Greg,
Good article and a good analysis. Most of us have come to the same conclusions as you did.
However, there is one point that I am not sure I agree with you. I have found the recurring statement by Joel "I am not your blogger" very peculiar.
Most people would very simply say "I am not the writer (or blogger) of VOJF." It is the most direct and precise statement to deny being the author of VOJF. But "I am not your blogger" is more vague and appears to be carefully crafted. Joel is telling "a truth of sorts" when he says "I am not YOUR blogger". If Joel is trying to be truthful, it simply means that his blogging on VOJF is not ABOUT "YOU" (the receiver of that statement).
In this context, Joel could mean "I am Robert's blogger" meaning that VOJF posts (even if they might occasionally refer to "others") are directed at Robert. Clearly, other people have chimed in on VOJF and MANY people (including me, Oscar, Greg, April, Stinger, Peeved, DTD, etc.) have supported Robert but VOJF is relentlessly focused on Robert and his family. Some people get hate mail, Robert gets a disgusting "hate site" dedicated to him and his family. And Robert has been very restrained by comparison. Certainly much more restrained than others in his shoes might be.
And if we are going to go back and analyze the truthfulness of other people's statements relating to VOJF, VOJF interestingly calls for content about Linda Ellis and John Jolin taken down from CRT (but NOT Tim McCormack or anyone else that was written about).
Linda states:
"It ain’t me Snuffleupagus and your writing about me is slander that has been copied and saved with the hundreds of other pages of evidence.... But, it’s NOT my blog. I didn’t create it and I have never posted on it except to share examples of what you’ve done to me…and I DID use my name. I am only brought into this fiasco because the immature creations you’ve posted exemplify (and expose) your behavior...It can be interpreted that Linda might be walking a thin line regarding her involvement with VOJF. She says "It's not my blog." Translation: "VOJF is not HER blog and she didn't create it or post on it except to share examples..." She doesn't say she DOESN'T know who is behind VOJF. Linda also DOESN'T state whether or not she is involved or in communication with the author of VOJF.
What I do find peculiar is, out of the dozens of copyright extortion people/firms discussed over the years, how VOJF seems to be "taking up" for three people: Joel, Linda and John. But no mention of Tim McCormack despite a subtle mention of support from Seattle very early on. John has made no public statement whatsoever regarding VOJF but it seems peculiar VOJF seems to be advocating for John.
My gut feeling is that the very narrow focus of advocating for Linda and John but not anyone else is NOT a coincidence here. First, VOJF can't easily publicly say "Robert needs to remove all mentions of Joel and Adlife Marketing". That is too obvious and self-serving although I think that Joel would be more than happy to take down VOJF on that basis alone.
Second, why does VOJF not offer a larger laundry list of parties to remove from CRT, only Linda and John? Because Robert has said and shown that he is NOT going to take down CRT. By VOJF offering up a small, short list, it gives Robert the ability to keep CRT up but also gives Joel and Linda what they want. Also, I think people who might have been approached by "Jessica" probably declined to be involved and smartly decided to not get dragged into an online smear campaign. Tim, in particular, would be an easy person have get involved if he wanted to. But I suspect Tim smartly declined, "moved on", and focused on his new cannabis venture (entirely legal in Washington state). It is a smart move on Tim's part because he will make MANY people happy being a supplier of cannabis. He will probably make a bunch of money. People will HAPPILY thank him and give him money for his business-grown product vs. his old business of being a copyright money collector for Getty Images.
In light of VOJF new posts, I would bet good money that Linda has been or is in communication with Joel. She can continue truthfully denying she posts or writes on VOJF. But who knows what communications may be happening? I won't get into specific quotes on VOJF but there are some very obscure mentions on VOJF of very small interesting and peculiar details that indicate to me that Linda and/or John have been in communication with Joel. There are simply some obscure personal details I don't think would have ever been written on VOJF without some communication from Linda or John.
So, what we now have is a variation and interpretation of "truth telling" going on but one has to really pay attention to the details, nuances, and subtleties going on that the general public may not be aware of.
But the more posts that go up on VOJF and emails that are sent by "Jessica", "Marissa", etc. the more evidence points towards Pawtucket, Rhode Island and Joel himself. The PNG screenshot from VOJF that Greg shared which shows Joel's smiling face does NOT help the situation at all.
Here is an article going over the latest nugget/screen capture showing an apparent association of Joel Albrizio with VOJF
http://copyrightantibullyingact.org/site/more-evidence-linking-joel-albrizio-vojf/