Now this is a story all about how<br>
Apryl's life got flipped, turned upside down<br>
and I'd like to take a minute to tell you a tale<br>
of how this fat lesbian WEB DESIGNER failed<br>
<br>
Wetwork:<br>
Apryl Maynard, daughter of Robin and John (deceased)<br>
birthday: april 12, 1979<br>
lj: <a href="http://wetwork.livejournal.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">wetwork.livejournal.com</a><br>
myspace: <a href="http://myspace.com/cloudmerchant" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">myspace.com/cloudmerchant</a><br>
<br>
her phone numbers:<br>
<br>
(905) 347-2005 (primary #)<br>
(905) 680-1532<br>
<br>
Address: <br>
221 Mary Street<br>
Thorold, Ontario L2V1J7<br>
Canadia<br>
<br><br>
ex-girlfriend darci: <a href="http://myspace.com/pixiestikgirl" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">myspace.com/pixiestikgirl</a><br>
<br><br>
The story, briefly, is as follows: A 20-year old girl, Krystle Lynn
Babin, known on livejournal as sad_little_scar and miss_aveline,
committed suicide on September 27th 2006. In the spring of 2007
this was mentioned by one of the deceased's acquaintances on the
journal of lj user get_therapy. As several EDiots seem to hang around
said troll journal, a typical Encyclopedia Dramatica article was
soon written mocking the deceased, in particular her disturbing
publicly-posted nudes, which included bondage and in-use tampons.
Several people including lj users wetwork and medeanyxgray became irate
and began pulling rudimentary personal info and cursing about the great
evil which the internet had wrought, while demonstrating their moral
superiority by seeking out Krystle's parents and showing them the
article. Wetwork was suspended temporarily
from lj for the well-thought-out act of posting this info publicly on a
website which explicitly forbids it. Wetwork repeatedly complained to
and threatened Encyclopedia Dramatica and the author of the article,
and eventually orchestrated a DDoS attack, forcing the article to be
removed. Proof of responsibility for some type of prank directed
against her became a requirement for speaking on the ED IRC channel.
Her website was soon "down for repairs" indefinitely, and many of
her recent
posts make angst-ridden references to having lost friends and to
"something very
strange" going on. Her threats of "utter ruin" have so far proven to be
entirely empty, unless they were meant to be threatening to ruin her
own life. The following emails between her and a furry known as Leam,
among many others equally threatening on her part, ensued. Starting
with the most recent:<br>
<br>
Apryl,<br>
<br>
I just saw the Arbchat logs and I don't know what to say. I was<br>
actually trying to work with one of the "nice" sysops (who was<br>
present) there to at least get some of the contact info removed... and<br>
then you threatened the wolves in their den. There isn't a thing that<br>
can be done /now/ to reduce the amount of information in the article<br>
for 6 months, at least (until they forget about the article).<br>
<br>
You also, for whatever reason, appeared to coordinate a DDoS attack on<br>
colo4dallas?<br>
<br>
"04:15:12 PM OVERLOAD: I'll contact colo4dallas again and let them<br>
know we have no co-operation from you<br>
04:16:19 PM OVERLOAD: ok we're gonna play a little game<br>
04:17:05 PM OVERLOAD: gonna msg a few people as well who want this page<br>
gone<br>
04:17:16 PM OVERLOAD: you will see<br>
04:18:35 PM OVERLOAD: yah go connect to your page now assholes. we'll<br>
see how long colo4dallas puts up with this b4 they term your ass and u<br>
can have fun finding another provider<br>
04:19:16 PM OVERLOAD: we'll see whos a fag when you have no provider<br>
04:19:23 PM OVERLOAD: and colo4dallas terms your asses<br>
04:19:30 PM OVERLOAD: u think its a joke now but you'll see<br>
04:19:57 PM OVERLOAD: lol goto efnet bitches plenty of kiddies on<br>
there to play with your site<br>
04:20:12 PM OVERLOAD: you shit is done, remove the page or it can stay<br>
down<br>
04:20:49 PM OVERLOAD: have fun newbs, colo4dallas will be contact<br>
again and we'll see how happy they are about your site being the cause<br>
of their outtages<br>
04:20:57 PM OVERLOAD: im sure other customers will be quite happy too<br>
04:21:33 PM OVERLOAD: have fun newbs im out, but last warning remove<br>
shit or your site can stay down"<br>
<br>
Why didn't you listen? Why did you charge in, guns blazing? What did<br>
you have to gain by doing so? I was right about everything in regards<br>
to international law, copyright, and now you're trying to get an<br>
international hosting account suspended without going through the<br>
normal ToS channels AND threatening them AND launching or at least<br>
coordinating a denial-of-service attack? That causes real damage to<br>
sites other than ED, and you need to remember that. But I suppose<br>
like with everything else, you'll learn the hard way. I sincerely<br>
hope that the crimes you committed aren't felonious.<br>
<br>
