Date: 8/22/2008 7:27:00 AM
From Authorid: 2030
So when you said you were a "college student" in 2002 it was actually middle school..... O.K.  |
Date: 8/22/2008 7:58:00 AM
From Authorid: 51876
Well it's good you are being honest...People here appriciate that alot here.Welcome College Student author id 35430.  |
Date: 8/22/2008 8:02:00 AM
From Authorid: 53961
With that said, now get busy and earn your Taggie!! Send me your birthday!  |
Date: 8/22/2008 8:36:00 AM
From Authorid: 10657
Okay umm, stepping away from the post now is a good thing!  |
Date: 8/22/2008 8:40:00 AM
From Authorid: 40145
whatever okay  |
Date: 8/22/2008 8:47:00 AM
From Authorid: 36704
"and I noticed some people confused my age" it's a little hard not to when you say you were 20, 7 years ago, now you say you're still 20 but have a sign up birthdate of 1984 which makes you 24. But, whatever, complete waste of my time and I'm done here.  |
Date: 8/22/2008 8:59:00 AM
From Authorid: 25390
Whether or not you have lied about your age, in my opinion, does not excuse the way you completely disrespected your grandparents in your previous post. All this post does for me is skip around the truth. I'm not going to lose any sleep over this, but I hope that you learn that you need to appreciate what you have and who you have in your life.  |
Date: 8/22/2008 9:12:00 AM
From Authorid: 62100
Have to agree with Oddy ^^  |
Date: 8/22/2008 9:33:00 AM
From Authorid: 21903
I have not had a chance to read your last post but lets be honest: sometimes ya just gotta get things off your chest; which is all you were doing, I'm sure. Good luck on the essay! *hugs*  |
Date: 8/22/2008 10:08:00 AM
From Authorid: 64497
I think people are being too hard on you. I'm sure they've thought some unkind things about their parents when they were growing up, the people who are raising you are pretty much your parents. I know I have, so I'm not going to point fingers at you.  |
Date: 8/22/2008 10:29:00 AM
From Authorid: 30093
Dude. I always miss the interesting stuff like this at USM. I caught this one before the train left so I just wanna sit and watch it rolllll out.  |
Date: 8/22/2008 10:32:00 AM
From Authorid: 5061
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOK,being honest is good.ranting is good.getting things off your chest,even better.in fact all,this week,i have vented.no one to listen,'cepting bird,and honey,but i let off some steam.good luck to you.  |
Date: 8/22/2008 10:41:00 AM
From Authorid: 21435
Ok..So it seems that you "are" grateful for everything your grandparents have done for you. That is good. ...and that's what we're all about here, sister. To get you to "SEE THE LIGHT!"  Write on......  |
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Date: 8/22/2008 10:45:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 35430
OMG, you just made me realize i'd forgotten about my birthdate information! i was not born 1984, I was born 1988. I only put that down when i was young and foolish and deathly afraid of Internet predators. thank you for pointing that out to me, how can i get this corrected? |
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Date: 8/22/2008 10:54:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 35430
Never mind, I just figured out how to correct my birthday in my profile. I was underage when I was first going to this site, which is why I had to change it in the first place. |
Date: 8/22/2008 11:23:00 AM
From Authorid: 64637
"someday I will fess up and appreciate all that I have been given, because it won't be there for me anymore." No, seriously, you should do this right now. You would think that maybe a lil something of what everyone said to you might have sunk in. Are you going to wait until your grandparents and the precious time you have with them now is gone, to actually appreciate this? I do not judge, I leave that up to God, but that is really selfish, and I think you should grow up. No offense, but that is what is portrayed in your posts. If you want people to talk to you and trust you, you can't lie, make up things, tell half a truth...no way! Are you aware that a lot of the people that come to this site are PSYCHIC? They can read you like a book, so words of wisdom," Don't lie to people whom you wish friendhip of, it will ruin it before it even happens", I have nothing against you, I forgive people of their shortcomings, and hopefully YOU will take heed to some advice that has been freely given to you~~~~~~MidnightSUn  |
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Date: 8/22/2008 12:28:00 PM
From Authorid: 10657
