person for her to talk to. She wanted to know if I could confirm an address she had been given which she said belonged to him and his wife. When I refused and said this had nothing to do with JA or CP she started to list names and addresses who she said were other contributors and asked if I could confirm any of them as correct. Again I refused and this time she actually offered me money if I would convince any of them to contact her without telling them who she was. At this point I lost my temper completely and basically told her this was not what I had been told she was investigating. She then told in no uncertain terms that she had already obtained a database of information and it was only a matter of time before she had proof of who was who. She went from one of the nicest person I have chatted to a cold vindictive bitch in about three sentences. At that point I hung up.Hopefully this will stand as a warning to anyone who thinks it might be a good idea to involve the press in this matter, and against further assisting this journalist in particular. The journalist in question is most likely Jessica Vander Velde of the Tampa Bay Times.
Anyway that is it for me. I did what I thought was best and clearly I have now dumped a lot of innocent people into the shit. The best thing I can do now is warn you and just get as far away from all of this as i possibly can. As of now I don't want to see or hear the names VW and VC ever again. I just wish I could delete the last month and everything I have done.
Rug Roller