Is there a way that we can have an option for a general obituary thread on here?

Thank you.

Would that be for all the military generals who die?

Would that be for all the military generals who die?

No.

Would that be for all the military generals who die?


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Opus, you never stop amusing me !!! :lol::D:wave:

Is there a way that we can have an option for a general obituary thread on here?

Thank you.

I agree! I think this is a good idea! ;)One place for all the obituaries ! Because sometimes( no, not sometimes, most of the time ) it gets a little much, one person getting several obits if they were in several TV shows or something ! ;)

I agree! I think this is a good idea! ;)One place for all the obituaries ! Because sometimes( no, not sometimes, most of the time ) it gets a little much, one person getting several obits if they were in several TV shows or something ! ;)

Thank you! I'm glad that you agree with me about this.

Thank you! I'm glad that you agree with me about this.

I think it is a really good idea !! ;):wave:

I think it is a really good idea !! ;):wave:

What I did was that I messaged some of the moderators and TJ, asking them if it's okay if I created a thread.

Any sitcom or TV stars should get their own thread.

Maybe there could be a general thread on Chit Chat or in the movies, music, sports or politics sections for people who are less well known.

Maybe there could be a general thread on Chit Chat or in the movies, music, sports or politics sections for people who are less well known.

Which inevitably would lead to a debate of who deserves their own thread and who doesn’t.

The question is whether members are posting them just to post them or to genuinely remember somebody. People should use their own judgment to create a new thread or not.

If there are 100,000-250,000 deaths just in the US as predicted, that's going to very heartbreaking and devastating.

Any sitcom or TV stars should get their own thread.

Maybe there could be a general thread on Chit Chat or in the movies, music, sports or politics sections for people who are less well known.

That’s a good idea about a general thread on the sub boards or Chit Chat.

The question is whether members are posting them just to post them or to genuinely remember somebody. People should use their own judgment to create a new thread or not.

If there are 100,000-250,000 deaths just in the US as predicted, that's going to very heartbreaking and devastating.

I post them so they can be remembered.

What section would this be in?

What section would this be in?

Chit Chat, movies, music, sports, or politics.

What about our members? Are we posting about them here too?

What about our members? Are we posting about them here too?

We could post about them as well.

We could post about them as well.

How would we know if they're no longer alive to post?? I know a family member could post but not everyone gives out there login info like that.

How would we know if they're no longer alive to post?? I know a family member could post but not everyone gives out there login info like that.

I'm not sure to be honest with you. Sorry.

How would we know if they're no longer alive to post?? A lot of times we wouldn't. But there are two dead SO members I know about: veggie-tarie-jenn, who Schmoopie was friends with, and Jeff Russell, who I and others from here were friends with on Facebook. Jeff's user name here was JAlanRuss72.

A lot of times we wouldn't. But there are two dead SO members I know about: veggie-tarie-jenn, who Schmoopie was friends with, and Jeff Russell, who I and others from here were friends with on Facebook. Jeff's user name here was JAlanRuss72.

Wow.

About when was their final post? It would be something if someone could find their final posts then we can pay tribute to them. :wave:

Wow.

About when was their final post? It would be something if someone could find their final posts then we can pay tribute to them. :wave:I looked Jeff up yesterday, his last post was January 2014. veggie-tarie-jenn I think was in 2018.

Wow.

About when was their final post? It would be something if someone could find their final posts then we can pay tribute to them. :wave:



Nah, I think that is a little morbid ! I think there already is enough misery with the coronavirus going on ! :(

I looked Jeff up yesterday, his last post was January 2014. veggie-tarie-jenn I think was in 2018.

If you don't mind, what happened to them? :confused:

If you don't mind, what happened to them? :confused:I don't remember the causes of death. Jeff died fairly young, I think in his early 40s.

I don't remember the causes of death. Jeff died fairly young, I think in his early 40s.

Wow! :eek:

I talked to Zoneboy about this, and he said that a general thread is too morbid and a thread for everyone is not necessary.

A lot of times we wouldn't. But there are two dead SO members I know about: veggie-tarie-jenn, who Schmoopie was friends with, and Jeff Russell, who I and others from here were friends with on Facebook. Jeff's user name here was JAlanRuss72.

How about CommonTater?

I talked to Zoneboy about this, and he said that a general thread is too morbid and a thread for everyone is not necessary.

I get what he's saying but on the other hand death is a part of the cycle of life. It could be done in a very respectful way, not a morbid way.

I get what he's saying but on the other hand death is a part of the cycle of life. It could be done in a very respectful way, not a morbid way.

