Forum Posters you miss

[Jock Is Sleighing]

There are quite a few posters over the years who left the pasture and each of them made terrific contributions:

Frankie.
Afton.
Danny James.
Knots Man, with his 'Fantasy Knots Landing' web series.
Luke.
Jock, who sadly died and was the first person to welcome me to the DALLAS forum over 20 years ago.
Karen MacKenzie. A very pleasant 'Sea View Circle' fanatic who I regularly chatted with in #E_O, back in the days of yore.
Anti-Krebbs.
Abbyisfc an ardent Abby Dalton fan.

And finally,

Pamela, a real stalwart and original who did a mountain of forum work. She kept the wheels turning.

 

[The First Noele]

Jock, who sadly died and was the first person to welcome me to the DALLAS forum over 20 years ago.

I was trying to remember his name, he was present at return to SF filming i think

Anti-Krebbs.

He was another poster i remember fondly when I joined as he was a fellow BBG fan

Mickey Fairgate

just disappeared - I remember a poster called Kimmie Kap and i hoped that he was OK . I certainly learned a few more American president names during the KIll off a President game!! Very useful in a work quiz!!

 

[The First Noele]

PS Glad to know that MInx is well in Canada
I also met up with a poster called Jill who lived in Scotland, she came to my house, and saw my rather large Dallas collection, She liked Larry and Ken K - kind of lost touch with her as someone in the family was ill

 

[Jock Is Sleighing]

I was trying to remember his name, he was present at return to SF filming i think


He was another poster i remember fondly when I joined as he was a fellow BBG fan


just disappeared - I remember a poster called Kimmie Kap and i hoped that he was OK . I certainly learned a few more American president names during the KIll off a President game!! Very useful in a work quiz!!

From recollection Jock's real name was Steve. I remember his wife or partner was a recurring member and that is how we heard the bad news.

 

[Karin Schill]

I miss a lot of the posters that others have already mentioned although I do keep in contact with several of them on facebook. The most obvious one is KassidyKatherine who was one of my best friends some 10-15 years ago. She even visited me in Sweden.

Another close friend who did sign up again after the forum crash that I also keep in contact with is @Ray's Lady

Miss Texas73 is another friend I still see on facebook. Sadly she never returned after the crash. Same thing with Bobby's Angel.

 

[Karin Schill]

I thought of a couple of more posters who are not as active anymore that I miss seeing around here. Many of them are friends.

@Christine
@Jessie
@Ms Southworth
@Ray&Donna
@Christophersmom
@Pamela_E
@Presea
@KL4ever
@Ange
@Vote4Cliff
@Alexia
@Goldie
@Tina Ewing
@ChrisEwing2003
@ThatOtherMJ
@Tatianna
@The Lovely Sue Ellen

Some more that didn't return after the crash

Ss9
WickedAbby

That's all I can think of right now and I am sure I'm forgetting someone...

 

[Sarah]

I’m still in contact with Bobby’s Angel, The Other MJ, Rays Lady, Goldie, Rosie...

I wonder where Jessie went. She was such a regular.

 

[Billy Nolan]

nice topic. Years ago there was a member: Chris Sumer Matheson - it seems he is also gone now.

 

[Treeviewer]

Knots Man, who wrote the Fantasy Knots Landing section, the gregarious SunshineboyUK, who I believe has sadly passed away.

 

[Ray&Donna]

I miss a lot of the posters that others have already mentioned although I do keep in contact with several of them on facebook. The most obvious one is KassidyKatherine who was one of my best friends some 10-15 years ago. She even visited me in Sweden.

Another close friend who did sign up again after the forum crash that I also keep in contact with is @Ray's Lady

Miss Texas73 is another friend I still see on facebook. Sadly she never returned after the crash. Same thing with Bobby's Angel.

@Karin Schill

I am still here checking my threads but with all of the medication I take, I literally fall asleep with the phone in my hand at times

 

[The First Noele]

@Karin Schill

I am still here checking my threads but with all of the medication I take, I literally fall asleep with the phone in my hand at times

Howdy @Ray&Donna - kinda miss you and @Ray's Lady for Dallas chat xx

 

[James from London]

the gregarious SunshineboyUK, who I believe has sadly passed away.

Well, he retweeted a story about a cat stuck on top of a train yesterday so hopefully that means you're mistaken!

 

[Oh!Carol Christmasson]

a story about a cat stuck on top of a train

The missing cat from Coronation Street?

 

[Karin Schill]

@Ray&Donna thank you for letting me know that you are still here even when you don't post. I hope your treatment is working and that you will feel better soon.

 

[Treeviewer]

Well, he retweeted a story about a cat stuck on top of a train yesterday so hopefully that means you're mistaken!

I thought someone here posted it but I'm happy to hear that it's not the case.

 

[Popular Piggy Defying Gravity]

I miss @Jessie, though I´m in contact with her through Facebook. She´s one of the most loyal readers of my fanfic "Ewing Empire", along with @Karin Schill, of course...

 

[darkshadows38]

i didn't realize so many didn't return, Daphne was one that i wondered what did happen to her? she lives in my state i forget how far away it was though i think it was in Columbus i think? i don't live in Columbus though that's at least a 2 hr drive depending if there is traffic or not and how you drive

 

[Avery Merry Christmas]

As much as we would like to imagine soap-operatic departures, complete with flaring nostrils and slapped faces, most people just sort of "fade away". Other things in their lives pull at their free time, leading to fewer and fewer postings. Eventually they might realize they need to devote their free time to other things, or maybe they simply lost "free time" entirely. "Real life" just has a way of creeping in.

 

[darkshadows38]

oh i know that, there's a site i belong to that i've been there since (2008) and that's a site that i pay more attention to who's left and there was at least 1 person that died that i considered a dear friend she sadly died of cancer a couple years back. my point is sometimes it's not real life but they pass away that's not to say everyone on that list is gone i doubt that. it's just sad when you don't see them anymore that's all

 

[Avery Merry Christmas]

It's sort of awkward when sites like these have members who pass away. Members read so many other postings and it might be weeks, even months before you realize you haven't seen a certain name in the mix. More often than not, the site moderators don't learn of the death. But when they do, it's the sort of bad news that is difficult to bring up in conversation.

The most clever way I've seen it handled had their user name display in italics, and their "status" (the sub-title under their name) changed to "Eternal Member". It's often the only indication to the group that the member has passed away, since they're obviously not going to be sharing the news personally.