Originally Posted by
calwatch
Ben (Lucky) did mention it at Seattle FTU. TPG was not at FTU and so was not bound by that cone of silence.
To me, it is not about observing the code of silence, but TPG making the argument that he is doing this for his readers. The truth is, if that was true, he would have posted it when it started. He did not, which suggests that he just found out about it (even though he continues saying that it has been around a while). Everyone else had been keeping it under wraps to help keep it quiet. Once TPG blasted it out, everyone else needed to do it as well to make sure their own readers could get in on it before US Air shut it down.