[videoheadcleaner]

Wow...

Last time I messaged purple was about promos for PPNW. Both his nominations got knocked out but I cannot thank him enough for the banter, the recommendations and the interest he brought to BEA.

r.i.p.

[Guest]

I can't believe you

[Facetious]

It's really hard to believe this and if it's true, it's genuinely shocking since I think we rarely think of BEA users, especially major ones like purple, passing away.

Anyway, it's strange how when somebody passes away, one only thinks of that person's good qualities, and that's what's happening to me now.....In fact I think I'm gonna listen to something by Scratch Acid now.

RIP purple (what was his real name, anybody knows?)

[Oh yeah, and what exactly happened to him anyway? He wasn't very old, was he?]

[Cymro2011]

I didn't know him that well and I never particulary got along with him but god damn this is horrible.

I picked up some great albums from his chart...

RIP purple.

[Puncture Repair]

If this is true, then I really am at loss of what to say. I won't pretend like purple was hugely important in my life, but he's one of those characters that somehow crossed paths with mine and made it that much more interesting.

It's so easy to forget about mortality, especially with those on the internet, it's hard to tie a name on a screen with a real person, with real feelings and friends and family.

I hope that my condolences, however potentially insignificant, make at least some difference.

[Guest]

Look, I really get on with a few of the people in this thread, and they're people I consider friends. Not IRL friends or anything, but people who, if I were to ever be within 20 miles of them, I would contact and see if they fancied a pint. They're people I speak to on Skype in a casual, informal, downright easy way, people I really enjoy talking to. That said, I don't care, you're all fucking dicks. I went to a funeral of one of my peers yesterday and it really made me realise how mortal we all are. Pretending somebody's dead for your own entertainment is disgusting. What did you want from this? For Keith to win that fucking stupid tournament? To liven up the site? Do something of merit, you fucking morons. Write something insightful about a piece of music you love. I was ready to eulogise at length about how fucking amazing Keith "was", an actual friend from the other side of the world who handed down far more knowledge than he would ever admit to, a real, genuine person in a world full of fucking idiots. You're fucking better than this Paris. I'll tell you on Skype how little I appreciate this. It's mad fucking retarded. Congratulations.

[Wombi]

Pretty much this ^ I was on the verge of tears. I just wanna say I'm pretty certain this is no 1 individual's fault so blame definitely doesn't lie completely with one person but all who were 'in' on it should be well ashamed of themselves especially since I presumed them to be much wiser than this.

I'm locking this thread as it has done enough damage already.