avatar change
showing love for a member
showing support for a member
the puppy brigade club
we want yorkiebear back
Think It's Time To Band Together Again???? The Puppy Brigade Club
By pyewacket
@pyewacket (43903)
United States
May 4, 2008 11:06pm CST
Sometime ago around late November of last year a whole bunch of us banded together as a tribute to one of our friends to show our support for her when she was wrongly suspended/banned from here due to the vicious attacks against her. As a result, many of decided to show our support for her and that we were behind and routing for her by a suggestion I made. That we volunteer to change our avatars for at least a week. What happened was almost hysterical as all of a sudden almost overnight many MyLotters switched their usual avatars to a cute snoozing puppy one that our friend had...We became know as the Puppy Brigade....LOL
Now, currently we have the same situation and two other members here have already changed their avatars to the one that belongs to the friend who has also been wrongly suspended/banned...and now I'm officially announcing here...let the avatar change begin...are you game? And ironically we can still be known as the Puppy Brigade as the person's avatar is also of a cute little doggie...
So folks for at least one week, change your avatar to our friend's one to show you care for her and miss her.
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24 responses
@kbourgerie (8780)
• United States
5 May 08
I would love to do that, but where do I find her avatar. I know it was of a yorkshire terrier, but I don't know where to find the exact one.
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@KrazyKlingon (5005)
• United States
5 May 08
I already did that. Someone else started it, but that discussion ended up deleted. Now let's go around MyLot & wreak some havoc.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
5 May 08
Yes, I know...was trying to find the discussion...drat! This discussion is starting to look funny...LOL..
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@KrazyKlingon (5005)
• United States
5 May 08
I guess we can say that the place is going to the dogs.
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@Aussies2007 (5336)
• Australia
5 May 08
Sorry... but I have a reputation to maintain.
I cannot replace tough no nonsense Mel Gibson with a puppy. I might have considered it if it had been a vicious doberman... it's a guy thing... (Lethal Weapon 3)
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
5 May 08
Hehee...yeah can't really picture you as a cute puppy
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
5 May 08
Had nothing to do with her...she was being viciously attacked just like our snoozing puppy friend was before...so they seem to take the attackers word for it and zap --so hope we can get her back now--and thanks for the change
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@gemini_rose (16264)
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5 May 08
I did notice that this very sweet little avatar was popping up all over the place!! I am game to do it, I guess it will make a change not to have a wolf grinning at everyone everytime I respond to their discussions!!
So we would be doing it for a week, is that like a week from today? I have copied the picture so I will try and change it in a min when I just finish writing this to you!!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
6 May 08
I had noticed you changed the avatar to the puppy one, but now see a another wolf type one--I actually do have a thing for wolves..hehee
@gemini_rose (16264)
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5 May 08
Ok I am in, I did it!! It was easier than I thought actually. I may not last the week though but I show my support of what has happened.
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@mentalmum (82)
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8 May 08
i would love to help out here pyewacket, but im a newbie and dont know the person youre talking about, so im not sure i would be allowed to join in! but best wishes for her return!!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
8 May 08
First of all welcome here newbie! Yes we're all hoping she returns real soon
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@sugar_licious (76)
• United States
9 May 08
Hey MentalMum! Hi again Pyewacket! Don't you just love this idea MentalMum? I think it really rocks!
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@mentalmum (82)
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9 May 08
yep it sure does rock, but its sad to see this kind of thing happening here - we've just left a site that had the very same problems!!! oh well, i guess thats the internet for ya!! lol
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
5 May 08
what happened to the two people who got banned last year did they ever make it back?
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@KrazyKlingon (5005)
• United States
5 May 08
The two I know about were TerryZ & sndcain. Terryz is back, but sndcain is not. Was there another someone else you were thinking of?
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@irisheyes (4370)
• United States
7 May 08
I was wondering about itsreallymefifty. She got banned awhile ago for basically the same thing. I miss her. Her discussions were really interesting and she definitely raised the level of the writing around here.
@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
7 May 08
How cool is this! I'd love to have friends like this- Sticking up for you when wrongfully accused. I don't know where to find the picture-- or how to do it- Plus I'm not even sure who you are referring to- I only answer discussions through my e-mail.
I just wanted to tell you that I think you are being a super friend!
