Gee, Emerald Wynn. Thank you for linking to my Team Lizzie blog entry on your little rant. You bring forth all these accusations that Lizzie supposedly did, but you’ve posted no proof to back up your libelous statements.
It was a nice idea for a friend, there is no “other team”, let it go.
I’m just so sick of people writing about some big evil thing she supposedly did, and making digs at her on my plurk timeline. Yep Lizzie was my friend, but so are all of you. I’m not asking people to get along, but don’t ‘hate’ on someone just because ‘everybody else’ does. Look at your own interactions with them, and judge for yourself.
Lizzie was always nice to me, and when I needed help with iheartsl bloggers group she volunteered (and did a fantastic job). I don’t know all the “DETAILS” and I don’t care. If she has personally wronged you, then by all means jump on the hate bandwagon but if she hasn’t, why the fuck do you care? You know what I’m talking about. Let it go.
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Is Lizzie gone?
Yep she deleted her blog and plurk. I don’t know about her SL account, but I don’t see it anymore.
This shit gets so old. It’s sl for crying out loud.. if you don’t like someone, mute them. Don’t run around acting like anyone cares who you hate, love, wanna screw.. WE DON’T CARE. Leave people alone and get a life. And Lizzie, I don’t really know you but I did love your blog.. so don’t let these people win. Just do your thing, there are plenty of people who support you! :)
ok this is rare, but i agree with you gogo LOL. I have NO idea what the hell is going on, why there’s hating on lizzie and whats all the drama but i DID once jumped the bandwagon just because a friend of mine was against her for whatever reason I dont’even half know..and regret it. Lizzie personally to me has been ALWAYS friendly so whatever is going on is not my problem. I thought the shirts were a sweet gesture of you guys. Hopefully lizzie will return and not let herself get chased out SL like this.
Thats my two cents <3
Hi Gogo,
You may be surprised at this statement, but I’m not a hater or a drama monger. Anyone who reads my blog knows that it’s usually just a lot of cheerful, dorky stuff. You won’t see any hateful references to Lizzie in any other posts — my blog was never intended to be used as a weapon against anyone.
In this particular situation, yes, she’s wreaked havoc in the lives of me and some of my friends in ways that many people wearing those shirts are unaware of. I suppose I could have posted the many bizarre e-mails, chats, notes and — I don’t know, threatening voicemail transcripts (???) — as proof, but wouldn’t that have made me even more of a horrible person? That actually would have taken it to an EnCore Mayne-ish level, and that’s not my style.
I needed to make a point: That many people didn’t really know who they were celebrating, in terms of those shirts. Yes, the fact that you did it for a friend was an extraordinarily kind thing for you to do and I wouldn’t expect less of you. I’m actually a huge fan of this blog and have been reading it regularly for more than a year. Despite all that’s happened recently, that won’t change. I’ve admired you since I was a noob — you’ve got great fashion insight that has inspired many of my purchases.
I have friends now who are seeking cease-and-desist legal counsel because of this woman’s recent actions. And friends that I love who have left SL because of her bullying. And whether you agree or disagree that she’s capable of such behavior, well, I guess there’s nothing I could say to change your mind, nor do I want to.
Honestly, it never was my attention to start a Lizzie-bashing party and I have been discouraging those conversations from the many people who have contacted me with their “Lizzie stories.” I don’t want to hear them.
But as for me, I’m hurting because a good friend of mine is gone now because of her and how she has affected my friend’s life. So I just had to say what I needed to say. I needed to defend my friend. Just as you are doing so here.
Thanks for letting me explain my side. I realize people, including you, are angry. I prepared myself for that consequence when I hit “publish” on that post. I don’t blame or judge her friends and fans at all for being royally p*ssed. It’s how I felt when I saw all those T-shirts.
Thanks,
Em
Gogo I love you for all you have done for me. Phoe, I am sorry I didn’t have a chance to say goodbye. Sysy and MeganK I appreciate your words of kindness as well. This is a situation that has gotten way out of hand and I simply want to be left alone and forgotten. I have no idea what she means about people coming to her with Lizzie stories and her friends seeking cease and desist orders because minus one person and can’t recall having more than one conversation with anyone I know of that is friends with Emerald. She and I were close friends and one time as well. The only time I was harsh with Emerald via phone was when I told her to stop repeating to others things that I told her in confidence. And if taking a harsh tone is considered threatening to her than I don’t know what to tell ya.
