 Without further explanations here is the interview you have all been waiting for. Learn all there is to know about the man behind the site, his projects, ideas and beliefs.
 There have been numerous speculations about the identity of the
person behind the RMRA site. Until now you have refused to address this speculations and reveal your
identity. So our first question is this: Why hide yourself?
To put it plainly, I did not want to confiscate the phenomenon of
mint rubbing. It is a national asset so it's plain wrong
for someone to stick a label on rubbing and declare "it's mine, I
discovered it, I invented it". Almost everything was stolen in Romania:
money, factories, the revolution, our future. We didn't want to add to
this the theft of the century: stealing mint rubbing from Romanians.
 That makes sense. And the next question comes naturally:
after hiding for so long, why come into the spotlight now?
As our readers have probably noticed, we have worked hard to
restyle the Mint Rubbing Journal. Our monthly publication is now
presented in a trendy, colorful and cool new format. Naturally we had to include
in this format a lot of new elements such as quizes, fun facts,
practical guides and so forth. One other key element in such a format is of course an exclusive
interview with a VIP in the field of rubbing. So this brings us here, to
this interview.
 Now that this issue has been cleared, our readers are anxious to
find out about yourself: are you a real person? where are you living, what
do you work (if applicable),
do you have other projects, what are your hobbies, ideas and beliefs?
Can you tell us anything about these?
No.
 That's really very interesting and we take this opportunity to thank
you once again for this exclusive interview.
We'd now like to hear your thoughts on some of today's hottest issues.
What's your take on our decaying environment, pollution, global warming and the hole in the ozone layer?
I'm glad you asked this, because in today's world we have to be
aware of such problems and to do our part in making the world a better
place to live in. Speaking for myself, I'm very much concerned about the extinction of
endangered species, global warming and deforestation, to mention just a few of my
interests. My motto is and will always be "Recycle the animals!".
 Moving on to social and economic issues, what do you think about
Romania's recent economic progress and its great prospects for the future?
There has been some progress, indeed. Even though it's mainly paper
progress, with no actual results in the economy, Romania's
accomplishments need to be commended.
What I'd like to talk about though, is something slightly different:
Romania has had amazing achievements in the field of mint rubbing.
Unfortunately there is a world conspiracy
that has been hiding what can be safely named our most important
post-december accomplishment: mint rubbing. I ask you now: When was the last
time you read official
statistics on mint rubbing in the papers? When was the last time the
level of gas burning in our country was compared to that of other
countries and discussed on TV?
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This is the real problem: mint is Romania's chief export, yet the world
superpowers conspire against us and refuse to recognize our place on
the map in this respect.
 Going back to the RMRA site, could you tell us how the idea of this
site first emerged?
Well, the idea arised out of the need for quality information on
mint rubbing and assorted activities. As I've mentioned earlier, there is
this conspiracy that prevents such information from being
distributed to the public. This is why we decided to take the task
upon ourselves and launch the RMRA site, to serve as a reference point
for mint rubbers in Romania and abroad.
 As we all know, the site was greeted with enthusiasm by Romanian
mint rubbers. What we'd like to know is what was the reaction of rubbers
from other countries to the site?
Yes, this is indeed a sensitive issue. The problem is that the whole
world rubs, but most people aren't aware of their rubbing. We
considered that it is our task to bring mint rubbing
to the attention of all humankind. Of course, this is not easy. As with
pioneers in all fields of knowledge, we were met with
disbelief and denial. Messages such as
"What the fuck is this?" or "Ce pula mea se intampla aici?" are
common on the RMRA forum and on the association's email.
What can I say? We can only hope that people will start to understand
our activities and goals, so they can benefit from the wonderful
information presented on the site.
 Can you tell us about your future projects? What can we exepct from
the RMRA site in the months to come?
Well, first of all we have to make one thing very clear: we rub mint
a lot. So we have a conflict of interests between the need to
constantly expand and update the site and our
personal needs to burn gas. That's why we cannot give an accurate
answer to this question. What I can assure our readers is that every effort
is made to post a new issue of the mint rubbing
journal each month. For the short-term, there are plans for another
shocking and refreshing style change in the June issue.
I won't give any details, but the change will be radical. Since the
current trendy magazine style requires too much effort, we cannot tell when
this style will be used again. As for the long term, who knows what the
future holds for our organization?
 Any final advice for our readers?
Never pet a burning dog.
Thank you.
"Voi astia care ati facut site-ul nu sunteti normali la head!"
"Cool, i love you for this site"
"Having in mind nothing but the best for our ever-growing community, I congratulate the man who
stands behind this wonderful site"
"The pure truth of the mint rubber's devotion to a higher order was made known to me. I hold you Romanian
prophets as totally responsible. Your reward will be rubbing perpetually in paradise."
"outstanding site, just wondered who's the guy behind the scenes, who's wfoster42, come on, show yourself, you deserve whatever prize exists for a web site."
"aveti un site misto de tot!! sunteti idioti rau de tot!!!"
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