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==Lead-Up== | ==Lead-Up== | ||
| − | The OCESS [[Discord Server]] was being used (officially) for [[Election]] campaigning and voting. At approximately 1800 hours, [[Jamie Tait-Glossop]] and [[ | + | The OCESS [[Discord Server]] was being used (officially) for [[Election]] campaigning and voting. At approximately 1800 hours, [[Blakely Haughton]] accidentally joined a voice call. Seeing this, [[Jamie Tait-Glossop]] also joined, and a discussion ensued. Conversation was casual for several hours, and election results were discussed. [[Cesare Corazza]], [[Murray Renaud]], and [[Tabitha Ewart]] also joined the call. |
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| + | At approximately 2100, Tabitha messaged 'Can't relate. Am not gay.' to a channel on the Discord server. Shortly thereafter, several others echoed this message. Blakely then accidentally capitalized the world 'relate', for which he was chastised, of course with identical messages. The crew members then proceeded to ping [[Jonah Hamer-Wilson]] repeatedly, along with several other members. Each time a message was sent that was not the message being repeated, it was quickly jumped on and repeated as well. Within twenty minutes, over a hundred messages had been sent, and almost a dozen people had joined the voice call. What is widely regarded as the true inciting incident was an accidental @everyone sent by [[Ben Seguin]], after which mass panic ensued. Several people joined the channel, wondering why they had been pinged. Of course, their messages of confusion were quickly parroted back at them, compounding the confusion. | ||
Revision as of 22:24, 28 May 2020
Election Hysteria was an event which occurred on the 28th of May, 2020. It is regarded as both a pivotal moment of team bonding and camraderie in the midst of the Quarantine, as well as a likely example of Mass Hysteria
Lead-Up
The OCESS Discord Server was being used (officially) for Election campaigning and voting. At approximately 1800 hours, Blakely Haughton accidentally joined a voice call. Seeing this, Jamie Tait-Glossop also joined, and a discussion ensued. Conversation was casual for several hours, and election results were discussed. Cesare Corazza, Murray Renaud, and Tabitha Ewart also joined the call.
The Collapse
At approximately 2100, Tabitha messaged 'Can't relate. Am not gay.' to a channel on the Discord server. Shortly thereafter, several others echoed this message. Blakely then accidentally capitalized the world 'relate', for which he was chastised, of course with identical messages. The crew members then proceeded to ping Jonah Hamer-Wilson repeatedly, along with several other members. Each time a message was sent that was not the message being repeated, it was quickly jumped on and repeated as well. Within twenty minutes, over a hundred messages had been sent, and almost a dozen people had joined the voice call. What is widely regarded as the true inciting incident was an accidental @everyone sent by Ben Seguin, after which mass panic ensued. Several people joined the channel, wondering why they had been pinged. Of course, their messages of confusion were quickly parroted back at them, compounding the confusion.
