Two Strange Calls After Being Blocked: Coincidence? Maybe. But I’m Documenting It.
Well, here's another interesting addition to the Nextdoor case study.
Over the last two days, I've received two calls to my Google Voice number.
Normally, that wouldn't be particularly interesting.
Except no one had called that number right before this.
Then I got blocked on X by Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia.
And now I've received two calls in two days.
Coincidence?
Absolutely possible.
But considering everything I've been documenting lately, I'm at least raising an eyebrow.
Then Came This Voicemail
One call left a voicemail.
It's short.
Very short.
The message sounds to me like:
"Tell that subscriber not to call this number anymore."
That's it.
No introduction.
No company name.
No explanation of who the caller is.
No explanation of what number I'm supposedly calling.
No explanation of what "subscriber" they're referring to.
Just a strange voicemail telling someone—or apparently telling me—that a subscriber shouldn't call a number anymore.
Okay then.
Do I Know Who Called?
No.
That's important.
I don't know who made the call.
I'm not sure whether the caller has anything to do with Nextdoor.
I don't know whether it has anything to do with Nirav Tolia.
I'm not sure whether this is related to my posts, emails, X accounts, or the ongoing case study.
And I certainly don't have evidence that anyone at Nextdoor initiated these calls.
I'm not going to turn timing into proof.
But I'm also not going to pretend the timing didn't catch my attention.
Two Calls After None
That's what makes this interesting to me.
I had no calls coming into this Google Voice number immediately before this.
Then, within the last two days, I received two.
That happened during the same period in which I've been publicly documenting being blocked again on X.
One of the calls leaves this odd voicemail.
Maybe it's spam.
Maybe it's a wrong number.
Maybe someone has the wrong Google Voice number.
Maybe it's completely unrelated.
There are plenty of ordinary explanations.
But when something unusual happens during an already unusual series of events, I document it.
That's what I've been doing throughout this entire Nextdoor case study.
Document first. Conclude only when the evidence supports it.
This Is Why Screenshots, Emails and Recordings Matter
One theme running through this case study has been documentation.
If I send an email, I keep it.
If an account blocks me, I take a screenshot.
If I make a mistake, I correct it.
And if an unusual voicemail arrives during an unusual sequence of events, I'm going to preserve that too.
I'm not claiming the voicemail came from Nextdoor.
I'm not claiming Nirav had anything to do with it.
I'm not claiming there's some mysterious corporate operation happening behind the scenes.
Frankly, that would require evidence I don't have.
What I am saying is:
This happened.
Two calls arrived within two days after a period of none.
One left a strange voicemail.
And the timing caught my attention.
Coincidence Is Still an Answer
Sometimes weird timing is just weird timing.
If I get no more calls, maybe this becomes nothing more than another bizarre footnote in the story.
If the calls continue, I'll continue documenting them.
That's the beauty of keeping a record.
I don't have to invent the ending before the story gets there.
For now, I'll put this one in the file labeled:
"That's Odd."
Not "Nextdoor Did It."
Not "Nirav Did It."
Just:
That's. Odd.
And we'll see what happens next.
👉 NielFlamm.com/blog
