The New York Times today carried this article:
How to Grieve for Online Friends You Had Never Met in Person.
The people of this community, pro or con, friend or foe, are some of our best friends, and when we lose one of them it affects all of us deeply. Of those we have lost I think we grieved and celebrated them in the best way possible. Some of us here were key in leading the way in those efforts, for which we're all thankful. It isn't easy to lose a friend, online or not.
I posted this as a comment to the article. My memory isn't perfect, apologies for any lapses:
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I've had the good fortune to have run an online discussion board for the past 18 years. Over that time we've lost three members, two of them significant contributors, and one of those two an administrator. We grieve together just like a family, and if possible we reach out to their families and tell them how important they were to us.
--Percy
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