InfinitasWed, Jan 14, 2009 I belong to a private online forum made up of a bunch of people who met through an online game and became friends; we shared some very personal information about their lives. There are people from all over the world so it was hard for people to meet up. But there are several folks who do live within a couple hours of each other and hang out every once in a while or maybe even often. One male member, who was in his mid-40s and lived pretty far the majority of the members, suddenly died from an odd sickness. We knew the guy fairly well as he posted often and was well liked. Some people traveled long distances to go to his funeral. It was quite amazing.
It's sad thinking back to some of his posts and his family that he talked so much about. But because of the physical barrier, his death never really affected most people. I feel like most of us, including me, just bowed our heads, left one last note online for him and continued on with more "real" stuff.
His personal thread on the forums is locked and stickied now.
I belong to a private online forum made up of a bunch of people who met through an online game and became friends; we shared some very personal information about their lives. There are people from all over the world so it was hard for people to meet up. But there are several folks who do live within a couple hours of each other and hang out every once in a while or maybe even often. One male member, who was in his mid-40s and lived pretty far the majority of the members, suddenly died from an odd sickness. We knew the guy fairly well as he posted often and was well liked. Some people traveled long distances to go to his funeral. It was quite amazing.
It's sad thinking back to some of his posts and his family that he talked so much about. But because of the physical barrier, his death never really affected most people. I feel like most of us, including me, just bowed our heads, left one last note online for him and continued on with more "real" stuff.
His personal thread on the forums is locked and stickied now.