You're an engineer who is interested in building things and protecting great ideas; Turgon built the city of Gondolin in secret for his people and preserved the culture and nobility of the Eldar for nearly 500 years from the forces of the Great Enemy. It seemed to fit.

The best comment I have read so far comes from CarpeOro over at Vox's place:
"These are not the Eldar you are looking for."
"Move along."

Priceless.

You want dibs on "Darth Sidious", then? Just remember, you'll have to sound extra-sinister. And you'll need a big nose and wonky teeth to pull it off.

In all seriousness, though, the hoax was perpetrated by Occam's Razor ( occamsrazormag.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/the-dark-enlightenment-exposed/), just for reference. It really wasn't that hard – as was pointed out, the hoaxer simply showed Mark Shea what he wanted to see. As the old adage goes: "to benefit others, tell them the truth, to benefit yourself, tell them what they want to hear."

It's a simple rehash of efforts to alternately paint DE/NRx as both dangerous racists or pimply-faced boys playing D&D in their basements, never mind the contrast of both groups. Of course to this, Radishmag came out with the tongue-in-cheek heroes of the DE playing cards, which only served to fuel the whole cycle. It's true that DE/NRx doesn't seek to be populist – if anyone is turned away by the likes of Shea's article, we don't want them in the first place.

I do sort of wish I had access to a private island and French chef, though.

In any case, the twitter inner circle is having a jolly laugh, as are many other associated blogs, from which Occam's has linked. Check out the reporting and opinions on the hoax at your leisure.

Regards,
Observer.