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The thing about Angiebabe, and I think the reason why so many people were suspicious, was that she registered on the forum and almost immediately announced she was ill. People are naturally suspicious about any grand claim; and while she said early on that she had joined the forum to while away the hours she had to spend in bed all day, some of us weren't convinced because we'd already been through members being exposed for lying about themselves to manipulate the forum en masse...

It was a combination of bad timing (the forum being very distrusting) and a little bit too much honesty early on... I mean to put it into context - if I was a new member and signed up and told everyone I had crabs and I had no idea how I got them - it was all a true story, of course, but people would be inclined to not believe me or call me an attention seeker because they wouldn't have known who I was as a person and would suspect I was trolling. It was the same with the Angie situation. I didn't believe her story either, though I don't think I ever really publicly said so on the forum. It was only when we were informed of her passing by her daughter and the subsequent lack of activity beyond her daughter using the account occasionally that I started to believe it; and I believe a couple of forum members attended (Christina? Loukas? I can't remember) which added some weight to the story... but yeah, I think we reserve the right as a community to doubt any tall tales that are introduced to us in the beginning... We've been through it so many times now with members lying about their age, gender and background that it's become routine now to spot liars early on. Sometimes you just get a vibe.

Anyway, Angie was a big part of the forum while she was here and although I didn't have much to do with her and my forum relationship with her was soured by my suspicions, I do think her presence is missed on here.