Virginia Tech victims myspace pages - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

tek428 · 04-19-2007, 07:38 AM

Very sad

http://www.bloggingwv.com/virginia-t...myspace-pages/

Bill O'Rights · 04-19-2007, 08:19 AM

Sad doesn't even begin to describe it.

I randomly picked out Lauren McCain's myspace. Several people (family members?) imploring her to contact them because they were worried about her. I wonder when they began to suspect that she was never going to.

MexicanOnABike · 04-19-2007, 10:09 AM

ha. reminds me of this page. http://www.mydeathspace.com/ theres a weird vibe watching dead peoples comment space.

kurty[B] · 04-19-2007, 10:37 AM

I clicked on one and stopped, way too depressing, can't really take it. I'm not sure how I feel about it.

Another reason I'm glad not to have a MySpace profile. I don't know exactly how to say why, but I just am.

Corneo · 04-19-2007, 10:47 AM

This is very depressing. I can't even imagine how those people feel while they waited for calls from their love ones.

JustJess · 04-19-2007, 10:58 AM

I refuse to click. Why would I click on this thread even?... well, because I enjoy giving my opinion, and my opinion is that clicking on these pages is frickin' disgusting. Just plain wrong. It's voyeurism to the nth degree, and I can't believe people are doing this.

Dilbert1234567 · 04-19-2007, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JustJess

I refuse to click. Why would I click on this thread even?... well, because I enjoy giving my opinion, and my opinion is that clicking on these pages is frickin' disgusting. Just plain wrong. It's voyeurism to the nth degree, and I can't believe people are doing this.

there are many despicable people in the world, some do the killing, others popularize and exploit it.

Anexkahn · 04-19-2007, 05:15 PM

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I refuse to click. Why would I click on this thread even?... well, because I enjoy giving my opinion, and my opinion is that clicking on these pages is frickin' disgusting. Just plain wrong. It's voyeurism to the nth degree, and I can't believe people are doing this.

Here is the short introduction indicating why someone is doing this:

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I am doing this in good taste. I hope it doesn’t offend anyone. The reason behind this is that it’s one thing to hear a list of names on TV, or read them online, but if you take a second to view a bit of the persons personal life it will give you a deeper understanding of that person.

It will help give you a greater understanding of how terrible a tragedy this is. It will help some to realized that the deceased are real people, not just names on a screen. Real people that had real lives, real hopes, and real dreams…. just like you and me.

I think thats a decent reason for someone to put this collection together, and makes it a bit less despicable than what i first thought when i saw the link.

Twizted · 04-28-2007, 09:50 PM

Ok.. that's really sort of depressing... it's tough to see a glimpse into their lives...

Such a terrible, tragic, event....

Charlatan · 04-28-2007, 10:35 PM

It raises the question: When does a memorial stop being a memorial and start being macabre voyeurism.

I think I know where the answer lies for me but where does it lie for you and how does the immediacy and digital permanence of something like myspace or facebook (or even TFP) change how we view others (both alive and dead)?

serlindsipity · 04-30-2007, 11:40 AM

this hits home. It seems so far away, and even awhile ago, but seeing that they were just like me and my friends, well yea, that hits a note that I dont want to hear ring in my ears.

04-19-2007, 07:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
tek428 Upright	Virginia Tech victims myspace pages Very sad http://www.bloggingwv.com/virginia-t...myspace-pages/

04-19-2007, 08:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	Sad doesn't even begin to describe it. I randomly picked out Lauren McCain's myspace. Several people (family members?) imploring her to contact them because they were worried about her. I wonder when they began to suspect that she was never going to. __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

04-19-2007, 10:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	ha. reminds me of this page. http://www.mydeathspace.com/ theres a weird vibe watching dead peoples comment space. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

04-19-2007, 10:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	I refuse to click. Why would I click on this thread even?... well, because I enjoy giving my opinion, and my opinion is that clicking on these pages is frickin' disgusting. Just plain wrong. It's voyeurism to the nth degree, and I can't believe people are doing this. __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.

04-28-2007, 09:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
Twizted Insane Location: Washington State	Ok.. that's really sort of depressing... it's tough to see a glimpse into their lives... Such a terrible, tragic, event.... __________________ A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. -- Emo Philips

04-19-2007, 10:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
kurty[B] Sauce Puppet	I clicked on one and stopped, way too depressing, can't really take it. I'm not sure how I feel about it. Another reason I'm glad not to have a MySpace profile. I don't know exactly how to say why, but I just am.

04-19-2007, 10:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
Corneo Insane	This is very depressing. I can't even imagine how those people feel while they waited for calls from their love ones.

04-28-2007, 10:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	It raises the question: When does a memorial stop being a memorial and start being macabre voyeurism. I think I know where the answer lies for me but where does it lie for you and how does the immediacy and digital permanence of something like myspace or facebook (or even TFP) change how we view others (both alive and dead)? __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

04-30-2007, 11:40 AM	#11 (permalink)
serlindsipity Psycho Location: Boulder Baby!	this hits home. It seems so far away, and even awhile ago, but seeing that they were just like me and my friends, well yea, that hits a note that I dont want to hear ring in my ears. __________________ My third eye is my camera's lens.