Tuesday, July 31, 2007
A Loss In The Extended Family...
Posted by Jon Westfall in "THOUGHT" @ 05:00 AM
"I have the terribly sad news to report that our colleague and dear friend, ToFClock, passed away on Friday 13th, 2007. This shocking and unexpected news will hit the community, and the many many friends and admirers he has earned in his years with us, extremely hard.”
Last week, XDA-Developers Moderator and Windows Mobile Guru Vijay555 posted that XDA-Developers member ToFClock had passed away. ToFClock was a prolific member of the XDA-Developers community and was also a member of the "extended family" of ours (after all, we're all enthusiasts brought together by a common interest, WM). It appears that ToFClock decided to end his own life, bringing more sorrow to a community that will deeply miss him.
While we gather here as fans, enthusiasts, ravers, ranters, and posters of all sort, we are all people. Thoughts Media, and other sites including XDA-Developers are not just "tech sites", they are communities. Families not bound by blood but by interest. It is our intention in posting this that we all step back and realize that while online "lives" may not always be the best form of social interaction, they still can be powerful and leave a legacy. In ToFClock's case, it may well be that he did not realize how much of an impact his presence had on the communities he visited - and now those communities grieve and wish they had the chance to extend their support to him, if he had only let them know he needed it.
More information can be found in the XDA-Developers thread, and thoughts may be extended through it. Remember folks - no matter how bad it may get, you have communities online that do care and are willing to listen.
- The Thoughts Media Team
Last week, XDA-Developers Moderator and Windows Mobile Guru Vijay555 posted that XDA-Developers member ToFClock had passed away. ToFClock was a prolific member of the XDA-Developers community and was also a member of the "extended family" of ours (after all, we're all enthusiasts brought together by a common interest, WM). It appears that ToFClock decided to end his own life, bringing more sorrow to a community that will deeply miss him.
While we gather here as fans, enthusiasts, ravers, ranters, and posters of all sort, we are all people. Thoughts Media, and other sites including XDA-Developers are not just "tech sites", they are communities. Families not bound by blood but by interest. It is our intention in posting this that we all step back and realize that while online "lives" may not always be the best form of social interaction, they still can be powerful and leave a legacy. In ToFClock's case, it may well be that he did not realize how much of an impact his presence had on the communities he visited - and now those communities grieve and wish they had the chance to extend their support to him, if he had only let them know he needed it.
More information can be found in the XDA-Developers thread, and thoughts may be extended through it. Remember folks - no matter how bad it may get, you have communities online that do care and are willing to listen.
- The Thoughts Media Team
