Dagobahn Eagle Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 Before I got to GBattles.com, I was a member of two boards (still am) dedicated to X-Wing Alliance gaming. One to mission editing and making, one to model upgrading. Well, one of them was a good site with a friendly community due to the fact that the game was old and most members had a stable 300 posts or above (that is, no newbies). The other site, however, was full of newbies who came the site to watch and download the new models the team had to offer. Resulting in the need to enforce strict forum rules not seen on the other site. There were several locked threads, members given warnings (known as 'boots' on the board), and general uneasiness. And some flaming. Over a couple of days, one of the members, Wedge, started posting some real-life related threads. First about his computer starting to give up, then about problems with his girlfriend. The following days he posted more depressed posts about how his life was totally messed up. Other members tried to cheer him up, but he just was depressed. The next event is perhaps the one I have ever, on any board, learnt the most from. Not any announcement, from Akimoto's "Listen up, all of you" on the first site to Nhar's posting of forum policies, have reached me and touched me the way that event did. Wedge commited suicide. Next time you're flaming, remember: You're insulting another human being. A member of a forum is more than a username and a post count. Every member you see on any board is a human being. Wedge did not die from depression due to flaming, but the next time you read a post and hate the person from it, replace "you idiot" with "I disagree". Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygomaticus Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 well said RIP-wedge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kioet Csuhen Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 ya, right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith 8 Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 WOW.... that is terrible..... im sorry to hear that... what site was he on??? Your right ofcourse. I know R15 will not agree with me but we on RS.net had a guy who flamed a bunch of guys to... just for fun. maybe he found it funny but id didnot. REST IN PEACE 'wedge' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kioet Csuhen Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 hey, it was funny. He called 'lynk former' gay and 'death' a nazi. got a ban for a weekend, which he was away at the time, came back didn't know he was banned and what for, and flamed my note to the n00bs. all he said was 'that's crappy' and ike came in and banned him permanentely. he should've did another temp ban so he'd have a fair chance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffdark Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 uhh..how do people know he comitted suicide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygomaticus Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 maybe someone who knew him also posted on the forum and may have told them. there are a lot of people on this forum who know each other in real life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young David Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 True ... I know Wraith9 from school, and if something happened to Leon I'd be the first to find out too I think (of the people of this forum that is). I must agree that I sometimes get irritated by some people here. But I can't tell somebody in his face that he is a loser or something like that .. I can't do that on a forum either. So not flaming is not what I do ... but who I am. Makes it all more easy Right now we had that discussion with Porkins and with dr_death. Wrong things were said there (maybe by both sides)... I'd like to encourige y'all to be digital friends ... "anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith 8 Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 Cant say annything more than to agree with YD.... But i will annyway..... sometimes when people are fighting on the net i have a very strong urge to say something about it. I dont like it when people are fighting.(maybe im a wuss) But i play a lot of C&C TS on the net and get yelled at cursed at and even kicked at(in the game).... i always try to say that he/she should grow up and stop insulting people... but maybe i should just shut my mouth..... I always want to add my feelings... my .. words to a fight. just to say what i think. BUT THAT IS WHAT I THINK!! I HAVE SPOKEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygomaticus Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 flaming really pisses a few people off dr death says hes leaving the forum cuz somebody flamed him:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagobahn Eagle Posted November 13, 2001 Author Share Posted November 13, 2001 It's all in this thread. Fallen pilot Should say it all. And yes, he actually did kill himself. Nobody were kidding or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEDI_MASTA Posted November 13, 2001 Share Posted November 13, 2001 man thats really sad why can we all just get along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthfergie Posted November 13, 2001 Share Posted November 13, 2001 That would really suck...man...I can't even imagine it. I think all my friends are stable so I hope they won't ever pull one of those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagobahn Eagle Posted November 13, 2001 Author Share Posted November 13, 2001 Well, on the high school I currently attend, there is a girl in my speech class who gave an informative speech on anorexia (in the communications applications class, as a graded project). She said she had she had been really depressed during the time she had the problem, and that if it wasn't for all her friends who kept talking to her, calling her and sending her letters, she wouldn't have been alive by now. I actually thought about commiting suicide when I was a kid, because people were picking on me. The reasons I didn't were: - I knew that my family and friends would miss me, and that those people who picked on me would never forgive themselvs. -I did not know what happened after death. I didn't want to die die young without having anything more to wait for me. To put it another way, I would most likely have jumped off a tall cliff if I knew I would safely reincarnate.. Today, however, I love being alive. During the first six weeks of the US high school, there was a kid who kept calling me a nerd for fun, but I just ignored him (was actually amused by him, as he was half my size and tried yet he tried to pick on me ). So I just ignored him and I haven't seen him for weeks. Otherwise I would have reported him to a dean . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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