Another Plot to Take Over MUA?

Here we go.....again!

Pinky and the Brain

I have said it before and will probably say it again, we "see" all kind of people on MUA. Like any microcosm of society, we have the shy ones, the rude ones, the I'm better than you ones, the needy ones and then, the ones who just don't know when to quit!

The latest one popped up last week. A member who had, for whatever reason, stopped posting made an almost grand entrance on Skin Care Board. She is now all over the place giving advice, even on subjects she doesn't seem to have any knowledge about. My guess is she's pretty fast on the "google" trigger.

Yesterday morning, while I was at a swim meet for my daughter, I was pleased to see they had Wi-Fi. I opened MUA on my iPad and had a few personal messages only this time they where not about skin care but about Skin Care Board's newest "expert".

I was asked: "This person ******* seems to have taken over the skincare board :) She replies to every post. It's funny actually, because folks like you or ******* or **** don't :) I don't want to call it overbearing, but is there any hope she'll cool off??? "

In good old Internet lingo this made me LOL LOL LOL :D

Here is part of my response: "I wouldn't worry too much, she will eventually disappear once people start realising that either she's wrong or copying other members responses which she has already started to do."

It's the same thing almost every single time.

Either that or when these "know it all" start to be condescending to knowledgeable long standing members they slowly end up being ignored. 

After getting some extra information on a post yesterday she answered this to one of my sweet friends: "Ok Snarky McSnarkerson lol"

The "lol" at the end didn't make it less insulting!

My friend responded with: "I'm not the one being snarky. And no, you're not funny. I'm not lol'ing."

Let's hope she sticks to Makeup Board and forgets Skin Care Board even exists. 

For B, xoxoxo

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful!

This statement became part of pop culture from the moment Kelly LeBrock said it in a 80's Pantene commercial.

80's Pantene commercial

Love the Internet where craziness and weirdness have in a way, become part or the ordinary. It would seem that the anonymity it provides gives carte blanche for some to live in a bizarre imaginary world. Would these people behave in the same way in their day to day lives? Well, I sure hope not! Some are needy, some are rude and some are just plain delusional!

It's one thing to be self-assured quite another to brag about whatever one has been blessed with.

Hurricane Sandy & MUA Withdrawal Symptoms

Oh the horror!!!

MakeupAlley has been down for more than 24 hours! Trying to log on to MUA you land on a temporary chat board with the title Temporary outage due to Sandy. There are also messages posted on MUA's facebook page.

What are the symptoms of "MUA Withdrawal? They are so numerous I can't list them all but I thought these would give you a good idea:

• Drinking more coffee.
• Staring blankly at the computer screen.
• Roaming through the house in search of something to do.
• Actually working during working hours.
• You notice the walls have to be repainted.
• Your youngest now dresses herself on her own.

On the temporary board and CNN as I mention in a comment below, it was said that it could take as much as 3 days for the site to be back online.

3 days???

I'm sure upon reading this some especially café regulars, started shaking uncontrollably! Some may even have to start considering going into rehab!

Tonight is a full moon!!! Tomorrow night is Halloween!!!

Not good people, just not good!

Or is it?

For many on the East Coast, Sandy was devastating. The lost lives, the damages, the destruction. Can you go on without MUA for a few days? Definitely yes!

Again, my heart goes out to all the ones affected by Sandy.

Full moon picture from nikonites.com

OMG Superstorm Sandy brought down MUA!

Since last Friday all we hear about is Hurricane Sandy. Now it's here!

Nasa imagery of Sandy bearing down 

on the US East Coast on Monday

CNN, 10:40 p.m.

• Historic, life-threatening coastal flooding now occurring along NY Harbor and Long Island Sound.
• Manhattan is in the dark!
• Parts of Lower Manhattan under water.
• Sandy ravages New York City.
• Flooding occurring inside of subway stations in lower Manhattan.
• Seawater rushing into N.Y. Battery Tunnel.
• New York's JFK International Airport is closed due to flooding.
• The Queens Midtown Tunnel is closed.
• All MTA bridges and tunnels are closed to traffic.
• Streets turned into raging rivers in Atlantic City, N.J
• Mayor: Part of Atlantic City Boardwalk "wiped out".
• Atlantic City under curfew until 6 a.m. Tuesday.
• N.J. Governor: Evacuations no longer possible.
• Maryland Governor: 300,000+ without power.

This is what I was able to read on the TV screen in just the last 10 minutes or so.

Not surprisingly MakeupAlley is down! It was probably due to the explosion of a huge transformer in NYC. I can't even get on the CNN website at the moment.

There are many people who are probably considering rehab at this moment since the site has been down for close to an hour and a half and I can only imagine the reactions of members when it's back up and running.

Totally unimportant! The main thing is, hopefully people are safe and stay safe.

In Montreal we can feel the winds but they are nothing like what our US neighbors are getting.

No MUA, what to do? Read, write a blog, snuggle up with your darlings, humans and non-humans. In other words, get a life! Not being glued to the computer can be quite liberating.

I do sincerely hope everyone is safe! *Hugs* to all who are living it.

Unpleasant Trollishness!

Why is it some people seem to have unpleasantness anchored deep inside of them? 

On MUA we get the occasional trolls here and there. Most of the time they are "flagged" off the board and their profiles are erased either by them or the moderators of the site. 

Depending on the time or year, "eager newish members" pop up. All excited to participate, give their opinions and their recommendations, they jump in going from one thread to the next. They get offended when told the information they're giving is inaccurate. Some disappear while others stick around. Some love to argue and push buttons in order to create drama on which they seem to feed. Fortunately most of them eventually crash and burn on their own. We have seen quite a few frustrated melt downs.

If only they could all disappear this way!

Unfortunately, some stick around....

Case and point, well follow the time stamps of the thread below. Find the Troll! Easy, she's the one attacking two long time members who between them have helped a countless number of people. Like other long time regulars, they are favorite targets or this person.

She waits for threads to get a day or so old to come back with other insults. Sometimes she simply wants to appear superior, better behaved than others like in this example below.

Keep in mind that people on MUA are not paid to give advice. They do so simply because they, for the most part, like to exchange and share their experiences. I'm just so thankful for those regulars from whom I've learned so much in the past year. Of course, they don't know everything, they too continue learning. This is, I believe, the reason for which they stick around.

So what if once in a while some have fun?

As for the avocado joke, I plead guilty! Buying them in Montréal is often an act of faith so when I can get my hands on good ripe ones, I'd much rather eat them then put them on my face. Oh and no, I don't eat them with chips as mentioned but with a spoon. I simply cut them in two, remove the stone and enjoy the beautiful green colored flesh, just like that. No need to put anything on them.

Now if only I could put my hands on one...

MUA Reviews / Recent changes

Slowly I will transfer my reviews from MUA. One or a few at a time. The same will be done with my notepad. It will still be available there but will not be updated. This was my intention from the get go when I decided to start a blog and with the recent changes I guess I'll be doing this sooner rather than later.

As of today, I have 191 reviews listed on MUA. From nail polish to more serious skin care, I've taken the time to write them down in the hopes that they would be helpful to some.

Recently the system was modified to include a % for "helpful votes". At first I was in the high 90's but in about a week this changed to 79% with 107 positive votes out of 136.....Huh???

Unless it includes stupid unrelated comments, advertising or what not, how can a review be voted as "not useful"?