r/JohnLockeEssayPrize

This better get a bazillion upvotes

DO NOT SEND HATE TO THIS POSTER!! The goal here is to reassure people, not to attack the OP. They were probably anxious and confused, not malicious. Let’s keep things kind.

So this post appeared in this community not long ago, and it is definitely confusing a lot of people. I don't believe this post is true; here's why:

1. This 'email' was sent on the weekend, which JLI does not do, as all official emails such as this go out on weekdays.
2. The poster consistently said they were not going to show the email
3. They 'had to keep details sparse' but did not explain why this is, not quoting anything requesting that from the email.
4. They seem to be the only one to report this.
5. I put this user into ghostditt, and the user apparently did not exist, indicating that this user deleted their account immediately after posting this, which is strange.
6. The 'I will delete this if I'm wrong is classic for fake claims. They want attention here but an easy way out.
7. A general refusal to provide evidence and saying they would "get in trouble." That's not true, and no award would be revoked for sharing this unless it was specified, which it seems not to have been.
8. Used the phrase "second round" without evidence of this happening. Callbacks probably wouldn't say this, more like a finalist interview rather than a "second round."

So for anyone stressed out here, this person is most likely larping to stress you out; hope this helps for you guys!

EDIT: I ran their account through other search mechanisms, and they seem to be very critical of the prize itself and also claim to have been shortlisted for their three Philosophy essays. They also posted asking people if they got an email they claim to get, would they keep it secret. The post asking if they would keep it secret was nine days before the user posted about a callback. This could work both ways: reliability and unreliability, but to me. It seems as if they were anxious and made this fake post to maybe get information and then deleted their account. Also found comments from them saying they weren't even going to attend the gala because it's expensive and during school, and they said this a lot. I found other posts from around a month ago of them almost perfectly detailing this 'email' they got and with the same vocabulary, so that definitely doesn't help credibility here.