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.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
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.
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.
But I do find it troubling that nothing is out there.
Me too. Especially with such a fascinating story.
"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.
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.
I have found it odd that he is completely ungoogleable.
Whois shows a domain registered in his name, we've linked to it in this thread what, three times now?
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.
FWIW, I (and my company) have sent Gus FedExes and checks at that name and address in the past.
Not everybody does obits, they're expensive. Not only haveUniversities been on break, if you searched my name you'd get nothing on any of my Alumni newsletters even though I am in them. The reason we HAVE the name Guy is Kimi brought it up.
