About Reveille

[Korgoth]

Well, I'm glad he's not currently in a coma. On the other hand, I'm also glad that he has been banned.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

Foreword: All I know of the story is what Piratecat's posted.

Wow. On the one hand, this was a total dick thing to do.

On the other hand, this is just a message board. He didn't scam anyone out of money. He didn't kick any puppies or steal any candy from babies. I'm not condoning what he did, but calling it 'monstrously cruel' seems a little overboard to me.

I could understand if you felt betrayed, but did this really affect your life one way or another?

In the grand scheme of things, I'd rate this slightly higher than 'spamming the board with Nike shoe ads' and significantly lower than 'monstrously cruel.' Definitely worthy of a ban, but not worth losing perspective...

I imagine there is a fair chance that a few board members have had a loved one in a coma before. I can't imagine this hoax would have been a very nice experiece for them.

Olaf the Stout

Note: I've thankfully never had to deal with a family member or friend in a coma before.

 

[Rani]

My guess is that it was not meant to be cruel or a joke. When people do something like this they are typically in a rather bad place psychologically speaking.

I too was suspicious/cynical about this whole thing. I am sad that it turned out exactly how I expected.

You do raise a good point, it's entirely possible that it wasn't a joke. As I said I can't claim to have known Rev, maybe he is in a dark place right now. I just don't like being played with, I really was saddened when I thought a member of this community I love was unwell.

That being said, at the time of my first post in this thread I had not seen the last post by "Rev's Mandy." After seeing it it really does make this whole thing make sense. I'm a trusting person, but even I can't believe what was written there. Doesn't change much though, who knows why he did it, but this is the internet and these things happen. I just wish they didn't happen here too.

So long Rev, and despite the betrayal, I hope you are OK.

 

[Teflon Billy]

Well, I'm glad he's not currently in a coma. On the other hand, I'm also glad that he has been banned.

That's about where I am as well.

 

[Rel]

On the other hand, this is just a message board. He didn't scam anyone out of money. He didn't kick any puppies or steal any candy from babies. I'm not condoning what he did, but calling it 'monstrously cruel' seems a little overboard to me.

I'm not asking for anybody else to feel any particular set of emotions about this. All I know is that I worried and prayed about him every day. At one point when supposedly his heart stopped I thought he might indeed die. I don't know if you've ever had a young friend die or not but I have and it's not an experience I ever care to repeat.

I'm pretty heartsick about the whole thing because I feel like I lost a friend either way.

 

[Lanefan]

I never posted any sort of support in the original thread, and felt kind of bad about that.

Now, I don't feel so bad; just confused.

Or - and this has to be asked, even though it's still a bit early for such - is P-Kitty having us on as well, as part II of a big elaborate lead-up to some sort of monumental April fool?

Admin edit: Just so we're clear, no. ~ PCat

Lanefan

 

[Legildur]

...Also I was a bit suspicious that this girl would transcribe these 5 names of D&D Gods and--without knowing what they were--come and report them to a D&D forum.

Yeah, being of sufficient age to be cynical of many things I thought that this whole story was a little dubious. Still, I found myself tracking progress by watching for updates from "Mandy". But my level of suspicion increased markedly with the "gods" stuff for a variety of reasons.

And yeah, while no one was scammed of money, it was in very poor taste and obviously contrary to reasonable use of the boards, so a ban is definitely appropriate - regardless of the loss to the EnWorld community. And I support the Moderators in this decision.

 

[Herremann the Wise]

Hello Everyone and thank you PC for bringing us the news.

I'm on the side of things where somebody would only do this if they were in a bad place - possibly even suicidal. Having had a family relative commit suicide three years ago, I would much prefer them to do what Reveille did than something more terrible. Unfortunately, this is all very strange. Reveille saw how the board here took a genuine concern for his welfare. On the other hand, he is most probably seeing how people's attitude is quickly changing.

I'd like to see an olive branch forwarded to Reveille from the officialdom of EN World welcoming him back if possible. I think this would be the best way of healing any wounds or ill feeling out there. The last thing that would help anyone involved is making a pariah out of the poor guy.

As others have said, I'm very proud to be a member of this fantastic board and forum. The actions of the vast majority of people on this particular thread have only confirmed this for me.

Best Regards
Herremann the Wise

 

[Treebore]

I'm not asking for anybody else to feel any particular set of emotions about this. All I know is that I worried and prayed about him every day. At one point when supposedly his heart stopped I thought he might indeed die. I don't know if you've ever had a young friend die or not but I have and it's not an experience I ever care to repeat.

I'm pretty heartsick about the whole thing because I feel like I lost a friend either way.

This sums it up closely for me as well.

What he did was very, very low.

 

[Bront]

I suspected, but decided to take it at face value.

If it had been just about anyone else, I would have looked closer.

Just hurts man.