Originally posted by trollface:
I, it seems like many others, was only vaguely aware of Kyoko. I became aware of her
through her posting of one thread about her cats dying which I considered to be highly
unlikely, especially the follow-up (actually, I'm not even 100% sure that was her.
The thing that made this suspect is that another snopester had the exact same story on her
online journal verbatim as having happened to her. There were other things that made the
story seem unlikely but I won't go there today.
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870 | From: Orlando | Registered: Feb 2000 |
Originally posted by Country Kyo
Buffet: It's not worth what you people set my therapy back to keep coming here.
Well, that explains a lot. -k
'willing & able'
also a good reason for the pile-on
perhaps to cease. sometimes we encounter people here who may allow some very scary
personal demons to emerge in their posts. these individuals may be on the borders of
coping. i'd hate to see us drive someone who is a teenager and obviously troubled over the
edge.
Bravo Pat Young.
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1397 | From: Soho, Hong Kong, sometimes | Registered: Jun 2001
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Originally posted by PatYoung: sometimes we encounter people here who may allow some very scary personal demons
to emerge in their posts. these individuals may be on the borders of coping. i'd hate to
see us drive someone who is a teenager and obviously troubled over the edge.
That does not give them the right
to unload in a rude and ugly fashion on those around them on a continual basis. It's hard
to avoid the piling up when its someone who has been taking their personal demons out on
eveyone else rather than taking responsibility and working on it.
Noemi "someone with her own personal demon"
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Originally posted by PatYoung:
also a good reason for the pile-on perhaps to cease. sometimes we encounter people here
who may allow some very scary personal demons to emerge in their posts. these individuals
may be on the borders of coping. i'd hate to see us drive someone who is a teenager and
obviously troubled over the edge.
Bravo Pat Young. [/qb]
Okay, here's the thing, ordinarily
I'd agree with this sentiment 100% but somehow I just can't muster up an awful lot of
sympathy here. With the exception of the recent threads in Politics and War *most* people
have gone out of their way to be supportive with Kyoko. I know even when my BS-meter was
screaming sky high (frankly from her very first posts about how she was publicly dumped at
a concert and turned gay as a result) I gave her the benefit of the doubt and kept my
skepticism to myself. As did just about everyone else.
I sincerely hope she is *just* attention seeking and not really troubled. But this place
is sweetness and light compared to most message boards and she's been treated pretty well
all in all.
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3546 | From: Canada | Registered: Nov 2001 |
Originally posted by It Was
Stressa, w/the Candlestick:
quote:
Originally posted by Spam &
Cookies- Songs for Dustmites: Hey, y'all. Is it really good manners to stand around and poke the dead body while
we wait for it to cool? Or should we throw an old sheet over it and walk away?
I think it's something in the
nature of her farewell flameout that is bringing out the "let's poke the corpse with
a stick and do the booty-dance around it" response in me. Plus, all my chips are on
"she's still reading, and may respond" choice in the betting pool.
And if this doesn't count as a #6, then I don't know what would! - Stressa
I think this has gone beyond the
booty-dance and we might be compeating with the Rave-scene in Matrix Reloaded.
Donovan 'WTF, Over' Ravenhull
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There were other things that made
the story seem unlikely
There were a lot of adjectives in
that story.
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4535 | From: Off the Beaten Path | Registered: Mar 2000
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As I started to read this, I was horribly afraid that I was the one to be the cause. When
I found that I didn't even deserve an honorable mention, I got ANGRY!!
Kyo and I bumped heads on several issues... and after we were at it, knee to knee, she
posted a couple things where I jumped on the Kyo bandwagon and AGREED WITH HER... rather
vehemently too!!
Go figure.
I was enjoying our teh-tah-tete's here on the boards. I just kinda wished she didn't quite
get so emotional - even when highly agitated by something outrageous posted here.
Que sera sera. Bon voyage.
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290 | From: Florida, USA | Registered: Nov 2003 |
Originally posted by Donovan
Ravenhull: I think this has gone beyond the booty-dance and we might be compeating with the
Rave-scene in Matrix Reloaded.
Donovan 'WTF, Over' Ravenhull
You mean it's totally unnecessary,
does nothing to advance the plot, but fun to heckle and therefore actually worth watching?
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This has been yet another... USELESS POST.
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3835 | From: The lab of Starcraft and Twizzlers | Registered: Sep
2001 |
Originally posted by Malruhn: I was enjoying our teh-tah-tete's here on the boards. I just kinda wished she
didn't quite get so emotional - even when highly agitated by something outrageous posted
here.
Que sera sera. Bon voyage.
I was a bit surprised at this
myself. Though Kyo and I never agreed ideologically, we had some great chats about Final
Fantasy and the like. I'm a bit disappointed myself, but I'm not exactly crying here - the
method of exit has left a rather bitter taste in my mouth. I'll just chalk it up to a
poster with some emotional issues and go back to planning that barbeque.