You're right. What I was thinking of doing is just creating a general obituary thread in the individual sub-boards or Chit Chat.

You're right. What I was thinking of doing is just creating a general obituary thread in the individual sub-boards or Chit Chat.

So why don't you do that then?

So why don't you do that then?

That’s what I’m going to do. I'm going to make a thread in the music board as a test and see how well it does.

A lot of times we wouldn't. But there are two dead SO members I know about: veggie-tarie-jenn, who Schmoopie was friends with


I miss her SO much (no pun intended). I was the one who got her to join this board, but she was always so fun to talk to and we only talked on the phone a few times but she was always sending me cards, notes, letters (she liked to write handwritten letters to me-long ones-and I did the same-and she called them Little House on the Prairie letters! :lol:), gifts, etc.

So I am totally confused about this thread. I figured a general obituary thread would be for celebrities and so forth who passed away. And no offense but this just seems like a brainstorming thread.

My opinion is to have a member obituary thread for members. Hopefully it wouldn't be very long or used that often.


My high school has a group on Facebook where we can post about people from our class who passed away, but they are kind of strict as to what we can post. My best friend from high school passed away and I posted about her in that group when I saw that she wasn't mentioned. Someone replied and said that I wasn't supposed to do that b/c all deaths have to be verified, but the woman who runs it was incredibly sweet and said she couldn't bear to delete what I had posted about my friend. But it makes sense that she would want to verify before posting something that isn't true.

That being said, of course being that this board is largely anonymous as opposed to Facebook (if that makes sense), we don't have a way to verify passings, but I was thinking this...


One board for Member passings
One board for Member personal passings (like a relative or friend)
Maybe celebrity music (like has already been done), drama, sitcom, etc boards.


I do like seeing the individual posts about a passing (celebrity, musician, etc) - b/c I don't really follow the news that much and that's why I come here to get information like that but I have seen information on someone's passing on three or four different threads given that they were known for more than one show. I honestly think it would be easier to have either all of them in one general post or in the category that they were most famous for. I just think it could cut down drastically the number of duplicate threads.

So I am totally confused about this thread. I figured a general obituary thread would be for celebrities and so forth who passed away. And no offense but this just seems like a brainstorming thread.

My opinion is to have a member obituary thread for members. Hopefully it wouldn't be very long or used that often.


My high school has a group on Facebook where we can post about people from our class who passed away, but they are kind of strict as to what we can post. My best friend from high school passed away and I posted about her in that group when I saw that she wasn't mentioned. Someone replied and said that I wasn't supposed to do that b/c all deaths have to be verified, but the woman who runs it was incredibly sweet and said she couldn't bear to delete what I had posted about my friend. But it makes sense that she would want to verify before posting something that isn't true.

That being said, of course being that this board is largely anonymous as opposed to Facebook (if that makes sense), we don't have a way to verify passings, but I was thinking this...


One board for Member passings
One board for Member personal passings (like a relative or friend)
Maybe celebrity music (like has already been done), drama, sitcom, etc boards.


I do like seeing the individual posts about a passing (celebrity, musician, etc) - b/c I don't really follow the news that much and that's why I come here to get information like that but I have seen information on someone's passing on three or four different threads given that they were known for more than one show. I honestly think it would be easier to have either all of them in one general post or in the category that they were most famous for. I just think it could cut down drastically the number of duplicate threads.

It's okay if you’re confused. What I said is that I suggested to do general obituary threads for celebrities in the sub-boards such as Chit-Chat, Music, and movies.

I talked to Zoneboy about this, and he said that a general thread is too morbid and a thread for everyone is not necessary.

That's not exactly right. What I said was that the idea for an obits thread was made several years ago and some commented that it was too morbid. In fact, I was the one who suggested it. After reading the mostly negative replies I decided to just forget it. Personally, I would rather have individual threads for more well-known names.

I’m not a fan of this idea. People deserve their own memorial thread. I vote against it.

That's not exactly right. What I said was that the idea for an obits thread was made several years ago and some commented that it was too morbid. In fact, I was the one who suggested it. After reading the mostly negative replies I decided to just forget it. Personally, I would rather have individual threads for more well-known names.

I’m not a fan of this idea. People deserve their own memorial thread. I vote against it.

I'm sorry then. I thought that it would be a good idea, but now it’s not.

MA, some people may feel like you are just posting them to boost your post count. They should be made for people that are well-known or that you are a fan of their work.

Zoneboy posts a lot of them, but he's pretty selective when creating new threads for well-known people. It's not a contest to see who posts the most or a race to see who posts first.