Please, reconsider your threats and make amends, before this spirals<br>
too far out of control.<br>
<br>
<br>
WETWORK SAYS:<br>
i want to reiterate what i've been saying this whole time:<br>
all i did was find this kid's information and pass it along to<br>
miss_aveline's parents. do you understand that? if shit is happening<br>
to [name alert], that's his problem. and the information i found was<br>
available on google. anyone could have found it.<br>
<br>
i am not responsible for any of the things you guys seem to think i'm<br>
doing. period. i have a life that is a little bit too full to have<br>
time for shit like this. and i can't make anything stop [note: she was never asked to make anything stop] because i<br>
don't know who's doing it. i don't have any way to contact any of<br>
these people -- they are angry friends of a dead girl that you guys<br>
are making fun of.. i can't control that. the only person who can is<br>
[name alert]. take down the article and everything stops. that's all i can<br>
suggest.<br>
<br>
and, for the record? i didn't even know the girl. i am very sorry she<br>
died but it's not going to upset me to hear voicemail directed to a<br>
dead girl. i got involved because i know someone who knew her and<br>
that's all there is to it. i sent brendan's information to the parents<br>
of the girl he's mocking and that was it.<br>
<br>
now ask yourself: if i didn't know miss_aveline, never met her in my<br>
life, why would i be wasting my time causing all these problems for<br>
some kid in [location alert]?<br>
<br>
it doesn't make a whole lot of sense, does it?<br>
<br>
that's probably because i'm not doing anything to him. and i don't know who is.<br>
<br>
but you know, i don't feel sorry for him. or his crazy friends. if he<br>
has sociopathic tendencies, he needs help. and everything i've seen of<br>
him so far screams sociopath.<br>
<br>
why are you even friends with him? you seem like a reasonable sort.<br>
i'm totally bewildered by this.<br>
<br>
again, i urge you to remove yourself from the situation. when someone<br>
bumps me, i bump back, and you guys don't know who you're dealing<br>
with. doesn't that seem a little worrisome? the repercussions of his<br>
actions may not be immediately obvious but brendan is in for a world<br>
of trouble in the very near future. [note: no world of trouble has actually materialized.] and no, that is not a physical<br>
threat. i'm 5'6" and haven't been in a fight since fifth grade.<br>
<br>
<br>
LEAM:<br>
Apryl, it isn't about Jazzriff now, or even about Miss_aveline; it's<br>
been well-established that there isn't any legal recourse against<br>
Jazzriff, and the article was already removed. Nothing has happened<br>
or is happening to him. This is about what you have done to<br>
Encyclopedia Dramatica, now.<br>
<br>
>From your tone, I can tell that was you in Arbchat, and your<br>
connection information will no doubt confirm it. You set off a<br>
denial-of-service attack on Dreamhost and outright admitted to it.<br>
Please don't insult my intelligence by trying to deny it now. To use<br>
a gun metaphor, you can't say you're not responsible for where a<br>
bullet goes when you pulled the trigger, when you declared your intent<br>
and aim. Do you see the hypocricy in calling Jazzriff a sociopath<br>
when you are so clearly willing to do the exact same thing?<br>
<br>
My only involvement in the situation has been to try and get it<br>
resolved amicably (my purpose on ED) and to defend my friend; the<br>
difference between us is that I am a pacifist. However, all my<br>
efforts were clearly in vain. But the matter of your threats against<br>
me and even against Jazzriff are really moot, now.<br>
<br>
WETWORK:<br>
i have no idea what a arbchat is -- do you understand that? and i have<br>
absolutely no knowledge of how to 'attack' such a thing.<br>
<br>
the conversation you sent me was grammatically incorrect and full of<br>
misspellings. does that really sound like me? bullshit. not even<br>
remotely possible.<br>
<br>
the thing is, a sociopath has issues realizing that there are people<br>
around him or her; he/she considers himself/herself to be the only<br>
real consciousness on the planet and the rest of the population are<br>
bit-players in his/her little play. a sociopath hurts people for<br>
his/her own entertainment.<br>
<br>
who would hurt by removing the article? who would cry over the loss of<br>
that horrid piece of trash? calling me a sociopath is laughable.<br>
<br>
my roommate was involved with miss_aveline for nearly four years. they<br>
lived together, shared a bed and made plans for their future. when<br>
they broke up, my roommate was utterly destroyed. a few months later,<br>
miss_aveline was dead by her own hand. the girl just snapped, broke<br>
into pieces and killed herself and it's absolutely impossible to get<br>
over that kind of loss.<br>
<br>
i adore my roommate. she is the nicest, sweetest, kindest person i've<br>
ever met in my life. she doesn't deserve this.<br>
