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Re: [reno] In memoriam:
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jt512
Dec 14, 2006, 6:11 PM
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reno wrote: coldclimb wrote: jt512 wrote: I wouldn't restrict it to the cause of death being climbing related. Death of a site member is death of a site member. Who cares whether they died climbing, died of cancer, or died in a car accident. Death is death. It might be nice to have a place (ie, a forum) dedicated to their memory. Yeah, I agree. Users have died in non-climbing accidents and still been remembered quite fondly and vocally by many members here. How about a sticky at the top of Accidents/Injuries, locked to replies, where an obit is posted about the deceased? I say "locked to replies" because we all know how people will start to speculate on cause, what went wrong, and so forth. That sort of thing could be done in the "regular" thread, but the obit column would be akin to the "Announcements" forum, where the post is made, and any further discussion is held elsewhere. What say ye, gentlemen?
I can see two ways that this might work. The first would be a sticky "In memorium" thread in the injuries and accidents forum. By necessity, it would have to be locked to replies because it would be a single thread. The deceased member's name would be in the post heading.
The second way, which I think is better, would be to have a dedicated "In memorium" forum, with a full thread dedicated to each deceased member. This gives friends and family an opportunity to post remeberences to the deceased. It also gives the tribute more prominence, which I think is appropriate, than having it contained within a forum. The forum would have to be skillfully moderated.
We shouldn't be too concerned about creating "another forum," as long as the new forum serves a good purpose. One poker site I visit, twoplustwo.com, has about 60 forums, each covering a distinct subject area.
Jay
(This post was edited by jt512 on Dec 14, 2006, 6:14 PM)
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