It's not worth the death threats...

Not that I am trying to make light of the situation, but why would you even announce this ? If you felt it was a real threat, I highly doubt you would be announcing it here. You should be contacting the local authorities.

You don't know that. Stevey made threats and tried to follow through.

Not that I am trying to make light of the situation, but why would you even announce this ? If you felt it was a real threat, I highly doubt you would be announcing it here. You should be contacting the local authorities.

I don't think the threat has much to do with astronomy posts.
A short-lived post here sounded quite serious, and I think Astro is wise to disappear as much as possible for a while.

Yesterday I learned that death threats were being made against me on Flickr by a new user who registered under the screen name "astromutmustdie."
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Worse yet, the same person also left a threatening comment for my friend TBar1984 on his Flickr page (which has since been deleted).

Both TBar and I contacted Flickr about this, and though the threatening comment on TBar's photo has since been removed, the picture threatening me that the person uploaded is still there. Neither law enforcement nor Flickr seem particularly interested in doing anything about this, so after careful deliberation I've decided that enough is enough. As much as I have enjoyed being here, as much as I have enjoyed debunking astronomical nonsense, and as much as I have appreciated the friends I've found here, it's not worth the death threats, especially when people I call friends are getting hit by it too. Is this person probably all talk? Probably, but I'm not willing to bet my life on it.

I'm being threatened because some people don't want to hear the truth and feel threatened by it. I'm being threatened by someone who probably believes the government is hiding the truth, but ironically they are the ones trying to suppress the truth which was right in front of them all along. I'm not a "shill" and I'm not a "NASA agent," I'm just an amateur astronomer who speaks the truth, a fact known by those here who know me and those who have met me in person.

I will continue to support the GLP Observatory for as long as that support is desired. I'm not closing my account; I'll continue to participate in GLP Observatory-related threads and I'll gladly respond to any questions anyone has about anything via PM. I may also pop into voice chat now and then. In terms of actively debunking astronomical nonsense in threads though, I'm done.

Certain individuals of low character will probably celebrate this, and I have already been accused of faking the threats myself. Others will simply say I'm over-reacting and it's no big deal, but that's easy to say when you're not the one being threatened. What they fail to realize is that someone from here has silenced a voice for the truth. When there was a real cosmic threat, however remote, I talked about it (for instance, 2012 DA14's risk to satellites). On the other hand, when something wasn't a real threat, I said so even if it wasn't the popular thing to say.

You may not like the fact that Elenin was not a threat to earth, but that was the cold hard truth. You may not like the fact that there was no way 2005 YU55 was going to hit the earth or moon, but again, that was the cold hard truth. I'm sure much will be said in the coming year about comet C/2012 S1 ISON which isn't true, but this time I will not be here to help debunk it. I'm sure many others will though, and to them I say thanks and good luck.

I saw a very similar astronaut achitectural mural that has just been discovered but is ancient. Almost the same as the pic I thought so that is wierd.

Wrong thread?



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Godspeed, Astro.

be safe.

I, for one, have always appreciated your input, even if I didn't always agree.

You're a pussy, dude. You know how many times I have gotten threatened with death or threatened to "call the cops" by assholes who don't wanna hear the truth?

Grow some balls, man.

No, the death threat pic looks a lot like the ancient astronaut carving that has just been found.

Keep cryin bitch...... You are smaller than tinker bell. "Im being bullied on the internet" all the kids are pathetic because of grown ass men like you scared of existing in a world where mommy doesnt protect them anymore. Back up Your Mouths Fuckery or Sit your Clown Ass Down. Come at me Bro :-$

I don't know, clearly whoever did this is psychotic, dangerous, and should be locked up.