I was under the impression that Y-board members have been familiar with Gene all along.
He is real tight with one of the worlds great charismatic leaders, "chaos."
Gene was actually flamed non-stop when he used to be LamplighterX. But then he became NaturalWonder83 and showed us all that no matter how bad things get, you can always have a great day as long as you have a great handful of cashews and put on a fresh T shirt. That thread has singlehandedly changed his status on here, and now he is an Alpha board mod who is in everyone's good book.