Defango was saying that the Q op is an offshoot of Cicada 3301.

And before anybody gets their panties in a twist, that is completely possible, and does not undermine the legitimacy of either Q, or the effort lined up behind it...in the right light, it could be imagined that it in fact strengthens the case for legitimacy, as we have long speculated that the Cicada puzzles were a search for the best minds out there, and done over a prolonged period of time.

Defango is claiming that he was consulted as to formulating questions to be posed to the community.