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β | In numerous interviews | + | In numerous interviews, Boards of Canada have referred to "Red Moon nights", free-form outdoor gatherings with friends, music, movies and bonfires that Hexagon Sun has celebrated for years. |
β | + | In April 2005, a cryptic image appeared on the Boards of Canada web page, seemingly referring to this practice. This image, and another following it, sparked a series of curious events as fans around the world collaborated in an attempt to determine the meaning of the mysterious images amidst red herrings and false clues posted by opportunistic hoaxers. | |
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β | In April 2005, a cryptic image appeared on the | ||
== The images == | == The images == | ||
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== Timeline of events == | == Timeline of events == | ||
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* April 22, 23 - Family Photo Album appears | * April 22, 23 - Family Photo Album appears | ||
β | A user with the | + | A user with the name1 "[http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showuser=1286 Family Photo Album]" appears on WATMM and starts a new thread entitled "[http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=7472&hl= ? ?????? ??????]". FPA makes three posts in the thread, two containing [http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=2750 animated] [http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=2787 GIFs] containing pictures of Mike and Marcus, images of nature and the text "100606". |
β | [http://www.barneum.com/twoism/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=249 An account of the same | + | [http://www.barneum.com/twoism/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=249 An account of the same name1] also appeared on this date on the Twoism forum. |
* May 11 - Martyrs Monument appears | * May 11 - Martyrs Monument appears | ||
β | A user with the | + | A user with the name1 "[http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showuser=1393 Matyrs Monument]" appears on WATMM, starting a thread entitled "[http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=8289 g60h p5-20mh g2h2.to-n]" about the first code and containing references to the Pentland Hills. |
β | [http://www.barneum.com/twoism/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=264 An account of the same | + | [http://www.barneum.com/twoism/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=264 An account of the same name1] also appears on Twoism, making [http://www.barneum.com/twoism/search.php?search_author=Martyrs+Monument two posts] with roughly the same content. |
* May 12, 4:46 PM EST - Another Family Photo Album post | * May 12, 4:46 PM EST - Another Family Photo Album post | ||
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* June 01 - Xerox | * June 01 - Xerox | ||
β | In the Twoism [http://www.barneum.com/twoism/viewtopic.php?t=637&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=304#13742 Red Moon thread], a new user | + | In the Twoism [http://www.barneum.com/twoism/viewtopic.php?t=637&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=304#13742 Red Moon thread], a new user name1d [http://www.barneum.com/twoism/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=284 Xerox] [http://www.barneum.com/twoism/viewtopic.php?t=637&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=304#13742 posts a message] claiming to have a friend working with [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] setting up an event of some sort "in the next week". |
* June 05, ~2 PM EST - music836.com | * June 05, ~2 PM EST - music836.com | ||
β | A banner ad for http://www.music836.com appears on the xltronic messageboard ([http://xltronic.com/mb/88571/0 thread]). This site has a pop-up of a kaleidoscopic campfire image with the text "6/6/6" and a short looped background music with campfire sounds. 836 is second smallest | + | A banner ad for http://www.music836.com appears on the xltronic messageboard ([http://xltronic.com/mb/88571/0 thread]). This site has a pop-up of a kaleidoscopic campfire image with the text "6/6/6" and a short looped background music with campfire sounds. 836 is second smallest wierd number. |
* June 6, 1:49 PM EST - Another Martyrs Monument post | * June 6, 1:49 PM EST - Another Martyrs Monument post | ||
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* June 6 - music386 hoaxer revealed | * June 6 - music386 hoaxer revealed | ||
β | An artist | + | An artist name1d [http://bambambambambam.com/pages/baminyourcuntrecords/releases/biyc70/index2.htm Pycho takes credit] for the music836 site as a promotion for his new [http://bambambambambam.com/pages/baminyourcuntrecords/releases/biyc70/assets/PLC.zip mp3 release]. |
* June 10 - Family Photo Album says farewell? | * June 10 - Family Photo Album says farewell? | ||
In a new posted entitled "[http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=9462&hl= Farewell.]", Family Photo Album posts another cryptic message. The post contains the phrase "Answe'''red Point'''edly" (emphasis added) which leads some to believe the party is located at Redpoint. | In a new posted entitled "[http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=9462&hl= Farewell.]", Family Photo Album posts another cryptic message. The post contains the phrase "Answe'''red Point'''edly" (emphasis added) which leads some to believe the party is located at Redpoint. | ||
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* June 11 - JimCanada | * June 11 - JimCanada | ||
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== Conclusion == | == Conclusion == | ||
β | In the end, virtually nothing concrete is known about what (if anything) happened on June 10, 2006. Apart from the strange images posted on the official site, all additional websites, forum posts, etc. were ultimately found to be created by attention-seeking artists and opportunistic hoaxers. Meanwhile, | + | In the end, virtually nothing concrete is known about what (if anything) happened on June 10, 2006. Apart from the strange images posted on the official site, all additional websites, forum posts, etc. were ultimately found to be created by attention-seeking artists and opportunistic hoaxers. Meanwhile, no additional information (or even acknowledgment) about the incident has come from any official or trusted sources (including [[hexagonsun_official]]). |
As it stands, the meaning of the strange images is as unknown as it was in the beginning. | As it stands, the meaning of the strange images is as unknown as it was in the beginning. | ||
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* [http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/boardsofcanada/ Yahoo! boardsofcanada group] | * [http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/boardsofcanada/ Yahoo! boardsofcanada group] | ||
* [http://xltronic.com/mb/ xltronic message board] | * [http://xltronic.com/mb/ xltronic message board] | ||
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[[Category: Mysteries]] | [[Category: Mysteries]] |