http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2001/05/16/kaycee/ More than just a blog. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:25:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2001/05/16/kaycee/#comment-152227 Disturbed About Reactions to Kathy Sierra’s Post at Climb to the Stars (Stephanie Booth) Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:39:17 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2001/05/16/kaycee/#comment-152227 <p>[...] The blogmob is nothing new, of course. My first real encounter with the mob was in May 2001, when Kaycee Nicole Swenson died (or so it seemed) and somebody dared suggest she might not have existed. The mob was mainly on MetaFilter at that time, but there were very violent reactions towards the early proponents of the “hoax” hypothesis. Finally, it was demonstrated that Kaycee was indeed a hoax. This was also my first encounter with somebody who was sick and twisted enough to make up a fictional character, Kaycee, a cancer victim, and keep her alive online for over two years, mixing lies and reality to a point barely imaginable. I — and many others — fell for it. [...]</p> [...] The blogmob is nothing new, of course. My first real encounter with the mob was in May 2001, when Kaycee Nicole Swenson died (or so it seemed) and somebody dared suggest she might not have existed. The mob was mainly on MetaFilter at that time, but there were very violent reactions towards the early proponents of the “hoax” hypothesis. Finally, it was demonstrated that Kaycee was indeed a hoax. This was also my first encounter with somebody who was sick and twisted enough to make up a fictional character, Kaycee, a cancer victim, and keep her alive online for over two years, mixing lies and reality to a point barely imaginable. I — and many others — fell for it. [...]

]]> http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2001/05/16/kaycee/#comment-190 Tara Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2001/05/16/kaycee/#comment-190 <p>A hoax, as we now know. Various info at various places that I won't list here (available on request).</p> A hoax, as we now know. Various info at various places that I won’t list here (available on request).

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