Happy Birthday bvasgm

Samon said:
I think a birthday thread is a bit tasteless, no? I'm inclined to agree with Kadayi. wpjiscool, there is no crime in showing your condolences, but your manner is purely obnoxious and, again, tasteless.
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I do not think the thread is tasteless. I know I am the one who made it, but I did it with good intentions. I told myself I would make the thread when I realized his birthday was so close, after first seeing the news of his death.

Many people often have a tradition of setting aside some special time to remember the life of a deceased loved one, even years after they are dead. It's a time where they can stop and have some cake, or drink a beer in their honor and remembering their life. And it's often that day is on their birthday.

And we here on these forums, we have a long time tradition of making birthday threads for people who have birthdays... long time members and even short time ones. Whenever somebody remembers that hey, it's their birthday.

I wanted to keep it up for bvasgm, at least one last time, because he understood and respected our tradition here. I think he would have liked it.







EDIT: Krynn can't post here right now, and wanted to say Happy Birthday as well.
 
Dog-- said:
Well it's not a happy birthday, so I can't say that. I can't post the comic, because it came true.

All you can really say is RIP, but if you're an agnostic/atheist you can't even say that.

So what do I say?

No disrespect meant, but seriously?
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The phrase actually seems far more appropriate in the context of absolute death. Atleast to me.
Kamikazie said:
So is combing the hair of a retarded child.
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Well there isn't really anything bad about combing the hair of a retarded child is there? I mean, yeah, this analogy could work quite well, but we really need more information.
 
Stop arguing, this isn't the place. Raz made the thread as a gesture - he's saying "We haven't forgotten you." I don't think that's in bad taste. wjpiscool, I don't know if you have any basis for your sig, whether you were a lurker in those days or what, but it is a little insensitive to showboat about this if you had no contact with him whatsoever. Understandably the impact of death on a forum is reason enough to express condolences and the like, but making such a huge deal out of it is, as Samon said, tasteless.
 
I think the thread is a good idea, I wholeheartedly agree to a thread in remembrance of bvasgm, a place to laugh about the good times that you had, and to mourn his passing. I cannot participate, however, as I never knew him. There were no shared experiences between us. Some members of the forum, however, do not understand this concept.
 
You know arguing about this trivial bullshit is hardly a way to remember him anyways.
 
Ennui said:
Stop arguing, this isn't the place. Raz made the thread as a gesture - he's saying "We haven't forgotten you." I don't think that's in bad taste. wjpiscool, I don't know if you have any basis for your sig, whether you were a lurker in those days or what, but it is a little insensitive to showboat about this if you had no contact with him whatsoever. Understandably the impact of death on a forum is reason enough to express condolences and the like, but making such a huge deal out of it is, as Samon said, tasteless.
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The RiP thread is barely a month old, the matter hardly counts as 'forgotten'.
 
Samon said:
I think a birthday thread is a bit tasteless, no? I'm inclined to agree with Kadayi. wpjiscool, there is no crime in showing your condolences, but your manner is purely obnoxious and, again, tasteless.
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I think its a kind gesture :\
 
Of all threads to try and start an argument, Gemma.

Happy Birthday, Borgasm. <3
 
Kind of pointless to wish him a happy birthday, but I do know that for his loved ones this must be a very hard day, what would otherwise have been a happy day in any previous year. So I do wish them strength and if there's any chance at all that this thread helped them (including the people of this forum who were close to him) by showing that there are others who care then I don't see what's wrong with it.

I seriously doubt that anyone in this thread believes that bvasgm is actually reading any of this over our shoulders on his magic cloud. It's just people showing they care.
 
I guess it might be tasteless to do it, but what about that infamous birthday comic...modified? I'm in no way speaking for Bvagism but if I was dead and you guys did that for me in particular, I would be laughing from wherever I was if the mood of it is all in good memory.
 
^Agreed. This might seem rude, but borgasm posted the image himself and clearly found humor in it, I really don't think avoiding posting it would be paying him respect so much as forgetting what he started.
 
right. i have removed the sig. i in no way meant to be in you face this a big deal about the matter, i just wanted to give my condolences subtely. i turns out a big red sig doesn't do that.

i double posted, which is an accident, which just amplified the feeling against me having the sig, which sparked an argument.

but the sig is now gone, and now is the time to start leaving the borgasm matter alone.

none of us are seriously affected by his death, some more than others but none as much as his family.

the RIP thread was a great gesture, and i believe on his birthday or the like, we can visit that thread.
 
Happy Birthday, the memory of Bvasgm. Hail, and farewell.
 
I never knew he shared birthday with me.

Well, Happy Birthday, bvasgm, if you can read this (probably not, but what the hell).
 
Happy Birthday!

Have you considered sending some sort of letter to his family?
 
Emporius said:
Happy Birthday!

Have you considered sending some sort of letter to his family?
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No, not at all. I wanted to keep this just to here, just for us to just continue with the tradition of happy birthday threads. And as I said before, he participated in a lot of them and he knew the tradition.

So I thought it would be a nice gesture, for here. I don't think it would be wise to involve his family at all.
 
I can see how it could be a sharp reminder of their loss, but I hardly see how it could be deemed offensive. Many of you seemed to know him as closely as you can over the internet, and it could be a nice gesture to show them how much of a mark their son had on people.

Edit: seeing how much trouble people are having with this thread I think we'd run into trouble. Just scrap the idea.
 
I offer my empathetic sympathies to all who did know him, especially those who loved him within his personal family as well as family he had on hl2net. People here, myself included, can tell you how painful it is to lose a close family member. We should never criticize a person who wants to honor someone they have lost. It's foolish to limit the grief one can share over a lost brother. Today's occasion obviously meant something to someone, and I think today's meaningfulness should be returned with understanding and compassion with those who were close to bvgasm and want to honor his birthday on these boards whether or not you think starting a birthday thread is excessive.
 
DEATHMASTER said:
I guess it might be tasteless to do it, but what about that infamous birthday comic...modified? I'm in no way speaking for Bvagism but if I was dead and you guys did that for me in particular, I would be laughing from wherever I was if the mood of it is all in good memory.
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I had the same idea, but then I thought some would see it as tasteless. As for myself, after seeing clips of Graham Chapman's funeral I think that the humour that was put into that sad occation was actually quite beautiful and I would love if people could enjoy their remembrance of me in such a way once I die.
 
Happy birthday.

And great post, Raz. It's both funny and moving.
 
He was beyond my time, so yeah condelences. I'm sure he was a great guy.
 
Here's one:

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