No that wasn't me. I've never used Reddit but you should show me! That sounds hilarious!Did you happen to post on the animal crossing subreddit about your problem because I read the exact same story only with pictures on the subreddit.
I know the feeling too. I started on release day and made my town then decided to restart a week later because for some random reason all villagers moving in decided to build their houses all around me leaving 70% of my town empty.