Dear Javi,
We've just learned that the webmaze (at least as far as bss1 is concerned is a fake). Someone was impersonating Damon and others and over there and here is is confession that was posted on losttv-forums, Please tell us, is there any truth to the webmaze?
Thank you,
lostscape
Quote:
I lied to you and everybody else. It's as simple as that. I'm no better than Hodag or anyone else that hoaxes anyone. I'm genuinely sorry, if you'll at least believe that.
Why did I do it?
Well, I'm a writer and an avid ARG player. When Oceanic Air and The Hanso Foundation appeared on the net and didn't go anywhere, I too prayed there would be an ARG or a "webmaze." No such thing ever showed up, however, unless you count Mr. Madison's (fantastic) OWA or the Mr. Cluck's/Sn0w/XNA/KCSP campaign.
This is why, in the fall, I started writing up a story. This was all purely speculative, but it was based around my own theories and ideas that accumulated whilst theorising. I then decided I wanted to make my own ARG, so I began work on several websites, which would leak out different elements of my story.
When BSS1 showed up, I used it as a starting point. My friend Anna and I took turns teasing people with small elements of the story, and hoped it would go on until Valentine's Day, the date I planned to send out cards to members of the ARG community, cryptically directing them to Valentine's website. From there my story would be told, and everyone would have a lot of fun.
I guess where I went wrong was trying to make myself seem "legit." I don't know why I did it, I guess I just thought no one would want to hear my story if I wasn't "real." Now that I think about it I know I'm completely wrong, however, as Vincent Madison was honest and still holds an impressive audience. Perhaps I should have said it was all fan fiction from the start, and then I wouldn't have gotten into this whole mess. So yes, I lied. My portion of the webmaze was unoffical. I can't vouch for any of the other sites, but I do have my doubts.
Again, I am really, terribly sorry. I am sorry for wasting everyone's time trying to tell my story. I am sorry for trying to make myself sound legitimate. I am sorry for befriending some awesome people along the way and continuing to lie. I am sorry that so much dedication, time, brain- and man-power went into trying to solve a mystery that had no official ties to LOST or any of its creators or related entities. I have no excuse for my actions other than that I got caught up in the moment an was surprised that so many people wanted to hear my tale. My tale and how I presented it was unhonest, however, and for that, again, I am incredibly sorry.
I will post a summary of my story on Valentine's Myspace and then disappear from the LOST community forever. I have over-stayed my welcome and deceived a great number of people in the process and, for one last time, I am sorry.
i assure you, there will be a lot of official lost-sanctioned internet action coming up - but i have nothing against fan-created stuff per se (other than impersonating damon fraudulently) and don't have much else to say about it!
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