GS player down...

[Unique]

Accidently found this when googling ponderland...

http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_detail/dt_gno.html?&id=13150

Sad.

Unique.

[Czeska]

Oof... I only know Bick from making flicking motions every time I saw him in game.

One thing though, if that's posted on Witchvox, lots of good energy will be sent his way.

[Asha]

Here's to you man.
Get well soon and enjoy the painkillers and compensation.

[Burnt out Priestess]

It's true on Bicks player,just found out,i am in contact with someone who is keeping me posted and i can keep anyone posted or everyone if they like to know,all my prayers and well wishes are with him at this moment and his family.

[Aaysia]

Hope he pulls through.

Good luck and quick recovery to you Bick

[Czeska]

oof .. Marquete, MI. My cousin goes to school up that way. Wonder if he went to Michigan Tech.

[HarmNone]

Horrible!

A candle is lit, and I'll place a offering in the Wishing Tree for his speedy recovery.

[radamanthys]

Shit.

That's no good. I've played with him, he seems a decent guy. Have done illusions with him a bunch.

Odd how these kinda things happen. Goes to show you what can happen at any moment.

[Augie]

Oh no :( That's so sad to hear. I have lost friends before to drunk drivers, hopefully he will pull through.

My thoughts are with him.

[Xandalf]

Please keep us all posted if you hear anything.

I interacted with his character fairly regularly in Ta'Vaalor.

Good guy. Was really working hard on improving his RP.

My thoughts are with him.

[Burnt out Priestess]

I will keep people posted as i hear anything.

[Leetahkin]

:(
It's a blocked site here a work. I'll have to check it out tonight at home.

[Czeska]

This is what the link goes to:



Witch hit by drunk driver

Proclaimed by: Seamus McKeon
Proclaimed from: Los Angeles, California


Proclaimation...

Hello,

A Wiccan named Andrew Gill in Marquette, Michigan was hit by a drunk driver Friday night and is currently in a coma. He is only 22. Any and all healing energy, magick, spells, and circles are greatly appreciated. A picture of him is available online at

http://www.ponderland.net/pop/OOC/Bick

it's for a game he plays online. It's the only picture we have of him available on the internet. His family and friends are quite literally freaking out, so please include them in your thoughts.

May the Gods bless you threefold with health in return.
Blessed Be, and thank you.

Website: http://www.ponderland.net/pop/OOC/Bick

[Leetahkin]

Oh my goodness, I hope he pulls through. That's so sad.

TY for posting that, Czeska.

[Kainen]

Oh no., I really liked Bick. I hope and pray that he is ok.

[The Warrior Princess]

thank you everyone for your prayers. i have been sending every bit of my energy to him. his condition is still unknown. i have a call into his mother for an update. I was alerted by his mother of what had happened. she had hunted me down to tell me. as soon as i get any more information, i will surely pass it along.

Shysmile, Bick's wife.


just a small foot-note, the drunk driver that hit him, died at the scene.

[Edited on 12-2-2005 by The Warrior Princess]

[Ilvane]

With luck he will come back and be okay. I'm so sorry for his friends and family, though I've never met him.

-A

[Sweets]

I had a few exchanges with Bick. I hope he pulls through and my thoughts are with his family and friends. A candle is lit for him here.

[Caiylania]

I hope he pulls through, and that no matter what happens his family is ok and heals. So sad :(

[Terminator X]

That's extremely sad and fucked up :(

I pray for him, his family, his friends and any other forces in the universe which will be able to nurse him back to full GemStone-playing health.

[iomelindi]

My cousin was killed that way when she was 22. :(

[Ebondale]

Wow... I knew Bick when I still played. :(

Very sad... I'll be keeping him in my thoughts and hope for a speedy recovery.

[CrimsonFlame]

we all are praying for you, to which ever god, or goddess we follow. i have a candle lit for your healing and recovery.
do get better soon.

[CrimsonFlame]

just wanted to update... as of now, its been nearly three weeks, and i have yet to hear anything. i still keep hoping that everything will be fine, and he is getting well. as soon as i know anything, i will pass it on to all of you. thank you all for your prayers and thoughts for him, his family and friends. keep the prayers coming for he needs them greatly. this is... the time of year for miracles, i pray that one will be bestowed apon him. again thank you everyone, and keep praying.