You would change your birthdate to make you older and this would be to protect you from child predators? Please, show us a little bit more credit than that! I mean that would have meant you were what 16 or 17 when, you faked your age wow impressive to say the least. And, of course them internet predators would never ever think twice about trying to get with a child of 16 or 17. I certainly hope that you do get your life straightened out after all it must be hard being so young God forbid your lies should ever have the opportunity to catch up with you. And, the more I think about it I'm thinking you know I'm gonna go change my birthdate too because I wanna be 20 again. And, I wanna make a rant post about my grandparents never wanting to do anything with me and not letting me date when I was younger so I could say later oh I don't know six years down the line no I really was only a young child that didn't know what was going on. Get off of it already you have lost any respect I might have given you! |
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Date: 8/22/2008 12:31:00 PM
From Authorid: 10657
It's not even about the fact that she thought bad things about her grandparents honestly it's about the fact that you go and trust someone obviously misplaced and they lie to you. You give them your advice and they lie to you. Why should we be subjected to boohooing that is falsehoods? |
Date: 8/22/2008 1:24:00 PM
From Authorid: 14754
Iam sooooooooooo so confused....so you lied about your age before?....is that what youre trying to say?......and if so, Why lie?  |
Date: 8/22/2008 2:25:00 PM
From Authorid: 64365
I'm willing to give you a chance if you will just be and stay on the up and up...  |
Date: 8/22/2008 3:02:00 PM
From Authorid: 30747
Well, I'm confused as usual. I did read your first post and choose not to respond because of what others were saying. I'll give you the benifit of the doubt though. I had nothing against you ranting about your grandparents cuz we all do dumb things like that and 99% of the time we regret doing it afterward, so I figured you would too once you cooled down some. At least you're being honest about your past and I can respect that. As far as I can tell...no harm done.  |
Date: 8/22/2008 3:11:00 PM
From Authorid: 3901
Hey Suu,I haven't met you, and I'm not about to judge you on mistakes you made when you were young or a rant you made when you were frustrated and angry. That would be highly unfair of me. I too did stupid things when I was young (I don't think any of us can say we didn't). I think it's commendable that you've made this post clearing up your past and I don't think you owe an apology for your last post. A rant is something to get off your chest, I've seen many worse rants than yours with no apologies offered. I hope to see you around and get to know you better.  |
Date: 8/22/2008 3:29:00 PM
From Authorid: 23075
I have nothing to say to you. Except.....you seem to be 'trying' to cover one lie with another and can't remember the lies.....  |
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Date: 8/22/2008 3:56:00 PM
From Authorid: 30093
I think it's perfectly believable that she lied about a lot of things when she was younger, and now that she is older she realizes she was wrong. It may not seem like the pieces come together at first glance, but they do as far as I'm concerned. |
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Date: 8/22/2008 3:56:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 35430
time for more clarification, i just woke up and realized I need to argue for myself if I want to get across a clear point. So, here it is. To repeat again, I was much younger when I faked my ID nearly seven years ago. I really didn't think anything of it at the time. I returned to the site just several months ago. I've been to other forums and was used to the way they worked but then it all came back to me that USM isn't your garden-variety forum. I forgot to correct all of my personal information because I thought people would pay attention to my new posts, and that they wouldn't go around looking at my profile, but voila, I was wrong. Other forums don't have the option for you to show your age, so that hasn't been an issue until now since this forum has a greater variety of age groups than a CG art forum. If this response doesn't clarify things enough, I will continue to respond until I have gotten my point across. |
Date: 8/22/2008 4:14:00 PM
From Authorid: 15070
Real life no longer allows for Internet drama of this nature. I don't know you (or remember you), so what you say, (or the claims you make) will have no impact on my life. Whoever you are, enjoy your time on USM.  |
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Date: 8/22/2008 4:19:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 35430
thank you for the reply, spirit child. |
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Date: 8/22/2008 4:56:00 PM
From Authorid: 14754
ok, well iam not confused anylonger, thanks for clearing things up, and I hope you stay true to yourself. |
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Date: 8/22/2008 4:58:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 35430
thank you for the reply, i'm glad you're not confused anymore vicki |
Date: 8/22/2008 6:15:00 PM
From Authorid: 63644
