I do think it could be someone wanting attention [...] or it could be someone who doesn't know what they're doing

Seconded. That was my call after I figured out that the site and the owner both seem to be genuine.

And wow, clearly your flist is more BNF-friendly than mine :P Or maybe not BNF, just frequently recommended? ljseek is what I usually use for searches, but I'm not sure that'd be helpful in this case.