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Article #104965Re: Recently my son, Jack, committed suicide after loosing the account he worked on for about two years on Eve-online.
From: Bret Ripley
Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 19:07
Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 19:07
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On 30 Apr 2006 20:25:35 -0700, Dosferatu wrote: > On or about Fri, 28 Apr 2006 21:58:51 -0700, some person or persons unknown > calling themselves Bret Ripley ", did cause > <w8k5aa36r0ir$.yw95h91ntsa3$.dlg@40tude.net> to appear on my glass typewriter > and spake thus: >> >>On 28 Apr 2006 19:47:13 -0700, Dosferatu wrote: >> >>> On or about Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:15:24 +0200, some person or persons unknown >>> calling themselves Hadron Quark ", did cause <87wtdb9pur.fsf@gmail.com> to >>> appear on my glass typewriter and spake thus: >>>> >>>>"Erland Andreassen" <wsg@lways-nospam-.online.no> writes: >>>> >>>>>>> Yes, it happened, and yes I failed miserably as his father. We all got >>>>>>> into the game together as a family, and now, what at one time seemed >>>>>>> like a great idea, is so horrible to me I can hardly face it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The reason I posted it here is I am hoping that some decent people will >>>>>>> actually, eventually, do something about this. What happened was unfair >>>>>>> and wrong. Yes, it was a lot my fault but at the same time, Eve is JUST >>>>>>> a game afterall. Do we have to be so mean about it? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> EVE is all fouled up. The GM's don't listen to you. I tried to explain >>>>>>> that we don't have accounts on Ebay nor do we buy stuff there. But they >>>>>>> dont' care. They don't care that my son died. It's just too horrible >>>>>>> for me to face. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Are they to blame or something? What happened? >>>>> >>>>> Nothing happend, probably some tosser that got his accounts banned for >>>>> cheating or what not and >>>>>try find a way to get back at EVE. If something like this really happend it >>>>> would come out into the >>>>> EVE community quite fast, and no such thing have surfaced on the EVE >>>>> grapevine. Don't feed the trolls please ;-) >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>It was my first thought but didnt want to be too rude in case there was >>>>some truth in it. >>>> >>> >>>Yes, if you are looking for comfort and love, and a caring shoulder to cry on, >>> c.s.i.p.g-space-sim is the place to go. >> >>Good heavens -- do I hear a voice from the glory-days of c.s.i.p.g.s-s? >> >>> Everyone is treated like a decent human being here. >> >>Right. Well, Pat, it's like this: things have become a bit lax around here >>in recent years. I'd ask Shingen to stop by and restore normalcy -- he >>usually does this by telling random posters to piss off -- but he's away at >>a Sensitivity Training Seminar this week. When he gets back, you'll get a >>taste of the cold, austere front we usually like to present. >> > > Ever since the brain operashun I have such trouble wtih a keyboard, but > sometimes the nurse helps me. Please give Nurse Ratched my warmest regards. > Who was that nice man who was so helpful to people trying to play his game? > Derwood? Darin? > It was such a good game too, Pongcruiser 1999 I think is was called. All the > best features of combat mixed in with breakout. > > Oh, where has derwood gone? and his best buddy Louie, Snoopy Louie? He eloped with Joe@bsfilter, but it didn't last. Overcome by his love for animals, he ran away to pursue his dream of becoming a veterinary anesthetist. Or a rodeo clown. I forget which. > they used to play super > mario go-carts togetehr, if I remember. > > And the men in blue suits waving papers, who were they? I can't remember at all > sometimes. . . There is no pain you are receding A distant ship smoke on the horizon >>While we're waiting, can I bring you a scone? Can you stay for drinks? > > If you can get it into the tube they feed me with, sure, I'll have what your > having. Okay, but you may be happier with what Shin's having. Bret
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Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newshub.sdsu.edu!sn-xt-sjc-02!sn-xt-sjc-07!sn-post-sjc-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: Bret Ripley <ripley@gotsky.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.space-sim Subject: Re: Recently my son, Jack, committed suicide after loosing the account he worked on for about two years on Eve-online. Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 12:07:19 -0700 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: <1rufpu30319h9$.14snzpzv0rpjv.dlg@40tude.net> User-Agent: 40tude_Dialog/2.0.15.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1145936738.576311.111730@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1146081526.841600.177640@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <87odyn49sh.fsf@gmail.com> <4450ae8e$0$64670$892e7fe2@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net> <87wtdb9pur.fsf@gmail.com> <e2uk3h0evb@drn.newsguy.com> <w8k5aa36r0ir$.yw95h91ntsa3$.dlg@40tude.net> <e33v3f01eo1@drn.newsguy.com> X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Lines: 92 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit