Ah, good. I guess it helps to be able to remember people's names correctly...
Concern about missing members
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We could only do 5 at a time.
I wanted to add him and a few others to a email list..but never did it.
Wish we could all exchange email address , so we would have another way to keep in touch.
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Yes! And many of us are never known by our real names. I understand OPSEC, but it would be nice to be able to find someone like him when they go missing.
We could have a spreadsheet with user name, real name, email address, and phone numbers. Why we never can or will is because there are crazy people in this world and few of us have ever met face to face.
I have an "In the Event of My Death" icon on my computer desktop, for my wife and kids. In that folder I have family stuff, but also a contact list of who to notify should I die. There are a couple folks on this forum in that list - I have a few email addresses and phone numbers I have squirreled away over the years. And the forum itself (using my login/password) hopefully will be notified. Not that anybody may care of my status, but it's just a forum post I have requested, so not a big imposition. So someday you may see a post from me informing you that I am no longer among the living. That will be weird, but don't freak out. I'm not planning to rise from the dead to type in a post, it will be from a family member using my login credentials. I should amend that folder name to be "In the Event of My Significant Illness/Injury"
I agree with Weedy that a master spreadsheet of people's contact info is probably a no-go. The mods could probably look this up from our initial account creation if they had to. But I'm sure there are many here just like me - when you join a new forum and know nothing about it, you give the registration process the least amount of personal information you can get by with. Later, you may trust the forum with more info, but initially probably not. e.g., If I was forced to give a phone number when I registered (I don't remember), be prepared to end up talking to some bewildered shop owner in Nigeria if you dial it. And you will probably find in my profile details that I an a 127 year old transvestite from Finland as well.
People could implement an informal "forum buddy" system though. Pick a buddy or two to keep tabs on and share contact info with. As frequent posters drift away from the forum as they inevitably will (e.g., Sentry), inform your buddy of your changing status, or your buddy can contact you to check up on why you're AWOL. Interests and situations do change, so there is no such thing as a lifetime forum member. We gotta expect that. Even the best of forums can eventually turn. I think many of us here originally came from a forum that we were long time members of, but that forum went downhill. Despite those forums having gone bad, there are probably still decent members there - not involved in the forum shenanigans - who are wondering where we went. I know that I left my old forum like that. I do a drive-by posting every six months or so to let them know I'm still alive - but nobody seems to care though, many of the other good folks I knew there left as well.
I agree with Weedy that a master spreadsheet of people's contact info is probably a no-go. The mods could probably look this up from our initial account creation if they had to. But I'm sure there are many here just like me - when you join a new forum and know nothing about it, you give the registration process the least amount of personal information you can get by with. Later, you may trust the forum with more info, but initially probably not. e.g., If I was forced to give a phone number when I registered (I don't remember), be prepared to end up talking to some bewildered shop owner in Nigeria if you dial it. And you will probably find in my profile details that I an a 127 year old transvestite from Finland as well.
People could implement an informal "forum buddy" system though. Pick a buddy or two to keep tabs on and share contact info with. As frequent posters drift away from the forum as they inevitably will (e.g., Sentry), inform your buddy of your changing status, or your buddy can contact you to check up on why you're AWOL. Interests and situations do change, so there is no such thing as a lifetime forum member. We gotta expect that. Even the best of forums can eventually turn. I think many of us here originally came from a forum that we were long time members of, but that forum went downhill. Despite those forums having gone bad, there are probably still decent members there - not involved in the forum shenanigans - who are wondering where we went. I know that I left my old forum like that. I do a drive-by posting every six months or so to let them know I'm still alive - but nobody seems to care though, many of the other good folks I knew there left as well.
The forum has our email addresses from when we signed up, correct? Maybe there's a way for HCL to auto generate emails to members who have not participated recently - say, 30 days since last activity, again at 90 days, etc. It's wouldn't cost much and might remind members to check in now and then...
Admins have access to the emails you originally signed in with. I recently sent an email to a beloved member who had fallen off the forum for no reason. I received a wonderful email from his wife that the member passed away from cancer. This was my 3rd or 4th response advising me the member has died. It tears me up every time.
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I understand respecting privacy, but were we informed about his passing? I'm just curious.
This was an unrelated forum.
I will have to remember to update my email address here. Usually when I sign up on a new forum, I give one of my spam-sucker email addresses. These are real email addresses, and I can read messages, but they have a specific purpose and are read infrequently. Once a forum (or a merchant) has proven reliable and non-spamming, then I can update my email address on file to my "secondary" email address. I never give my main personal email address to anybody except friends and family. But my secondary email address is quickly scanned every day too, so that is a reasonable way to get ahold of me.
I can't remember if this forum has been advanced from "spam-sucker" to the more dignified "secondary" email. Sometimes I forget to do the update. I'll go check...
[edit] Ahhh, how nice. I found that homesteadingforum.org had already advanced from spam-sucker to secondary some time in the past.
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I can't remember if this forum has been advanced from "spam-sucker" to the more dignified "secondary" email. Sometimes I forget to do the update. I'll go check...
[edit] Ahhh, how nice. I found that homesteadingforum.org had already advanced from spam-sucker to secondary some time in the past.
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If anyone has an issue updating their email address, send it to me and I can do it for you.
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It has been nearly a month since @Sewingcreations15 was here, as far as I can tell. Has anyone heard from her?
I sent The Lazy L a pm and an email...no response.
Jim
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I did a while before Christmas. I think they are okay~ Hubby's recovery is slow, but he is improving. It sounds like they just have their hands full - got a little behind their normal schedule while he was in hosp. so trying to "catch up." If she doesn't pop in within the next couple weeks, I can send another email just to check in on them.
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I hope LazyL is ok, hope he gets in touch soon.
I think an email address that can be used to contact someone if I go missing might be good. After all, if I should happen to leave this world I probably won't be checking my email.
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Missing Weedy
Hope she's okay.
And Lazy L and Frodo too.
Aaaand, glad you showed up Jim.
And Lazy L and Frodo too.
Aaaand, glad you showed up Jim.
Hello. I am around.
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Thats good.Gkad to see ya.
I've sent Sentry18 a couple of messages with no reply. He's ok? Hasn't been here since Sept., I think.
I did the same thing Snap. I "heard" he was taking some time away to take care of some things with the family.
I went ahead and sent @Sewingcreations15 an email. Will let you know if I hear back.
Sentry went from one of the most active posters to missing overnight.
Maybe he has collected enough intelligence on all of us he doesn't need to spy now.
Or maybe he went back to work for that super-secret organization and they won't let him post.
I always suspected he was a double naught spy.
I do miss his posts and hope he gets back here soon.
Maybe he has collected enough intelligence on all of us he doesn't need to spy now.
Or maybe he went back to work for that super-secret organization and they won't let him post.
I always suspected he was a double naught spy.
I do miss his posts and hope he gets back here soon.
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Wasn't he homeschooling all his kids?
Sentry had a lot on his plate with family and work.
Social media was taking up too much of his time
Unlike us old retired fsrts.
Jim
Social media was taking up too much of his time
Unlike us old retired fsrts.
Jim
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