I come to say to the community to, unfortunately (due to the emotions that have been caused), that i am quite confident that Congo has not passed in RL.
Like many of you, i was at a loss of words when i found out about this. Travis has always been a friend, a confidant, and a true mentor for me in this game, but when Babs got a hold of me yesterday regarding this, and i read and re-read the email she had received, my instincts told me that a cruel thing has happened to Babs, and to the community as a whole.
I wont divulge why i think this is BS, other than after a bit of research im very confident (99%) he has been tracked down...having been located on another forum (not TW) with posts as recent as 1.5 weeks ago, among many other circumstantial pieces of research (yes, did the stalker thing)
Babs and I have speculated on why one would stoop this low to a community of friends......some will say that we are not friends, just merely acquittances that play a stupid game, but for some of us, we have formed a friendship outside of this game and consider some true friends.
Although i am quite certain he has not passed, and that this information is actually good news, i am quite shocked that we had to have this initial discussion, and will have to deal with the discussion that will happen after this post. A line has been crossed....and no one really knows if this is Congo that played this card, or someone with access to his email (wife, hacker, etc).
Lets hope its not him
So Babs, and others, im very sorry that we all had to go through this. It will be very easy to get jaded about other community misfortanes cause now people can (with fairness) say "is this just like Congo?"
I hope not
I hope he comes on and comes clean or tells his side of the story and that this ends up being an isolated event and one that was caused by someone who was trying to hurt his reputation as a person, or purposely mislead in order to create a disconnect between him and the community.
I dont know...maybe wishful thinking
Thank you for your time, and again, im sorry for the real emotion and tears that have been shed
Toll