Next on the menu: Grilled Oven Mitts! Yummy!
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1236 | From: Florida, USA | Registered: Feb 2002 |
Originally posted by Pogue Mahone
in the den with a pen: [QUOTE]Originally posted by Country Kyo Buffet:
[qb] Now, you all gotta admit, "verbally sodomized" is a nice turn of the
phrase. I'm not sure what it means, but it sounds nasty.
Pogue
I think that's when somebody
shoves a Speak and Spell up your bum.
ROFLMNFBSKAO!!!!
FYI, I'm in total concurrence with you all. Color me bumfuzzled.
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2395 | From: The Great White North eh | Registered: Sep 2002
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Wow...I stay away from a lot of
the political and social issues threads, so most of my experience with Kyoko's posts were
entertainment/Rantidote/SLSC related. Some of her posts did seem pretty farfetched - the
aforementioned boyfriend dumping and cat-killin' incidents, along with the Vietnam vet who
verbally acccosted her. But I thought it was more like she was engaging in some behavior
that courted this kind of drama than that she was making it up out of whole cloth. The
only thing I never really bought was that she thought she was ugly, yet kept posting
pictures of herself that looked like they came out of a modeling portfolio. (But even then
I gave her the benefit of the doubt and thought maybe she had some kind of body
dysmorphia-type issues.)
Being familiar with the concept of rule #6, I knew there must have been folks who went out
in a hail of verbal abuse and drama, but it sure was interesting to see it in action for
the first time.
And like everyone else, I just gotta say WTF on her choices of snopesters to butt heads
with. Noemi, BeachLife, Trollface...TROLLFACE!? Good Lord, Trollface, you're one of the
most fair posters on this entire board - I mean, whenever you state your opinion, I always
detect an unspoken YMMV along with it. Not to mention that you take plenty of time to
explain WHY you feel the way you do. Jeeze, why doesn't she just throw Nonny and
LizzieBean in there for good measure, so we can know for sure she's gone off the rails.
But you know, a little part of me is grateful to her, because her final flourish sure did
make great opportunity for our funnier snopesters to run with it. Jenn (uh..so NOT a
bitch), Doc Savage, Muruti, Stressa, Bufungla - just to name a few - you so OMANK.
Laura "the one day I don't get a chance to check the board on my lunch break is the
one day I miss all the fun"2
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456 | From: The Land of Beer & Cheese | Registered: Sep 2002
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Originally posted by laura
Clue-Simpson's Version: Being familiar with the concept of rule #6, I knew there must have been folks who
went out in a hail of verbal abuse and drama, but it sure was interesting to see it in
action for the first time.
Actually, I'm not sure I've ever
seen anyone go out in a blaze quite like this. The intensity of this one took me by
surprise. The usual method (when it's not a straightforward post to explain why one is
leaving that's meant to just be informative) is more along the lines of "Poor me,
everyone hates me and I can't deal with this anymore. I'm leaving forever!" It's more
dramatic than blazing and tends to extract sympathy and acceptance. "No, don't go!
Just ignore those meanie! I've always thought you were super!" And it works, those
responses almost always happen.
This was something else entirely. I've never seen anyone burn bridges quite like this.
I've also never seen such an overwhelming "Good riddance" response.
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6179 | From: Up North | Registered: Feb 2000 |
I've also never seen such an
overwhelming "Good riddance" response.
It's like the obnoxious relative
that no one likes but you have to deal with because he's family. When he walks out in a
huff everyone does a little happy dance.
Gibbie
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922 | From: A galaxy far far away | Registered: Feb 2000
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Originally posted by Jenn:
[QBThis was something else entirely. I've never seen anyone burn bridges quite like this.
I've also never seen such an overwhelming "Good riddance" response. [/QB]
Well, there's always a first time.
Who knows, maybe she has some kind of severe depression and she posted without any
rational thought.
Not that I think that's any excuse for such an uncallfored outburst. But then, what do I
know.
(ETA: uncallfored isn't a word, is it?)
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1189 | From: Near a man named Leroy Brown | Registered: Jul 2002
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Chalk me up as another WTF? I know
Kyoto's name, but I don't really recall any of her posts, except the cat one. So I went
searching and found this, from yesterday, which in retrospect looks like a foreshadowing
of today's post.
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1836 | From: Southeast of Disorder | Registered: Oct 2002
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Okay one thing I don't understand
though is why people seem to feel the need to get themselves banned? This isn't the first
time this has come up. I know, boy do I know, that snopes is addictive but honestly no
one's posting with a gun to their head (I certainly hope not anyway ). Can't people just walk away if they aren't happy here .
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3546 | From: Canada | Registered: Nov 2001 |
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gingerbread butterscotch meadow.
Originally posted by meanjelly: Well, I for one say good. Your inability to think critically and your propensity
to post over-the-top stupid shit have gotten on my nerves for a long time. I never said
anything before because I believe in respecting fellow members for our community; however,
since you are leaving, I figure why not.
