I stumbled across this on a blog tonight and something about it just seems odd. I ran it through google and can't find The Library of Life mentioned anywhere except their site. Maybe it is new and I am just being suspicious, so I thought I would post it here and see if anyone knows anything about them. It's that Urgent request thingy that always gets me to wondering.....
Urgent request for help from Library of Life and The IFRC
Dear Sir/Madam,
I have been deeply touched by your blog’s coverage of the recent tragedy in Asia. The way ‘Tsunami Help India’ has helped to make the outside world aware of the plight of the affected people, is highly commendable.
I am contacting you with a request for your kind help from the Library of Life; a website (http://www.libraryoflife.org) whose aim is to compile the life stories of millions of people around the world, thereby creating the world’s first universal record of life that lasts forever. The website raises funds for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and in this time of need they have asked us to create a living memorial to all the victims of this tragedy. This will be done through photographs, text, film, sound and scanned documents on the site.
The Library of Life, in association with the IFRC, is inviting all those whose lives have been affected by the tragedy to create a free memorial to commemorate their loved ones, or post their own experiences as a record for all future generations. We have also set up an online ‘Tsunami Book of Condolence’, which we are inviting the public to sign and express their feelings on this terrible disaster.
In order for this great humanitarian project to be successful it is essential that we have as much information and reach as many people as possible. We therefore, kindly request that you give us your assistance by contributing to the Library of Life through posting your experiences and opinions directly on our site, or allowing us to put some information from your site on our own. Furthermore, if you would be prepared to put a message on your blog about us and a link from your blog to our website, that would be wonderful. In return we will happily give you a reciprocated link from our own site to yours, as well as a complementary membership.
Please have a look at our site and contact me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and let me know your thoughts. I look forward to hearing from you.
"Boy, you're even dumber than I originally thought!" - Tim
Wow, you just can't stop making yourself look bad, can you?
Sharruma
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 | 07:01 PM
Ray Bradbury is 85 years old
Winona
in USA Member
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 | 08:29 PM
Tim,
Just curious, why are you posting as both "Tim" and "Gerry"?
Winona
in USA Member
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 | 08:31 PM
Though at least "Tim" isn't responding to "Gerry" and vice versa.
That makes me feel better.
Winona
in USA Member
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 | 08:32 PM
Oh, and Ray Bradbury.
:D
Katherine
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 | 08:36 PM
Haha...eighty-four, actually, if you want to nitpick. He was born August 22, 1920, so no birthday yet this year. (Does it make me a bad Bradbury fan if I admit that I honestly thought he was dead until I looked that up?)
Tim or Gerry or whatever the devil you want to call yourself--ad hominem. Ad hominem. Do you have any idea what that means? If not, I can tell you: attacking someone's personal character in lieu of actually addressing their argument or making a valid point of your own. Besides being a logical fallacy, it's a plain fact that people will be far less likely to listen to any valid points you make if you liberally intersperse them with comments like "HA HA, YOU SUCK" or "YOUR MOM" or things of that nature.
What was posted was NOT even remotely libelous. Slanderous. Defamatory. Whatever. There are no valid grounds for a lawsuit here, and if anyone were so foolish as to sue, I would laugh and laugh. And then laugh some more when it was completely thrown out of court, and buy Alex a mail-order martini, or possibly a gin and tonic if he'd rather.
Tim an Gerry (both happen to have the same IP btw),
I started this tread because I do not believe everything I read or see on the computer. I had never heard of the Library of Life and wanted to know a bit more about the site. There is nothing wrong with asking questions, it is something I have learned to with anything I find on the Internet, never assume anything about an unknown site is my motto. There are a lot of scam sites and stuff out there, knowledge protects you and those you care about from being taken advantage of.
As for your concern regarding the image of the Library of Life your posts alone have done more to harm the sites reputation than any of us have. You could have very simply stated the truth about the site as you know it and left a good impression with anyone who may have found this thread.
It seems the average person always assumes the other has missed the point of the arguement, rather than thinking first that he himself isn't articulating properly. If the average person would take the time to explain himself, instead of throwing up his arms and exclaiming that the other doesn't have enough "mental dexterity" to understand him, we'd have a lot less conflict and a lot more understanding.
I'm begining to think that classes in communication, which I originally thought to be girly and stupid, should be a mandatory part of public education.
Winona said - Tim, Just curious, why are you posting as both "Tim" and "Gerry"?
Thank goodness I wasn't imagining it! I read that post several times and couldn't work out why he was suffering an identity crisis mid-post...submit as Gerry, sign off as Tim?
Winona
in USA Member
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 | 09:22 PM
Maybe he has MPD. Or maybe he just wanted to look as if he had supporters?
That was my problem - being too observant. I wondered if he'd done a copy and paste job of one of Tim's previous posts and forgot to delete his name off the bottom. When searching through Tim's posts, I couldn't find anything relating to what Gerry posted. So I was feeling rather confused about it.
Whatever happened to that TV show Bradbury used to have? I haven't seen it in a while. I don't remember if it was good, either. "Something Wicked This Way Comes" made an alright movie though, but it's a lot better to read.
Thank you, people, for your support.
Believe it or not, it really means a lot.
I never even noticed until Winona pointed it out that he had put both names on one post.
I kinda had an inkling when he hadn't put his bio on the website above that there was a problem here somewhere. I guess that's why I never got an answer when I asked him about it.
Again, Katherine, Myst, et al (sorry if I missed you, I'm running three programs on a 200 Mhz computer, and it's so slow that I don't want to scroll back up because it takes so long...) THANK YOU for the support.
Is "The Ray Bradbury Theater" still being produced? I loved that show, when I had the opportunity to see it.
I know what you mean about paying the bills and beer, well actually I prefer Irish Creme but it is a bit more expensive than beer.
I could only afford this computer because I am friends with a guy who owns a computer store. He sold me a used Dell for $150.
Winona
in USA Member
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 | 11:24 PM
Talking about older computers makes me feel old (should I admit I'm 32).... I remember when I was *thrilled* to get my old k-6 whatever - so cutting edge, lol. I started out on a MacII, and was still using that when I got on the net in about 1991.
