Do you think it would help to add the backstory essay as well? Or might that muddle things up?
Whenever it is decided to show all of the proof, yes. Pointing out the similarities could jog his memory.
Maybe we could have all the proof in its own file and just kind of present it all at once in the initial question to him? Idk, you guys are better at this forum stuff than me, I just feel like if he doesnāt outright answer the question or he needs more elaboration, it would be harder to get a second response
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Thatās a fair point.
Maybe it should be structured in 2 parts:
The first part would be very quick: Here are the pictures, do you remember this?
Then the second part would be: If you donāt remember it, hereās what we think it is, and why we think it. Is this correct?
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Yeah I canāt imagine him responding two times in a row.
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I think thatās a great idea. So I guess letās, as a group, figure out how to word this. Iād love input from everyone. I think @TheJerminator s original letter is a great jumping off point. I know everyone isnāt necessarily doing this for me, as much as itās to solve this decade-and-a-half-old mystery. But as far as Iām concerned, weāre in this together, so letās get a draft together and drop it in that Ask Greg thingy. If you think I need to compile any images together, Iād be more than happy to do that.
@LegoDetective
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As well as anyone Iāve missed (245+ comments is a lot to keep track of)
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Guess Iāll throw in my two cents:
I feel it should be short and concise, but also very clear on what we know and what we donāt. You have shown proof that youāre a contest winner and we should clearly state that. The only question is whether this model is the specific contest winner that became Phantom or whether itās one of the other two. I think itās good to include the entry photos and the original essay as attachments/links in case it jogs his memory, but not in the body of the question to keep it shorter.
I think Jerminatorās writeup is a good start, but Iād remove the uncertain language and cut to the point; we should ask about Phantom in the first message because Gregās a busy person and I donāt see any reason to delay asking the question we really want the answer to. I also believe heās 99% likely to say he doesnāt remember at all, but itās certainly worth a shot.
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Yeah, as the essay is part of the entry, I definitely think you should send it alongside the photos.
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Greg has stated he doesnāt think visually, so if he remembers anything, itād probably be the essay.
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So what do you guys think about something like
āHello (Gregās TTV username)
We believe we have found an Unseen Winner of the Dark Hunter Contest from 15 years ago.
Below is a link to his original submission pictures and his original submission essay as well as a signed Dark Hunters book.
We believe there is some merit to this story, but unfortunately he cannot find his papers signed by you stating that he is one of the winners. So we were wondering: Do you remember this entry? If you do recall this, is this Phantom?
:Insert Dropbox Link to pictures, essay, signed book, etc:ā
Feel free to throw in some ideas
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I quite like that. It might be best to show other contests that youāve won, including letters, in order to show that Casey is legit.
Regardless, I think toaskello is the best person to ask Greg. Heās proven himself to be non-partisan throughout the whole thing. Iām still certain Greg will say something like āthis is from over a decade ago I donāt remember lol,ā so whatever.
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Iām totally cool with that. You cool with that @toaskello ? I can put together a folder tonight and we can edit the text to include something about the Rahi contest too.
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Oh, sure, if everyone else is alright with that Iād be honored, lol.
I donāt feel thereās any need to rush things since Greg isnāt currently answering questions, but Iād be happy to post the question as soon as everyone agrees on the wording.
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Was reading through the ask Greg posts and found this on our very own forum, thought it might be pertinent to drop it here:
Of course, Phantom didnāt actually appear in the DH book, but was introduced later in the encyclopedia, so some degree of extra uncertainty is there. Still felt this was relevant, though.
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Really though, can we get a TTV member to email Greg about this once we get our draft done? He hasnāt been active on the Ask Greg section for a while now, and I think āLong lost canon Bionicle characterā is more then worth TTV involvement
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Yeah, the last post he made was back in March.
The extremely optimistic side of me says itās because heās trying to distance himself from the Bionicle community while heās developing Bionicle G3.
Though, the pessimistic side of me says itās because heās trying to distance himself from the Bionicle community.
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with Faber
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Since Greg hasnāt visited the site since March, his absence it more likely due to the pandemic if anything. As for why covid prevents him from posting on a fansite, I donāt know, but the timing lines up.
I hope Phantom gets canonized, but keep in mind the Dark Hunter contest was a decade and a half ago. He may feel he is unable to officially confirm it.
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Wait he visited in March?
Thatās when he agreed to the contests.
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