There is no point in saying Emerald’s post is full of lies and hate because people will say I am denying things. I am gone Emerald so please just stop. I just want this part of my life to be over and to move on. Lizzie Lexington is dead and I am not ever coming back to second life. Hugs Gogo and I wish I had read your blog before I saw Emerald’s comment. Please I beg of – just leave me alone now. (Gogo this is not directed at you at all)
Please Emerald I beg you STOP. These allegations you have made about my interactions with your friend in the blog NEVER HAPPENED. I never contacted her spouse EVER. And honestly when push comes to shove IP addresses will prove it. This is my life Emerald and in regards to our friendship LET IT GO. We have all acted badly, we have all acted like we are reliving our teen year angst. None of this worth it really. I AM GONE and besides my occasionally lurking of my friends’ blogs such as Ms. Gogo here I have no intention in coming back. The horrible Devil known as Lizzie Lexington is dead – have a party why don’t ya. Let me live in peace. All I can do now is pray for peace in my life and for everyone else involved and to let all this pain go away. I just want my life back.
Wow!
I guess I just don’t get it. Cease and Desist orders? Leaving SL over what others think? When did SL become a “Mean Girls High School Party?”
Lizzies’ blog was great, loved it, was entertaining, emo inclusive.
I am not too sure what brought me to SL but I have stayed for over 2 years now, and I have caught a glimpse here and there of “The mean girl atitude”
But I left the group I was in, deleted who I needed to on my friends list and moved on.
But the difference here is I am not fully out there, I do not blog or plurk. I log in to talk to friends, hunt out some bargains and shop to fill up my ever-growing inventory. I guess I am a bit of a hermit. But with good reason I think, when reading entries like this one.
Good Luck Lizzie! Hope you don’t let this “Mean Girl Shit” get in the way of your happiness!
Like my momma always said “They don’t like you, Fuck em, find the ones that do”
I think everyone involved in this young and the restless episode needs to stop and take inventory and not SL inventory. These are real people living real lives. Some may have gotten a bit to caught up or too involved but what really happened here. Emails, IMs, notecards and so forth tossed back and forth? Has anyone heard of the MUTE button or email filters or for god sake delete the email account. Unless its some sort REAL LIFE email such as TRUE EMPLOYER why do you need it? My theory is all of you wanted to hear from each other so that you had something to talk about or to write about. I suspect you wanted the adrenaline rush so you actually felt alive. None of you wanted to let go. So in the grand scheme of things is this really as BIG as you make it out to be? Or is it a bunch of lonely people with nothing else much going on that they turn to the net to feel something again, good or bad.
Sorry to post here Gogo, your blog is awesome and I read it daily..but…I just wanted to say goodluck to Lizzie since her blog is gone and I know she reads this one.
Lizzie, you’re a talented witty writer and no matter what happens you shouldn’t stop. People followed your blog because it mostly made them laugh, smile or relate to things you were going through. None of the trash being talked on either side matters to fans like me. Much <3 to you, Goodluck ..i'll miss your pics & zaney stories that were filled with more imagination than most bloggers could ever conjure.
Rach
Epic Fail on Lizzie’s part to be anonymous. I was the commentor called “observer”, – shit I feel guilty commenting anonymously how stupid is that LOL. This is the thing a couple hours ago I was really angry at Emerald so I took a moment to reflect. And honestly I believe everything “observer” had to say – I was in SL to feel things I hadn’t felt for a long time and I suspect all parties involved in this drama playing out in front of the blogosphere may be doing all this for the same reasons as me. I can sit here and type till the cows come I am innocent but really it won’t make a diff. People will believe what the want to believe. And the major players (not emerald btw) really know how things were and are. But what matters is what I believe and think of myself. Did I make mistakes YES of course. Was I conniving and manipulative – NO instead I was reactive and emotional. So I gotta work on me Elizabeth and Ms. Wynn I think you may have actually done me a favor in forcing me out, ha.
