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Where oh Where is Mussels?

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Has anyone heard from @Mussels since mid March?

I'm starting to get rather concerned for him.

It's not like him to disappear for months at a time.
 
I saw W1zzard say his wallet got stolen and he lost his internet somehow. Looks like bad luck came to visit for awhile but probably not too serious hopefully.
 
I saw W1zzard say his wallet got stolen and he lost his internet somehow. Looks like bad luck came to visit for awhile but probably not too serious hopefully.

Oh man, I hope that's all it is.

Miss him posting in the forums.
 
Hanging out for you to come back @Mussels, hope all is well.
 
Sounds like a rough day. Hope he can return soon, love his witty insights.
 
He did mention his health a few times, so in that regard I seriously hope he is fine.
 
He did mention his health a few times, so in that regard I seriously hope he is fine.
Oh crap, totally missed that. Hope that he reports soon
 
Well, I am to assume no one has heard from @Mussels yet?

@W1zzard , have you got any personal contact information to attempt to contact him to ensure he is okay?
 
only thing i remember from him was kind of a "c y" post, as in "im not spending anymore time in the forum" thing,
but not sure if it was the last time he was on.
 
only thing i remember from him was kind of a "c y" post, as in "im not spending anymore time in the forum" thing,
but not sure if it was the last time he was on.
There's nothing in his post history that shows any indication of him being disgruntled or upset with the TPU forum.

But don't blindly take my word for it, read his posts yourself:


His posts were pretty much business as usual. This kind of speculation (the "c y" hallucination) is a rather unhealthy way to use the Internet.

And if he really didn't want to moderate TPU discussions, he would have told W1zzard or one of the other moderators and stepped down. There are plenty of netizens (all over the Internet) that left their moderating roles, not just here at TPU but pretty much every single moderated forum (many of which have shut down).

As for the earlier theory that he lost his broadband connectivity, anyone can still find free WiFi without looking too hard (coffee shops, libraries, etc.) so that's not a good justification for his sudden silence either.

He simply vanished.

Unless Mussels or someone close to him provides an update to W1zzard, it's likely that we will never know the reason for his silence.

Since some people don't seem to understand this, it's worth pointing out that there are plenty of Internet accounts that have gone dark without explanation.
 
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@Mussels MIA what this ain't good not at all :(

I really hope he is gonna be okay because he is being missed.
 
Muss hasn't been active on the TPU Discord either. I hope he is alright.
 
He is still on social media. Maybe just needed a break. @W1zzard
 
Didn't he just get the motherboard review position from @W1zzard ?
That was a long time ago, and after we paid like 1k in shipping cost to send him tons of stuff he pretty much disappeared

I have another candidate who should start posting soon
 
That was a long time ago, and after we paid like 1k in shipping cost to send him tons of stuff he pretty much disappeared

Wow!!!! That just seems so unlike him.
Sorry for the inconvenience and expense man. :shadedshu:
 
That just seems so unlike him.
I also had known a guy who was quite a saint but once, he scammed everyone and did flee. He never explained himself, nor did he tell where he was hiding all that time, all I know he's now serving his 30-something year prison sentence for a couple million counts of fraud and theft. He even plead insane; no avail has been found though.

This does not necessarily mean Mussels did the same thing but you never know. You never effin know.
 
Probably fighting massive, hairy spiders, or those pesky kangaroos. They will mess you up.

But.. I heard the same thing too. Too bad.
 
1000$ shipping for unknown amount of hardware worth and don't have the guys contact information? Eek.
 
It seems @EarthDog could be right on this one unfortunately...
 
1000$ shipping for unknown amount of hardware worth and don't have the guys contact information? Eek.
You can't just ship something without having some sort of physical address and contact name.

It's clear that W1zzard is being diplomatic not publicly saying anything negative about an MIA moderator/reviewer who apparently skipped off with property that isn't legally his. Note that W1zzard didn't say that he sent $1K worth of reviewer samples. He said he paid out $1K in shipping costs. That money is gone even if the hardware is returned (which I doubt).

This wouldn't be the first time in Internet history that someone took advantage of someone else's trust and generosity.

Sadly...
 
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Wow, this thread took an unexpectedly dark turn. Muss never struck me as that type. Hopefully he'll show up and clarify things for everyone. :oops:
 
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