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William Ronald said:
That is a beautiful idea, I am all for it.
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That is a beautiful idea, I am all for it.
William Ronald
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Truth Seeker said:
Thank you. Here is an idea of how to do it.
If someone could find the threads which announced the deaths of our former members, then that person could start a memorial thread. People can then link some of the threads that the members who passed on to this new memorial thread. We can also reflect on our members, and other gamers we have known.
Possibly the thread could be archived for the future and brought out to the top of the boards once annually. Maybe this weekend might be a good time to start such a thread.
genshou
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As a late-comer compared to many of you, as well as a previously less-active member of the community, I never knew any of them. But I've been around online long enough to see a few respected members of online communities pass on. I'm in full support of a memorial thread for these members.
William Ronald
Explorer
Well, I posted some brief reflections on Angelsboi, Chairman Kaga, and the Lone Corndog here. I also included some reflections on gamers I knew who have passed on.
I think a thread specifically dedicated as a memorial thread might be useful on many levels. We can memorialize those we have known. Newer members, like genshou, can learn a bit about our members who passed on and see some of the great threads that they participated in.
I think a thread specifically dedicated as a memorial thread might be useful on many levels. We can memorialize those we have known. Newer members, like genshou, can learn a bit about our members who passed on and see some of the great threads that they participated in.
Eosin the Red
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Stange that the death of someone known only from posts on a game board could impact others. My boy was born in the same time frame as CK and I remember how miserable I felt that he would never get to know his kiddo. I also recall his posts from 9/11.... I wish, like always, that I could think of a few words to say that would be grandly philosophical or profound but I just don't think those words exist. It's just a damn shame. The passing of years haven't made it any less so.
Rel
Liquid Awesome
It's funny. I was about to clean out some PM's that have accumulated in my box here at ENWorld. And at the bottom of the pile are these couple from when I sent a picture and short bio of my friend Ted (The Lone Corndog) to Cthulhu's Librarian for GenCon 2004. In a great many ways, it was that personal reaching out to me from he and many others when Ted died that make me know for absolute certain that the ENWorld crowd is more than just a bunch of people who like gaming. It solidified my desire to meet more of you and that effort has been richly rewarded. Such wonderful people I've met here.
I still think of Ted almost every day. And I keep reminders of him all over the place. Many of his book are in my library. I keep his keychain around. And I've got the last couple ounces of this bottle of scotch that belonged to him sitting in my cabinet. I just can't bring myself to drink it but he'd kick my ass for wasting it too. I'll know when the time is right to lift it as a toast.
We still speak of him fondly and often in our gaming group and laugh about what he'd do or his characters did. And he was a sort of crummy GM so we talk of not repeating his mistakes either
. I consider the ways in which I tried to be of help to his grieving mother and girlfriend in the days following his death to be some of the prouder moments of my life. They are doing ok. Maybe not great. Certainly not unscathed. But doing ok.
I got to know him for 20 good years and that's a lot. But I miss my friend and I wish my little girl still had her "Uncle Ted".
I still think of Ted almost every day. And I keep reminders of him all over the place. Many of his book are in my library. I keep his keychain around. And I've got the last couple ounces of this bottle of scotch that belonged to him sitting in my cabinet. I just can't bring myself to drink it but he'd kick my ass for wasting it too. I'll know when the time is right to lift it as a toast.
We still speak of him fondly and often in our gaming group and laugh about what he'd do or his characters did. And he was a sort of crummy GM so we talk of not repeating his mistakes either
. I consider the ways in which I tried to be of help to his grieving mother and girlfriend in the days following his death to be some of the prouder moments of my life. They are doing ok. Maybe not great. Certainly not unscathed. But doing ok.I got to know him for 20 good years and that's a lot. But I miss my friend and I wish my little girl still had her "Uncle Ted".
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