Thread: What does one do..

If you are in touch with the members family, you could offer to notify members on here?

So are you going to tell us who died?

Originally Posted by patsycat

Do to put the RIP thing under their nick?

I suppose admin will do that after they've been informed.

A recently active member, is it?

Why not leave him in a perpetual forum state of 'stasis', as is DD?

Just a thought.

Originally Posted by patsycat

He was a friend, a longterm good friend from at least 15 years. Perhaps it is too soon to ask that question.

He only had a few posts here, but re reading them made me happy and sad.

Not so recently active.

But when DD died, i asked him if he knew of TD and that it was sad that DD had died. He knew the name Dirty Dog - so perhaps he had been reading and not posted. Dunno.

Thank god, he didn't know who i was!! I love forum privacy.

So you don't actually know for sure that he was a member of TD?

She is pissed again

Originally Posted by Iceman123

She is pissed again

The word 'again' is superfluous and misleading.

Sorry not pissed. Are you.

Thanks for the info, i shall let his family know. And they shall take the steps needed.

Reality sets in. He is an ass. Sorry Patsy. All I got.

I don't know why you think you should leave it up to the mods.
And how would the family know his TD nic?

Originally Posted by Cujo

I don't know why you think you should leave it up to the mods.
And how would the family know his TD nic?

Indeed, even would they want to know.

Many of us post things that we might not want linked to us years later. An "indescretion", a rant at the wife or expression of dissapointment in the kids, a photo of a nubile lass who has somehow misplaced her underwear. Harmless an meaningless in a context of anonymity, but potentially deeply hurtful to surviving family if they are made aware of the identity behind the user name.

I would leave well enough alone, and not go anywhere near the family. If the poster had wanted the family to know his details on the board they would know already, and if they do not, there might be a good reason for that.

Hi Patsy..sorry to read about the passing of your friend.
As he was a friend you knew on TD, you could, for closure, say goodbye here, omitting his User name, use his first name.
Another suggestion, is a new thread, RIP Teakdoor friends, we have them for Sporting and other famous people.
I, to , lost a lifelong mate , who was also a TD member.
Just my 5 cents worth..

^^

Indeed,

No normal family members or people should have access to this Forum.

Originally Posted by terry57

^^

Indeed,

No normal family members or people should have access to this Forum.

Indeed. You can imagine it, oh look, dad posted on the "puppies" thread......did not know he liked dogs. Lets see what sort of puppies he liked.....

I would suspect that when posters die, the least of their worries is their Teakdoor legacy.

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Indeed. You can imagine it, oh look, dad posted on the "puppies" thread......did not know he liked dogs. Lets see what sort of puppies he liked.....

Could have been worse if your Dad was Butterfly "oh look what he liked"

^ luckily what butters likes cannot produce children

I was the first member to know Eric (Dirty Dog) had passed away based upon a call from his wife at about 7.00 am.

At that time, and during his final weeks Teakdoor was being invaded by Trolls and others trying to bring the forum down and I did not follow her instructions to let the other members know.

Instead I contacted the Mods and they decided that Thetyim should announce his passing by way of a thread posted by him not me.

I thought at the time it was the right thing to do and still think I did the right thing.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

I was the first member to know Eric (Dirty Dog) had passed away based upon a call from his wife at about 7.00 am.

At that time, and during his final weeks Teakdoor was being invaded by Trolls and others trying to bring the forum down and I did not follow her instructions to let the other members know.

Instead I contacted the Mods and they decided that Thetyim should announce his passing by way of a thread posted by him not me.

I thought at the time it was the right thing to do and still think I did the right thing.

There has been a few. MrLick comes to mind, Blackgang.

If patsy is sure, she can Pm the mods, then up to them. leave the family out of it.

I think I'd want to be immortalised on here.