I'd like to say a final goodbye to this thread by agreeing with the above post.
I also think, without evidence, nor without knowing for sure, that the original producer of the fabled batch stopped pretty quickly when he realised that it was either (a) illegal; or (b) that the process could lead most decent chemists to the discovery of MDPV as a precursor to illegal analogue(s). That's one possible explanation at least.
I have made my peace privately with Stuffmonger as aside from some recent questioning on my part, I have mostly believed him to be genuine in his motives and background, and am now 100% sure of this for those that follow my views. I also fully support the work that he does in the jungle as his day job.
I remain of the view however that, intentionally or otherwise, the progression of this thread and it's location in EADD, has resulted in a significant amount of 'home-cooks', which in itself and without the need for conspiracy theories, should alone justify the closure of this thread in the interest of harm reduction.
I also think that this was fairly forseeable from the start for those mods (especially in ADD) who could or should have worked out the potential of this thread from the outset.
I do agree it's a tough balance though, and if this thread is to continue with the sole aim of recreating the fabled batch of PV, then I'd like to see it return to ADD personally, and perhaps relabelled scientifically so any new members (especially from Europe where PV is mostly illegal) are unlikely to stumble upon it and harm themselves like a friend of mine did after trying the quick & dirty synth. He made a simple mistake of using aluminium foil at a certain stage of the process and ended up with a nasty reddish alkaly over his arm which blistered and gave him strange halucinations. Even aside from that; the freebase oil is described as extremely nasty.
Just my 2c.