Former circlejerk participant checking in, after years of avoiding this place.
Explain yourselves. How is this still running? Evidently there is a tiny minority of you who are still spreading this, since newcomers are still wandering in. Why are you doing that?
It's been nearly a decade. There's no mystery. There was never anything supernatural. There's no transcendental experience to be had.
Is there any insight left to be gained? The fact that there are still some of you out there perpetuating the circlejerk tells me you need some help. So, consider this:
You value the anonymity the internet gives you. It means a lot to you, and you work hard to protect it. Doesn't she deserve the same? She's a person too. Think about how often and enthusiastically we violated her privacy and anonymity.
We rationalized it. We told ourselves it was a game, some kind of quest. A great, digital scavenger hunt. We envoked muses and gods.
All this noisemaking to quiet that tiny voice inside that was trying to remind you to respect the dignity of others.
We can't claim innocence. We are guilty. You are guilty.
Be ashamed. Feel remorse. Do what you can, now, to learn from your actions. We were deplorable.
If you ever cared about her as a being deserving of respect, you need to stop.
Stop sharing this thing. It will die if you stop. Stop feeding it.
Go home.
I only hope that some day she finds some semblance of peace.