<br>
only someone with real issues would hurt a girl who has never hurt<br>
anyone in her life. only someone with psychological problems would<br>
want to cause pain to a girl who refuses to even utter the word 'hate'<br>
because she thinks it's too strong a term.<br>
<br>
my roommate is being hurt and because i care about her, i will fight<br>
to get that piece of trash taken down. i will call in every favor i am<br>
owed and again: you do not know who you are messing with or who owes<br>
me favors.<br>
<br>
the article was not removed. it disappears and returns. until i get a<br>
formal letter from [name alert] stating the article will be removed and<br>
never reposted anywhere on the internet, i will continue my efforts to<br>
have it removed. until brendan himself assures me that he will leave<br>
miss_aveline's memory alone, i will pursue his utter ruin in every way<br>
i know how.<br>
<br>
but you need to understand (and pass it along to [name alert]'s stupid<br>
kindergarten friends) that i am not responsible for anything that has<br>
happened thus far. i'm working on a few things but nothing has had any<br>
direct effect on [name alert]'s life. whatever he thinks i'm doing, i'm not<br>
-- he hasn't seen what i'm up to because what i'm doing takes time.<br>
<br>
i got a ridiculously funny call today, by the way. some guy said he<br>
got my number off craigslist and called to see if i was still<br>
interested in 'a firm hand' as he put it. i'm telling you, i laughed<br>
so hard after the call that my friend wanted to perform CPR. so thanks<br>
to whoever did that -- it really, really brightened my day.<br>
<br>
you take care<br>
<br>
<br>
quotes from ED IRC:<br>
<br>
04:15:12 PM OVERLOAD: I'll contact colo4dallas again and let them<br>
know we have no co-operation from you<br>
04:16:19 PM OVERLOAD: ok we're gonna play a little game<br>
04:17:05 PM OVERLOAD: gonna msg a few people as well who want this page<br>
gone<br>
04:17:16 PM OVERLOAD: you will see<br>
04:18:35 PM OVERLOAD: yah go connect to your page now assholes. we'll<br>
see how long colo4dallas puts up with this b4 they term your ass and u<br>
can have fun finding another provider<br>
04:19:30 PM OVERLOAD: u think its a joke now but you'll see<br>
04:19:57 PM OVERLOAD: lol goto efnet bitches plenty of kiddies on<br>
there to play with your site<br>
04:20:12 PM OVERLOAD: you shit is done, remove the page or it can stay<br>
down<br>
04:20:49 PM OVERLOAD: have fun newbs, colo4dallas will be contact<br>
again and we'll see how happy they are about your site being the cause<br>
of their outtages<br>
04:20:57 PM OVERLOAD: im sure other customers will be quite happy too<br>
04:21:33 PM OVERLOAD: have fun newbs im out, but last warning remove<br>
shit or your site can stay down<br>
<br>
<br>
The following message was sent to Apryl Maynard through the intervention of some deeply caring individual.<br>
<br>
---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: John Smid, <a href="mailto:jjsmid@loveinaction.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">jjsmid@loveinaction.org</a><br>
Date: Mar 21, 2007 10:18 AM<br>
Subject: Thank you for writing us<br>
To:<a href="mailto:silverflux.design@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">silverflux.design@gmail.com</a><br>
<br>
Apryl,<br>
<br>
I can certainly understand your struggle, Apryl. I have gone through<br>
this myself as a man and have found God's resolution to work the best<br>
and bring the greatest rewards.<br>
<br>
You mentioned that you have "tried" to be with men and have found it<br>
not to work. May I bring some perspective to this as I have heard<br>
many who have said the same thing that you have.<br>
<br>
A women [sic] need security, right? She needs safety, right? Well, think<br>
about this, you have attempted to engage in one of the most intimate<br>
things a human being can do, sexual intimacy. This is one of the most<br>
vulnerable and unsafe things we can do because of that deep<br>
vulnerability that we experience in a sexual encounter with someone.<br>
Anytime sex is experienced outside of a committed, trusting, safe<br>
marriage there is always the insecurity that the relationship will not<br>
last, the person will go with someone else, we are just being used for<br>
personal gratification etc. Many people who have struggled with same<br>
sex attractions have attempted to solve it by seeing if they can have<br>
a successful sexual experience with someone of the opposite sex and in<br>
almost every case, the test comes out negative. I truly believe that<br>
it is because the "experiment" is just that, using another person's<br>
vulnerability to see if I can "do it". This will always end up with a<br>
failure due to disappointment, rejection, or just a distaste for what<br>
had just occurred.<br>
<br>
In order for you to really experience the freedom from homosexuality<br>
that you are speaking of it takes first of all s surrender to Jesus<br>
Christ that abandons all that you are to His word of Truth. &nbsp;Any sex<br>
