Topic: Dear Forum, Your help would be much appreciated. (Read 8215 times)

fatty · « **on:** 02 May 2008, 19:36 »

Someone on gabbly always comes on as an anonymous gabbler. When I am there, they say

>>gabber255 has joined.

>>gabber255: ugh ali is here

>>gabber255 has left.

Every time. Well, obviously, every time I am there.

Anyone who can tell me who this is and why they behave this way, you would be much appreciated! Did I offend them terribly? Is this a gabbly regular?

The thing that annoys me, is that they know my name, so I assume I know them, maybe vaguely. But I don't know anyone who has a major grudge against me and would say something like this. Secondly, as they never tell me who they are, I don't even know what to do. I'm a big advocate of troubleshooting by going to the root of the problem and improving communication.

It sounds silly to care about what seems like a trivial thing. But it throws me off my whole day that someone can be so against me. I anyone has known about how this anon acts when I'm not there, I'd be glad to hear anything really!

Edit:
I heard that Kieffer was banned. I guess it's okay for me to infer what has gone on between him and I. Let's just say we don't get along very well. The reasons I don't think it is Kieffer as as follows: He has never addressed me by my real name, and he would never leave gabbly because of me. These are pretty compelling arguments.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #1 on:** 02 May 2008, 19:39 »

Well, you and Tommy had some awkward moments a while back, maybe it has something to do with that?

Otherwise I have no idea, unless it's someone who is already in gabbly, opening up gabbly in another screen to mess with you.

Slick · « **Reply #2 on:** 02 May 2008, 19:49 »

That is exactly the kind of thing I'd do, pop in with a different window just to mess with you.
I'm not in gabbly nearly often enough to do that, though.

fatty · « **Reply #3 on:** 02 May 2008, 19:58 »

Then it would be helpful for whoever friend who is doing that to - let me know!

Because jokes are only funny if you get a laugh out of them. If you knew it just made me upset [because you're in gabbly watching], then why would you continue?

Slick · « **Reply #4 on:** 02 May 2008, 20:03 »

Ali, I think you have more important things to worry about as of present.
Namely, there is some kind of small, furry mammal on your ass.

Tom · « **Reply #5 on:** 02 May 2008, 20:10 »

albeit more spiky than furry.

fatty · « **Reply #6 on:** 02 May 2008, 20:36 »

Well, it's better than your avatar! So, NYAH.

0bsessions · « **Reply #7 on:** 02 May 2008, 21:01 »

Quote from: Jimmy the Squid on 02 May 2008, 19:39

Well, you and Tommy had some awkward moments a while back, maybe it has something to do with that.

Tommy never pops in as "Gabber." He always logs straight in under his name.

Judging by the fact it's someone coming in as "Gabbersuchandsuch" every time, that narrows the list down by a wide margin. There aren't many people who do that.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #8 on:** 02 May 2008, 21:04 »

If anything, the fact that the person keeps logging in as an Anonymous Gabber probably lends credence that it's someone playing a joke on you by opening up a second Gabbly window and making the offensive statement and quitting out again.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #9 on:** 03 May 2008, 00:16 »

Actually, no. It can't be anyone in the Gabbly, not easily,because opening a second window keeps the same name across both windows.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #10 on:** 03 May 2008, 00:20 »

Alternatively it could be someone with a computer and a laptop, or two different laptops or computers or something equally overly involved. All in all it's pretty tiresome.

fatty · « **Reply #11 on:** 03 May 2008, 01:23 »

Actually, they would really just have to open a new window somewhere else, sign out, then go back on gabbly. But really. Who would do that? It's not particularly hilarious, and they have not shared it with anyone.

ruyi · « **Reply #12 on:** 03 May 2008, 01:41 »

You could easily do it with another browser.

Aimless · « **Reply #13 on:** 03 May 2008, 01:57 »

Perhaps you could disguise yourself as someone else and thus trap this malcontent...??

