Tom Felton: Love Child Postcard Rumors Addressed

Of course they will track the IP address. That's their job, isn't it? :) lol

< :) > Who said that? Shhhhh!

< (:) > Sure is quiet on the set. You see anybody around here?
"< :)" "Nobody over this way."
"(:>" "Nobody over this way."
Hmmmm! Something's going on here. It's too quiet. Too many people came in here for it to be so quiet. Look out back and see if you see anybody.
"Okay" "(^)" "Nope. Nobody there either."
Hmmmmm! Very strange! All those people, and not a peep. Our's are the only voices echoing off these four walls. It's just you and me kid.
"Do you suppose they'll try to track our IP address?" "< (:) >"
They'll never get through my firewall. I booby trapped it. They'll be so busy with the running around they'll get from all those XXX sites I designed my firewall to send them to, they'll be lost for days.
"<(:)>" "Great! Come on. Let's get out of here. I don't see nobody coming. Let's go!"
Good idea. Let's go.

Have you visited PostSecret? The postcards are actually sent through postal mail, not over the internet.

The purpose of the site is to give people the opportunity to mail in secrets they need to get off their chests while still having anonymity. It is not a site intended to create rumors. It just so happened that particular secret posted was related to the Harry Potter cast. Most of the secrets shared on the site are of a different nature.

Perhaps the tagline of the site sums it up best, "PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard."

Still - the postcard has started rumors, and the people at PostSecret should realize that when they post a postcard such as that, rumors will get started. It seems like an interesting art project, though. Do they always post both sides of the postcard, or just the one with the message? It seems whoever posted this one was trying to start something... but, I've never heard of the site until the article I referenced.

I went to the site - it's pretty funny, actually. Still.... whoever posted that one must have realized something would start up in the way of rumors... I'm not saying they were wrong to post it, but, is it necessarily a good idea to post all the postcards they receive? Should they have some kind of moderation for situations such as this? It would be a shame if the art project got a bad rep somehow from this publicity...then again, perhaps they posted it hoping to increase traffic to their site. Hmmm... well, as long as it gets laughed off no real harm is done.

The guy who runs the site doesn't post everything he receives. I think he posted the card because it was near the release of the new Harry Potter. He also posted a lot of Thanksgiving-themed secrets, as well.

His Today show interview sums it up the scope of the project pretty well.

As for the front side/back side of the postcard question: for some he posts both. If you run your mouse over the different cards, some will swap the image of the front for the back. It just depends on whether or not the secret is on both sides of the card.

The postcard itself lends itself to a certain amount of speculation, and any rumors coming from it are speculation. As it is, though, when you consider Tom Felton's response in particular, he seemed more amused by it than anything.

I don't think it was posted to bring traffic to the site. The site has nearly a million Facebook fans, over 300,000 Twitter followers, a successful college tour, five books (all of which rank pretty well on Amazon), etc., etc.

As far as moderation, it's all done by one guy - Frank Warren, the man who runs the project.

Wow! How is it that I've not heard of this site until now? Thanks, Krista, for helping to inform me :)

Great TODAY interview, too! I am so tempted to give one of these books as a Xmas present... woulf be a great coffee table book. You've convinced me PostSecret is a good site. I like that he raises money for suicidal help lines. What a neat and creative project.

So, some people use their own artwork on the postcards, and others opt to use a pre-made card or photo?

You're welcome. I picked up one of the books from the library a while back. It would definitely be great for the coffee table--a real conversation starter.

(Of course, with my kids, there may be some conversations I wouldn't want to have, so not so great for my coffee table.)

It's a combination of all of those, their own artwork or pre-made cards. He doesn't limit people based on their artistic ability.

You need comments. Out of 475 visitors only 6 comments. It was only 200 and something visitors a short while ago when I posted last. That's not good. All those viewers since then and none commented but 1. Just getting the visits does not add up to $$$$. Caprish? Do you want me to have a talk with them for you? They never can deny a dude with red horns and a flaming red pitch fork. I'm sure I can convince them to write something, even if it's just a single word, once their arm comes out of that twisted position - and the pain wears off. If you will excuse me. I'll be right back.

Guess what? I'm baaaaaa....aaaaack. Sorry. I got lost in the crowd. But I've got to run off again. I have some friends that I need to help learn how to get the twist out of their arm. Excuse me again. I won't be gone long. I promise.

My conscious state is of deplore. Because, as it is, I am on ignore.
So now, sadly, I will go my way, until perhaps another day.

From the television I am hearing the blues, from Stevie Ray (Vaughn),
And as it is, it is only adding to my distraught and dismay.

And so, goodnight is all I have left to say.
Goodnight, and tomorrow, I'll see what (or whom) may come my way.

Any time the human element is involved there is always the chance for larceny.