[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] ooooo ooooo .oooooo. oooooooooooo HOE E'ZINE RELEASE #513! `888' `888' d8P' `Y8b `888' `8 888 888 888 888 888 "LOL ROFLMAO LOL GOTCHA" 888ooooo888 888 888 888oooo8 888 888 888 888 888 " by AnonGirl 888 888 `88b d88' 888 o 3/16/99 o888o o888o `Y8bood8P' o888ooooood8 [--------------------------------------------------------------------------] Even though it's pretty difficult to take IRC seriously most of the time, as well as 'netiquette', it should be noted that there are some things one just shouldn't do on IRC. (For the more fortunate, IRC = Internet Relay Chat.) It's much easier to tell someone to fuck off by typing it onto a screen, instead of saying it to their face, for most people. Sure, whatever, that's not what I'm writing about. I'm writing about the little indecencies that occur online between people who know each other well, some in real life, some online. There's a lot of easy ways to aggravate someone while chatting in private message. A common method deals with a user being marked as Away. For example: [15:57] i'll be back [15:57] k! [15:57] * AnonGirl is Away [15:57] *** AnonGirl is now known as AnonAway [15:59] back? [15:59] back? [16:01] back? [16:02] back? [16:04] back? [16:05] back? [16:07] back? [16:07] back? [16:07] back? [16:09] back? [16:11] back? [16:12] back? [16:15] back? [16:16] back? [16:17] *** AnonAway is now known as AnonGirl [16:17] I am back. do you know why? [16:17] wb! why? [16:18] Because for some strange reason, my computer kept beeping like a motherfucker. [16:18] LOL ROFL sorry!!!!!!!!! If you don't understand what's wrong with that log, stop reading now. I know enough people online, and some of them like to share their innermost feelings with me. I'm perfectly alright with this, but sometimes, things can get pretty deep, and there is really no way to respond to such things: Hey! what's new? Not too much, you? Oh, this and that my grandmother died today Oh god! I'm so sorry! its okay. i loved her so much. im really going to miss her. i dont know if i can go on without her. Sure you can! Times like this you have to be strong.. Oh strong schmong! a person is DEAD and that's all you can say??? uhm.. i'm really sorry whatever I am! sincerely! Fuck off *** SomeOne has left IRC See, there really is no way to express your deepest sympathies through IRC. So, people shouldn't tell you someone died on IRC. It's not the place! It never will be! The following is another example of something that should not be done on IRC. so anywayz yah im going to kill myself right now what? im going to drink some poison right now hahah where the hell did you get poison?? im serious im drinking it right now you'd better be kidding! * Lifesux1 takes another sip of her poisonous grape punch What the hell are you drinking poison for?? becuz lif0rz sux0rz Still!! have some pride!! don't kill yourself on irc! their going to name you as an accomplice for saying that Please!! tell me you're joking!! and it's they're, not their. im dead serious! no pun intended You're on crack *gulp* C'mon seriously, I'm begging you.. stop joking around. please? hello? answer!! please don't be dead please please please don't be dead oh god!! PSYCH!!!!! GOTCHA!!!! LOL ROFLMAO HAHAHAH Joking about suicide isn't funny, in any form. So don't! Continuing with practical jokes, here is another exerpt concerning death. Audrey I've got some bad news Oh no.. what is it? My sister was driving her boyfriend to work today and well, it was all shitty and raining and stuff, and they got into an accident on the highway. Oh my GOD!! Are they okay? I dunno.. Mary's in critical condition and John is in a coma. I really don't know if they'll make it :( :( :( :~( Oh man, this is so terrible! Shit, I hope they're okay. Just remember to be strong. And never lose hope. Honestly, my cousin was in an accident recently caused by a drunk driver, she's still in a coma but I know that she'll be okay. Just don't lose hope, k? I'm trying real hard, but y'know, seeing her there all mashed up and stuff, it's really shaken me. I don't know if I can handle it! :( You can! and you will! She'll be okay. And if not, then I'll be there for you every second of the way. ROFL LOL ROFLOLOLOLOL What's so funny? GOTCHA!!! LOLOL 'Just don't lose hope, k?' LOL HAHA LOSERRRR Naturally, I was relieved, but really pissed off at the same time. Sure, I can take a joke, but when it's about death, I find it hard to laugh after the joke is up. Maybe it's just me. This is tiring. [--------------------------------------------------------------------------] [ (c) !LA HOE REVOLUCION PRESS! HOE #513 - WRITTEN BY: ANONGIRL - 3/16/99 ]