Let us not hide the truth to sanctify the dead.
See, this is exactly the kind of vindictiveness I was talking about.
I don’t get why anyone gives a fuck. His mom treated the board as a blog. A lot of moms blog about their kids. Life goes on, ultimately no one will care. By continuing to talk about Opal and her son all anyone is doing is adding more tinder to the fire.
There was nothing at all vindictive about my post.
Let me elaborate on my remark above:
By the time I joined this board, in March 2009, Opal-mania (both in terms of enthusiasm for her and her own hypomania) had long since abated. I think there was one brief episode where she returned in any significant fashion.
So it is indeed mysterious that PlainJain, who joined one month after me, should have such a visceral reaction and talk about “years” of posting history that long antedated her own participation on the boards. I doubt PlainJain had any appreciable interaction with Opal at all. How could she?
The only explanation is that the rehashing of old feuds that permanent posting facilitates (here and on other boards) has allowed Opal-contempt to become a tradition that is passed along to new members. Even those who joined long after Opal herself peaced out.
Oh please, you are trying to create drama where there is none. I read these forums for years before joining. I also read her board from time to time. I had occasion to join her board about a month before she passed on. During that time I shared a couple of emails with her.
So though I don’t consider myself as knowing her I do have more than a passing familiarity with her.
I’m not sure what your issue with me is but I can’t imagine how you consider my offhand comment a “visceral reaction”. And anyway, I’m sure there are plenty of posters here that are aware of her actions of the past by simply reading her past posts. They certainly have been linked to enough.
No mystery, just normal message board stuff.
Vindictiveness?:dubious:
For those of us who missed it, what happened to Opal?
She died.
Maybe it’s just me, but whenever I see this thread title, I think “Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra”.
It’s not just you.
Primary memorial thread is here cards.
I’m getting really sick of people being unable to let one thread about Opal go without shitting all over it with “She wuz a drama queen! She loved teh dramaz! OMG dramaz! I’m just being real, y’all!” We get it. Now you all can shut up about it. Go jabber at each other on another board or in another thread about how you’re honoring her dramatic memory.
What a coincidence. I’m getting really sick of people (ok, a person) who’s posts in ATMB indicate that they don’t remember they’re not mods and who’s posts are shrieky, whiny, sanctimonious orders. Luckily, people have absolutely no need to follow or even listen to said orders.
You soldier on so well, though. I’m proud of you.
HA! You’re barely tickling him. You should see what he has to put up with from the assorted miscreants on his own board…
Moderator Warning
However, they do have to refrain from personal attacks on other posters in ATMB. You’re obliged to remain civil in this forum. Since the target of your attack is obvious, this is an official warning. Don’t do this again.
Colibri
Moderator
I see no point in leaving this thread open. If people have questions about our policies on removing threads or other issues, go ahead and start a new thread and maybe it can be discussed without the acrimony.
Moderator Warning
This post should have received a warning as well. Keep this kind of stuff out of ATMB. This is an official warning for a personal attack.
Colibri