Gray on 18/7/2019 at 01:25
This is about old TTLG'ers that have sadly passed away. At the moment, I can only think of two, MsLedd and fluke (andsoot), but I'm sure there are others. Do you, collectively, think it's a good idea to create some memorial page for them? I'm not thinking eulogies, that's more for their families, just a list of names (logins, not real names). I'm sure there are more people that I forgot, but please remind me.
Good idea, or terrible? Discuss.
icemann on 18/7/2019 at 03:48
Wasn't there another person who passed away a few years ago? I recall the daughter of a user posting about him enjoying the site etc. Can't recall the username.
Renault on 18/7/2019 at 04:11
theBlackman passed away last year.
Gray on 18/7/2019 at 09:42
I didn't mean this thread itself, maybe a permanent page link on the login page, but I suppose, this thread can work as one.
Quote Posted by Starker
Maybe also a link to a farewell thread, if there is one.
Good idea, I didn't think of that. I seem to recall fluke's daughter posted something after his passing, I'll see if I can find it. I certainly remember posting in MsLedd's thread.
Mr.Duck on 19/7/2019 at 00:08
I approve of this idea.
Admins?
SubJeff on 20/7/2019 at 08:36
These are all so sad. I remember how bummed out I felt after Zacch's passing.
june gloom on 21/7/2019 at 15:05
Better than a farewell thread, how about a special memorial page somewhere on the main site?
On Doomworld whenever a Doom community member passes away they are memorialized at the end of the year with a special section in the Cacowards (a showcase of the year's best maps and mods) titled The Sky May Be. It's not the same thing as I'm suggesting but it's some kind of semi-permanent, non-forum-thread acknowledgment of absent friends.
(If you're wondering, The Sky May Be is the title of an infamous surrealist map; it's not in itself very good but the title was deemed poignant enough to borrow for the purpose.)