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Regarding Amber, John and the baby
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Me too Susie!Originally Posted by kittylover4ever
I must be more gullible than I thought if your suspicions are true........I'm truly an honest person and I just assume that most people are too.........
I just don't know what to think.....or say.
Yes, exactly. I haven't been here long...but I did notice that both of "them" rarely used apostrophes...like cant wont dont instead of can't won't don't. Hmm.
What I noticed in common was "your" instead of "you're," and "to" when it should have been "too" - but then those are common mistakes, so I noticed, but it didn't set off alarms.
ETA: Now that we've received pretty positive confirmation that it was a hoax, do you think it was malicious to get money, or just to get attention?
The more I sit and think about this the more sick it makes me.
If you pull up both their posts side by side, they type exactly the same. They type in very short sentences and use the exact same lack of punctuation. This is all just so crazy.
If you pull up both their posts side by side, they type exactly the same. They type in very short sentences and use the exact same lack of punctuation. This is all just so crazy.
Both maybe? Some people are just sick that way, and thrive off of getting attention in any way that they can. I do hope that whoever "they" are that they get help.
Well this is totally bizzare! A fake internet death never even occured to me. I'm just as stunned about this as I was about "Amber's" death!
But it did a few things. It reminded all of us that TCS is a wonderful place with incredibly giving, caring people despite the few bad apples that happen by (like we needed reminding
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And, I guess, for those of us who take people at face value, and who trust others because we are who we say we are and what we say is going on in our lives is going on, it has taught us to use a little caution when it comes to "electronic" friends.
Just freaky!
Laurie
But it did a few things. It reminded all of us that TCS is a wonderful place with incredibly giving, caring people despite the few bad apples that happen by (like we needed reminding
And, I guess, for those of us who take people at face value, and who trust others because we are who we say we are and what we say is going on in our lives is going on, it has taught us to use a little caution when it comes to "electronic" friends.
Just freaky!
Laurie
It's very easy to get photos off the Web. I was rather shocked when a member of a German cat forum I belong to informed me that somebody on a French cat forum was using one of my "Jamie siggies". She provided a link, and sure enough, it was my then current siggy.Originally Posted by Moz
I wonder who is really "Amber" and "Kaelyn" in the pictures.
Its just sad...
So many of us shed tears over this and if we've been had, its just not right.
Well, I am who I say I am, my username says it all really (Well, I suppose thats not exactly true now I'm married!) But thats definately my maiden name.
So many of us shed tears over this and if we've been had, its just not right.
Well, I am who I say I am, my username says it all really (Well, I suppose thats not exactly true now I'm married!) But thats definately my maiden name.
Yep you can lift pics from anywhere on the web, especially places like Myspace and livejournal.
I like many others would be glad to provide proof that I am who I say I am to those that I have become friends with on here. I would hate for this trajedy to cause us all to turn against each other in times of need. I have Yahoo messenger, if anyone wants to add me just drop me a pm!!
I like many others would be glad to provide proof that I am who I say I am to those that I have become friends with on here. I would hate for this trajedy to cause us all to turn against each other in times of need. I have Yahoo messenger, if anyone wants to add me just drop me a pm!!
Ditto about the yahoo. My username is the same as it is on here. And same as here.... I'm on ALL DAY.
I post to another site that has had a couple of hoaxes too. In one case the person pretended to have been kidnapped as a small child and was looking for her real parents. Another was claiming to be a victim's advocate, and she solicited money to continue to do her "work." In both cases, I didn't get involved, but felt really bad for those who did and were hoodwinked. The shame of it all is not so much the money, but the trust that was stolen.
I'm usually cautious by nature, but I really thought this was real. It was only the last couple of days I became suspicious - especially when CGM was posting on threads that had nothing to do with Amber, and his replies sounded so trite.
(So how do I hide my memory rose?) I want it gone!
I'm usually cautious by nature, but I really thought this was real. It was only the last couple of days I became suspicious - especially when CGM was posting on threads that had nothing to do with Amber, and his replies sounded so trite.
(So how do I hide my memory rose?) I want it gone!
I've been Googling their names for days, with absolutely no relevant results, but didn't want to say anything that might upset anyone. Unfortunately, I've seen this happen before (and have even played MUCH more tame internet pranks on RL friends when I was 11 or 12). It all seemed way too coincidental to me, but then, stranger things have happened in RL. So I didn't think it was my place to say anything, in case it WAS real.
I've been to a TCS meetup, so you can ask Beckiboo, Clixpix or RubSlutsMom if you need any proof that I'm real
I've been to a TCS meetup, so you can ask Beckiboo, Clixpix or RubSlutsMom if you need any proof that I'm real
If you go to your profile, you can either make it invisible or delete it!!Originally Posted by Dusty's Mom
I post to another site that has had a couple of hoaxes too. In one case the person pretended to have been kidnapped as a small child and was looking for her real parents. Another was claiming to be a victim's advocate, and she solicited money to continue to do her "work." In both cases, I didn't get involved, but felt really bad for those who did and were hoodwinked. The shame of it all is not so much the money, but the trust that was stolen.
I'm usually cautious by nature, but I really thought this was real. It was only the last couple of days I became suspicious - especially when CGM was posting on threads that had nothing to do with Amber, and his replies sounded so trite.
(So how do I hide my memory rose?) I want it gone!
I deleted mine!Originally Posted by maddensmom
If you go to your profile, you can either make it invisible or delete it!!
I made mine invisible for now. I sure wish I hadn't spent the points on it.Originally Posted by babyharley
I deleted mine!
It would be nice if we could just maybe change the message on it. That way we didn't waste our points...
That's exactly the reason why I thought it was all bull.
And admins can match ips and users but if they said that they were always posting from the same house (did they live together?) then its pretty much useless because the ips and such will match regardless. If they said say Amber posted from one location and John posted from another, and ip checking revealed that there was only one location, then that could prove they are the same person.
Someone may have already said this (as I am only half way through reading
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