On "How'd you get your name?" thread, I asked "wonder how 'Kristine' got her name." Post gone within minutes! (As this one will likely be.)

That seems like a strange priority for the sister to take over online accounts if he was in the hospital.

The mods have access to more information than we do. It's possible both accounts were from the same IP. Maybe Scott is playing with us so the threads are being deleted? Can you tell I love a good conspiracy theory? Lol

I don't see why it should matter what is said about a NON-member. I mean, he is not a member anymore, he deleted his accounts so seems all bets are off...hey just my thinking on the matter. I simply do not believe that someone such as his sister would be hanging around reading every post and reporting every post if he were indeed in the hospital apparently dying? Doesn't make any sense to me. That would be the last thing on my mind if my brother were in the hospital!

I don't think the sister is flagging the posts. I think the mods are deleting them if it's the same person. It just creates drama for someone to pretend to be multiple people.

It wouldn't be the first time someone did something like this for the attention. I hope that is what happening and he's not truly ill.

Does age ...

... teach ...

...patience?

o j

This thread may soon be bye bye so have fun while it lasts.

Also, divulging personal information that may have been revealed to you,
is gossipy and disruptive and has no place here. Please be respectful
of everyone. I totally agree.

Can any of us contact Houzz and ask what's going on...or report
sonething strange going on with threads disappearing, only those about
Paw.

Mama, Tamara works for Houzz.

Tamara has put it so very well. One thing I've learned from my years on forums is to believe nothing.

eBay has quite an active forum life, especially for sellers. And the dramas that could be found in there, people creating ID's and stories front left and centre. Actually, eBay had a very specific policy about bringing up past members, leading to censure. I'm not sure if it is the case here. What I do find suspect is when people repeatedly bring up members who are no longer.

And dare I become hypocritical, enough said. On that note...

Thanks Tamara for the gentle reminder.

Regardless of Scott/Pawprints backstory or lifestory, he was fun to have around.

In the years I've been here, every so often some new person will show up and post a whole lot of things in a short while, revealing far more (IMO) than is prudent. In many cases there's just something odd about the posts, and almost inevitably they just as quickly disappear and/or get revealed as hoaxes one way or another. Tamara's warning is very well said.

Hi Tamara, wonder if I'm allowed to ask you a question?

Of course. You can click on my profile and use the messaging form there or contact me at tamara.amey @ houzz.com.

What I do find suspect is when people repeatedly bring up members who are no longer.

This is a community. Some of us have been here for decades, celebrating new grandchildren, mourning those who pass away, listening to the ups and downs of each other's lives. Scott posted almost daily. It is not suspect at all to talk about our feelings about someone who posted often and asked question threads almost daily.

Especially since his pattern is to return after a period of time.

I feel it is suspect when someone tries to hush us up, when our thoughts and feelings are natural and we want to share.

Thanks Tamara

I agree with you Lucille. But heck I'm even scared to talk about this now. Lol

Just keeps getting more and more bizarre...apparently it's not ok to talk about so I guess that solves that mystery....HA! Yesterday I assumed it was some April Fools Day hoax but I guess truth is stranger than fiction.

There is a distinction in this thread, which may affect its longevity. Here, we are talking about us and how we feel, and online life, not directly about Scott.

Let's try this again.

A person disappears and KT draws new visitors.

Well the thread we had all posted on about our selves has now also disappeared so we are being punished and our words deleted. We put a lot thought and feeling into the if you went missing thread and it had nothing to do with Scott. It was about all of us. I don't think that is fair. I understand if there's something directly affecting him but that wasn't, and why delete everything rather than just his replies.

Just for the record, if I died, there will be no one coming here to delete my account. It will be here forever and probably no one will notice that I'm gone! HAHA! I don't believe I told anyone here that in the event of my passing, they can have all my mass fortunes. :P

I hope Scott is well. And Tamara, it's nice to see you're still at Houzz! Somehow I thought you were gone. You're a wonderful moderator.

Raven, my thoughts exactly!! Seems like we are all being punished. I feel like I'm back in elementary school :(

Arkansas girl, I will come looking for you because I always enjoy your posts, not for your mass fortunes!!

What's weird to me is how random the "disappearing" threads often seem. Some of Scott's threads are deleted and some are not. The Kristine who posted to this thread is now gone, as are the posts from a couple people who responded. Lots of censorship for unknown reasons...I'm sure this post will be pulled because I mentioned names.

LaLennoxa, are you personal friends with Pawprint? Just asking because of the Monroe picture.

The Pawprint situation reminds me strongly of the lady who lived near Glenda, and in fact they met several times for lunch. She had a lot of psychiatric problems, and posted about receiving electroshock therapy and other hospitalizations. She posted furiously, and then poof she was gone, never to be heard from again. People that post too much information, especially about things that should be personal, make me suspect and I'm never surprised when poof, they are gone.

