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Kaleva

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20. I sometimes think of the ghosts of forums past.

Mon May 23, 2016, 01:43 PM

May 2016

People whom I never met and only knew by their screen names. But all together they made up an internet town with separate neighborhoods. Some of those neighborhoods no longer exist and the residents have moved on elsewhere. Other neighborhoods I drop in on from time to time and it's nice to see familiar names and to think of those I no longer see there.

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DU was informed that JeffR passed away one year ago today [View all] WilliamPitt May 2016 OP

... IdaBriggs May 2016 #1

... csziggy May 2016 #2

Thanks Will, and your observation is spot on. haikugal May 2016 #3

~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Hekate May 2016 #4

K & R malaise May 2016 #5

It is odd. MuseRider May 2016 #6

K&R. Duval May 2016 #7

K and R panader0 May 2016 #8

JeffR is missed by me in my core Mira May 2016 #9

So say we all. RogueTrooper May 2016 #10

K&R gademocrat7 May 2016 #11

Thank you, my dear Will... CaliforniaPeggy May 2016 #12

K&R Will... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #13

Thinking of Jeff and Nance! leftofcool May 2016 #14

Nance is my heart. Jeff is missed. And I miss his DUzys, too. nt MADem May 2016 #15

((Nance)) blm May 2016 #16

..... Peacetrain May 2016 #17

Remembering JeffR ReRe May 2016 #18

... emulatorloo May 2016 #19

I sometimes think of the ghosts of forums past. Kaleva May 2016 #20

*nods in agreement* BlancheSplanchnik May 2016 #23

I miss JeffR. Javaman May 2016 #21

I liked JeffR. No drama, just honest dialog, a rare thing here. Autumn May 2016 #22

JeffR was top shelf awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #24

the conscience and sense of humor on DU (NT) The Wizard May 2016 #25

Peace. Eleanors38 May 2016 #26

Nice remembrance 2naSalit May 2016 #27

Thank you, William, for that remembrance and musing about online relationships. FailureToCommunicate May 2016 #28

Massive K & R. Thanks for posting. So touching and beautiful. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #29

... yowzayowzayowza May 2016 #30

I really miss JeffR Blue_In_AK May 2016 #31

I don't know if we ever crossed paths on here yuiyoshida May 2016 #32

K&R. A major loss for DU. bullwinkle428 May 2016 #33