Yes, it is indeed April 1st

[Claire]

You must spread some Mojo around before giving it to Prudence again.

Just thought I'd let you know. Excellent post. As someone who wasn't online from 3/31 until yesterday, I gotta say I'm a bit surprised by what went on, and I can't read half of it, because MickeyLumbo's posts are gone.

People can't help how they feel about a situation and I can't say how I would have reacted had I been online. Most likely I would have just taken another break from the boards instead of posting. Or not. Perhaps I would have been upset or angry or confused or amused. I'm not sure.

Carry on. Heal thyselves and thine community.

~Claire, who always misses the good shtuff

[Cadaverous Pallor]

And while I know y'all would never do this -- believe me, I do know this -- it started to take on a mean-spirited form, as if the goal was to get people to make disparaging comments about specific people that they wouldn't have otherwise said.

The idea that you ever believed, even for a second, that this was an intended consequence absolutely baffles me. It's more unbelievable than Kevy being able to hack the board.

I know you don't believe this now but the idea that ANYONE would EVER think that someone (or a group of people) were meaning to turn poster against poster is horrific and crazy. It's as if everything we've done here was ignored. As if all of the obvious care and love we put into this place was completely forgotten in the face of one obviously odd instance.

Unbelievable.

Originally Posted by iSm

I find it completely believable that Scott would freak out about SacTown and go on a madness binge, and that Kevy would be an asshole of the 9th degree.

My short answer to this is, "So?"

Everyone on here knows that Scott has had problems in the past. We all saw his "freak out" a while ago on Fab. Since then he has done plenty of joking about it. Hello, "LickeyLumbo" came out of that! Kevy has a reputation for being a troublemaker - and he loves it. He does his best to cause mischief, and we all know that. Announcing to everyone that it's believable that Scott could freak out or that Kevy could be an asshole is a big deal? That's like accusing me of being long-winded. We all have our personas that we each know incredibly well.

You know, Greg really thought that you said that you were no longer friends with him. I said to him "I'll bet you anything he was pissed at the moment, but by the time we see him again, he'll pretend to attack you and call you a jerk with a grin on his face, then give you a hug and laugh about it." And that's EXACTLY what happened on Sunday. We all know each other well enough to call things for what they are.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I know you don't believe this now but the idea that ANYONE would EVER think that someone (or a group of people) were meaning to turn poster against poster is horrific and crazy. It's as if everything we've done here was ignored. As if all of the obvious care and love we put into this place was completely forgotten in the face of one obviously odd instance.

While I think mountain :: molehill of the situation, I can see how things could be misconstrued. Remember that while you (and I, and many of the people on here) know the intricacies of many posters' personalities, whims, moods, tendencies... there are some here who don't. There are some who've never met each other. Some who don't get to spend significant time with the others. Small community though this may be, it is not completely private, it includes more than one clique, and it is more disparate in poster familiarity than you might remember.

I know that care and love was put into LoT. Remember, though, that care and love was put into every other community in which we participated-- just not by you and yours. And dischord harmed those, despite it.

I've seen a lot of people in a lot of different online communities be less than kind to each other. I've seen people act with malicious intent. I've seen things like that which was suggested on Friday actually happen. Things like Prudence suggested, too. I've seen the law enter into it, folks. It ain't pretty.

My point here is as such: this is a lovely little community, but it is not immune to crisis. Of course none of these people harmed anyone. And if you know them, you know that. But what if you didn't know them? Wouldn't you think that this little corner of cyberspace was just as susceptible to manufactured drama as any other? It's not unfathomable in those terms.

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

The idea that you ever believed, even for a second, that this was an intended consequence absolutely baffles me. It's more unbelievable than Kevy being able to hack the board.

I know you don't believe this now but the idea that ANYONE would EVER think that someone (or a group of people) were meaning to turn poster against poster is horrific and crazy. It's as if everything we've done here was ignored. As if all of the obvious care and love we put into this place was completely forgotten in the face of one obviously odd instance.

(I tried to send this earlier but the board broke. I should probably take that as a sign, but I won't.)

Ooh. That didn't come out exactly right then. I meant something more like "if this had been done by anyone other than the people who did it, who I know would never have intended something like this, it would have looked that way." Is that clearer? I don't think anyone meant to do anything even slightly hurtful. Just one of those things that in the wrong hands could go totally horribly awry.

But no, everyone here is wonderful. If I could I'd give each of you a kitten.

Except those that don't like kittens. Because if you don't like kittens, then surely you're headed straight for hell.

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Prudence

But no, everyone here is wonderful. If I could I'd give each of you a kitten.

Except those that don't like kittens. Because if you don't like kittens, then surely you're headed straight for hell.

Oooh! I just KNEW I'd get another kitten somehow.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Originally Posted by Prudence

Except those that don't like kittens. Because if you don't like kittens, then surely you're headed straight for hell.

Not hell . . . a warm, tropical vacation for eternity.

Mmmm . . . tropical . . .

[Mousey Girl]

Well... I didn't do anything on Friday (other than post here), but up until yesterday afternoon David still thought that I was trying to fool him by telling him Daisy popped. He finally got home and saw the critters for himself, but he honestly thought I was trying to fool him.

[MerryPrankster]

If I'm ever in need of good legal advice, I would like to hire iSm and Prudence. Both of them seem to take things pretty seriously and not like to mess around.

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by MerryPrankster

If I'm ever in need of good legal advice, I would like to hire iSm and Prudence. Both of them seem to take things pretty seriously and not like to mess around.

I think that's a compliment? Although I suddenly have this urge to get a red, rubber nose and some giant squeaky shoes.

And a very small car.

[MerryPrankster]

Originally Posted by Prudence

I think that's a compliment? Although I suddenly have this urge to get a red, rubber nose and some giant squeaky shoes.

And a very small car.

Most definitely a compliment.

Your sense of humor is much more than adequate, dahling. But when it comes to my courtroom defense, I don't need a clown.