Internet death...

[CHIZZY]

One of my favorite guys on another forum died on sunday. I am shocked and sad. He was only 46 and had a heart attack in the middle of typing a PM to another forumite. Later his daughter saw it on his screen and finished it up by telling him that her father had just died. The guy was a mod, and (I feel) very central to the forums.

That said, I was wondering how you are supposed to feel about internet friends. I didn\'t really know him, just a few kind replies and a PM or three...

Also, who at these forums would you truly feel a loss over if they died? I mean, who would you truly miss?

I think I would be bummed if vid cashed out, definitely kopking and ooseven, too.

I also have left instructions to my wifey how to let you peeps know if I buy the farm.

Stapler, shockwaves, ROL Jamas, and probably Bozco. Particularly because I have spoken with them through instant messaging. Its hard to really connect through a forum, but if you truly talk to the people through other methods then I\'d be sad if they bit the dust. Stapler is a special circumstance since he\'s my friend in real life anyways.

[GmanJoe]

If I died, you guys would party like it was 1999.

[Kurt Angle]

I guess all the regulars would be missed to some degree.

[clips]

well,..i haven\'t been here as long as most in here but i kinda think of you internet cats sort of like my parents..you feel that they are going to live forever...i\'d wonder what it would be like say 15-20 yrs from now & i happen to come back to these forums...mm would probably add another m to his name,..theomen would probably change his name to thesaint!

even tho i don\'t know any of you cats personally, i would feel down a bit if i came in here & something tragic happened to anyone in here that resulted in death...that\'s right i said anybody..including spudz!

not that i hate him or anything, it\'s just that some here don\'t like him & that if something bad happened to him such as death, even tho he can be an a$$hole at times, i\'d still feel a bit touched by it..

[§ôµÏG®ïñD]

personally wouldn\'t be upset or miss anyone here if they died. Because they\'re not really part of my life to begin with.

Its is sometimes strange how we can connect to people we have never meet in person.

But being the last person to "talk" to someone before they die can be traumatic, but to do it when they pass can be even more so..esp when your powerless to help.

The person i feel more sorry for is the daughter for finding her fther..hope the rest of the family are managing to cope with the loss.

Originally posted by CHIZZY

I think I would be bummed if vid cashed out, definitely kopking and ooseven, too.

I also have left instructions to my wifey how to let you peeps know if I buy the farm.

Gee thanks Chizz... i would be blown away if you or any of my Fav are logged onto the great off topic forum in the sky.


p.s.

Just to note...I have also left  instructions to my wifey too... if I kick Da bucket while on duty...

She is to log on and create merry hell by postingclose up picture of my manhood in honour of my passing on. ...

I just had sort of a similar experience. A member of my clan on Socom 2 recently died in a car accident, and im sure he was only in his early twenties. It was very depressing for me, although I didn\'t know him, but I\'d actually heard his voice like every week for the past few months, so it was actually sucked more then one would expect.

He was actually a personal friend of many people in my clan, which made it even worse. But also, I would hate for anyone on the internet, or these forums to pass away. It\'s kinda a fear of mine that people I know quite well might die, and i\'ll never know. O.o

Anywaysssss, yeah.

[videoholic]

I would be very sad if virtually any of you kicked the bucket.  Knowing you died would be a lot different than if you were to just leave.  Notice how I said virtually?  Hehehe.  Gives me an out.


It\'s funny because just leaving this forum is kind of like dying, but not quite.


Take Adan for example.  It sucks that he was a big pussy and left.  He should have sucked it up for the 3 days of ribbing and then carried on.  I don\'t feel sorry for him at all.  But if he died I would certainly feel bad.

Yeah id feel pretty bad if somebody here died.... Well except for spudz, jk:p. Maybe its just the mood set by your post CHIZZ, but that whole situation was just damn sad. I mean the guy was in the middle of a PM and he dies and his daughter finishes it saying that he died? Thats just sad and to some degree, very movie-esque.

IDK. Perhaps i wouldnt feel as strongly about it but i wouldnt know untill it happened. Im sure i wouldnt be missed... 1 of the 3 black guys on the forum died..... meh.   j/k

If any of you kicked the bucket, I would feel down. Everyone here has a unique personality, and it just wouldn\'t be the same with someone missing (and knowing that their family is missing them also).

I\'d be saddened also, to an extent, more some than others.

Originally posted by CHIZZY
Also, who at these forums would you truly feel a loss over if they died? I mean, who would you truly miss?

Superisingly I think my list is much shorter if I was to say who I would\'nt miss....

Wow I must really like most off you.  AWWW I need a hug.......

Originally posted by CHIZZY
One of my favorite guys on another forum died on sunday. I am shocked and sad. He was only 46 and had a heart attack in the middle of typing a PM to another forumite. Later his daughter saw it on his screen and finished it up by telling him that her father had just died. The guy was a mod, and (I feel) very central to the forums.

That said, I was wondering how you are supposed to feel about internet friends. I didn\'t really know him, just a few kind replies and a PM or three...

Also, who at these forums would you truly feel a loss over if they died? I mean, who would you truly miss?

I think I would be bummed if vid cashed out, definitely kopking and ooseven, too.

I also have left instructions to my wifey how to let you peeps know if I buy the farm.

are you sure that\'s what really happened? maybe he just liked to leave with a big bang

[CHIZZY]

Originally posted by politiepet
are you sure that\'s what really happened? maybe he just liked to leave with a big bang

no way... he was an institution at those forums. Well-liked, respected, venerable...a former army captain. The "Bjorn" of those forums renamed their "off topic" section in memory of him.

There\'s also a sword that was being built to his specs that is named for him.