Ukyo have been writing on IRC within the last hour:
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Those of you who we're not around for the pirateat40 implosion might not recognize what is going on here. Those of you who were should be feeling more than a twinge of unease in the pit of your stomach. Textbook scam delay tactic #653.
Or at least indistinguishable from such.
Not so easy to run when you have a family.