Somebody suggested that I should change the name of Mudcatters who have died, adding RIP and the date of death. That way, we'd have a memorial every time we came across the person's name.
What think ye?

-Joe-

Do you mean, change it so all their old posts give that RIP'd membername? It feels off to me. I'm thinking of Giac, for instance. She was a good friend and I do not like to speak for her, but she s nt here to speak for herself so I will offer what I think she would say. I think she would say she preferred to be remembered just as Giac. What maybe could change, tho, if it can be done, is instead of "PM" as a link next to the poster's name, "RIP" as a link to a page explaining that it indicates a Catter who has passed.

And then someone is gonna be offended that their best, departed friend's death is not noticed that way, or offended if it is. So I think it's a can of worms, actually. If it's done retroactively to or for or about people not able to say what they would prefer.


If you do it as a from-now-on thing to apply to people here now, as they pass, that's different, but to apply it backwards seems off, pastorally thinking.

~S~