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Well, it made the local paper-John and Amber, article about fake internet deaths
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Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. It is really sad that there are people like that out there though.
Very interesting read...I am still unsure about the whole thing, but deeply disturbed at the thought that it could be a hoax.
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Just wanted to say, for clarification, that I didn't post it to get it stirred up again
, just thought you might like to see the story...
And yes, I did appreciate how TCS was spoken about in it.
And yes, I did appreciate how TCS was spoken about in it.
I'm with you on that Jill...maybe its a MI culture thing.
Anyways, yea, sorry but I don't wonder anymore. I also wrote it off as someone that was looking for attention that she probably wasn't getting at home.
She should go into creative writing IMO though. I hate seeing talent like that go to waste. Someone that was able to create 2 believable characters like that should definitely look into character writing (movies, television, etc).
Thanks for sharing the article!
Although Anne would be the better person to post about this, as part of the Mod Squad I wanted to let you all know how this was handled behind the scenes. Anne was contacted by the reporter expressing an interest in highlighting the John and Amber story for an article on faked internet deaths. After verifying that he was a legitimate reporter, Anne communicated with him via email about how she viewed what happened. Obviously you can tell from the article that she didn't make any conclusions about what was real or fake because there wasn't (and isn't) hard and fast proof that it was or wasn't a hoax. Obviously he had access to all of the public threads on the topic and by Amber and John, so there was a lot of information that he had and chose not to use, i.e. that people had spoken via phone with "Amber", the photos posted, etc. For a newspaper article, he couldn't have possibly included everything...this could be a novel!
One thing that I do want to make sure that you all know is that Anne/we did not disclose anything that was told to us (any of us on staff) via private correspondence. We also did not give out any contact information for anyone on the site, including John/Amber. Privacy concern are and were in the forefront of our minds.
One thing that I do want to make sure that you all know is that Anne/we did not disclose anything that was told to us (any of us on staff) via private correspondence. We also did not give out any contact information for anyone on the site, including John/Amber. Privacy concern are and were in the forefront of our minds.
Us Michiganders are so hard-nosed huh?!!Originally Posted by lunasmom
I'm with you on that Jill...maybe its a MI culture thing.
Anyways, yea, sorry but I don't wonder anymore. I also wrote it off as someone that was looking for attention that she probably wasn't getting at home.
She should go into creative writing IMO though. I hate seeing talent like that go to waste. Someone that was able to create 2 believable characters like that should definitely look into character writing (movies, television, etc).
Thanks for sharing the article!
I had no idea this was going on. I remember some of these posts. How wierd that someone would go to this much trouble. Some of it had to be true. At least the day to day stuff.
Wow! I have been wondering about this. Wish we could really find out the truth!!
Thanks Heidi. We do appreciate everything the mods did to verify this behind the scenes, and I thought it was all handled well.
It's definitely good to get this sort of story out there for people to read about and understand so they too can be more vigilant about this sort of thing.
Thank you for posting this. We still don't know the truth, do we, nor will we ever probably. If this was all faked, I feel terribly sorry for whoever it was that had such a sad life that they felt they had to do something like this. That to me is the real tragedy in all of this. If it was fake, then John/Amber or whoever it is needs help, fast!
I'd like to second, what Heidi wrote.
In addition, I'd like to add that we are glad that this is such a caring community but, one should look at anything posted on the Internet with a cautious eye.
In addition, I'd like to add that we are glad that this is such a caring community but, one should look at anything posted on the Internet with a cautious eye.
Thank you for posting this article - It is good to know that others can learn from the potential mistakes of others.
I think most of these people are just crying for attention and help and this is a good way to get it.
Thanks to Anne and the Mods for handling this situation behind the scenes - You guys are great
I think most of these people are just crying for attention and help and this is a good way to get it.
Thanks to Anne and the Mods for handling this situation behind the scenes - You guys are great
I moderate an another forum, and I understand how hard it can be to deal with this type of thing when it explodes all over your board.
I wasn't here when it happened, but from what I read today in this thread, I applaud the moderators here and also the caliber of posters for handling this in a mature and responsible way.
(That's why I like you all so much hee!)
I wasn't here when it happened, but from what I read today in this thread, I applaud the moderators here and also the caliber of posters for handling this in a mature and responsible way.
(That's why I like you all so much hee!)
I think it is a great thing that Anne did to let others know that this sort of thing is happeneing. I think it was an informative article and will let people know not to take people for granted. And not to allow yourself to get taken like some of us were it's good to have compassion for someone but to stand back and take things on their own merit.
My husband and I met some people through an online game we played for a while. The lady couldn't lie to us, because we also knew her husband, but she was a sympathy addict. We found out all these things that she would tell other people, met through the same game. She would say she was in a wheelchair, that she was going through a tough divorce.... those are just the ones we found out about. Her husband found out and while embarrassed didn't really know what to do about it. A couple of the people she lied to took it pretty hard when they found out the truth. We don't have any contact with her anymore, so she is probably still doing it.
Some people have these weird needs and the internet is the perfect way to satisfy them. It's sad, but it does happen.
Some people have these weird needs and the internet is the perfect way to satisfy them. It's sad, but it does happen.
I wonder if anyone is investigating it?