Has anyone here had recent contact via email or instant messanger with any of the four MRA's who closed their blogs?

I've sent emails to both Fred and Duncan, however neither of them have responded.

I find it very odd that all four appear to have stopped going online full stop.

I used to be in private contact with Fred X (via instant message and also e-mail), but he hasn't responded since he took down his blog.

However, I think that the reclusiveness of MRAs is coming back to bite them. Too many MRAs think they're protecting themselves by hiding their identities. The closest thing they'll do is share their personal e-mail with another MRA (or if they're really living on the wild side, their instant messenger ID). Then, when the heat is on and they're forced to take down their blogs, MRAs cannot be contacted any more.

I have exchanged phone numbers with all the major MRAs in the United States. Glenn Sacks, Michael Robinson of the CAFC, Mark Rosenthal of RADAR, and others that I met at the Men's Equality Conference last month all have my phone number. But many MRAs -- British MRAs in particular -- are so private and reclusive that there's just no way to reach them in the event that "the lights go out" on their blog. I've said it before, many times on this very forum: we need a support network that extends beyond the Internet realm. Find one or two MRAs who you trust, and give them your phone number.