Pseudicide is such a common event on the internet these days that I find it almost a knee-jerk response to want some sort of outside confirmation. I don't think it's disrespectful or cruel.
Kaylee: You're nice, too. Mal: No, I'm not. I'm a mean old man.
'Serenity'
Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
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Dana - Jan 01, 2007 5:23:01 pm PST #7483 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Steph L. - Jan 01, 2007 5:25:45 pm PST #7484 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I'm also grateful to Cindy for posting that.
Last night, I was upset, and so I googled "Guy Straley" in the hopes of finding an obituary for someone who was dear to all of us. No obituary turned up, which isn't so unusual. So I tried all manner of combinations of "Guy Straley" and/or Wisconsin and/or PhD and/or "Dr. Straley" and/or "Dr. Guy Straley" and/or "G. Straley" and/or university, etc., etc., in the hopes that, if a newspaper obit was no longer online, maybe the Web site of the university he was affiliated with would say something.
I couldn't find anything at all, to indicate that such a person ever existed, let alone died.
Lack of evidence does NOT mean that "Guy Straley"/Gus/Weremonkey didn't exist. But I do find it troubling that nothing is out there.
Anne W. - Jan 01, 2007 5:26:53 pm PST #7485 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
It probably should be a general board policy that if someone is reported dead, one or more of the stompies should automatically go and look for confirmation without the subject being brought up--just for everyone's piece of mind.
Jesse - Jan 01, 2007 5:27:14 pm PST #7486 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
But I do find it troubling that nothing is out there.
Me too. Especially with such a fascinating story.
Trudy Booth - Jan 01, 2007 5:27:16 pm PST #7487 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
"Pseudicide" probably doesn't mean squat to his family. It wouldn't to mine. This thread is a link on the main page.
We're going to reminice. We're going to send money to a charity. If neither one is of interest to whomever they shouldn't do it.
Steph L. - Jan 01, 2007 5:28:17 pm PST #7488 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I know Cindy could have the same conversation discretely.
This affects the whole board -- people who are upset, who plan to donate their money to a charity in Guy Straley's name.
I think it would be hard to have this conversation via e-mail with every registered Buffista.
Ginger - Jan 01, 2007 5:29:08 pm PST #7489 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I have found it odd that he is completely ungoogleable.
NoiseDesign - Jan 01, 2007 5:29:23 pm PST #7490 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Whois shows a domain registered in his name, we've linked to it in this thread what, three times now?
§ ita § - Jan 01, 2007 5:31:01 pm PST #7491 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Whois shows a domain registered in his name, we've linked to it in this thread what, three times now?
That means nothing. You can change that name and address info to absolutely anything you want. It's not validated.
brenda m - Jan 01, 2007 5:31:22 pm PST #7492 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
FWIW, I (and my company) have sent Gus FedExes and checks at that name and address in the past.