I don't come here ALL the time, but enjoy the conversations. I really didn't know there WERE mods here? On other boards I frequent, they're like The Queen of Hearts.

The mods have been deradicalized here since Houzz took over. We are a more adult forum now.

He went away (voluntarily) once before and someone here said they know him personally. She said he'd never come back here but he did, and now he's gone again? I've been away from the computer for the last couple of days so have missed all of this and am just catching up now.

LOL...^^^ more adult forum now ^^^. Ya, right....NOT!

I don't really remember any moderators, other than Spike when he owned GW. I liked Spike, found him fair for the most part, even though he did permanently ban someone I missed. Someone who's humor seemed to rub many the wrong way, but I felt like I 'got him', and it never did offend me ;0)

mor is right about moderators.....they haven't existed since good ol' Spike. The Houzz forums are more or less self policed, as we all have the use of the flagging system to bring attention to a post, person, or thread that bothers us for some reason.

I expect that the little flag gets used a LOT more than the Houzz folks decide something needs to be done about it. I believe that it's rare that posts and threads evaporate, but it's for a darned good reason when they do.

mamapinky0 wrote:

LaLennoxa, are you personal friends with Pawprint? Just asking because of the Monroe picture.

Can't say I've had the pleasure. But I am personal friends with Marilyn.

Hmmmm...

So Marilyn isn't really dead? I guess she's partying with Elvis on a remote island somewhere? HAHA!

LaLennoxa = Joe DiMaggio? But I thought Joltin' Joe was deceased too. And Elvis is on an island? With Marilyn?

I'm so confused.

LaLennoxa......any pics? I've seen a few that could mirror her walk as well.....lol She's well and alive at many shows in the big cities.

Interesting...

Musical chairs around the Kitchen Table....

Funny thing, human nature. Even those who consider it nobody's business will continue to return to a thread to find out, "what happened to Scott".

Curiosity. Human nature since birth.

Brushworks, do you think it could possibly be because people care about each other in this forum? Why automatically think negative?

I thought Tamara's comment was thoughtful and particularly clear, in explaining her perspective and that of this forum's owner. Many people have "liked" it. Tamara and Houzz do make the rules, after all, and have a wider perspective on what goes on in internet land compared to the rest of us.

There are a few other good comments too, in my view, like what sleeperblues said. Anyone with remaining questions or puzzlement should reread those comments.

Suzi,

You completely misunderstood me. Don't be so negative. :)

My post is directed at those who think we should move on without being curious.

Sorry, Brushworks. Yes, I misunderstood. Your post didn't read that way to me.

Sounds like material for another This American Life podcast. Anyone listening to Missing Richard Simmons and/or S---town?

Lindsey_CA: I
invented my sister profile just hoping everyone would accept I was in the
hospital and forget about me. I REALLY
didn’t want to go into detail, but I did just create a LONG post explaining
everything.

Mdln: Kristine is
really my sister’s name, but that wasn’t her picture.

Chi: I was not
playing with anyone, I just wanted to easily disappear & never expected so
many inquiries.

Blfenton: Thank you

Emory: I don’t know
how or why the posts disappeared. I had
already deleted my profile and had zero access to anything.

Lucille: Thank you
for caring about me

arkansas girl: Nope,
not April Fool’s joke. I actually
deleted my profile on 3/31 and never even thought about April Fools.

ravencajun Zone 8b TX:
I’m sorry that post disappeared.
I really don’t have any idea on that one. I never requested anything to be deleted and
from my understanding HOUZZ wouldn’t delete it anyway.

Sjerin: Thank you

mamapinky0: No, I do
not know LaLennoxa, nor do I know Marilyn Monroe

Suzieque: yes and
yes. mamapinky0 knows me.

morz8: I also
remember Spike as I’ve been coming to this forum off and on since 1998. I remember Disney and the teacups. I was never sent there but did have 1 warning
from Spike.

comtessedelacouche (10b S.Australia: hotdryMedclimate): Yes those are my 2 dogs, they are real as can
be and they are doing well.

Brushworks Spectacular Finishes: True, which I answered in a post I made 15
minutes ago

No you can't post somewhere since 1998 and expect to just disappear without anyone noticing! HAHA! Of course hindsight is 20/20 but it would have gone without a hitch had you just started a post and said your farewells and explained it to begin with.

Slipping out of a forum is more difficult than slipping out of an office party. Just when you think nobody's looking, you receive texts, "where did you go?"

Arkansas & Brush, I was too scared & paranoid to post goodbye & be honest.

I honestly thought people would just say "ahh, he's sick" and leave it at that.