I am really disappointed to see this starting all over again.

I did read your document. And I did see it is missing some data.
There was an announcement posted on every forum, introducing Brigadoon
and asking for people to participate. There were more than one post on
Forum Feedback, about it too. I did not save them, but I recall one that
was a copy of an MSNBC story about it. I was not worried about it, and I thought it was a logical extension of the virtual chats that used to be on the old board.

I do recall that you were not a daily member on OBT and I do recall that
some time (months) would go by and we would not hear from you. So you
perhaps missed that.

Was fraud committed? I don't think so. People don't advertise fraud commonly.
Fraud to me would be using funds for non-related ventures, gambling,
fur coats, fueling hobbies, etc. Giving most of the monies to cronies or inflated salaries, as we have seen in Save The Children type charities.

Were we duped, lied to? Perhaps. I for one did not believe all that April 05 stuff about the server. And I know others who were skeptical too.

I personally feel that all the friendships I made and knowledge I learned there over the years was well worth what I had donated. Many of the boards, helped many people find relief from pain and suffering, and even turn their lives around. I am disappointed that the first database was turned off. I figured it belonged to MGH and they did not want it open anymore, probably for liability reasons. (that original experiment was over and the paper written).
I certainly believe we were "subjects" for that paper, and that is just as
hard to swallow, as the other things that followed for me.

And I think there might be a reason why the archives are not up yet, if ever.
I for one do not expect every detail of BrainTalk's functioning to be shared with me or the rest of the posters. This is where I differ from your point of view. Without Braintalk and its flaws, there would be no NeuroTalk as we know it. (Perhaps it would have appeared anyway, but as it stands, it was to help us out of that long down frustration). Without BrainTalk, I would never have met the wonderful people I now have in my life. The bucks do not compare to that.

Anger and hostility do not heal, but divide. Many are still confused, angry about things that happened at OBT. If one does not like it there, one can
leave. And I don't agree with you that it is busy there. I detect a loss of spirit on many of the boards. Only time will tell however, what develops.
In my opinion that board was plagued by trolls (allowing multiple user IDs was also destructive). The depression forum there was so out of control at one point, JL CLOSED it forever! It is unfortunate that innocent people were caught up in trying to control this. Bans on networks, inadvertently led to people getting blocked out. The heavy handed moderation was as an attempt at control, that lost control ultimately. Now OBT is trying again, and this board is trying its own way.
I think we are basically lucky to have
both, and a choice. I feel safer here, myself.