VRWCAgent Has Passed Away

[Kyriakos]

I see. Likely the only consistently outspoken right-wing long-term poster I recall as such would have been Mobboss.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

He was a great member to the forum and it was a big bummer when he bailed. I'm sorry he's gone, and I always wished he had come back here. We loved him in fiftychat.

There have been a number of infamous hard-right wingers on this site who have come and gone, and he was one of the most notorious. But none went harder than he did while being open minded and making friends here. Unlike many, he was not a troll. He was kind, and just believed things that offended many of us then and would even more so with the crowd now.

He's most famous for this thread, which doesn't read much like a concession or a change of heart in 2024, but best believe in 2010 it was, and preceded a gradual and increasing acceptance over the following years before he got fed up with those who weren't patient with the conservative perspective.

What a trip down memory lane!

I see. Likely the only consistently outspoken right-wing long-term poster I recall as such would have been Mobboss.

It's interesting to think back over the past 14 years. So many people in that thread are either gone now, or have different usernames from those used back in 2010.

 

[sophie]

He's most famous for this thread, which doesn't read much like a concession or a change of heart in 2024, but best believe in 2010 it was, and preceded a gradual and increasing acceptance over the following years before he got fed up with those who weren't patient with the conservative perspective.

What a trip down memory lane. So many faces I haven’t seen or heard from in years.

 

[danjuno]

The realization that the internet isn't new anymore, and the people in your communities are dying regularly, is a very sobering thing.

 

[Gorbles]

What a trip down memory lane. So many faces I haven’t seen or heard from in years.

And some that apparently haven't aged a day.

But I more than get it. I've been in other communities, and like danjuno just said, the kind of viewing of the passage of time in virtual but very real terms is still, well, sobering.

 

[Farm Boy]

He was a great member to the forum and it was a big bummer when he bailed. I'm sorry he's gone, and I always wished he had come back here. We loved him in fiftychat.

There have been a number of infamous hard-right wingers on this site who have come and gone, and he was one of the most notorious. But none went harder than he did while being open minded and making friends here. Unlike many, he was not a troll. He was kind, and just believed things that offended many of us then and would even more so with the crowd now.

He's most famous for this thread, which doesn't read much like a concession or a change of heart in 2024, but best believe in 2010 it was, and preceded a gradual and increasing acceptance over the following years before he got fed up with those who weren't patient with the conservative perspective.

He was better than he got back, here.

May the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, big guy.

 

[peter grimes]

Aw, man. Sad to learn of it. Here I am, logging in for the first time in maybe a decade? Yet here I see some old friends, chiming in.

I'm glad to see you all here.

 

[Cutlass]

Aw, man. Sad to learn of it. Here I am, logging in for the first time in maybe a decade? Yet here I see some old friends, chiming in.

I'm glad to see you all here.

Good to see you again.

 

[Birdjaguar]

@peter grimes Welcome back!

 

[caketastydelish]

Maybe this is wishful thinking on my part, but I'm going to be honest and say I don't believe this.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

You don't believe what? That bhsup has died? I was also able to find his online obituary (you need to know his real, offline name for that). So while I get that you don't want this to be true (I'm sure we'd all prefer that), it's a sad fact that it is true.

I think that since a particular incident some time ago, anyone reporting someone's passing here has done due diligence in making sure they're not mistaken.

 

[gangleri2001]

I come back and I see this? This sucks, man.

Requiescas in pace, VRWCAgent.

 

[JollyRoger]

One of the good ones . . . hopefully they issued him a 64 ounce soda when they gave him his harp.

 

[Kyriakos]

This marks the third announced death of an OT regular, in the last few months. Of course some were dead long before news got to here.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

And others in the last couple of years.

 

[Farm Boy]

The realization that the internet isn't new anymore, and the people in your communities are dying regularly, is a very sobering thing.

Even if they aren't your favorites, they aren't going to get replaced the way you'd hope they would. They're uniquely beautiful and they grew along with you. Recognizing what is lost... that is a permanent feature of aging. They stop doing meaningful tests for PTSD, btw, after a certain point. Everyone gets it if they linger long enough.

If I haven't ever apologized for my rampant emotional disregulation, that is also a feature of being human, or God's love, or that the world sucks, or however one might prefer it phrased. I don't really care about the form. Just hold on for as long as you can. I know you matter to someone more than you imagine when the lights just won't shine.

 

[Kyriakos]

And others in the last couple of years.

For C&C CivIII, we had two people go very early. I still recall discussions with them and it has almost been 20 years...

 

[peter grimes]

And others in the last couple of years.

Where should I look to catch up?

 

[Valka D'Ur]

The new policy is to post memorial threads in OT (for people who posted here; I don't know what the custom is in the Civ forums).

Anyway, we lost rah in 2020: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/rah-rest-in-peace-my-friend.662315/post-15891096

CavLancer: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/cavlancer-has-died.675403/post-16224330

Zkribbler: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/zkribbler-has-passed-away.676892/post-16275780

There may be others, but I'm blanking on names at the moment.

 

[Synobun]

The new policy is to post memorial threads in OT (for people who posted here; I don't know what the custom is in the Civ forums).

Anyway, we lost rah in 2020: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/rah-rest-in-peace-my-friend.662315/post-15891096

CavLancer: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/cavlancer-has-died.675403/post-16224330

Zkribbler: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/zkribbler-has-passed-away.676892/post-16275780

There may be others, but I'm blanking on names at the moment.

Lohrenswald: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/lohrenswald-has-passed-away.689620/

Hrothbern: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/hrothbern-has-passed-away.686838/