Bright Blessings

Shy

[Czeska]

Not to take anything away from Bick's sad story.. but in order to keep this thread going so we can remember updates, and so as to not collect a bunch of sad threads, i'm going to post this here. I didnt personally know this person, but the CHE officers' email list received this today:

Roberta Wilson-Jolley, player of Midorrii, and co-secretary for White Haven, passed away last Sunday after a four and a half year battle with ovarian cancer. She is sorely missed by her family and friends.

[CrimsonFlame]

well, it has been a bit of time, since i got any news, but the news i got wasnt the best. i had found out, from him himself, about 2 weeks ago, that the whole story that was told about the accident was a lie he had come up with. it took me this long to post an update due to having to work through some things myself due to this. i really dont know what else to say other than, i hope his karma that he has coming is gentle... though i highly doubt it.

Shy

[Neildo]

Wouldn't be the first time some asshole faked their own misfortune. Some GS/online people can be pretty fuckin shallow.

- N

P.S. Pardon my French, but it's well-deserved.

[Caiylania]

Didn't one guy fake his death during the WTC tragedy ? Think I remember that story on the forums or something.

[Ilvane]

Wow, well that is pretty damn sickening.

-A

[Aaysia]

It's sad and disgusting that someone would play with people's emotions like that.

[Tsa`ah]

Originally posted by Caiylania
Didn't one guy fake his death during the WTC tragedy ? Think I remember that story on the forums or something.

Bloodwrath from DR if I'm not mistaken.

Ya, there was a story in a gamer's "zine" about that. Apparently the players was piece of crap to begin with, and a scamming mooch on top of it all.

It was sheer irony that the guy wasn't thought well of until after his demise in the WTC was reported. Prior to that he was just another power leveling jackass. His re-emergence into the world of the living just knocked him further down the ladder of humanity.

Sadly, Scooter Boy ranks above either ... he only received some head trauma and needed a hug after a GM's passing was announced.

~edited to change the name. I would hate to libel another person with an uber retarded character name.

For amusement:

http://elonka.com/mirrors/CFT/coverstory.html

[Edited on 1-4-2006 by Tsa`ah]

[Czeska]

I clicked on the Witchvox link again, out of curiosity, and this is all that's there now:

Disclaimer: The Witches' Voice inc does not verify the accuracy of the details stated in this listing, nor do we vouch for the value of the goods or services presented here... As with all contacts and financial dealings in cyberspace, we encourage you to use caution and wisdom in your dealings with strangers.

Political Statements: Any and all personal political opinions expressed in the public listing sections (including, but not restricted to, personals, events, groups, shops, Wren's Nest, etc.) are solely those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinion of The Witches' Voice, Inc. TWV is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization.


I just.. ugh. Yeah, karma.

[TheEschaton]

I find the following line from this article funny:


Although it’s not the norm, wives have called Simutronics to beg the company to suspend their husbands’ accounts. Neil Harris, an executive vice-president at Simutronics, is unapologetic.

"Well, you know, they could be smoking crack," he says. "We’re certainly offering something a whole lot healthier."


Heh, SImu has been worse than any drugs I've ever done. ;)

What I don't find funny is that the article sorta paints all players as freaks and geeks, S&M dungeon owning, foot-fetish-website-hosting, tabletop-playing-in-biker-bars wierdos.

Not that that's untrue - but damn it, no one was supposed to reveal our true identity!

-TheE-, who is only a geek, and not a freak.

[Czeska]

I never realized, buyt that guy from the article lived like 20 minutes from me.

[Skeeter]

Best line ever

<<DragonRealms even lets players choose the cosmetic details of their characters, right down to their hairstyle and skin tone. Unsurprisingly, there are few characters in Elanthia that are grossly obese, with pasty skin and unwashed hair.>>

[HarmNone]

Truly sad that someone would need attention so badly that they would do a thing like this. Whoever you are, you need help. Serious help.

[Augie]

That is just seriously sad. How pathetic must your life be that you are so starved for attention that you have to make up some bullshit story like that?

I would never wish that kind of tragedy on anyone, and hopefully for him, karma will be a boomerang.

He threw it out there, and let's hope it comes back and hits him across the head.