Violet

The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is [violet].

Enigmatic admin of NationStates, no one really knows the true story ... or they're not talking about it.

Is [violet] Max Barry?

From The Smoking Man, Archived

The oldest conspiracy theory here, this one even predates me. Is [violet] Max Barry?

*takes a drag*

A fairly pertinent thread on the topic is this one Its currently 53 pages long, and if you ever ask a moderator about whether Max is [violet], they will almost undoubtably direct you to this thread. Anyone who has watched the British TV series "Yes Minister" will recognise this tactic: burying you with useless information to sap your will to discover the truth.

So lets ignore that thread, and instead blindly follow my lead as I indulge in hearsay and conjecture.

First of all, a piece of evidence against. Max, as you would assume from the name, is male. [violet] is usually referred to as "she". Naturally of course, this could just be a ploy.

Kandarin, in the thread I linked to before, sums up my next point pretty clearly

Originally Posted by Kandarin 

I think it makes more sense to think that [dredd], the more tech-based, less people-based admin, is Max Barry.

Yes Kandarin, it does make sense. Which should be your first clue as to why you're wrong. If only it were that simple. Examine the moderator sticky. Listed as a retired mod but with an admin title: [mantle]. The first admin. [violet] is the second. [dredd] is a third. Now the idea of [dredd] being Max is thrown completely askew. We have three admin positions instead of two, so simple deduction fails us, and we end up back at square one.

I leave you to contemplate this, and will return with more information as and when I have it.

*takes a drag and leaves* 

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