Talk:Please Hold/@comment-5757488-20150903095054

PLEASE HOLD, PLEASE HOLD. THE WOODPECKER IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR MESSAGES.

Oh man this story is cool. I've always been a fan of number stations, secret codes, mysterious signals, all that good stuff that blurs the line between cold hard fact and conspiracy theories, so this story really does it for me. To get the true meaning of this story really takes some digging too, and I lobe that. Heck, I'm sure I've not even got a full picture yet. The number section seems almost uncrackable for at least my basic knowledge of cryptography. Who knows what other good stuff this thing holds?

As for the actual craft of the story, you've got a good pace going. I think if you dwelt for any longer on the codes, it could've been a drag for those who don't look a little further into it, but as it is, the pace is quick enough to keep the reader interested while having enough detail to keep them coming back for multiple re-reads.

Anyway, in conclusion, a creepy and well paced story that offers a lot more for those who want to look. Nice job.

As for those codes... PLEASE HOLD - PLEASE HOLD. THE WOODPECKER IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR MESSAGES We get a glimpse as to what the woodpecker is in those first coordinates, I had a feeling the woodpecker referred to was the Russian one.

RESPOND RESPOND MEET AT THE RISING MOON THE HOUSE REMEMBER THE BUILDING? BIG GLASS Those lat/longitudes give me a bit of an idea as to which big glass building he's referring to.

IT IS THE NOON OF NUCLEAR DESTRUCTION PLEASE RESPOND PLEASE RESPOND Chilling stuff.

PLEASE HOLD - PLEASE HOLD - PLEASE HOLD

Anyway, as I said, I'm sure there's stuff I'm missing out on here still, which is really cool. You can bet I'll be looking into this story for a while to come. The calling codes for example, still out-fox me. Some of them are from real countries, while others are unassigned. What could this mean?

Also, I can't help but wonder if this was the upbeat pop-song he heard, or something similar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnXPqUU6fI0.