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[Rogi Ocnorb]

My willingness to help was based on a recent, related experience in my life.

This past school year, my son's 7th grade English teacher was a lady who I knew in my childhood and, coincidentally, had my mother as her 7th grade English teacher. Our mothers taught at the same school and our families attended the same church. I hadn't talked to her, at all, in the intervening nearly 4 decades.

Just after the end of this school year, I got a large envelope in the mail with a "faculty" picture from 1970 for the school my mother taught at and a note:

"Is that your mom next to mine (3rd person in the 2nd row)? I have two of these pictures and thought of you."

So, now I have another picture of my mother, albeit kind of small, that I didn't know existed. Since she died a year after that picture was taken, when I was ten, I have very few pictures of her and am quite glad to have it.

I'm not encouraging any kind of deviant behavior, but thought I'd relay my experience because you never know what kind of coincidences and turns life can bring.

[Sassy]

[Rogi Ocnorb]

Took me a while to get what you meant by "countered".

"Loss" is something I've always had a certain passion about. Whether it's genetic or related to losing my mother at an impressionable period in my life, I've always been kind of a packrat and feel sad about loss in general. People, items, knowledge, and especially, anything that can't be brought back once it's gone.

Having my car radio stolen is bad. Losing one of my kids would be devastating.

[konamouse]

I'm still not clear this is real or an ARG.
1. Posted in News & Rumors
2. Posted in the [url=http://flickr.com/photos/miguelhernandez/2697471865/in/pool-argARG Flickr[/url] group but he also started a separate group just for it.
3. Our poster is an artist, it seems. Check out his flickr.

So, again, the operative question. If this is a game, you should not be posting in here (after you announce your trailhead).
If it is real, then please ask a uF moderator to move this to Various & Sundry and then folks who are interested can continue to help you find this person (for whatever reason).

I would suggest starting with elementary or Jr High year books for the region in the 1970s. Most school libraries will have back issues. Good luck on that (you might come across as someone with altered reasons for seeking out pictures of children).

[ineffabelle]

[phyzix]

Yes. I am an artist. I teach art, and I am an artist.

It surprises me that we are driven to this type of mentality. Our first reaction is to not trust someone and to think that the intentions are anything but good.

Her name/address/image, are all public record so we would not be revealing anything that she does not want to be revealed because it is already made public. We are merely working together to find a single person in the world.

Please reconsider your sense of my intentions and if you still want to help me find this person then by all means let's do this together.

[natas]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beating_a_dead_horse

[stratagos]

[ineffabelle]

[faeryqueen21]

I personally think that phyzix has been nothing but polite during his "attacks" on other people. I think a lot of people jumped on him and his reaction was understandable.

There's no doubt that this thread should be moved but that's up to a mod to actually execute that.

I recently came across the website of an artist doing something similar. He had found an old picture of three men on motorcycles and has made it his mission to find them. I don't know his exact purposes (or remember the web address) but it was for artistic reasons. And, probably just because it could be fun to play detective. Yes, there is a good chance that this woman won't appreciate his efforts and might be weirded out. But he's not doing anything illegal and maybe, just maybe, she'll be grateful. I personally would love to see a piece of my past returned to me. Also, I highly doubt this is a recent photo doctored to look old. This girl is a grown woman now and I don't think he would be violating any moral codes regarding child safety.

The long and short of it is, everyone is entitled to their opinions. If you think it's wrong, don't help him.

[natas]

Why post all that here, though. If I wanted help fixing my car, should I post in a forum on kitchen utensils? It just makes no sense.

[faeryqueen21]

Well unFiction has been referred to as a Collective Detective. If I were to take on this kind of venture (and I wouldn't, but that's just me) this is the first place I would look for help.

[Esteed]

[faeryqueen21]

Fine. Esteed, I understand your points. I still don't think he's doing anything illegal, but I understand not wanting uF to be a part of it in case someone wants to lay blame.

The people I've heard of who have done stuff like this (like that guy in NY who wanted to track down a girl he saw on the subway) have set up a website or a blog for it. Yes, an official website may up the "creepiness" factor, but it would at least take it off of uF. Those who want to help can follow, and those who are appalled can wash their hands of it.

[Esteed]