MA, some people may feel like you are just posting them to boost your post count. They should be made for people that are well-known or that you are a fan of their work.

Zoneboy posts a lot of them, but he's pretty selective when creating new threads for well-known people. It's not a contest to see who posts the most or posts first.

I apologize TJ.

I miss her SO much (no pun intended). I was the one who got her to join this board, but she was always so fun to talk to and we only talked on the phone a few times but she was always sending me cards, notes, letters (she liked to write handwritten letters to me-long ones-and I did the same-and she called them Little House on the Prairie letters! :lol:), gifts, etc.

If you don't mind, what happened to her?

I really think we should get off this making new obituary thread thing for a while , there is enought sadness in the world with the Corona pandemic ! :( I wish we could trend towards happier topics here and get back to discussing the TV shows and such !;)

I really think we should get off this making new obituary thread thing for a while , there is enought sadness in the world with the Corona pandemic ! :( I wish we could trend towards happier topics here and get back to discussing the TV shows and such !;)

I really think so too!

If you don't mind, what happened to her?


Well from what I understand, she had broken her leg about a month earlier when she tripped out of her back door and one night she had trouble breathing. By the time her husband got her to the hospital she was gone. I think the length of time he waited to take her had something to do with it but her brother told me that part of the bone from her leg had broken off and traveled through her body to her lungs. I think her husabnd thought she was having an anxiety attack.



I had shortness of breath back in July of 2018 and I ended up in the hospital with a blood clot in my lung but fortunately we caught it in time. That was horrible.

Well from what I understand, she had broken her leg about a month earlier when she tripped out of her back door and one night she had trouble breathing. By the time her husband got her to the hospital she was gone. I think the length of time he waited to take her had something to do with it but her brother told me that part of the bone from her leg had broken off and traveled through her body to her lungs. I think her husabnd thought she was having an anxiety attack.



I had shortness of breath back in July of 2018 and I ended up in the hospital with a blood clot in my lung but fortunately we caught it in time. That was horrible.

That’s a shame to hear about veggie-tari-jenn.

Well from what I understand, she had broken her leg about a month earlier when she tripped out of her back door and one night she had trouble breathing. By the time her husband got her to the hospital she was gone. I think the length of time he waited to take her had something to do with it but her brother told me that part of the bone from her leg had broken off and traveled through her body to her lungs. I think her husabnd thought she was having an anxiety attack.



I had shortness of breath back in July of 2018 and I ended up in the hospital with a blood clot in my lung but fortunately we caught it in time. That was horrible.

Thanks for the update.

Wow, that's awful. Simply walking out to your backyard shouldn't lead to a broken leg. I wonder if she had an underlying condition like osteoporosis or something? It looks like a pulmonary embolism got her.

What caused your blood clot in the lungs??

I really think we should get off this making new obituary thread thing for a while.That would make this the obituary thread for discussing obituary threads then. :D

That would make this the obituary thread for discussing obituary threads then. :D


Yeah, I guess so ! :D It is really a very bizarre thread !! :crazy:

That would make this the obituary thread for discussing obituary threads then. :D

Yeah, I guess so ! :D It is really a very bizarre thread !! :crazy:

I really wish that I never even created this thread in the first place. I was in a bad mood at the time.

That would make this the obituary thread for discussing obituary threads then. :D

Agreed. :D

Thanks for the update.

Wow, that's awful. Simply walking out to your backyard shouldn't lead to a broken leg. I wonder if she had an underlying condition like osteoporosis or something? It looks like a pulmonary embolism got her.

What caused your blood clot in the lungs??


She tripped and fell is what she told me but as for the other, I'm really not sure. I was kind of hesitant to ask her brother but I was curious. I mean we didn't know each other personally and we'd only emailed, written letters and talked on the phone, but it didn't make sense. I have tripped doing the dumbest things so I can see how that could have happened, but the other, I"m not sure.


As for myself... My husband and I had taken a very long road trip to Saskatchewan in June of 2018. The day before we were supposed to leave, he contracted shingles really bad. We decided to go anyway (a decision I kind of regret, but am grateful for, if that makes sense) and I told him that I would do all of the driving. He didn't like to drive anyway and I wasn't going to make him drive when I knew he felt so bad. But we did take a lot of rest breaks (or tried to anyway) and so forth. The hospital staff insisted that my blood clot was due to the long car trip, but my doctor didn't really agree. Fortunately I took blood thinners for a while (until I lost my health insurance and couldn't afford them anymore) and so far I haven't had any problems.