Well said, exactly what I've been
thinking for a while, but thought I was the only one, and therefor a cynical bitch. {snip}
And I thought I was the only one.
I had to stop reading Kyo's posts because they annoyed me to no end. Full of sound and
fury but signifying nothing. I found her immature and vulgar and she too often played on
the sympathies of good snopsters with drivel.
I second the good riddance. Sorry for sounding like a bitch. At least I have Jenn for
company.
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796 | From: between hell and high water | Registered: Jan 2002
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Christie - I think in response to
your question, I think those that publicly announce that they are leaving, they may be
secretly hoping that the overwhelming response is "Oh No! We have offended this
poster! We must learn to be more understanding/patient/willing to put up with BS! Maybe if
we really beg hard enough they will come back!"
Of course if they get the response that Kyoto just got, they will feel fully justified in
what they posted...
I feel bad for her, there is an awful lot of anger in her that I hope she deals with so
she can live a happier life. But that in no way justifies her little departure tantrum,
and personlly attacking so many other posters.
And several people now owe me a new keyboard! Verbally sodomized indeed!
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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and
well-preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside,
thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, and shouting GERONIMO!
Originally posted by laura
Clue-Simpson's Version: the Vietnam vet who verbally acccosted her.
Yes. I thought of that while
watching Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. I love that program.
Ummm... I mean, I really couldn't place Kyo, though I thought there were some posts of
hers I appreciated. Now I'm thinking I must have had her confused with someone else. Then,
while watching tv, I remembered. The racist vietnam vet! Of course. So, I guess that was
all bullshit. It did seem a little far-fetched, but who doesn't know a vietnam vet or two
that's slightly unhinged? Well, if you don't, I've got extras!
For some reason, during her OP I never felt it was directed at me. I felt like she was
insulting people I know and admire though not just those she named. I guess, everyone but
me! No, I mean, she and I never had a confrontation, so I didn't feel involved. But, hey,
even if your family is a little weird, they're your family. I felt as if she was attacking
my family.
I'm just sorry this whole thing happened. Maybe this was her final bid for attention, the
validation she was seeking. You know, like a child that craves attention and never gets
any unless they do something bad.
Even though this whole thing pretty much freaked me out, I have to admit I laughed a lot.
God but we have some clever people on this board!
tag
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5828 | From: Michigan | Registered: Mar 2000 |
Originally posted by Shash1213: I think those that publicly announce that they are leaving, they may be secretly
hoping that the overwhelming response is "Oh No! We have offended this poster! We
must learn to be more understanding/patient/willing to put up with BS! Maybe if we really
beg hard enough they will come back!"
In many cases, I agree. They post
to say goodbye and perhaps outline some vague reasons for leaving without naming any
names, which illicits the sympathetic "Don't go!" and the understanding
"I'm sorry to see you leave, but you must do what's right for you." There's a
lot of validation in that when there's an outpouring of love that does make it harder to
stay away.
I've been on a board where I needed to go away for a while at times for personal reasons.
I really didn't want the outcry of "Don't go!" and I was embarrassed when I got
it. After several months I went back, and after a time felt I need to take another break.
That time I slipped away quietly and inadvertantly caused concern...like the
"snopester MIA" threads we have here on occassion, people had noticed I was gone
and were worried about me. Now if I have to leave for a while, I let a couple of my closer
friends know privately so they can let the board know where I am in the event someone asks
for me.
I can't imagine this one being a case of that, though. I guess some people find it so hard
to stay out of things that they request to be banned. I remember someone asking for a
temporary ban a long time ago because she need to get other stuff done and she had to much
trouble staying away from the board. Most people just ask, though, instead of taking the
the "Fuck you all! I'm never coming back!" approach.
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6179 | From: Up North | Registered: Feb 2000 |
Originally posted by Allison: [i]Yea, tho the Church had been ignored by her, she was like unto Saul upon the
road to Damascus, upon which the scales fell from her eyes.
Allison (the repentant)
Please put the scales in the
kitchen. We've been looking all over for them. Enjoy your cookie.
We accept anyone with cookies,
anyone willing to eat cookies, and anyone willing to discuss whether or not they shouldn't
be eating cookies, well maybe just one, and is there coffee?
Oh good, I always have coffee. I
don't have any cookies at the moment. But there is leftover strawberry cake I baked this
weekend. Will that do?
Oh and I can't dance at all, not even a little bit. Seriously, the cosmos has a
restraining order against me. So can I just do the flingy hands thingy?
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1938 | From: almost the desert | Registered: Oct 2001
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Cookies? Did someone say cookies?
I just happened to bake brownies today - and for a wonder they turned out beautifully. I'm
willing to share if anyone has a pot of tea on the go, Earl Grey, hot .
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3546 | From: Canada | Registered: Nov 2001 |
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