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
8 May 08
I got the picture off of the person's profile page--I plan to have it for a few more days then change back to my kitty one...I've been using my avatar for nearly four years wherever I am--but it was the principle of the thing I thought
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
7 May 08
I have been seeing lots of those greeny black avatars for a couple of weeks now...don't know whose it is. I also don't know who originally owned the puppy avatar. I find it very confusing when people keep changing their avatar. I know for sure who belongs to what in a lot of instances but not in ev ery case.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
8 May 08
Greeny black avatars?? Gee haven't seen any of those. I know it can be confusing when one changes avatars..as for this...I plan to have it a few more days then change back to my classic kitty one...besides my cat Pyewacket is annoyed that I changed it..LOL
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
5 May 08
Thanks AmbiePam...This discussion is starting to look funny with all these doggies around
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@mummymo (23706)
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7 May 08
Well I wish you well pye and I think it is great that you are all sticking together with your friend! I have heard about yb but I don't know her personally. I hope that things get sorted out for her soon although I am not going to change my avatar - I have always had the same avatar and plan to always keep it if I can - plus I get confused very easily and if I saw my own posts with a different avatar it would really fry my brain! lol xxx
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
8 May 08
Hehe..yes it confuses even me to see a different avatar other than my classic kitty one...I've used that avatar wherever I am for about four years straight...but just for a few more days I'll have this one then back to my cat one
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
5 May 08
Aww--you really do look cute...and will keep updates
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@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
• United States
5 May 08
I could never see changing avatars in support of members who have been banned. As for myself it always confuses me when my friends do it so I don't want to do the same thing to them. Personally I don't think it helps anyway. I'm sorry your friend was banned but I'm sure she will be back...they all come back eventually.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
6 May 08
I guess it's just the principle of the thing for me...to show we're all behind her and thinking of her....and hope she comes back soon!
@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
6 May 08
she's lucky to have some friends that are supporting her. well count me in for the support that your giving to her guys even though i haven't met her but sorry i can't change my avatar since i'm already starting to have some confusions on yorkie's avatar roaming around
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
8 May 08
LOL--yes it can be confusing with all those puppy avatars...but glad for your support anyway in spirit
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
6 May 08
See you managed to change the avatar...thanks ever for joining. She disappeared about three days ago and we are trying to get her back. There's about twelve of us in puppy brigade part II
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
6 May 08
I was wondering why I saw so many cute puppy avatars and good on you all for supporting her. I am not on her friends list but just wanted to say I hope it gets her back. I know it did with one of my friends Terryz Good Luck.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
6 May 08
Yes I was glad when TerryZ was able to come back...so hope it works with yorkieb.
@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
6 May 08
Yeah he is. lol Has been trying to put any of his pics back up every time I leave the puter. He hasn't been able to figure out how to do it thou.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
6 May 08
Thanks blackbriar....is Tigger annoyed you changed his picture?? LOL
@makingpots (11915)
• United States
6 May 08
I think this is a really awesome thing for you to do as a tribute to a friend. I would join you for a week but I do not know the person. More power to the Puppy Brigade. What a cute little avatar to see popping up all over.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
6 May 08
Well one really doesn't have to really know the person well...sort of the principle of the thing I guess
@sugar_licious (76)
• United States
9 May 08
Hi Pyewacket! I'm new here and I have to say that your idea rocks! Several of my friends and I have joined MyLot recently because we were fed up with experiencing the exact same type of problems on another site. Most of us are still in the process of transitioning from the other site. I think I will suggest we do the same thing there to honor our banned friends! I can see you are a really creative and supportive friend to those you care about.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
16 May 08
Hi sugar_licious...and yes, welcome here. Dare I ask which other site you're on that was giving so many problems??...it seems trolls are everywhere on any forum or networking site...so I guess some people just don't grow up and just love to spoil the fun for the rest of us
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@sugar_licious (76)
• United States
16 May 08
Thank you, Toni_nakama! So far it has been very pleasant! We are using the site more and more. I 'have been sort of phasing out I guess you would call it on the other site. We did use Pyewacket's idea on the other site to protest our friend's being banned. We used socks and they all got banned just for protesting the banning of the others. That tells me that admin is not interested in making any concessions or mediating in the least. Fortunately many good friends are showing up on this site. I quite like it here!
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