Originally posted by Mr Webname On the other hand not everything on the Internet is as it seems and not everyone is who they say they are - it wouldn't surprise me at all if "Nick Masters" never existed and was purely a figment of someone's imagination. I think the excitement and concern is probably misplaced and it has all been either a great joke which came to an end, or the realisation that it was a storyline that could not be continued forever. Remember, the greatest "conmen" are the most plausible, so it should come as no surprise that "he" is seen to be "real".