Verergoca · « **Reply #14 on:** 03 May 2008, 02:28 »

Wait, gabbly is working again? Why dont people tell me things like this?!

Cartilage Head · « **Reply #15 on:** 03 May 2008, 02:36 »

Ugh, Ali is here.

*Leaves*

But seriously, hi Ali!

fatty · « **Reply #16 on:** 03 May 2008, 03:33 »

Cory is it you? How come you don't talk to me anymore?!

Sox · « **Reply #17 on:** 03 May 2008, 03:54 »

I kept telling you, Ali! "be nicer", "like people more"! Now look! Now there's somebody who doesn't like you!
None of the regular gabblers are cruel or stupid enough to do it as a joke, it has to be a person who really doesn't like you. The chances are that you don't like them either if this is the case. If it turns out to be a person you routinely complain about, and maybe think is a little dim, would it still bother you as much?
I can say for certain that it isn't Kieffer or Tommy, those suggestions are pretty ridiculous amusing. I doubt it's any of the core regulars either.

Relax, and don't let an opinion on the internet upset you, because it ain't a thing.

PS. I am talking to you again. You win.
...this time.

Peet · « **Reply #18 on:** 03 May 2008, 05:22 »

It's me, <3.

(not really)

valley_parade · « **Reply #19 on:** 03 May 2008, 07:12 »

Quote from: 0bsessions on 02 May 2008, 21:01

Judging by the fact it's someone coming in as "Gabbersuchandsuch" every time, that narrows the list down by a wide margin. There aren't many people who do that.

It's always 255, though.

Lines · « **Reply #20 on:** 03 May 2008, 08:18 »

Then that's the nickname they use on a particular browser. Otherwise, yeah, it'd be random.

Caspian · « **Reply #21 on:** 03 May 2008, 08:23 »

what exactly is this 'gabbly' thing?

Gurkburk · « **Reply #22 on:** 03 May 2008, 13:18 »

I remember yelling at it and it yelled back at me and was kind of a dick but then it turned out that it wasn't all that bad of a person. I think.
That time it came in and asked for ali as well but left before you got back. Also it is okay to yell profanities at dicks so the next time you see it you should CRY HAVOK AND LET LOOSE THE HOUNDS OF WAR!

Ali, don't let it bother you, you are a nice person.

Ã¶de · « **Reply #23 on:** 03 May 2008, 13:49 »

Click on gabber255 to ignore gabber255!

I'm sorry I can't help more, I should have payed attention.

fatty · « **Reply #24 on:** 03 May 2008, 16:30 »

Darryl - If I didn't like a person much, I'll probably say it, and to their face. This is not something that usually creates enemies. Mostly because I still try to be civil and show that there is no grudge.

I have leads as to who it is. Remember when gabbly was invaded? And people came to abuse gabbly over and over? Remember how a few of them slipped through and joined the forums? Well. I suspect it is one of them.

I have been told that an individual has come onto gabbly when I was not there and called me a narcassistic bitch. I clearly remember this phrase from someone [who's name I forget] who would routinely come on the public gabbly and who I probably got annoyed at. What's more, I also tried to explain to them what the were doing wrong. Hence, they joined the forums in order to have reason to stay. So now they come on gabbly to talk exclusively about how much of a bitch I am.

p.s. Being the internet, I don't really care about what people say/do about me. I only care when it concerns close friends. Having summised that this is simply a matter of internet-bickering of the past, I probably shouldn't have started a thread! But thanks for all your help!

Cernunnos · « **Reply #25 on:** 03 May 2008, 20:52 »

Alison this morning I saw this thread and logged on to gabbly to see if you were on because i haven't talked to you in ages. Also hi.

fatty · « **Reply #26 on:** 03 May 2008, 20:55 »

Sterny i miss talking, you should come back to gabbly and IM

Cartilage Head · « **Reply #27 on:** 03 May 2008, 21:53 »

Quote from: fatty on 03 May 2008, 03:33

Cory is it you? How come you don't talk to me anymore?!

