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#1 User is offline   Autumnpuma 

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Posted 22 January 2010 - 11:36 PM

Recent events* have got me thinking about something that I'd imagine rarely occurs to most people. If you die, do you have a system in place to inform your internet acquaintances that you've passed on? I, for one, have this forum, a few other forums, and a video game 'guild' that would probably be interested to know of my passing. Seems odd to think of this, but in today's internet-saturated world it's a bit of consideration we should attend to.

So, I've written down forums and passwords and chucked it into the metal box where I store all the other depressing items related to death.



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Posted 22 January 2010 - 11:45 PM

It's an interesting problem in modern society what with people forming relatively anonymous 'relationships' online; there is perhaps a good business opportunity there somewhere.

I often wonder where people disappear to on the different sites/games I use, in some ways it is maybe better not to know.
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Posted 23 January 2010 - 03:24 AM

View PostAutumnpuma, on 22 January 2010 - 11:36 PM, said:

Recent events* have got me thinking about something that I'd imagine rarely occurs to most people. If you die, do you have a system in place to inform your internet acquaintances that you've passed on? I, for one, have this forum, a few other forums, and a video game 'guild' that would probably be interested to know of my passing. Seems odd to think of this, but in today's internet-saturated world it's a bit of consideration we should attend to.

So, I've written down forums and passwords and chucked it into the metal box where I store all the other depressing items related to death.



*No, I'm fine.

Yeah I've done the same.......................
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Posted 23 January 2010 - 05:31 AM

Well in case of my death, my wife, sons and friends must deal with the problem... I can´t help anymore!
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Posted 23 January 2010 - 10:54 AM

Maybe as a part of your will you write a final post / blog along with passwords and usernames, advising those cyber friends of your passing. This can then be posted to the relavent websites as part of the funeral service.

Btw glad to hear your fine Mike :D
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Posted 23 January 2010 - 11:16 AM

Somehow if I die, I don't care too much if or when you guys find out, no offense.
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Posted 23 January 2010 - 11:39 AM

Interesting thought Mike, and a good idea, there's many people we meet on forums that we might regard as 'net friends'.


It should be upbeat though, along the lines of;

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Fcuk it, if I've not been here for a year, just re-publish that anyway :P
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Posted 23 January 2010 - 11:53 AM

I'm not worried about that anymore.

I found out I am immortal, so far...
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Posted 23 January 2010 - 12:31 PM

i assume your guild is alliance.
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Posted 23 January 2010 - 01:16 PM

View PostAutumnpuma, on 22 January 2010 - 11:36 PM, said:

Recent events* have got me thinking about something that I'd imagine rarely occurs to most people. If you die, do you have a system in place to inform your internet acquaintances that you've passed on? I, for one, have this forum, a few other forums, and a video game 'guild' that would probably be interested to know of my passing. Seems odd to think of this, but in today's internet-saturated world it's a bit of consideration we should attend to.

So, I've written down forums and passwords and chucked it into the metal box where I store all the other depressing items related to death.



*No, I'm fine.

I've been thinking about it since the Erick scare adn I think it is a good idea that thing about the metal box, I'll see what I do about it, the way I drive my death could come anytime.

View PostGuy Frequelin, on 23 January 2010 - 05:31 AM, said:

Well in case of my death, my wife, sons and friends must deal with the problem... I can´t help anymore!

:lol: yeah that's the best way to deal with the problem but I personally think it would be nice to let you know that you can not count on me anymore to delight you with my very insighful comments and posts :whistling:

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Posted 23 January 2010 - 01:32 PM

View PostAutumnpuma, on 22 January 2010 - 11:36 PM, said:

So, I've written down forums and passwords and chucked it into the metal box where I store all the other depressing items related to death.


I find this very, very funny and quite hope you meant it as such... perhaps a joke about cats eating your corpse and being found half-eaten six weeks after your demise?

Another haiku comes to find (poor translations are entirely my fault):

Live, as you find it.
Death, too.
Why insist there is more to the whole thing?
I walk.
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Posted 23 January 2010 - 03:06 PM

When my brother died, I just went in to his history...

Hard thing to do but its funny how strong friendships can be forged over the www.
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Posted 23 January 2010 - 03:12 PM

Are the friendships really that strong though? Are they even proper friendships? I tend to think in most cases probably not, I wonder if there is any sociological research into that, could be interesting.
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Posted 23 January 2010 - 04:11 PM

Yey for happy times! :rolleyes:

I've made a few close acquaintances on the WWW over the past few years, so I guess a few people may want to know if anything did happen.

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Posted 23 January 2010 - 05:00 PM

If any of you guys dissapeared without trace I would want to know if it was because you had died. I wonder about dudes like Bajo and Senna from here who could have quite conceivably died, we will never know.

On the subject of forging friendships over the internet and the question of its sincerity, I think it is entirely possible. It just depends on your defintion of friendship and whether that should always involve face to face interraction to validate it.

I currently have no mechanism in place to let my internet friends know of my demise. Needless to say, if I die in the meantime, I'll let you all know.
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Posted 23 January 2010 - 07:43 PM

Thats a nice thought Steve. :unsure:

Close friends can be forged as can relationships. I met my ex on the interwebs, it was a real relationship that lasted quite a while. Its always good though to have a life away from it. The internet is just an addition, not an extension of my life.

