Saw this on bard message board - made me really sick to read it:

Sylly.

(p.s. I sent him a nasty gram back - tellin him he sucks for hurting a
newbie - albeit a ebay twinkie - and hoping the high levs on MM have a few
words with him. Maybe its just a troll and I am over reacting - like always
but I hate to think that someone would do such a thing.)

Dear God...They are Here!!
by Windolas (MM) posted 8/30/99 3:21:07 PM

Ok,
We knew they were out there. EBay be damned. WHY?!?? I flinched when I saw
other classes sold (well, I'd heard about it anyway) but last night, I saw
what HAD to be a bought BARD char.
Ok...Im calming down. Here it is.

Last night, on Mith Marr, I was hunting in North Karana (Im level 17 now,
and unless I want to kite, the only way I can go solo anywhere is to kill
Borer beetles in NK - why I didnt want to group is another story), when I
saw a fellow Bard appear in front of me. He was decked out in nice Steel
Armor. He spied me playing my trusty mandolin (I was healing up) and
proceeded to ask me a TON of newbie questions...spammed me with them in
fact.

"Where am I?" North Karana "Where is that?" hmmm..level 35...You don't know?
"What city is near by?" Qeynos "What race is that?"

At this point, I really want to see how new he is...

It's the Hall of the Mountain Giants, says I..

"WOW, Can you lead me there?"

Sorry, but they don't like elves there, and I'll get killed. Giants like you
though, being human...just go West till you see them.

"This is sooo cool" "WOW...look at that"

Why not go say hello? He may give you a quest...

(NOTE: at this point, he is still in WALK mode)

"HEY! HELP ME!"

"Hey...Im in a place called Freeport. Can you tell me how to get to my
body?"

Sorry pal, you lose everything when you die. Its a shame, but its part of
the game.

/ignore (unnamed newbie)

Ok. It wasn't nice. But, I wasn't in the mood to be nice. That sort of thing
really irks me. Just a shame to see it happening to US too. I'd have thought
bards a bit too, well, cerebral to be big buying items.
So....I decided to look at EBay today. After seeing this firsthand, I HAD to
know how bad it was. My feelings? People are lazy.

Finale note: I'd do this again and again. Save all flames. I just cant
respect anybody who didn't at LEAST get the exp themselves. This makes the
twinking issue moot.

Windolas Stormsong, Bard of the 17th Song, MM