What if it was all based on lies? What if the events of last July never had to happen?
What if there was someone posting poison about Susan Boyle fans and forums?
What if he got to some of the mods?
What if he got to the admins and they believed him?
What if staff sent out messages begging some members to help protect the forum from an “attack” that was never planned?
What if staff accused the two people who were trying to acquire the forum for members of being liars?
What if staff accused other forums of being involved in a plot to “take over”, but that plot never existed?
What if staff let in banned members to make it appear that the “others” were doing so?
What if it was staff who caused the chaos on the forum by changing names, deleting threads, etc?
What if staff allowed a member to post a whole thread of lies about other members, in gross violation of the rules?
What if they had an "investigation" and didn't request all the data for review?
What if the “investigation” only looked for unauthorized access by an outsider/hacker?
What if the disruption was caused by well-meaning, but misguided staff members who genuinely felt at risk of the site being taken from them?
If any of that happened, would they ever tell us?
