Did I have a Part In It? Which?

The Occult Mirror folding? Yes, but not the way you expected.

The TL DR is that my financial info and data was hanging out there, even with protections, and had been for a year after I left. No one had changed it.

The longer is this – I left the previous forum, paid my $250+ dollars and set up my blog hosting. Some friends of mine hit me up to help them with a new forum they made.

Of course. And I did.

Details – Nothing juicy. I KNOW people want juicy details, but after the failed coup by a founder we decided to leave behind, there wasn’t a lot of drama. None, really. Outside of self-advertisement and Neo-Nazi links from an old, crochety O9A sympathizer (whose links I removed while there).

Last year, I informed the remaining moderators/owners that I was leaving. This makes sense. I left Balg, with all it’s emo, dark warlord, dark priestess, EMOTION-OVER-ANYTHING path where most that follow have the same level of actual ability (not EMO ability) the did previously. Keep that in mind when you decide to take a genuine accounting of ability that is absent of emotion. Emotion doesn’t last, but progress should, which is why they aren’t connected outside of psychotherapy (which I have done, with WAR-related ptsd).

I still had legal links going to the forum 365+ days after I said I wasn’t bankrolling those parts anymore. I did not hold those domains and similar hostage. I wasn’t asked for them.

I renewed one and then looked to see if I was on the hook for others over a month after they expired and I was getting notifications.Nothing positive happened. Positive is the key word. One mid-level magician that knew I left tried to undercut and take over the entire site. Maybe they had the money, but the multi-daily addiction and gambling habit to support it suggested otherwise. Let them establish their own site, with all of the responsibilities, rather than continue to ride off the backs of others.

So, yes, I am responsible. My contact information, my account information, everything that was shielding the owners from jackasses was left there and the other founders haven’t said anything since. Rey Cuervo has, but 1/4 is not enough for me.

The site is largely done at this point. I removed the hosting, but this could be remedied, potentially. I will not give other people my payment and personal information. This was only asked for when a multi-daily drug and gambling addict offered to help and it was clear that the standard for “part” owner was gone. No.

No, create your own. I was invited and unknowingly became the major payee. I did this for a few years. There was good intent. But those people were largely absent (one kicked out) long before I left.

Going forward?

I will continue on as I wanted to to begin with. I set that aside to do my part to establish a forum I didn’t ask for. Either time. Friends are always welcome to hit me up and whatnot. Please. I think fondly of many that I have talked with.

I’ll continue posting articles here, images on Instagram, and videos on YouTube. I’ve got more than enough to do and have been limiting myself to avoid becoming overwhelmed both magically and in my daily life. I was right to realize that I wouldn’t be able to take proper care of the forum at this phase of my life.