No way Jose! Well I just haven't thought about it, really.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #28 on:** 03 May 2008, 22:00 »

This whole thread is just a ploy to have you all tell Fatty how great she is and how you would never do a thing like that to her.

I know the truth.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #29 on:** 04 May 2008, 04:46 »

Jimmy that should've been a link to the "say nice things about my dick" strip.

Cartilage Head · « **Reply #30 on:** 04 May 2008, 08:42 »

Or maybe Ali hit a time rip and was momentarily caught in a zone where everything was UPSIDE DOWN; people signed in to gabbly without using their names (too lazy!) and were all suddenly very rude! The only nice one is Kieffer in that world.

tragic_pizza · « **Reply #31 on:** 04 May 2008, 15:58 »

Someone from here (not Ali) posted "fuck you, old man" on my FaceBook wall.

Didn't see it for six months.

The long and short of it is this: small people are emboldened by Internet anonimity. Laugh at them heartily and go thy merry way.

axerton · « **Reply #32 on:** 04 May 2008, 17:40 »

I miss going on gabbly. God damn shitty internet.

20 jazz funk greats · « **Reply #33 on:** 04 May 2008, 17:48 »

dear internet,

i am the mysterious gabber255!
not really, but this one time i went on gabbly without signing in and it gave me that number. or a... very similar number.
i didn't insult anyone anonymously though. not my style.

Runs_With_Scissors · « **Reply #34 on:** 05 May 2008, 07:27 »

I usually log on to gabbly under one of those random number ones since my computer decides to be stupid on a regular basis. But I haven't been on in a while and I certainly wouldn't be mean to you Ali.

Ã¶de · « **Reply #35 on:** 06 May 2008, 04:57 »

Quote from: tragic_pizza on 04 May 2008, 15:58

Someone from here (not Ali) posted "fuck you, old man" on my FaceBook wall.

I bet your life was just ruined.

tragic_pizza · « **Reply #36 on:** 06 May 2008, 06:56 »

Oh, yes. I was in a perfect snit until I blogged about in in Starbuck's with my frappucino...

Joseph · « **Reply #37 on:** 06 May 2008, 23:56 »

This thread has reminded me that I haven't been on Gabbly in ages. Expect this to change!

Also, you are wonderful Alison!

Cartilage Head · « **Reply #38 on:** 07 May 2008, 08:32 »

Fuckin' minors.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #39 on:** 07 May 2008, 11:45 »

[img width= height=]http://www.barmymoo.co.uk/nominors.jpg[/img]

Tom · « **Reply #40 on:** 08 May 2008, 02:32 »

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Ballard · « **Reply #41 on:** 08 May 2008, 14:33 »

Quote from: Cartilage Head on 07 May 2008, 08:32

Fuckin' minors.

?

jimbunny · « **Reply #42 on:** 08 May 2008, 19:14 »

No, but it's spelled differently. The joke really should have gone like this:

Quote from: Ballard on 08 May 2008, 14:33

Quote from: Cartilage Head on 07 May 2008, 08:32
Fuckin' miners.

?

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #43 on:** 08 May 2008, 19:37 »

Oh, so that was the joke

est · « **Reply #44 on:** 08 May 2008, 19:44 »

Jokes are funnier when they are explained repeatedly, relentlessly and at length.

ForteBass · « **Reply #45 on:** 08 May 2008, 20:03 »

So then see the joke was that someone said "fuckin' minors" which sounds like "miners" so someone posted a picture off coal miners. See? It's a joke.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #46 on:** 08 May 2008, 20:18 »

HEY GUYS I GET JOKES

jhocking · « **Reply #47 on:** 08 May 2008, 20:23 »

jimbunny · « **Reply #48 on:** 09 May 2008, 09:19 »

just calls 'em like I seas 'em

...

Spluff · « **Reply #49 on:** 09 May 2008, 17:39 »

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