Revealing GM plants etc. at Qara's request

[Sicon112]

Pertty sure you covered msot of this on the intro thread, but Qara requested I ask this for her:

"To both the GMs and the other Metaguards, since I KNOW we've got some more who haven't spoken yet, on both sides (and thank you to those who already have spoken): Will all the socks/plants/sleepers please step forward, or be outed by their controllers? As a sign of good faith, I have already outed Steve. My only other sock was the "Friendly Stranger" email account I used to rickroll Morgan, but I figure you already knew about that."

So yeah. There you go.

[Tom]

This is up to each GM. Nobody is going to be forced to out themselves.

[Connor Fallon]

But I was also StarWarsMonkey. Did a bit of posting as Suya too, when Val wasn't doing it. I think someone noticed their writing styles are somewhat similar? It's my go-to NOT ME writing style for forum characters =P

[Sicon112]

This is up to each GM. Nobody is going to be forced to out themselves.

Yup. Just posting that as Qara requested, since she could not be present. I've already pretty much shown what I've got, 'cept for the fake FB account called Metaguard Steve that I never ended up using, and will destroy just as soon as possible because I am sick of getting mail from that site already.

[Dana]

But I was also StarWarsMonkey. Did a bit of posting as Suya too. I think someone noticed their writing styles are somewhat similar? It's my go-to NOT ME writing style for forum characters =P

They were also both supposed to be very young.

[Sicon112]

But I was also StarWarsMonkey. Did a bit of posting as Suya too. I think someone noticed their writing styles are somewhat similar? It's my go-to NOT ME writing style for forum characters =P

The comment that it was the same style was me. I noticed a lot of you guys a while back, but I didn't want to break immersion. After all, you were just nudging us along and helping the plot go smoothly.

[Connor Fallon]

I knew people had to notice =P Subtlety was not exactly something I cared to maintain. I think there were several times in chat when I was basically like "THOSE GAME MASTERS ARE PRETTY GREAT AREN'T THEY? HUH GUYS? AREN'T THEY GREAT?"

[Sicon112]

I knew people had to notice =P Subtlety was not exactly something I cared to maintain. I think there were several times in chat when I was basically like "THOSE GAME MASTERS ARE PRETTY GREAT AREN'T THEY? HUH GUYS? AREN'T THEY GREAT?"

And there was your ill advised attempt to stop the RPG....

[Pixelmage]

I understand that it's up the GM to reveal himself, but would it be possible for you guys to give us the usernames that were used by you guys? Like, Connor already said he was Waka and StarWarsMonkey. But instead of saying: "Oh, Connor had these accs!" we get "Oh, This and this acc were used by someone in the GM team."

Because, you know, we're curious to know if our guesses are right.

Of course, I'll understand if you don't.

[Connor Fallon]

Why don't you post your guesses. I'm curious too. I won't let you know, though, because that's not my domain.

P.S. Don't sass me Sicon. =P It was futile, I know. Never really wanted to stop it, just return some focus to the game.

[Tom]

We're reviewing the possibilities of outing each one, but ultimately the decision is going to remain up to the GM who owns the account.

We won't be answering guesses and actually I personally would rather you didn't guess, because then players are going to have to respond.

I think I can safely tell you that none of our most active players were GM plants.

[Ben Plante]

I was Simon.

[Sicon112]

I was Simon.

I bloody well KNEW something was up with you...

[Algol]

Hi! I'm hardly a GM, but Qara's request wasn't limited to the puppetmasters.
So, yeah. I'm Tohrinha.
Nice meeting you all on the chatroom!

[Sicon112]

Hi! I'm hardly a GM, but Qara's request wasn't limited to the puppetmasters.
So, yeah. I'm Tohrinha.
Nice meeting you all on the chatroom!

Awww, that's no fun. I already knew that.

[Genndy Oda C.O.G.]

Hi! I'm hardly a GM, but Qara's request wasn't limited to the puppetmasters.
So, yeah. I'm Tohrinha.
Nice meeting you all on the chatroom!

Awww, that's no fun. I already knew that.

Why do you people have multiple accounts, anyways? (The non-Puppetmasters, mind you)

[Victin]

Hi! I'm hardly a GM, but Qara's request wasn't limited to the puppetmasters.
So, yeah. I'm Tohrinha.
Nice meeting you all on the chatroom!

YOU'RE ARE TOHRINHA?
WHAT?
WHY?
HOW?
WHO ARE YOU?

[Blurred_9L]

Why don't you post your guesses. I'm curious too. I won't let you know, though, because that's not my domain.

There are no guesses here. I was pretty out of the loop with all the sockpuppets and the gambits. Though it is shocking... seems like several players had socks

[Tom]

I outed myself as Greyscale in the chat not too long ago.

I used this account generally to cheer people up, or nudge people away from dead ends. I probably should have used it a bit less, but I think things worked out okay in the end.

[Dana]

I was dragonfly/DF, and I basically used that to get that SF echo the one time so that the wall piece stuff could start.

[Dryunya]

*EL GASP*
The Echo Chamber / Dwarf Fortress crossover now has to be made.

[Rick Healey]

I was Nitrogenous Base.

My favorite moment using this plant was actually in the drinking game thread - I accused Adell of being a puppet master. Two reasons for this. One, I figured that it would help short circuit accusations of puppet master status on anyone, at least for a while, giving us more leeway to use our plants properly.

Two, a puppet master used a plant to accuse a player of being a puppet master plant. That, ladies and gents, is comedy gold.

[Dryunya]

Considering that Nitrogenous Base was hanging in invisible mode all the time, I knew something was up with this guy.

[Rick Healey]

Technically not a case of a plant, because it predates the ARG, but I will note that Dryunya actually contacted me on TV Tropes.

Remember back when you guys were trying to get the notebook, and you looked at the Troper Map to figure out which troper was closest to Boston, to pick up the notebook? Dryu contacted the troper found closest - 32_Footsteps. All the puppet masters got a laugh out of that one.

[Dryunya]

Yes, I noticed that in the reveal thread. That was... a weird feeling.