I'm definitely willing to forgive you. You didn't do anything wrong, anyway. There are WAY too many people getting angry at the 20-year-old you, for something that the TWELVE year-old you did. It really WAS seven years ago people. At twelve, you're a kid and - my parents do this too - you're not supposed to reveal anything on the internet. My parents do the same thing. When I was 12, whenever I signed up for any website whatsoever, I'm supposed to put the wrong birthdate and name because of staying safe on the internet. It's what 12 year olds are supposed to DO, really. Heck, my USM name, as it says on the top of my screen, is "Cannot Tell Cannot Tell" because that's what I put in for the "first name" and "last name" slots. I'm 14 now but was 11 when I signed up and don't remember what the heck I put for a birthday. I've given my birthday now, though, because I feel I'm older and I talked it over with my parents and because I no longer feel that anyone can really track me down with just a birthday. So let's cut her some slack. 12 year old KIDS can be pretty stupid. I was one recently, I would know. But I didn't do anything that would make someone lose faith in me, at least not purposely. All I was, was an 11 year old trying to stay safe in the online world, following my parents rules. That's probably what happened with her, too.  |
Date: 8/22/2008 6:19:00 PM
From Authorid: 53909
I think the reason why people went to your profile to check things out was because some of your posts weren't making any sense. Or they just don't add up together. I believe that USM does have the option to show your birth date here or not. I know with younger usmers, they don't show that..... "someday I will fess up and appreciate all that I have been given, because it won't be there for me anymore."..... Seriously, why wait for another day?? Why not now? What if there wasn't another day? I feel that if you really feel appreciated for everything, then you would do it as soon as you can. I am not sure what to believe. Whether you're lying or not.  |
Date: 8/22/2008 6:52:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 35430
Thank you Aqua Angel for understanding me.
@punkstarchik: Don't worry about stuff not making sense now, I have it all corrected in my profile. |
Date: 8/22/2008 7:31:00 PM
From Authorid: 54444
some people mistake my age but I think it is because it keeps changing every year. I'm actually only 70 this month.  |
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Date: 8/22/2008 9:33:00 PM
From Authorid: 10657
Well, Suu I have talked to you so let me say this and let's just leave it at that! USM has the option of all younger children not showing thier age and even thier sex it was in place when, you were as you claim a 12 year old. We aren't upset that she made a post about her age we are upset that she made this post and six years ago she made a post telling us that she was a college girl at that time too. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that if , she claims she was 12 she couldn't have been in college , give me a break,. we are only asking the truth to be told it ain't that hard honestly!!!! |
Date: 8/22/2008 10:06:00 PM
From Authorid: 63961
Okay, I am so confused at this point. So, this is how I am interpreting this. You lied about your age when you initially signed up, saying your birth date was 1984 and that would make you 24...and since you say that you are 20, it would have actually made you 12 or 13, but actually made people think you were 16 or 17. The reason you say is because you were afraid of internet predators. OK, seems like a mildly legitimate excuse being that a lot of parents and grandparents warn their children about things of that nature. So, naturally that would have made you to be in Middle School when you joined, making us think that you were in at least High School, in which now you are actually in College. I really think the reason some people (including me) were getting heated is because there have been a lot of people to come on here and lie and deceive us and say they are one age but in all actuality they are a completely different age. It comes off like you are mentally ill or something. I've learned many times not to believe these people when they apologize but I see you have some amount of sincerity, and I'll be willing to move on if you can, from now on, when you post, sit and think things through before you post them to this site. Make sure all of your loose ends are tied, and for the time being, as they say--be very thorough, dot all you "i's" and cross all of your "t's" (a figure of speech) because a lot of people will be making sure you check out. USM is, like you said, not your regular, ol' garden variety forum. In fact, in a technical sense, it's a forum. But to the people on here, it's a community. And I am not being cute with that word...We are all friends on here and we strive to love and respect each other. Where can people from all walks of life come together in probably the most perfect harmony you can have--it's USM. I think it's a shining example of what America should get back to. And it's being exemplified right here at this site. This is not a forum. It's a community. And just like in a neighborhood when someone new (or not so new) moves in and starts acting