tonylumpkin
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After reading a recent poll on the ages of forum members, and finding myself in the upper range of age groups, this thought occurred to me...
Although it is in a rather casual sense, I have come to think of some people on these boards as friends. Not unlike real life friends, these virtual friends are people with whom I talk on a somewhat regular basis and share mutual likes, dislikes, ideas and concerns. If I were to lose a real life friend to illness or accident, or simply old age, there are various ways that I would find out about the loss, but here in cyberland we deal in Usernames and hidden identities. So tell me, in the event of your untimely demise, have you told any of your family members that they need to let your buddies online know that your gone?
Although it is in a rather casual sense, I have come to think of some people on these boards as friends. Not unlike real life friends, these virtual friends are people with whom I talk on a somewhat regular basis and share mutual likes, dislikes, ideas and concerns. If I were to lose a real life friend to illness or accident, or simply old age, there are various ways that I would find out about the loss, but here in cyberland we deal in Usernames and hidden identities. So tell me, in the event of your untimely demise, have you told any of your family members that they need to let your buddies online know that your gone?
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