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> Dear Elaragirl,, I'm sure that I speak for everyone when I say...
the fieryangel
post Thu 28th December 2006, 9:47pm
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...that I really am sorry that you've lost so many friends to HIV, that your sister died in an auto accident, that you've lost your job and that you're fighting a custody battle.

I for one am very sorry about all of this. I've lost friends to HIV. I've had friends commit suicide; I've had family problems. I've also lost jobs. I know where you are.

Even if I'm one of the ghouls, I'm sorry that this is happening to you.

Actually, I've always kind of admired your feisty spirit. And even if I think that the whole deletionist thing is full of shit, I do admire you for having had the guts to actually say what you did.

I just wanted to say that.

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post Thu 28th December 2006, 9:56pm
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Ditto, and best wishes for a personal upturn in the New Year.

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post Thu 28th December 2006, 10:44pm
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Me too! Clearly there are far worse, and far more important, things than edit wars, 3RR violations, flamewars, or even desysoppings. sad.gif

Hope things are better in "Lucky '07"... and I still prefer "ghouls" to "trolls," by the way!
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post Fri 29th December 2006, 10:31am
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Wow, she saw this!

We promise to be mean again when you're feeling better, Elaragirl, if that's what you really want!

Here's to a better new year!
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post Fri 29th December 2006, 4:59pm
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QUOTE(the fieryangel @ Fri 29th December 2006, 4:31am) *

Lots of WP'ers read our humble forum, seems like. It tends to be slightly more entertaining than the Admin's Noticeboard, and usually easier to follow what's going on... Also, I think this may be the first time I've been mentioned by my member name anywhere on Wikipedia. (Yay me!)

Technically, I'd say the meanest thing I've written about Elaragirl was that it probably isn't her first account. But that's not too much of a criticism - I myself abandoned an account on Uncyclopedia when someone I'd been very closely associated with got into some serious trouble for attacking this one particularly obnoxious teenage gay-basher. They eventually accused me of being the other person anyway - for good reason, too, as I was supplying said person with Photoshopped images and formatting tips the whole time, and I couldn't really hide the resulting similarities. It was sort of a "symbiotic meat-puppeting scheme," I guess... But then they inexplicably decided that I also had to be a certain other person who wasn't particularly well-liked on Wikipedia, and after that - all hell broke loose!

So you see, this is all part of our diabolical master plan to convert User:Elaragirl over to The Dark Side of the Farce. And I'm completely sincere about hoping she has a much better year - after all, once she becomes "Darth Elara," good morale will be crucial. smile.gif
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post Sat 30th December 2006, 9:59am
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QUOTE(Somey @ Fri 29th December 2006, 4:59pm) *

I think this may be the first time I've been mentioned by my member name anywhere on Wikipedia.

Congratulations - a giant step forward for us.

Or do you mean that you've already been mentioned by your real name? tongue.gif
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