in an unorthodox manner, usually not in a positive way--they all regroup to protect each other and take action (in a model world, lol). We are only protecting the integrity of this site. The tenets of this site are very different from most forums, because it breeds love and friendship, not hate. So, think about that the next time you post. These people are some of the best people you will ever meet on the internet--BELIEVE ME, they are. I guarantee you, with the most amount of certainty and sincerity in my heart and my soul, that you will NOT meet ANYONE anywhere on the internet as sweet and loving as the people here on USM. We can only wish that a community like this could exist in the real world. So, please, the intentions of people here are not to hate you and kick you off of this forum, we're just trying to get things straight, and due to past events from other people that have come on here, some people have a higher tolerance for it than others--I totally understand that. Because I have a very low tolerance for that. But I'm willing to open up here and try to figure this out.  |
Date: 8/22/2008 10:19:00 PM
From Authorid: 35720
I think you actually have a legitimate claim here as I was once a young girl afraid of internet predators myself. I believe you.. no harm done.  |
Date: 8/22/2008 10:41:00 PM
From Authorid: 20750
whats the deal here?? Either this person is lying or telling the truth! Time will reveal that answer! One way or another! *Shrugs*  |
Date: 8/22/2008 10:52:00 PM
From Authorid: 10657
Well Moonie here is a comment to a post made in 2002 about Gays Date: 5/4/2002 4:33:00 PM ( From Author ) From Authorid: 35430 i know, hyperchick. there's this gay guy @ my college and he's really nice. ~*PSIblue*~
She was saying she was in college then but that would have made her 13. But ya know if we are gonna lie about something may as well make it a big one! |
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Date: 8/23/2008 8:21:00 AM
From Authorid: 63644
TADA, I think maybe, way back when, she wanted to stay true to the age that she had given as information to the site - thinking it was for the best - which is why she may have posted all that. And today she realizes that was wrong. At least she did confess; she could've sat there and not done anything about it, but she let everyone know. It's never 100% known if she's telling the truth or lying, unless she gives us some sort of proof, so we may as well give her the benefit of the doubt, huh? (: I don't want to punish this USMer for something she did 7 years ago when she was only 12 or 13. |
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Date: 8/23/2008 2:25:00 PM
From Authorid: 10657
Aqua we aren't exactly punishing her in her I am back at USM post she asked that all her old posts be deleted. IMO, that is saying yep delete all my old posts because I have something to hide. Those were just a few examples not all of the examples we could be shown or given. I myself have actually moved past this issue I do believe in giving out second chances. And, we aren't upset that she lied about her age we are more upset that numerous times this has been done and the next post will likely be time for me to set the record straight someone else was using my account. That's what we are saying. It's been happening for nine years and it's bound to happen for another nine years and another after that all we ever ask is that the truth be told afterall, you shouldn't have to make things up it doesn't make you liked any more or any less than the next person. Her reasoning for doing so was in fact not valid. I can prove it my birthdate doesn't show up and I can make it so that my city, state, country, and sex doesn't show up as well. That's been in place for well over seven years now so, at sign up she didn't have to put that information up. This isn't myspace or facebook it never has been thank God! |
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Date: 8/23/2008 9:08:00 PM
From Authorid: 63961
If it happens again, I don't think it will be another nine years at all. Remember the people in the past who have did this, are they still here? At least let's hope this confusion doesn't go on, and Rad & Ginger and all the admins have to put up with all of this again. But, I just recieved a message from her, and she does sound sincere. But still, even though we should think about giving her the benefit, we should still keep on our toes. |
Date: 8/24/2008 4:05:00 PM
From Authorid: 12072
Well, I missed most the chaos, but since we're just meeting, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. I know back when I first started going online, I made up a lot of stuff about myself--usually just city/state, hair color, silly stuff, but I can see why someone might lie about their age--and the argument that someone would go after a 16-17 year old same as 12-13--yes, but even at 12, 17 seems old and a long way off. My advice is stick to the truth from here on out. As for the grandparents, I can't comment--I haven't read the other post to give an opinion.  |
