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@Cherrybee: hahaha you are so funny. I wasn't as extensive in my research, but I've looked for myself too. I couldn't find anything. I guess I need to step up my drama game.
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I had to check out the GOMI site I saw you ladies talking about since I've never been on there...and yeah, I'm sorry but I have to agree with them about this thread - I think it's kind of ridiculous that everyone is ganging up on Arden for not using her real name online. I can completely understand not being comfortable sharing your real name with people that you don't know in real life. Yes, even on FB - it's still the internet and I can understand wanting some anonymity. If you don't and want to put your real name out there, that's your choice, but I disagree with being upset with someone for not feeling the same way. I can see being upset if someone lied about their life story, but does it make a difference whether or not you know their real name? I don't think it does.
And the thing with the HB girl whose daughter died from neglect was totally creepy. I was so pissed when all that went down - that's probably a good example of why Mr. Bee doesn't want to go the way of normal moderation on here! When all of that came out the mods over there totally protected her - wiped all of the posts where she had talked/lied about her daughter off the site as well as her posts about wanting to TTC, deleted any discussions of who she really was, etc. It did not go over well.
And sorry ladies, but my name isn't really Wonderstruck
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@Cherrybee: hahaha, I'm glad you're not offended! I'm on there too - multiple pages! Apparently I am VERY annoying! Sorry everyone!
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@Cherrybee: @Adira: apparently I'm just creepy, so I guess that's a win.
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I'm late to the game... as usual. From the moment we got our first computer and I signed onto AIM (ah, the good old days) my Dad drilled into my head that nothing is as it seems online, don't share personal information, and pretty much the internet should be feared because it is such a scary place. I am only slightly exaggerating, he's a bit overprotective lol. With that upbringing I have always taken what I read online with quite a few grains of salt. I don't fault anyone for keeping personal information private, as I try to myself. And if I come across a case where someone is completely fake or lying about everything it doesn't surprise me and it's whatevs. I have better things going on in my real life than to get upset about someone who did something online. *shrugs*
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@wonderstruck: "the HB girl whose daughter died from neglect" WTF?!?!?! How have I never heard of this. Please wall me the details!!!!!
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I knew a guy in high school who was a habitual liar. He claimed to be the illegitimate child of a rock star, and a lot of other things as well.
I actually used a fake last name on FB for the longest time. Most of the people who met me after high school thought it was my real name, and I still have it listed as my middle name since I started using my married name. I've gotten mail addressed to that last name. It's actually the basis of my usual internet handle, as well as most of my online logins for various services. -
@MrsMcD: Oh crap, I meant WB!!! Weddingbee, not Hellobee! It's too late for me to edit, I'm sorry!
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@wonderstruck: WB or HB, its still crazy. Can you tell me the details?
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There's details on pg three of this thread
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@MrsMcD: I'm assuming it's okay to say since it's been mentioned a few times on this thread, but there was a regular poster on weddingbee who had a daughter from a previous relationship who had died. She implied that is was due to an illness and would mention her sometimes, and how she was so excited to start TTC with her new DH as soon as they got married. Well, she posted a lot of pictures of herself and eventually someone realized who she really was, because her daughter's death was all of the news in Canada when it happened - she had left her home alone in her crib for over a day - I think it was 33 hours? Apparently she had a habit of leaving the daughter alone while she went out dancing/drinking/partying. This is the news article: http://www.canadiancrc.com/newspaper_articles/CTV_Dancing_Mom_gets_3_years_killing_her_baby_11APR05.aspx
Obviously people were completely horrified that she had completely lied - not just left it a secret but flat out lied, and that we had pitied her and sympathized about her daughter's death with her and shared her excitement about TTC. A bunch of members got banned for revealing the truth about her, and while I normally agree that revealing a person's identity and details without their consent on a site like this is wrong, what she did and the way she played people for sympathy was just sick. Then they made it against the rules to bring up past drama and anyone who brings it up gets their post deleted and banned if they challenge it. They wiped all of her photos and any posts where she gave details about her daughter or information she decided she was no longer comfortable sharing off the site. People were really upset that it seemed like she was being protected.
