Hello, sometime during the large series of bugs four years ago and that massive crash on the internet a friend of mine disappeared. I don't know what happened to her, but could anybody tell me anything. If it helps, her name online was Ariaandkia.

Huh. I can't say I've heard of anyone by that name. Did they use it all over the internet, or just in The World? I can help you do some looking if you want.

All over the internet actually. I tried all the ways I could contact offline but none of them worked either... Why don't we meet in Mac.Anu and talk there...

That "massive crash" was seven years ago buddy. Pluto's Kiss ring any bells?

She probably just stopped coming online or changed her user name. It happens.

No, the one after Pluto's kiss. When The World had all those bugs and the Root Towns got messed up.

Sorry then, I don't have a clue what you're talking about. But still, she probably just stopped coming online.

Not to be rude man, but I'm not sure it's realistic anymore to suggest a person just "stopped coming online." Colleges, the business world, the communications industry, they all rely as much or more on the Web, the sites and e-mail and messagers, than they do on phone or face-to-face contact. A majority of the world shops, gets its news and stays in touch via the internet, and I have a hard time believing that someone who used it at least moderately four years ago just went cold turkey. It doesn't fit the razor test if nothing else. It seems far more likely for them to just change accounts, as you said before, or change haunts.

I'm not sure how much help I can be, but I know I wouldn't like losing contact with a friend. I'll see you in the city sometime.