But I've never met a finer bunch of interweb peoples such as your good selves. Even Chris. :P
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Posted 23 January 2010 - 08:27 PM

I think the answer is to "die" and see if anyone notices - ask Eric :D

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But I've never met a finer bunch of interweb peoples such as your good selves. Even Chris. :P


Yes it is possible to make friends online I've done it and friendships can last. Funny thing is how much of someone's personality you can pick from their online persona - I've met a few cyberbuddies and in the flesh they are remarkably like their online selves. I did do some work on this sort of thing as part of the degree I have been studying and there's a lot of scholarly research around "communities of practice" - Google that phrase and you will find some of the stuff out there.

But yes, you do occasionally meet the occasional pervert (you know who you are :) ) and the odd sword-wielding Xena-like maniac :D
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Posted 23 January 2010 - 08:30 PM

View Postcavallino, on 23 January 2010 - 11:16 AM, said:

Somehow if I die, I don't care too much if or when you guys find out, no offense.


No offence taken as long as you don't mind us saying back that we won't care either :P :D
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Posted 24 January 2010 - 06:05 PM

View PostGrabthaw the Hammerslayer, on 23 January 2010 - 08:27 PM, said:


But yes, you do occasionally meet the occasional pervert (you know who you are :) ) and the odd sword-wielding Xena-like maniac :D


To single out me and Steph in this discussion was just a cheap shot, Chris.
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Posted 24 January 2010 - 06:29 PM

View PostGrabthaw the Hammerslayer, on 23 January 2010 - 08:27 PM, said:

I think the answer is to "die" and see if anyone notices - ask Eric :D


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Posted 24 January 2010 - 08:59 PM

View Postdribbler, on 24 January 2010 - 06:05 PM, said:

To single out me and Steph in this discussion was just a cheap shot, Chris.


Never crossed my mind :D
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Posted 24 January 2010 - 09:26 PM

View Postdribbler, on 24 January 2010 - 06:05 PM, said:

To single out me and Steph in this discussion was just a cheap shot, Chris.


Yeah. I'm the one thats the pervert. :roll:
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Posted 24 January 2010 - 09:33 PM

View PostKopite Girl, on 24 January 2010 - 09:26 PM, said:


Yeah. I'm the one thats the pervert. :roll:



So that makes Steve the chain-mail wearing, sword wielding, Xena lookalike :o :D


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I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers.

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Posted 24 January 2010 - 09:38 PM

View PostAutumnpuma, on 22 January 2010 - 11:36 PM, said:

Recent events* have got me thinking about something that I'd imagine rarely occurs to most people. If you die, do you have a system in place to inform your internet acquaintances that you've passed on? I, for one, have this forum, a few other forums, and a video game 'guild' that would probably be interested to know of my passing. Seems odd to think of this, but in today's internet-saturated world it's a bit of consideration we should attend to.

So, I've written down forums and passwords and chucked it into the metal box where I store all the other depressing items related to death.



*No, I'm fine.


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Posted 24 January 2010 - 09:38 PM

View PostGrabthaw the Hammerslayer, on 24 January 2010 - 09:33 PM, said:

So that makes Steve the chain-mail wearing, sword wielding, Xena lookalike :o :D


You should check him out on iwearteddybearsuitsattheweekend.com

:roll:

Now Steve's a big fella. So, I'll say goodbye to you all. Nice knowing you!
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Posted 24 January 2010 - 11:57 PM

View PostGrabthaw the Hammerslayer, on 23 January 2010 - 08:27 PM, said:

I think the answer is to "die" and see if anyone notices - ask Eric :D





I can't always tell when you guys are serious or not - :blink: - but I actually had a brief email exchange with Eric earlier today: he's busily engaged in school work and planning his future (i.e., getting the hell out of high school).
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Posted 25 January 2010 - 12:04 AM

View Postdribbler, on 23 January 2010 - 05:00 PM, said:

If any of you guys dissappeared without trace I would want to know if it was because you had died. I wonder about dudes like Bajo and Senna from here who could have quite conceivably died, we will never know.

On the subject of forging friendships over the internet and the question of its sincerity, I think it is entirely possible. It just depends on your definition of friendship and whether that should always involve face to face interaction to validate it.



From my observation perch there seems to be a solid core of long-time associates at this forum; and no matter how much you may disagree there definitely appears to be a familial sense to these relationships.
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Posted 25 January 2010 - 12:08 AM

As this turned into a conversation about friendship online and about this forum in particular, I can only add this mushy piece of a common place, but true anyways:

No matter how many other forums I visited (both F1 and non-F1 related) I always come back here. Because, in the end, it's good to be back "where everybody knows your name".

Cheers! ;)
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Posted 25 January 2010 - 07:07 AM

Can I call you Uncle? :D

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No matter how many other forums I visited (both F1 and non-F1 related) I always come back here. Because, in the end, it's good to be back "where everybody knows your name".


Even if it changes quite frequently :D
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Posted 25 January 2010 - 07:09 AM

View PostPersevere, on 24 January 2010 - 11:57 PM, said:

I can't always tell when you guys are serious or not - :blink: - but I actually had a brief email exchange with Eric earlier today: he's busily engaged in school work and planning his future (i.e., getting the hell out of high school).



We all love Eric in all his various forms.....

My comment was an in-joke - bit complicated to explain. Glad he is doing well :)


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Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the hell is the ceiling?

I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers.

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