On Feb 12, 2023, leipzisch wrote:
One's choices of what to say, to whom and when define one's character.

On Feb 12, 2023, The Unmasked Magician wrote:
In the mean time this thread has gathered well over 113 000 views. I wonder if that’s a record.

On Feb 12, 2023, JasonEngland wrote:

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On Feb 12, 2023, leipzisch wrote:
One's choices of what to say, to whom and when define one's character.

Well, I got 2 out of 3 covered. The "when" will come on my time, not yours.

Jason

Worth considering that, the longer any public acknowledgment of wrongdoing takes, the less credible it will sound.

On Feb 12, 2023, The Unmasked Magician wrote:
Not to derail the thread but Fibber is spelled with one B, I think.

On Feb 10, 2023, Eric Mead wrote:
A Real Secret

You guys are right. Michael Weber is Newguy. But, so was I. And so were a handful of other magicians whose names many of you would likely recognize (some no longer with us.) The original idea was to allow a few of us to participate in this community anonymously, primarily so the MagicCafe wouldn’t show up in web searches of our names by clients or muggles. We soon realized it had the nice side effect of allowing us to share ideas, information and opinions absent the air of authority (or lack of in my case) that sometimes happens when a recognizable name posts here. We thought that if we appeared to be a “new guy” in magic, we might side step a lot of the petty arguments and flame throwing that happen in all public magic forums, and that people would consider the ideas and opinions without being tainted by the reputation of the source—like Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman. I never knew which posts came from who, but I can tell you that I never posted as Newguy after the first time Michael Weber was unmasked here as “Newguy” way back in 2008. In fact, I rarely look at the Café except to research specific topics, and I had all but forgotten about Newguy until a friend pointed me to this thread. I hope you’ll believe me when I tell you there was no nefarious plan to deceive or con anyone, and no malice intended. Surely it's no surprise that many magicians have shadow accounts here and a desire for anonymity, so we didn't think it was any big deal. Perhaps we were naive.

We are telling you this because the Newguy account is useless now, and we don’t like seeing our friend getting beaten up by a half wise mob. My understanding is that the responses to Mr. Petty here were not made by Michael personally, but with his blessing and on his behalf, and only after Mr. Petty refused to communicate with Michael and Tim Trono about their trick Age Receipts--choosing instead to have Murphy’s Magic act as intermediary, and taking the situation public on YouTube rather than have what should have been a civil and private conversation. I have more to say about that situation, but Michael has politely requested that I stand down.

Newguy is dead. Long live "Newguy."

Your friend in magic,
Eric Mead

PS--Yes, I know what you really care about: It is our sincere belief and intention that the Conover books will go to print before the end of this year.

On Feb 12, 2023, Elmer 84 wrote:
The Café rules state that having more than one account will get you banned. So all of those who used the Newguy account and have their own account should be subject to a permanent ban.

It's time to drain the swamp.