[achtung]

Nah, I don't want to be a party pooper.

[Ulala]

This is a weak April Fools Day joke...

No way of knowing it's actually an AFD joke, nor a weak one for that matter.

His P.S. has changed to show the "I am" and I assume this is thanks to nuclear1's deciphering.

[neo_hermes]

i've got gas.

[Bob-san]

This is a weak April Fools Day joke...

No way of knowing it's actually an AFD joke, nor a weak one for that matter.

His P.S. has changed to show the "I am" and I assume this is thanks to nuclear1's deciphering.

SO we now know this is part of the joke, Sandwich... I don't decipher and I don't feel like being online. Good luck. You non-mod/admins need it.

[Flipside]

Help! I am a Prisoner in a spam factory?

[JGZinv]

I really don't see why the act is being upheld, we know it's local.
.- -   .-.. . .- ... -   -.-. .... .- -. --. .   -.-- --- ..- .-.   -. .- -- . .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.-   .--- --- -.   -... --- -... --..--   .--- --- .... -.   -.. . . .-. . --..--   - .... .   .--- --- .... -. --..--   .--- --- -.   .--. .. . .-. .-. . --..--   .--- --- .... -.   .--- .- -.-. --- -...   ... -.-. .... -- .. -.. - --..--   .-.. --- -. --.   .--- --- .... -.   ... .. .-.. ...- . .-. .-.-.- ... --- -- .   ...- .- .-. .. . - -.--   .--. .-.. . .- ... . 

Anyways... I'm looking at it some more now.

It leaves this....

. . . - - . . .   I AM  . . . - . - - - . . . . - - . - - - - .- . . - . . . - - . - - -

S    O    S    I am    S-.     -Z.       .Q-         G-.     .B-          -.O

vertical key
S = ...
O = _ _
S = ...
H = _.....
C = ._._.  ._._
N = ._._
S = ..._.
Z = _ _ _...
Q = ._ _ ._ _
G = _ _ . _ .
B = . _ . . . _
O = _ . _ _ _

I don't see how there's an M in this section.... M being two dashes" - - "<--- like that.
_..... / ._._. ._._ / ._._
     I     a
Unless there's a pattern that says every few digits, something is skipped. H C and N as listed did not contain
the - - so something's still missing. Could be random, but that's not likely as we're meant to solve it.

I can come up with all sorts of characters... 8, YT, F, and others...
Have to figure out the pattern though.  *ponders code*

[Flipside]

To be honest, I'm as much in the dark about this as you, I only moderate these boards, I have my own suspicions, obviously, but they are no more educated than anyone elses.

In fact, I very nearly thought it was a forumite screwing around and locked the thread.. Now that would have been a good April Fools

[JGZinv]

Well considering the search I just finished, basing off of other's comments...

You're not out of the group of suspects. 

Suspects include... (let's see if I'm right later and this was worth anything)

karajorma
Flipside
Skippy
DaBrain
IceFire
Windrunner
Styxx
Kalfireth
IPAndrews
cheif1983
SadisticSid

 
Course it just could be planted information too...

[Polpolion]

I just PMd doe like 10 times. That should bug him enough to start talking.

EDIT: I'll do it some more soon.

EDIT2: Curse this 20 PM/H limit!!!

Foiled again!!

[Bobboau]

welcome to 1994

[Deepblue]

How much do we want to bet it's Goober?

[Mefustae]

The sheer amount of naivety expressed in this thread amazes me.

[jr2]

http://www.google.com/search?&q=hlp

He went all the way to the second page, where he found 3dactionplanet's old HLP link?    Or did he go all the way to page 7 and find the link to hard-light.net?

[Fragrag]

Even if this is a lame April Fools, it's kinda Alternate Reality Game-ish so that's great

[Fury]

Those who are betting JohnDoe to be an admin in disguise, be glad you aren't betting any money on it because you would lose.

[Mefustae]

Admin or no, if he's genuine i'll eat my hat.

[JohnDoe]

Dear HLP Members:

Wow, still enthusiastic about my arrival!  thesizzler is apparently really interested in getting to know me.  And in case you were wondering, since it's no longer April Fools, I will say this: 

1.)  This is an inside job.
2.)  It's not anyone on JGZinv's list of suspects.
3.)  The letters given by JGZinv are correct, but they are not in the right place, nor is the method of deciphering correct.

Sincerely,
JohnDoe

P.S.:  SOS I am S-.  -Z.  .Q-  G-.  .B-  -.O     (I then A are correct, and they are right next to each other)

[Mefustae]

$20 on Goob.

[Snail]

Yay Goober.

[Dysko]

Hmm... I don't know why, but I think he is Aldo...