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What a damn shame.

You know I've noticed your increase in activity with other certain groups. I'm not going to accuse you of being part of those groups but I can't help but notice you coming back at roughly the same time. I really hate that I have to notice this. I don't want to be paranoid but it is kind of part of the job. I enjoy our talks tremendously but you left for quite a while and then came back at the same time as those groups. Please tell me that is a coincidence.

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I can assure you that it's absolutely coincidental. I'm not sure I even know what groups you speak of, but I'm going to guess it's SBBH.

Whilst I do count (many of) them among the people I'm happy to see online, I can also assure you that I am not now, nor have I ever, been a part of anything conspiratorial with them. In fact, as near as I can tell, they never do anything cohesively or planned out. I have never been asked to help in any raid, vote manipulation, etc...

There's a chance that they don't ask me 'cause they know I'm lazy and apathetic, or there's a good chance that many of the allegations made about them are exaggerated or falsehoods fabricated from supposition.

I'm pretty sure my actions speak pretty clearly about my intent. If you want to judge me as a member of a collective, that's up to you - but I'd like to think you're above that.

If I'm going to do something malicious, you'll know. 'Snot like I'm the kinda person to go sneaking around.

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I am above that or I wouldn’t have brought it up. I’d like to think you know me well enough by now to know that.

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We're on the same page.

If I wish you, or your site, ill - then you will certainly be among the first to know. In fact, I'll have made it quite clear and there will be no mistaking my intent! ;-)

I don't wish the site ill. In fact, just earlier today I was suggesting someone consider Poal as an alternative to their frustrated experience on Voat.

The only area of concern would be my near-absolute respect for things said in confidence. I simply don't share things shared with me in private. So, in theory someone could tell me that they have bad intentions and I'd not tell anyone else. It's that respect for confidence that allows me the chance to get to know people more intimately, as they know anything said to me will remain with me.

I'm kinda anal about it, actually. Like, I've had people PM me to tell me they won't make the guitar thread - and why. Unless they gave me express permission, I won't disclose why they aren't going to make it. I won't disclose it even if they said they were having health issues that other FNGT frequenters might want to know about. Unless given express permission, it remains in confidence.

But, I can also tell you that's REALLY unlikely to be an issue. So far, not one person has suggested (to me, in public or in private) that they wish Poal anything less than the best.

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Oh!

Also, if you download this and open it with your favorite media player, you'll get an Easter Egg:
https://clyp.it/aehr05cg?token=1f9f02642d79ef175d8a76bcda4d5fe3

That'd be my wife. It should show up in any modern media player, as it uses the standard ID3 tags.

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I cheated. Congratulations friend you have a good looking wife.