outside of marriage is unbiblical and will end up with damage – in<br>
every case! This means that regardless of our attractions unless we<br>
are married we are called to live a celibate life and find God's grace<br>
and joy in that. Secondly, God gives no positive words to us about<br>
same sex marriage or relationship. There is nothing in Scripture that<br>
alludes to homosexuality being something that He blesses. So marriage<br>
means a committed relationship with someone of the opposite sex.<br>
<br>
Did God make us gay? NO! Sin made us struggle with same sex<br>
attractions. The sin of Adam and of those on down the line from him<br>
have damaged our world. Our sin continues that in other's lives. We<br>
are born into a broken world with all of the effects of sin in our<br>
lives and our relationships. God gave us an answer, a resolution, a<br>
freedom through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. His love<br>
and mercy offers us forgiveness and restoration from the sin of Adam<br>
which brings us into eternity with Him.<br>
<br>
Many say God doesn't make any junk. There is a truth to that but it<br>
doesn't take into consideration the brokenness that we all experience.<br>
Are we junk? Certainly not. But we do live in a world that is<br>
damaged and at times pretty junky.<br>
<br>
I have found, Apryl, that when I surrendered my life to Jesus I first<br>
of all had answers for the problems that I was encountering. I also<br>
found that there was an altar of forgiveness that I could run to when<br>
I failed at something. Jesus began to show me that I had a purpose<br>
and that He could use my life for His glory. I had talents and gifts<br>
that were of value and this went a long way to helping me find a life<br>
that was better. God wants to show us a life that is worthy of His<br>
calling and that is my prayer for you – that you will find a life that<br>
is worthy of His calling. I pray that you will see that there is so<br>
much more of you than same sex attraction. I find men attractive<br>
(some men that is). I also make decisions to see them as God sees<br>
them. I choose not to see them as objects to gratify my unhealthy<br>
desires. I have found men that I really care about and that care<br>
about me without compromise and unhealthy things coming into the<br>
relationship. This has been so much more rewarding for me than the<br>
way that I used to live. I choose not to go back to where I was.<br>
Single or married, God's grace is sufficient.<br>
<br>
Trying out sex to see if it works is taking our lives into our own<br>
hands. t is an attempt to control the outcome without seeking God<br>
for His provision.<br>
<br>
Apryl, I hope this gives you some things to think about.<br>
<br>
Go to this website to find the ministry that might be closest to you in Canada:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.exodus.to" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.exodus.to</a><br>
<br>
I love the Lord for He hears my voice. Ps. 116<br>
<br>
Rev. John J. Smid<br>
President and CEO<br>
Love In Action Int'l. Inc.<br>
4780 Yale Rd., Memphis, TN 38128<br>
Phone: 901-751-2468<br>
<a href="http://www.loveinaction.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.loveinaction.org</a><br>
<br>
In response to my personal two-sentence inquiry as to why she attacked
ED and provoked Bantown, I received this bizarre work of fiction:<br>
<br>
Mr. Evers,<br>
<br>
Please feel free to assume I made an attack on "Bantown" since that's<br>
clearly the popular theory. However, I assure you I have no idea what<br>
a Bantown is, where it is, what it's for and how to locate such a<br>
thing. I would also be at a loss if asked to describe this attack. I<br>
play with Photoshop and write basic HTML for a living -- this does not<br>
make me knowledgeable when it comes to attacking things.<br>
<br>
I have been set up to take the fall for this attack because I<br>
disagreed with someone and am now suffering for being honest about my<br>
name, telephone number and location. I suspect the individual<br>
responsible for what happened is someone that's very annoyed with me<br>
or close friends with an acquaintance but I have no idea how to locate<br>
this person in order to offer him or her up for sacrifice.<br>
<br>
If I come by that contact information, please be assured you'll be the<br>
first to know.<br>
<br>
In the meantime, I'm not living at the address posted to my domain<br>
registration information, none of the phone calls have bothered me and<br>
I am not currently surrounded by ten thousand boxes of aluminum nails.<br>
To sum up, none of the efforts made thus far are having much of an<br>
effect and I would like to politely request that you rethink the<br>
situation before making more mischief for me.<br>
<br>
Of course, you'll ignore that request. But you and the rest of your<br>
legion have yourself a lovely evening.<br>
<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
Apryl Maynard<br>