UPDATE 10.14.06 4:17 PM PDT Most of the diaries about health care advocate and whistle blower Buffy Orpington's GBCW meta rescue crisis have been deleted from daily kos by the diarists. Whoever posts under the screen name Buffy Orpington has removed all of the B.O. dairies along with a link to the Orpington website and contact information. Due to privacy considerations I have deleted what might be considered personal information about someone who many think is a chimera. This diary was initially written on the fly. thrown up quickly to respond to a crisis. It was changed and updated a number of times. [ 10.19.06 - I honestly don't know whether the entire drama that precipitated the diary was real or part of an elaborate hoax, but this morning, as I write this update I'm thinking the latter description applies. peace ]
[Update]: I've received requests to delete this diary, and I've received requests not to delete this diary. I changed the diary several times as the story unfolded.
[more below the jump]
As I wrote above, this diary has been modified a number of times. I just changed the title of the diary (again). I don't have any real news - I do believe that Buffy deleted her own diary. That diary was read by many in this community as a plea for help and it engendered a great deal of concern. Rather than editing the story again (especially since I may soon delete this diary.) I will leave the rest intact for the time being.
Even though we believed that Buffy had been located & that another Kog was on his way to pick her up, she has not yet been seen. The diary was posted initially in response to a diary that was met with profound concern by the Kos community. And was placed here to facilitate locating Buffy. ChicagoSwan also published a diary for the purpose of locating and helping her. I've been finding updates on ChicagoSwan's diary, and as far as I know no face to face contact with Buffy has actually been made yet.
We were all releived when angrymonkey posted this comment on Buffey's diary:
I found her
I found her.
I have her. Someone else has to go get her. She is in Boston. Someone email me and I'll give you her name and address.
--Mike
[email address deleted 10.18.06 at angrymonkey's request]
We later learned that Brubs was going to pick her up. (or did we?) Sadly, as far as I know he was unable to find her, and Boston police said that there was no response at her apartment. Please comment with concrete action ideas and information.
See Edgery's Diary for more updates
1. I've deleted a lot of the personal information that was posted in an attempt to locate Buffy - now it seems that the deletion was premature and based on the assumption that Brubs would in fact be able to find Buffy.
2. the diary now seems to be being used by some to brainstorm about next steps along with some unfortunate discussion for which the diary was not intended.
3. Some have suggested that the diary be deleted - Let's wait until we know that Buffy is safe before we talk about deleting diaries.
Please use this diary to network and compile information so we don't have to duplicate our efforts.
[Postcript: this diary was originally published on October 10th - it was thrown up quickly, and edited several times through out the day - In the following days many members of the Kos community wondered about the fate of the person who inspired an outpouring of concern and support. Many started asking questions - some out of genuine concern, others out of suspicion, still others out of concerned skepticism. One of the members of the community had compiled a list of pledges of various offers of support and hoped that the person for whom that support had been offered was aware that the community wanted to help.
On the 17th of October, the individual using the screen name Buffy Orpington published a diary. It was up for about one half hour and then quickly deleted. It might be best described as an I want to be alone diary. Bob Johnson published a delicious snark diary in response. And someone posting as Buffy contributed comments to that diary (and to this diary , as well). I write "someone posting as Buffy" because I now believe that the Kos community was sucked into a hoax. 10.21.06]
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peace