If you can get hold of Baselayers' private email server, you will have all the answers.
The truth is, back in early 2015, probably around this time of year actually, I decided to take some time away as I had some personal stuff going on and realised I pretty much lived on VT. Then I guess I just got into the habit of not checking VT and that was kind of that. I think later in the year I had a look in, maybe posted a couple of times but was still out of the habit. Then my dad passed away suddenly and I just kind of lost interest in most things for some time, including football. It didn't help that Villa were becoming a joke, in fact it ended up being the relegation season. Ajax didn't have a lot going on and Holland couldn't qualify for anything. As time went on, I got back into football but didn't feel any urge to get back onto any forum and just assumed that other posters who I enjoyed interacting with might have moved on too and maybe the feeling just wouldn't be the same on VT.
So 8 years passed and last night I was checking some old hard disks for a digital copy of a workshop manual I'm looking for and came across an old bookmarks file so I had a look and saw VT at the top and thought I'd have a look for old times' sake. Did a vanity search of my username and saw all the wild rumours and theories about me and Baselayers
I can honestly say I have no idea who was behind the Baselayers gimmick, whoever they were, I did speak to them over DM a couple of times about nothing particularly interesting, just a "hey, how are you doing?" kind of thing. To begin with, I did think it was a possibility that it was JJ but in the end I just knew it wasn't but I enjoyed playing along with them anyway.
So there you have it. Baselayers is someone else, I don't know who. I have not gone to Lego heaven, I'm into Subbuteo these days and am working on a Villa women's team when I have some free time not restoring my car. I still have a head full of luxurious long hair and an even thicker beard and you may even spot me at VP tomorrow if you're there.