I get why it would piss you off if you really didn't have anything to do with Odie's shenanigans (and I have no reason to believe that you DID have anything to do with it).
But at the same time, we are who we keep company with. It is well known here that I am friends with
@biggerben69 and
@brutus79 and
@Skull and a few others outside of this forum. We have backed each other at times, here. Hell, Skull wanted to jump off the Meso ledge here during his first couple of weeks as a member back in 2014 until I talked him back into the window. He has kept that same PM going since back then and we still amuse ourselves by replying to each other in it once in a while. And there are a few others whom I have gotten to know away from here.
If one of them turned out to be a scammer, I would understand if people associated me with them and wondered if I was involved. I'd be pissed if they came right out and accused me, but if they asked respectfully, I'd understand, if I had previously established that a friendship outside of here existed.
Now to be clear, Volt didn't accuse you, or even ask. His point was misunderstood.
But still, Trukker, you were as close as 2 members could be on a forum, without actually knowing each other IRL. You spoke of communicating outside of here (text, so you had each other's phone numbers, right?). There was talk of you going down there to hang with him in person, right?
I understand it being a bitter pill to swallow, but rationally, I would think that you would understand someone questioning it, given that Odie and yourself made it very clear that you were boys here, right?
Or maybe you can convince me to see it some other way?