BearTM is dead.

So says Zombie.

Go check Facebook if you care.

I thought Zombie had died from the 'rona?

Also, fuck Facebook. I'm not on it and I'm goddamn proud of that fact.

If there's any news, post it here.

Maybe time has put a rosier sheen on things than they deserve, but I remember Bear as seeming a decent sort. I don't know enough about his true identity to look for info about him on FB or elsewhere. Then again, given the true identities of some other posters, maybe it's better to remember him as generic conservative guy rather than find out he was some kind of Storm-esque crazy IRL.

Wasn't he also known as The Listkeeper? Or am I remembering someone else?

I don't know Zombie's RL name, and BearTM denied me access to the WF FB page for Reasons. If true, I'm

Condensed to remove other people's information.

Woke up to a text about it this morning. I ended up spending a pretty good bit of time with Bear over the years. He was a good person to have in your corner. Loyal to a fault.

My memory is fuzzy too...I can't find Listkeeper under Listkeeper or THE Listkeeper, and we never banned him, and that would have left a trace, so he must have turned back into BearTM.

:-(
Well that’s pretty awful. I’m really sorry to hear this.

But yes, The Listkeeper and BearTM were the same poster.

I think I remember him as a twat, but this still sucks.

The what now?

RIP BearTM
Does this mean @Zombie is alive? Well that’s good news at least

In memory, his smiley seems apropos:

WordForge has a Facebook page. Under Bear's aegis, it was by invitation only.

So, now he's dead, free-for-all?

The FB page was moderated more heavily by Bear back in the day, it's a lot more loose now.

Shitty news.

Y'all need to stop dying! I haven't interacted with him in years, but RIP and condolences to his family.

You're not missing out. It's mostly half a dozen of our dumbest missing righties trying to "trigger" the "libs" with their virtual circle jerk.

This is devastating news. So sad, and unexpected. Very heartbreaking that Zombie is still alive, I hope his family is doing OK.

So, the name ought to be "The Cowardforge Panic Room".

Suggestion: Separate the FB tangent and move the obit to the GR.

Damn, that's a hell of a way to go. RIP, Bear.

Suggestion: In honour of Bear, completely ignore garamet.

This was a shot to the gut to see.

RIP

Damn. I never interacted with him much but it is a downer to hear about another old timer passing away.

When did he last post here?

I was just thinking the other day about how many people use to post on this board during its heyday (like the first 5-7 years).

Other than the ones that have passed away, I wonder how all those other folks are doing? Still lurking around?

I definitely miss the old days.