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En_lizard
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name people who used to be here and theyre not anymore but you still remeber them. they might come back here one day and see that and gets happy.
Remembering Those Who Used to Be Here
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Discussion Overview
This thread revolves around reminiscing about former members of the Physics Forums community who are no longer active. Participants share memories and express their feelings about these individuals, highlighting their contributions and the impact of their absence.
Discussion Character
- Meta-discussion
- Exploratory
Main Points Raised
- Participants mention various former members, including Self Adjoint, Boulderhead, Woolie, SOS2008, Patty, Smurf, LoseYourName, Gale, and Alexandra, expressing a sense of nostalgia and loss.
- Some participants specifically recall the unique posting styles of former members, such as DaleSpam's use of commas and Lisa's frequent exclamation points.
- There are personal anecdotes shared about friendships formed with missing members, particularly concerning SOS and her interactions with others in the community.
- Some participants note that certain former members have transitioned to other forums or have not been seen for extended periods, leading to speculation about their current activities.
- Participants express varying degrees of emotional attachment to these former members, with some indicating that it hurts to think about their absence.
- There is mention of a separate forum created for members who were dissatisfied with the Physics Forums, where some former members have been active.
- Recent activity of some former members, such as honestrosewater, is noted, although others like DocToxyn and Mathwonks are mentioned as having been absent for some time.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants generally agree on the sentiment of missing former members, but there is no consensus on the reasons for their absence or the specifics of their current activities. Multiple competing views on the impact of these members and their contributions to the community are present.
Contextual Notes
Some participants express uncertainty about the spelling of names and the exact timeline of members' absences, indicating a lack of complete information regarding the status of these individuals.
Who May Find This Useful
Current members of the Physics Forums who are interested in the community's history and the contributions of former members may find this discussion relevant.
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BobG
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BobG.
Well, I wasn't here for 8 days and that's kind of long. Surely I was missed by someone.
Well, I wasn't here for 8 days and that's kind of long. Surely I was missed by someone.
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Danger
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Everyone naturally misses Self Adjoint and Boulderhead. Unfortunately, they won't be back. 
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TheStatutoryApe
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We miss Woolie of course and SelfAdjoint as Danger mentioned (I didn't know Boulderhead). Then there's SOS2008, Patty, Smurf, LoseYourName, Gale, and Alexandra. Probably more too if I think about it.
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Pengwuino
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I miss me.
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BobG
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TheStatutoryApe said:
I miss the person that used so many commas - Dale something.
And Lisa! - just because she used exclamation points.
I try to forget any poster that uses semicolons, though.
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BobG said:
I miss Lisa! too. I see her pop up on occasion though.
Was it DaleSpam or something like that?
El Hombre Invisible I have not seen in a while either.
Franz, Fibonacci... and there was a member who went "on the road" a while back and I can't remember his name.
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Danger
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Thanks for mentioning SOS, Stats. She was my favourite of the missing-in-action lot. It actually hurts a bit to think of her, because we were getting to be pretty decent friends when she disappeared, and she was supposed to come up to visit some time. I think that she'll be most missed in both GD and Political Science. She was a rarity: a particularly articulate and intelligent hell-raiser. 
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Danger said:Thanks for mentioning SOS, Stats. She was my favourite of the missing-in-action lot. It actually hurts a bit to think of her, because we were getting to be pretty decent friends when she disappeared, and she was supposed to come up to visit some time. I think that she'll be most missed in both GD and Political Science. She was a rarity: a particularly articulate and intelligent hell-raiser.
She was participating on another forum for a while, bouncing back and forth between here and there I think. Eventually she tapered off and just stopped posting. I have no idea what happened. She wasn't happy about the way P&WA was being run here and the other forum has pretty scant membership so there isn't much discussion that isn't more or less the same stuff that has been talked about a dozen times before with the same people.
The other forum was actually supposed to be a haven for members kicked or dissatisfied from here, at least in part. TheSmokingMan started the forum. SOS went there as "Heathen". Alexandra was there as "Sophia". SkyHunter posted there for a while and a few others from here. Aside from Smokie and Polly (both in China) Art is the only one that I know from here that still shows up there.
And another name I had forgotten is HonestRoseWater. I haven't seen JamesU (Yomamma) very much either.
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Lisa!
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I just saw this thread
Well, PF uploads too slow for me and that's why I don't come here as much as before. Right now I mostly spend my time at a persian forum.And that's really helped me to finally get over my ex!
hmmm...add to the list : honestrosewater ,DocTox(don't know his name correctly),jimmyp, dduardo.
(not sure if I spell any of these names correctly)
I've missed your jokes! Actually I met a guy at that forum who's worse than me. Sometimes he drives me crazy by using '!' at the end of any sentence and even words. Now I completely understand your feelings when I used '!' a lot.
Well, PF uploads too slow for me and that's why I don't come here as much as before. Right now I mostly spend my time at a persian forum.And that's really helped me to finally get over my ex!
hmmm...add to the list : honestrosewater ,DocTox(don't know his name correctly),jimmyp, dduardo.
(not sure if I spell any of these names correctly
)BobG said:
I've missed your jokes! Actually I met a guy at that forum who's worse than me. Sometimes he drives me crazy by using '!' at the end of any sentence and even words. Now I completely understand your feelings when I used '!' a lot.
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Astronuc
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honestrosewater has posted recently, but not in GD
DocToxyn hasn't been around in quite some time.
I haven't heard from SOS, Patty or Alexandra in a year or so.
DocToxyn hasn't been around in quite some time.
I haven't heard from SOS, Patty or Alexandra in a year or so.
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qntty
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Mathwonks disappeared a few months ago it seems.
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brewnog
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Coincidentally I texted Icvotria the other night. She's conquering the world with her band, studying philosophy, and working in a bookies!
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