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@wonderstruck: WOW!!!! I'm gla I left wb now. If that kind of thing ever happened on hb, I would be out like *snap*. That is terrible, horrible!
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@mrsjyw: @wonderstruck: Thanls for sharing the details!! Geeeesssss..... that's a lot of drama. Why wasn't that chick in jail? Online stuff just blows my mind. I don't even have any other words for that story.
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@MrsMcD: @CupQuakeWalk: Yeah, it's pretty crazy! This went down two years ago - I googled and was able to find the thread - people start referencing her around page 7-8, and then around page 10 it finally came out that she was on the site and who it was. But it gets hard to read towards the end because the mods started deleting comments: http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/does-the-punishment-fit-the-crime/
It's weird being on a site now where I can post this stuff and not get in trouble for it, haha.
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@wonderstruck: @CupQuakeWalk: Fun saturday night entertainment. (OH my gosh... my life is so boring some weekends.) And I can't imagine you'd "get in trouble" on a website like this. That always makes me laugh. Still... HB and WB is no place for a child killer. I could go on about that but I'll just stop.
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@wonderstruck: after looking more into that, I just realized who she was.. I used to talk to her ALL THE TIMEEEE. Ah!!
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@wonderstruck: I remember that thread- the shiz storm from that was epic! I can't beleieve it was like 2 years ago..
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@Mrs. Jump Rope: I don't think there's anything that can be changed on your privacy settings to keep from showing up in the "People you may know" boxes. I'm the same as you. I'm unsearchable by name. I have a set rule who I will add from HB to protect our privacy since I already share so much on the blog. But, I know other HB people find and request me because I am friends with some of the other bloggers, etc. I've looked to figure it out and I can only determine that there's no way to keep from showing up as "friends of friends." If you figure out something on that, I'd love to know.
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@Mrs. Blue: I haven't figured it out! And I have my photos on lock down... Someone shared a photo of C, and a relative I am not FB friends with said she saw it (our mutual friend shared the photo). I'm kinda like uhhh... about that one. Not angry but how was it able to be seem?
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@Mrs. Jump Rope: I think I have had this happen to me before. My photos are on major lockdown too. I have a feeling (and I have not looked into this, it's just a thought I've had) that if your friends setting are different than yours (ie. they are not as strict with photo settings) then anything they share, even if you have strict settings, other people see it because of their settings. Does that make sense? It does in my head. hah.
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@.twist.: it makes total sense. I looked at the shared photo, and it said something along the lines of "even though this person shared your photo, others cannot see it per your settings"
I figured that meant she could see it on her page but her friends couldn't view it. It never got any likes or comments, so I figured that was that.
But someone told me today they saw the pic! It's a family member so I'm not upset but it does make me curious about my security settings.
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@Mrs. Jump Rope: @.twist.: @Mrs. Blue: I know if you tag someone in a photo, then all their friends can see it. I've stopped tagging people and even went and untagged photos from the past. I am not sure if my friends sharing a photo can automatically be seen by their friends. I hope not.
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@californiadreams: no one was tagged in this photo! I did know their friends could see it. Every time I tag my husband his work buddies comment so I figured that one out early on
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@Mrs. Jump Rope: yikes, then I don't know. I am assuming you double checked your photo settings. Sometimes, depending whether the photo was uploaded via mobile or some other way - you have to adjust the settings for each individual photo. super annoying.
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@californiadreams: I'm equally stumped! I'm pretty good with this stuff but this one thing is making me question my reading comprehension haha!
For what it's with, the pics were uploaded from my computer and I did double check my security settings. No one was tagged in the pictures but that's a moot point since the person id tag (my husband) also is not friends with this relative.
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@Mrs. Jump Rope: maybe someone who you are friends with texted the pic to this family member? My mom does that... copies pics from FB to her phone and then texts them to me.
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@Shutterbug: I thought that, too, so I asked
I'm really stumped!
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@MrsTiz: Eek! Creepy, right? I mean, obviously it's the internet and you never really know...but it's still crazy!
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