Hysterical Chat Room Dynamics

Have you ever noticed ...... in "well established chat rooms" there are patterns of death and resurrection.
Say for instance, a screen name who frequents a room doesn't show up in the room for a couple of weeks maybe three. People asks if anyone has heard from them. Of course, no one has. So in a day or two, an "unknown" screen name comes in the room asking about this "missing" person. Sure as can be, in an hour or two, the "established chat room gossip" comes in advising everyone that the person is either dead or dying. Of course, no one can ever confirm the information but it's taken as truth because it comes from the "established chat room gossip". Then the "established chat room gossip" has his or her "croonies" back them up on the rumor only later for people to find out the information was totally false.
It's interesting how many "screen names" have "died off" just to resurrect themselves under other identities and even identify themselves as the former identity. Now I have to say, I think even Jesus would think this many "resurrections" would be questionable especially when the "death announcements" come from sources who are rarely truthful themselves.