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BackstoryEdit
On 10/01/09 a topic was posted on the /x/ boards with a link to
the site http://www.imbeingfollowed.com
INFO MISSING, if more details are known / screencaps are had,
please contact BadWolf or edit
the wiki yourself.
The possible link to the waitingtoplay ARG that went
dormant back in August with the message
'See you in October' has been drawn numerous times.
Clues Edit
The most obvious unsolved clue is the username and password. Hidden in the upper right corner of the page
is a username and password box. The only hint to that is the small O beside them serving as the submit button.
On 10/04/09 at 6:28 EST the pages background changed to the following image titled 100409.jpg:
Added by Aynonimiz
Originally the hieroglyphs were flipped. The PM noted his mistake after it was
mentioned on the /x/ board and flipped
the image back over. The group then discovered that the hieroglyphs were from a font pack, but were divided in halves
and quarters and mixed amongst the images. The group working on the images were ChagrinnedGoat, Jerk, PCTexRipley,
led, Cuntface and Anonwinlol (let me know if I missed anyone..).
PCTexRipley was the first person to successfully translate all the letters which we
then found were the following:
your first test
01- obey brute ems tut
02 - foreseeing will tint molly
03 - red finite struts
Obviously an anagram, the group began working and came up with two possible options
that seemed logical (but are still
not confirmed as correct):
your first test
obey, must be true
for seeing it will only
redefine trust
your first test
youtube best term
for seeing it will only
redefine trust
The top line translated to 10/05/09 18:28, which led everyone to believe that a new clue
would be given at that time EST (like
the previous day). The bottom line seemed to say 'I need help'
The 7th October, 8:04PM Badwolfcorp success to found the anagram by putting sentences in a other order
04 - I need help
03 - first I need trust
02 - my follower is intelligent 01 - you must be better
The myspace imbeingfollowed was found on the 4th. Whether or not it is in or OOG is still undetermined, however a hidden
message on the page " " sounds quite a bit like the way the PM from waitingtoplay spoke in his messages. Along with that, a
player messaged the myspace and received the following response:
The answers will come.
Look closely... I'm waiting.
Again, whether or not this is in game is up for debate, so it should be taken with a grain of salt.
Sometime in the early morning EST of the 5th, the site changed once more. The most
obvious change was a small image
below the O submit button that looked like some sort
of apostrophe of some sorts. The image is called 0.gif
Its meaning is unknown.
When viewing the source code for the page you get the following (periods added to break the HTML):
<.!DOCTYPE html>
<.head>
<.link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="id.css" />
<./head>
<.body>
<.form id="structure" name="return" method="post" action="check.php"><.input name="user" type="text" id="thedate"><.input name="pass" type="password" id="thetime"><.input type="submit" value="o"><./form>
<./body>
<./html>
If you navigate to the .css filehttp://imbeingfollowed.com/id.css you then found the following:
body { background: #000 url(100409.jpg) no-repeat;}
form { float: right; }
input { background: #000; border: 0; color: #333;}
structure { background: url(0.gif) no-repeat bottom right; padding-bottom: 20px;}
known { imbeingfollowed; }
unknown { myspace; livejournal; thefourthkind; marblehornets; waitingtoplay; zangard; molech; }
seeds { Anonymous; SniperRed; ChagrinnedGoat; MrHardMuscle; Jashan; AmatsuShin; Smith; Jerk; StarkMevens; Helen-Keller; MohamedAIi; Goooogle; BadWolf; TheRealEA; Anonwinlol; Forgotten; }
keys { PCTexRipley; }
Known is obviously what we know for a fact is connected.
Unknown seems to be things we have mentioned but have no obvious proof to show its connection to the site.
Seeds refers to all the people who were conversing the most on /x/, Unforum and a french website jeuxvideo.com (http://www.jeuxvideo.com/forums/1-50-35147723-1-0-1-0-site-etrange-imbeingfollowed.htm).
Keys seems to refer to people who have made major discoveries pertaining to the site.
==Unsolved Clues==The site has now updated as of October 7th, 2009
It has a riddle...
when g removes his mask, he will reveal his true eyes
one mirroring the other
each eye is a clock with four hands
read the first four hands, starting at twelve
turn all four hands 180 degrees and read them again, starting at twelve
the clock is the key to revealing what is hidden inside u
Mhm...
UPDATE Edit
Currently, as of 8 October, the login-submit button seems to lead to a "q.html," which can actually be accessed through the source code without entering a username or password. The source code of the apparently heretofore unexplored "q.html" login page is as follows, edited for ease of reading:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="id.css" />
</head>
<body>
<form id="structure" name="return" method="post" action="check.php">
<input name="user" type="text" id="thedate">
<input name="pass" type="password" id="thetime">
<input type="submit" value="o">
<p id="test"><a href="index.html">#2</a></p></form>
<ol><li><a>collaborate</a></li><li>
<a href="http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28557">unfiction forums</a></li><li>
<a href="http://www.jeuxvideo.com/forums/1-50-35147723-1-0-1-0-site-etrange-imbeingfollowed.htm">jeuxvideo (fr)</a></li><li>
<a href="http://imbeingfollowed.wikia.com/wiki/Imbeingfollowed_Wiki#I.27m_Being_Followed">wikia</a></li><li>
<a href="http://pastebin.com/m19178af">pastebin</a></li></ol><ul><li>
<a>updates</a></li><li><a href="catchup/keyhole.zip">100709 18:28 - keyhole</a></li><li>
<a href="catchup/100709.gif">100709 ??:?? * leaves</a></li><li>
<a href="catchup/100609.gif">100609 ??:?? * braille</a></li><li>
<a href="catchup/blood.zip">100509 18:28 * blood</a></b></li><li>
<a href="catchup/hiero.zip">100409 18:28 * hieroglyphics</a></li><li>
<a href="catchup/100109.gif">100109 18:28 contact</a></li></ul>
<ul><li>spoilers</li><li>keyhole: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28557&start=379</li>
<li>leaves: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28557&start=265
<li>braille:</li>
<li>blood: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28557&start=36</li>
<li>hieroglyphics: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28557&start=115</li><li></li></ul>
</body>
</html>
It should be especially noted that this (apparent) discovery introduces us to the /catchup/ directory, which we are unable to browse; however, the listed 3 gif and 2 zip files are currently available for download.
If these links are removed I've already downloaded them for posterity, so I can upload them if need be; also, if this information is already available, I apologize for listing it as "new" though I am glad it has now been added to the wiki.