About Reveille

[Darrin Drader]

The cynic in me never really bought into this, but this is a pretty crappy thing to do to people who count you as one of their friends.

 

[Aus_Snow]

Must admit, I became wary when the D&D deities and such were mentioned. Actually, a little before that. But, as I'll do in such situations, experience be damned, I feel compelled to take it at face value, in cases where I give two hoots at all.

Not impressed, naturally enough, but neither is it the end of the world. Hope you're actually doin' OK, Fru, wherever you might really be in life right now.

 

[PowerWordDumb]

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.

Absolutely not. Pariah status is exactly what he needs, since apparently he hasn't yet learned actions have consequences.

 

[Teflon Billy]

Did he play us for saps? Or was he craving attention?

I'm not sure that it has to be one or the other.

I had the feeling more the latter. I'm just concerned that any further negative reaction could push a fragile personality over the edge - and that is something that would be a far greater issue for the boards than what we have now.

Except he won't be seeing it as he is banned.

So maybe it might not heal ill feelings as much as minimize any further complications and issues.

Ok, I disagree that that is the way to go, but at least that makes more sense to me.

Best Regards
Herremann the Wise

You too

 

[Wik]

Yeah. this sucks. Really, really sucks. Not happy about this at all. It was one of those things I was thinking about at work... how weird it was to be worried about someone I've never met. And I was worried.

Now? Now I'm just PO'd.

 

[ppaladin123]

Did he play us for saps? Or was he craving attention? I had the feeling more the latter. I'm just concerned that any further negative reaction could push a fragile personality over the edge - and that is something that would be a far greater issue for the boards than what we have now.

So maybe it might not heal ill feelings as much as minimize any further complications and issues.

Is there more going on here than what has been expressed by PC? Are there further issues behind the scenes that would obviously change my point of view? I'm only just going on things as presented.

To a point, and I respect your opinion on this. I'm just worried about the guy, that is all. Maybe he needs those prayers more than ever at the moment?

Best Regards
Herremann the Wise

If you are worried about further negative reaction, I don't know that having him come back to the boards to post is such a good idea. I imagine there wiould be a lot of angry posts and a lot of locked threads.

 

[Jeff Wilder]

I never really believed this, and since I don't know Reveille from Rorschach it didn't really matter.

But consider this, if you really think this was harmless:

What happens, now, if something like this does occur to a well-known and well-liked EN World person? Those people who reached out and offered support, or even just cared (whether posting or not) ... will they be as quick to do so in the future? Will they do so at all?

Taking advantage of someone's sympathetic nature isn't just cruel to that person ... it's cruel to everyone in the future who might have genuinely benefited from that person's sympathetic nature.

I like a good harmless practical joke. Even if it was a joke, though, this one was neither "good" nor "harmless."

 

[Wik]

Just read the Reveille posts after my last reading, and came across the D&D references. I can understand now where everyone is coming from with these "called it" things... I probably would have said the same thing.

All I can say is.... WTF?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

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.

jeff wilder
even if it was a joke, though, this one was neither "good" nor "harmless."

qft.

 

[Treebore]

So by banned you mean banned for good?


I am not sure how I feel about that. I am angry with Charles. He definitely knew what he was doing was wrong, and it definitely hurt. When I was reading about what was supposedly happening to him my empathy brought back my experiences, of facing a year of death, wondering every time when I went to sleep if I would wake up. This is when my two oldest kids were both less than 2 years old, my wife and I married for less than 3 years. I won't bore people with the other details of what I refer to as "My year of Hell".

So Charles dredged up deep empathy from me, and now I see that it was all a very sick joke. He made me dredge up old pains and deep fears I would much rather have left buried where they have been.

Still, this indicates to me that Charles has issues, serious issues. As much as Charles has hurt and angered me he is still a fellow human being, my brother human, and I would guess he needs help judging by what he has done. I hope he gets it. I hope those around him knows he needs it and are able to get it for him.

I can also forgive him, if he asks it of me. I'll likely never trust him, but thats a whole different issue, but I can forgive him.

So because of this I don't think he should be permanently banned. Besides, his shame will likely keep him away from these boards longer than any ban. Or, his sickness, combined with his computer savvy, will have him back on these boards under a "secret" identity as soon as he wishes.

So I say ban him for a couple of weeks, then lets see if he has the courage to come back and beg our forgiveness. Lets see if we have what it takes to forgive.