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Article #104965

Re: Recently my son, Jack, committed suicide after loosing the account he worked on for about two years on Eve-online.

#104965
From: Bret Ripley
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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From: Bret Ripley <ripley@gotsky.com>
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Subject: Re: Recently my son, Jack, committed suicide after loosing the account he worked on for about two years on Eve-online.
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