Please Save Paul

[Tage]

All of the BYU computers use DHCP to assign the computer IPs, which means each computer can have a slightly different IP each time it's turned on. However, every department in BYU uses a different IP address block. So if you have two IP addresses, and someone with a pretty good knowledge of BYU's current setup, you could pretty easily figure out at least what room they were sent from.

Admittedly, I'd bet that both came from a public computer lab. What was the IP address of the Comcast one?

Also, the first place I'd look for similar fishbowls is one of the dollar stores around town. Not that finding it will really help you.

[GorgonlaVacaTremendo]

I've been refished.

So that's what that smell is...

After receiving several very uninformative emails from the phantom person...

Could we see these e-mails?

*  We have 3 emails.  Two with IP addresses traced back to BYU, one with an IP traced to "Utah Comcast."
*  Two of the emails were sent right around 5:00 pm (both from BYU.)  Getting out of class at 4:50, perhaps?  Or, does the person work on BYU campus, and is checking their email before they leave work?

Or is it a student with an early afternoon class that stayed after to study, or the likes?  It would make sense, since then they would be able to be in a library, or the likes, and E-mail you while they studied or after they finished.  I don't think that they would be thinking about IP tracing to the point that they hang out at the school just to E-Mail you...

It could also be that they work at a campus store, or something (Does BYU have things like that?  MSU does, so I am going off that...)

* We have two 'notes' given by the person.  Both printed by an inkjet printer.  

Technically we only have one, you roomates destroyed/lost the other one, right?

* We have one betta fish, named Roy, who has so far been decidedly closed-mouthed about his origins.

I would suggest kill the fish.  It is, after all, just a fish, and in the occurance of it's death, you will be recieving more e-mails, and probably another note and another fish.  Just make it look like an accident.  Or, you know, if you wanna be 'nice' about it, you could just SAY the fish died...

* His bowl had half of a sticky barcode on it, the only legible letters saying "ng Company" with a trademark symbol after it.  (Might be an mg--or something else.  The first letter is torn in half.)

Honestly, this informaton is worthless unless you are going to go to the companies HoM listed and see what the price is for a fishbowl that brand and size.  Then we could tell if this was a student or not, probably.  No student (unless she is rich) could afford a great fish bowl on the grounds of stalking a proffesor...

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Honestly, this informaton is worthless unless you are going to go to the companies HoM listed and see what the price is for a fishbowl that brand and size.  Then we could tell if this was a student or not, probably.  No student (unless she is rich) could afford a great fish bowl on the grounds of stalking a proffesor...

You just don't appreciate what sorts of sacrifices must be made to stalk a professor successfully.

[Entsuropi]

Guys, have sense. Somehow this person knows that fish number 1 died. Therefore, it's someone who either was told about it by EUOL, or was told about it by someone who was told about it by EUOL (boy, that was a fun sentance to type). Plus, the notes/emails seem to be reacting to EUOL's conclusions on the matter.

Best guess : one of EUOL's co-workers. Though they would know about him being away, we assume, and as such put paul in without you being there on purpose.

I call prank. And/or Illuminati influence and mind controlling.

[House of Mustard]

Good point.  Could this girl read the forum?  Any way to compare IP addresses that way?

[GorgonlaVacaTremendo]

Well, we would need to figure out her forum name, assuming she has one.  If not, then she is coming in as a guest...

And, also, I was under the impression EUOL told this girl the fish died via e-mail.  Hence I suggested you e-mail her again saying this fish is dead.  Was I incorrect in this...?

[House of Mustard]

Well, we would need to figure out her forum name, assuming she has one.  If not, then she is coming in as a guest...

I think we know who all the girls on the forum are.  I was thinking more of a lurker.

[Spriggan]

and considering the only females on the TWG board that live in Utah are married that would be very strange situation.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Guys, have sense. Somehow this person knows that fish number 1 died. Therefore, it's someone who either was told about it by EUOL, or was told about it by someone who was told about it by EUOL (boy, that was a fun sentance to type). Plus, the notes/emails seem to be reacting to EUOL's conclusions on the matter.

Uhm... how about this method of learning about the dead fish?

Well, I emailed the address (as best my roommates could remember it.)  We'll see if I get a response.  Honestly, I think it's a kind of strange way to get ahold of someone.  Perhaps I'm getting old, but I prefer bluntness.

[Entsuropi]

Like I said, Illuminati mind control.

[Eagle Prince]

So if you have a book signing, can I get my fish bowl autographed?

[JP Dogberry]

Doesn't Urchin or squid or whatever it's called log the IP of all forum visitors?

[Master Xaio]

So I gather you've tried sending emails to the person, asking who they are etc.  I gather you've also tried asking them to meet?

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I'm going to forbid all of you who post to that fish thread to post if you don't read the dang thread

[Master Xaio]

I know EUOL recieved "several uninformative emails" from Ms. Fish,  I was trying to clarify what exactly was in them.