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posted by
Amanda__
on August 2, 2007 at 1:01 PM
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decshak--
really?? well, that is good to know.
posted by
Julia.
on August 2, 2007 at 11:13 AM
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spencer--
well...regardless of whether what we do here is "real" or not, I still think it's rude to blow off people who care about you (especially after you email and tell them you're worried about them).
posted by
Julia.
on August 2, 2007 at 11:11 AM
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justi--
yeah, she had some very good posts
posted by
Julia.
on August 2, 2007 at 11:08 AM
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kabu--
exactly! that is what one is left to wonder sometimes...Who Died?
posted by
Julia.
on August 2, 2007 at 11:07 AM
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Yes but some people actually have a life, lol....
posted by
WindTapper
on August 2, 2007 at 12:12 AM
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Interesting post! I believe with any virtual world the key is not to get
too rigidly attached to a non reality. There are some lovely folk on Blogit, which I would love to meet and know someday I will. However, I realise that on meeting them I may realise - as they too may - that the picture you can conjure up about s/one on Blogit may be very different in real life meeting them. So, don't take it too personally when someone leaves without saying goodbye. We all dream, and some of us (SSS) dream awake! he he.
posted by
SpencerStreetStation
on August 1, 2007 at 9:43 PM
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Julia
Me too. She was so funny, a good writer and she was in and to the top then out of here like a light. I miss her. Be blessed lady.
posted by
Justi
on August 1, 2007 at 9:28 PM
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It seems rude and weird to me to just leave and leaves one with so many
unanswered questions. what would happen if I up and died?
posted by
Kabu
on August 1, 2007 at 7:37 PM
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dave--
how can it possibly not be rude to blow off people who care about you? Yes, not posting a goodbye is a personal choice, but they could at least respond privately to those who cared enough to email and express their concern. Dontcha think?
BTW, QuirkyQueen is still alive & kicking, she's just not interested in wearing the thorny crown. It's much nicer in Peasantland...
posted by
Julia.
on August 1, 2007 at 10:17 AM
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ariala--
be careful, with all the bloggers leaving every month you might get a bald spot! LOL.
posted by
Julia.
on August 1, 2007 at 10:14 AM
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Rcky--
I don't really think so either but I guess I would prefer that scenario to the one where she blows off the people who truly cared about her.
posted by
Julia.
on August 1, 2007 at 10:14 AM
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rainydayinmay--
there are several reasons that I know of, but I'm not going to go into them--except to say, one of them is that some bloggers just like to mess with people, and they create alternate identities to do just that. I'm not naming names of course, but the old-timers here know a few of them.
posted by
Julia.
on August 1, 2007 at 10:12 AM
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Julia, I don't think it's rude. It's just personal choice that some just slip away without a goodbye whilst others choose to say their farewells even if they're only going for a short while. I agree that it's disappointing though and can be frustrating. I have a friend who's disappeared from a different site and despite emails I've lost him now for 3 months. This is a man who I've actually met in the real world too and we had a fine old time. I've emailed and checked the site regularly, but so far he's AWOL and I've no way of tracking him down.
Getting back to Blogit, we come, we go, c'est la vie. What about Captain Gulliver? What about TytoAlba? What about QuirkyQueen?
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on August 1, 2007 at 10:03 AM
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Julia, I liked Presley a lot and I think people online do that because of
different reasons. Sometimes their reasons are valid...othertimes I'm left scratching my head puzzled at the mystery of it all.
posted by
Ariala
on August 1, 2007 at 7:09 AM
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Hey Julia...I really don't think she was someone else...that would be
too much stuff to make up. I remember she had some cool blogs with all her graphics and animations. I didn't know she got into it with Passionflower, but she may have gotten so pissed she blew all of us off! Bummer! I am still surprised about Masky though too....
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on August 1, 2007 at 7:04 AM
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I guess I just don't get why someone would pay the money to pretend to be someone else? Where is there even anything to gain in that???
posted by
rainydayinmay
on August 1, 2007 at 6:14 AM
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Whacky and Wonder Dog--
yes, it can be very perplexing.
posted by
Julia.
on July 31, 2007 at 9:44 PM
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Julia - Masky
posted by
FoliageGold
on July 31, 2007 at 9:44 PM
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Foliage--
which one is still accounted for?
I'm going to post a query in Community to ask Blogit staff if email messages are forwarded after an account is closed.
posted by
Julia.
on July 31, 2007 at 9:43 PM
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Hi Riri, thanks for readin'
posted by
Julia.
on July 31, 2007 at 9:41 PM
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Julia - Ah, okay. I've heard from all but one in my post.
posted by
FoliageGold
on July 31, 2007 at 9:41 PM
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Holy Grail--
yeah...Grouchy came back for awhile and left again. I am
positive that if you emailed him he would respond, as long as it was the correct email address. He's not the type to ignore someone like that. If you do email him, tell him quirky said hello. I was very fond of him.
posted by
Julia.
on July 31, 2007 at 9:40 PM
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shelly--
even so, it wouldn't be that difficult to just let everyone know with a short post, or at the very least respond to those who privately email the person.