Will I miss Lizzie? Yes, I already do. She was so cute and funny and silly and quirky and eccentric and different. I’ll miss watching her spin, watching her dance and dressing her in some crazy look. But I think its time to let go of Lizzie and make Elizabeth cute and funny and silly and quirky and eccentric and different like I have felt in the past. And I need to surround myself with people who without a doubt would never believe the things Emerald is saying about me. Hugs Gogo and kiss Wilma for me. Thanks for letting me blog on your blog. And Take Care Emerald.
I don’t know what happened but I think it’s a shameful commentary to the demographic of SL when gossip-mongering, “having the last word”, and this megalomaniac obsession to having one side of the story perpetuated can all lead up to banishing a person away from the game. It’s says to me that there are people logging in who can’t let a single damn thing go, and there are people who crumble from internet-bullying.
I honestly think kicking a long dead horse is just obscenely dumb. And it just makes the kicker look like a blithering idiot, and the people they try to trample look just as ludricrously weak, cuz in my mind, I’m thinking, “you’re actually letting this spacky berk shout you down?”
Anyhoo, Lizzie, I never knew ye. Maybe one day when Gogo is feeling like a proper hostess, we can all descend upon her sickeningly pink Barbie home for some tea and crumpets.
Oh and — LEAVE LIZZIE ALONE! O.o
~ fin :P
I would have to agree with Lash,it is very one sided do we really know who we are deaing with behind the monitor screen i think not,and why do these random people care what anyone does if there is no RL connection.
Yes it’s a form of bullying and i would actually say that the individual who drives another away is the one who is insecure and possibly has RL problems.Acting in this manner is very juvenile and i would say breaking the TOS,so therefore shouldn’t be playing and should seek RL help.
Or just basically plain jealousy to,Grow Up who cares call yourself adults.take a look at your RL first before letting go in here,are you all really like this in RL i think not.
Dear Lashy, you shouldn’t have said that :P I will now sneak into La Reve and plop down my Barbie Pink House for your terro.. errm, enjoyment! :)
I knew GOGO was Barbie’s alt ha!
:( Omg Lizzie. I never knew you that well, but I’m gonna miss you. I never read your blog but I loved following you on plurk. And whether you did anything or not you don’t deserve to be bullied and chased away like this.
Nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu — what did I ever do to you?! You you you pink flatulator!!!!!
Ahem. Anyhoo.
“That actually would have taken it to an EnCore Mayne-ish level”
not so sure i understand this bizarre twist to your rationalizations dear. you do what you do, i’ll protect myself from matters that haven’t and probably won’t sufficiently be delineated till the book comes out. thanks for playing, Alicia!
Look you were bullied as well and I did tell you to go choke on a dick. I am apologizing now for that. I will put past that you took it upon yourself to spread a lie with my RL name attached that I write spyware scripts and also (on my birthday no less) decided to make fun of me for taking depression medication. I’m willing to let bygones be bygones. If you want your fashion blog fed on Metavirtual, I’ll do it, no strings attached or nothing. I’ll make the first step towards peace and maybe others will to. And if you don’t accept, I’ll totally respect that.
PS: I am fairly certain that Alicia and Emerald are 2 different people.
you and i know that’s not how it works Christine. it doesn’t matter what you state in public that defines your game (who you are). reality is what you wake up from in the middle of the night. no games. no manipulations. no deceipt. why the need to victimize the sickness projected from within your own minds in an effort to exorcise your demons? there IS innocence. there IS truth, honour, trust, love. let people live.
oh, btw, thanks for the offer for Mayne Line but i’ve already got a few alt accounts on metavirtual already. and, as far as you know, i might be Alicia.
“Alicia”?
You don’t know me Lizzie and i don’t know you very well either lol but i’ve always enjoyed your plurks and i recently started reading your blog and i enjoyed reading imensly, it’s a huge shame your leaving but i wish you all the best sweetie and don’t let snide comments and bitches get too you, the fact that they did this shows just how much they like drama and seriously aint worth your time or tears.
*hugs sweetie*
Misty
Will there be a list? It’s not real drama until there’s a list.
