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Addendum: Having heard from several sources, we are under the impression that this is false information. If anyone has any evidence to the contrary, please let us know.
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As far as I know, Indiereader is a legit site but I’ll ask around. If I find out anything, I’ll let you know.
Thanks for the help! We weren’t sure about this message because we couldn’t verify it. Hopefully we’ll get some more news on it soon.
I took a look through the GR profile and I’m not seeing any objectionable material. He actually reviews very nicely and his reviews are mostly positive. There is no Sammy that even runs that blog, it belongs to other people. I think this is false information, guys.
We are hearing the same thing from others.
There are a lot of trolls trying to discredit STGRB, because you guys shine a spotlight on their troll behavior. Recently many of these trolls seem to be focusing ALL their attention on trying to cause problems for STGRB. So, this might be another troll sending you false information.
It goes to show you how well STGRB is working, the trolls will go to amazing lengths to try discredit you guys, some of them are clearly obsessed with this blog. STGRB has had a very positive effect on GR, the majority of people are very grateful for that, but it stands to reason that this would infuriate the trolls. Trolls aren’t happy unless they are plotting, scheming and trying to stir up trouble, its the nature of the beast.