I can't read this article because it's behind the typical mastodon post-v3 javascript execution wall. So... did they not notice the activity in alt.startrek som

I can't read this article because it's behind the typical mastodon post-v3 javascript execution wall. So... did they not notice the activity in alt.startrek somehow? I know I was posting back then with others and alt.startrek remains minimally active to this day.