Virtual Adventures Explained

[Barbara]

I don't expect them to feel guilty. I'm the one who feels like a jerk for wasting my time praying for cats who didn't need them. Be a long long time before I do THAT again!

You can be sure they feel guilty.
Plus all the fun is spoiled.
Plus you will not pray for other cats who have not the slightest thing to do with this story.

I was worried and sent my best thoughts and I do NOT feel like a jerk because I did. Because every good deed makes sense. Independently of whether it was a success or not. It makes sense because it makes you more human.

[jenluckenbach]

I would like to send my personal appologies to Lorraine, Deb and Michelle.

The story they created would have been wonderful if it was not mistaken for REALITY. I have no ill feelings toward them. I will not punish all other animals/people by not caring about them because of this matter. I (hope) that I am a good enough person to forgive AND forget a mistake.

BUT.......if it were up to me, I would simply delete ALL threads tangled up in this mess, or this discussion will NEVER end.

Post your wonderful created photos in a NEW thread and can we please move on from this?????

[kittycats_delight]

I would like to send my personal appologies to Lorraine, Deb and Michelle.

The story they created would have been wonderful if it was not mistaken for REALITY. I have no ill feelings toward them. I will not punish all other animals/people by not caring about them because of this matter. I (hope) that I am a good enough person to forgive AND forget a mistake.

BUT.......if it were up to me, I would simply delete ALL threads tangled up in this mess, or this discussion will NEVER end.

Post your wonderful created photos in a NEW thread and can we please move on from this?????

It is absolutely not necessary to apologize to me Jen. I believe it would have been a blast if not mistaken for reality. It was a fun and good idea. I really hope people will not hold a grudge because of a honest mistake. It really was not meant to upset or hurt anyone. Or make anyone feel like a fool. And I too agree it is time to let things go and move on.

(((Jen)))
Merry Christmas

Michelle

[MBones]

When I read about the missing kitties my mind immediately went to those alarming times when one of my own went missing. The panic, fear and worry for those missing is very real to me and I got very LES'y and began praying for them and hoping that they would soon be found. My heart goes out to all of those who have spent those long hours, days, and the like waiting for their beloved pets to come back safely home to them and I was very upset that three had gone missing so close to Christmas. I was even more upset to learn that in the guise of entertainment only one was truly missing.

To find out that this "charade" was just that made me feel pretty taken advantage of. And the fact that there is truly another cat missing (Isis) makes the timing of this reality tale all the more horrible. I'm sorry if this offends the creators of this tale but it is really upsetting to me that such a scary scenario for me ( and all the other pet lovers out there ) turned out to be a hoax. Some things are just not worth joking abut in my opinion.

I'm sure they meant no harm, but we all need to consider the impact of what we post on this forum as well as others. Please let's either make a separate folder for these reality types of adventures or prominately highlight in the thread title. Again, I do not mean to offend or make the creators of this hoax feel bad, but missing pets is nothing to joke about. I really am bothered by this entire turn of events; it has really upset me.

Let's channel all of this energy towards Isis so that she may be reunited with her loved ones safe and sound.

[Soapets]

ISIS HAS BEEN FOUND! Please see this thread for the updates, and to express your happiness and joy to Wenisrubber on finding Isis, safe and now back home!

ISIS REALLY WAS MISSING. SHE WAS NOT A PART OF THE VIRTUAL ADVENTURE OF WILLY AND ANNIE.

That being said, if the votes continue in favor of us continuing the saga of Willy's and Annie's Virtual Christmas Adventure of 2006 by the time the poll closes tomorrow afternoon, we will resume posting about their virtual escapades. (Even if the votes HAD been in favor of continuing it, I wouldn't have felt comfortable doing so with Isis still really missing.)

We will clearly mark each thread about these two as a "Virtual Adventure" so that there will be no mistake about it to the PT'ers who read them.

We appreciate the candid comments on here, and hope that everyone who feels mistrust about these types of threads will feel reassured knowing that Virtual Adventures will be clearly marked as such from here on out. Please do NOT feel hesitant to continue to offer prayers and positive vibes up for the beloved pets who are reported as missing on here in the future. If everyone abides by the rule that Virtual Adventures should be clearly marked as such in their titles, the confusion won't happen again.