posted by
Julia.
on July 31, 2007 at 9:38 PM
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Foliage--
No, I think I read somewhere that email is still forwarded when accounts are closed. In any event, we often already have the email address and don't even go through the Blogit system to send a note, which is what I did with Presley. Of course, they could change their email address, too.
posted by
Julia.
on July 31, 2007 at 9:36 PM
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hazel cricket--
that's the case if you just change your nickname and use the same account. However, many have opened up entirely new accounts and abandoned the old one...or in some cases, they have used two accounts simultaneously.
posted by
Julia.
on July 31, 2007 at 9:34 PM
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afzal--
well, of course you do! ;-)
posted by
Julia.
on July 31, 2007 at 9:32 PM
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Offy--
that doesn't surprise me...the Flower often "got into it" with other bloggers, LOL. But would they really leave because of her? I dunno.
posted by
Julia.
on July 31, 2007 at 9:31 PM
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You have to wonder when someone just disappears like that.
Smiles
and roses
from me and Bo =^..^= the wonder dog!!
posted by
Whacky
on July 31, 2007 at 8:57 PM
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posted by
riri0322
on July 31, 2007 at 8:14 PM
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It is sad when they just disappear. I really miss tbgroucho. I should email him and see if he responds...I know sometimes I just don't have the energy for Blogit, but I think I've always invested less in it than a lot of people do. But yet, I always seems to come back. It's been over 3 years now and I've never completely gone away! I also really liked Presley.
posted by
Holy_Grail
on July 31, 2007 at 7:35 PM
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It is weird that she just left without a trace...she seemed so "into"
blogit. Oh well, maybe it was something she couldn't avoid?
posted by
shelly_b
on July 31, 2007 at 6:31 PM
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Julia - I just wondered on something. When accounts expire here, maybe the
email no longer works?
posted by
FoliageGold
on July 31, 2007 at 6:26 PM
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Julia - I really don't know. There have been several others over my
'wee' time here at Blogit that have disappeared and I've wondered why. Did they die? Did they get married and move to Mars and blogging is no longer acceptable? Did they fall into a black hole? I don' t know the blogger of whom you speak, but yes, I have most often wondered. Not just here but on-line in general. It's very unsettling when we don't receive a good-bye or explanation as we have to find that place of closure on our own.
posted by
FoliageGold
on July 31, 2007 at 6:24 PM
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very rude, I'll have to find FG's post..I never knew Presley, but yea.....
I loved Mademoselle, and she disappeared, I e-mailed her, too....no reply.........I thought under previous names in our "profile" nothing was secret, my bad ? !
posted by
hazel_st_cricket
on July 31, 2007 at 6:17 PM
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I agree with you !
posted by
afzal50
on July 31, 2007 at 5:38 PM
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Julia
Presley got into it with Passionflower one day and never returned...She was pissed! I miss her too...
posted by
Offy
on July 31, 2007 at 5:02 PM
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Pat B--
I do too, but I am STILL pissed! lol.
posted by
Julia.
on July 31, 2007 at 5:01 PM
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OTA--
he might come back--he was gone for a long time before and reappeared out of the blue, so you just never know!
posted by
Julia.
on July 31, 2007 at 5:00 PM
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LLM--
posted by
Julia.
on July 31, 2007 at 4:59 PM
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Rcky--
No, I haven't the faintest idea who she might have been before, or who she might be now--it was just something I wondered about.
and you want to hear something weird? I typed this comment and then looked at the subject line and I had written Presley instead of Rcky...how funny is that?
posted by
Julia.
on July 31, 2007 at 4:58 PM
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troosha--
I agree, I don't think it's asking too much for them to give a small farewell. It's not like they need to have a big fanfare goodbye, but a few words so those of us who care don't worry about their welfare.
posted by
Julia.
on July 31, 2007 at 4:56 PM
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I hope she's ok.
posted by
Pat_B
on July 31, 2007 at 2:43 PM
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it would be nice to know what happened...
another one I have missed is Joe Love..
Peace, OTA
posted by
Blue_feathers
on July 31, 2007 at 12:36 PM
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posted by
lovelyladymonk
on July 31, 2007 at 11:52 AM
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Hi Julia...Just popped in to say hello. I wonder too what happened to
Presley but I'm surprised to hear that she was someone else before...I hadn't a clue and now I'm so curious. I emailed her two times and nothing. She was a big fan of my art and had a mini art gallery of my stuff on her blog. So, I too felt connected with her and then poof...she's gone. If you have any suspicion as to who she was and/or is, email me..please! LOL Oh, and another one I'm upset over is Masky.....I emailed her last week and never heard back.
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on July 31, 2007 at 11:45 AM
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Julia
Maybe life just happens - something changes, other demands pull on their time, they've had their fill of Blogit - who knows. But I tend to agree that if you've become familiar with someone, encouraged their writing or simply enjoyed it, a small wave good-bye would be nice.
posted by
Troosha
on July 31, 2007 at 11:39 AM
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