I feel like a kid screaming that Mum and Dad should stop fighting, because I won’t pick one of them :( I read all these three blogs and enjoyed them for different resons. Why must there be a villain? I have talked to Gogo and Lizzie inworld so it’s very hard for me to believe that Lizzie is so bad that she go to somebody’s wife in RL and force somebody out of SL. Of course Lizzie wrote way too emotional, sometimes it felt almost embarassing to read her. But you know what… I just skipped reading things I don’t understand or that make me feel awkward. Emerald… is it possible that you just know one side of the story? I am glad you keep your other accounts in SL, Lizzie, and it’s not too late to revieve Lizzie? Just let her take a vacation, n’est ce pas?
I think that there’s been some serious stretching of the truth when it comes to actions done to both parties and both sides have acted pretty horribly to eachother now and in the past and things cannot be repaired. That’s easy enough to accept. The best thing is to just let it go and move on, actually it’s probably the only option at this point.
I lost a friend permanently and lost out on the opportunity to make new friends because apparently it was decided that sides were taken and that line is drawn and cannot be cleared. I am saddened by it.
Kess, this is why I think you’re just the best <3. Everything you've said is exactly the problem – everyone keeps 'saying' what's happened from their perspective. There's no PROOF of anything other than two groups of people treating each other horribly – never a good thing, but we all do stupid things when we are angry and hurt. I would hazard a guess that any PROOF provided would make everyone look bad, so we're not seeing it. And sadly, the end result is a loss of contributing members of OUR community. Everybody loses.
Ok, so I am not a blogger, a functioning member of SL’s fashion community, tweeter, plurker, and I am rather proud that I don’t really know what half of that is. I met Lizzie my very first minute in SL. We have talked every day (mostly) since that point, and have been close friends, then estranged, friends again, then she deleted us all, the friends with one alt, but hot the original avatar… lets just say knowing Lizzie has been rocky. I say that in order to say this; in the end I have always continued to be Friends with Lizzie, Evie, Berta, Elizabeth, because in her heart she is good and I can feel it and know it. She’s no saint, but she has a wonderful spirit, amazing talent, and has been so supportive of my craft as a builder, and even gave me my first opportunity to build something large when I rebuilt the Moosh club for her. I don’t care to take sides in this, or any other matter and know way more regarding this topic than most, which has only left me more confused. So then why am I writing here when I am clearly not a blog reader or writer… I have shared allot of wonderful times with Lizzie, I have fought like a Gladiator with her also, we have created fantastic projects together, and I have met many brilliant people due to Lizzie, two of my most favorite being Kesseret and Mouse. I am sorry to see Lizzie go, but she has left me with beautiful memories and many incredible friends that I would not have met otherwise. I say goodbye Lizzie, Oly and I love you and will continue to, and there are no hard feelings. ;) As for whom one should blame, or which party is at fault… they all are my friends, and we are also for airing this so publicly. In truth, this matter is for the envolved alone and has never been any of our business regardless of blogs or otherwise. SL has lost another very talented writer and it will be lesser for it, but I am a creator as are many of you and I ask that we all say our goodbye to our friend, and go make something beautiful!
Thank you Kar for your kind words and I hope you know how much I care about you and Oly. I apologize that I have been incredibly wishy washy when it comes to being your friend and I really don’t have an excuse for it. I can only say this…I have been forever mixed as to whether or not my involvement in SL has been healthy for me and in my moments of wanting to leave I tend to push away those closest to me. Nothing about it is okay at all. I am just a drama queen i guess, LOL. Hugs to you and Oly. Lizzie
I’m just sad that a few simple, benign posts from people wearing t-shirts in an effort to cheer a friend up prompted such an ugly blog post in the first place.
Good luck, Lizzie. I am sad you have left. I will miss your blog, even more I will miss your fun-loving joyful zest for life. If people could simply ask “is this necessary?” before they drag their grievances and anger into the public sphere, we would all be happier. Sadly, some people can never move on, hoarding their grievances for months on end, rather than letting go and moving forward. It’s not Second Life that makes people bitter, though. That’s something they bring from their first life into second life. You will be missed.
You are so right Cajsa and Lizzie has no filter sadly ha. Plus I have this strong urge to stamp out injustice towards me it seems – even to my own detriment. You are a lovely, smart woman and many hugs to you.