The 2024 Noteworthy Deaths Thread
Discussion
cuprabob said:
Camila Batmanghelidjh (Kids Company), aged 61
Quite a loss. The police investigation found no evidence of sexual abuse & the allegations seemed politically motivated at the time IMO. She did help a large number of under privileged kids, although I can appreciate not everyone agreed with her methods. Close friends had dealings with her & they stated she was an amazing woman and incredibly dedicated to the kids in her care.
paulguitar said:
miniman said:
I usually change my Facebook profile picture to whichever notable person died, but she certainly doesn’t meet the bar.
Obit says 'Camila dedicated her life to advocating for Britain’s most vulnerable children'. Why doesn't that 'meet the bar'?Previous threads were for celebrities but there were always posters who thought that it should include “their local bin man who in his spare time dedicated his life to looking after injured blackbirds found within a 1 mile radius of their village” or “Trevor Sprockingham, best none for his design work on the bolts on some obscure 1920’s aircraft that never actually flew”.
Seems they have won and had “celebrity” changed to “noteworthy” - prepare for an influx of obituaries taken from obscure local newspapers and trade magazines with readerships in the single figures.
Most posts will start with “Probably not that well known outside of…”.
Jader1973 said:
paulguitar said:
miniman said:
I usually change my Facebook profile picture to whichever notable person died, but she certainly doesn’t meet the bar.
Obit says 'Camila dedicated her life to advocating for Britain’s most vulnerable children'. Why doesn't that 'meet the bar'?Previous threads were for celebrities but there were always posters who thought that it should include “their local bin man who in his spare time dedicated his life to looking after injured blackbirds found within a 1 mile radius of their village” or “Trevor Sprockingham, best none for his design work on the bolts on some obscure 1920’s aircraft that never actually flew”.
Seems they have won and had “celebrity” changed to “noteworthy” - prepare for an influx of obituaries taken from obscure local newspapers and trade magazines with readerships in the single figures.
Most posts will start with “Probably not that well known outside of…”.
LRDefender said:
cuprabob said:
Camila Batmanghelidjh (Kids Company), aged 61
Quite a loss. The police investigation found no evidence of sexual abuse & the allegations seemed politically motivated at the time IMO. She did help a large number of under privileged kids, although I can appreciate not everyone agreed with her methods. Close friends had dealings with her & they stated she was an amazing woman and incredibly dedicated to the kids in her care.
Jader1973 said:
paulguitar said:
miniman said:
I usually change my Facebook profile picture to whichever notable person died, but she certainly doesn’t meet the bar.
Obit says 'Camila dedicated her life to advocating for Britain’s most vulnerable children'. Why doesn't that 'meet the bar'?Previous threads were for celebrities but there were always posters who thought that it should include “their local bin man who in his spare time dedicated his life to looking after injured blackbirds found within a 1 mile radius of their village” or “Trevor Sprockingham, best none for his design work on the bolts on some obscure 1920’s aircraft that never actually flew”.
Seems they have won and had “celebrity” changed to “noteworthy” - prepare for an influx of obituaries taken from obscure local newspapers and trade magazines with readerships in the single figures.
Most posts will start with “Probably not that well known outside of…”.
Bryan Ansell, the guy who started the process that turned Games Workshop from a small hobby shop into the Warhammer juggernaut it is today. Also designed a lot of other stuff for geeks to move around a table.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Ansell
Significant enough I hope, we even have a Warhammer thread here
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Ansell
Significant enough I hope, we even have a Warhammer thread here
LRDefender said:
cuprabob said:
Camila Batmanghelidjh (Kids Company), aged 61
Quite a loss. The police investigation found no evidence of sexual abuse & the allegations seemed politically motivated at the time IMO. She did help a large number of under privileged kids, although I can appreciate not everyone agreed with her methods. Close friends had dealings with her & they stated she was an amazing woman and incredibly dedicated to the kids in her care.
Kowalski655 said:
Bryan Ansell, the guy who started the process that turned Games Workshop from a small hobby shop into the Warhammer juggernaut it is today. Also designed a lot of other stuff for geeks to move around a table.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Ansell
Significant enough I hope, we even have a Warhammer thread here
I never realised that war hammer grew out of those games workshop places https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Ansell
Significant enough I hope, we even have a Warhammer thread here
Rusty Old-Banger said:
LRDefender said:
cuprabob said:
Camila Batmanghelidjh (Kids Company), aged 61
Quite a loss. The police investigation found no evidence of sexual abuse & the allegations seemed politically motivated at the time IMO. She did help a large number of under privileged kids, although I can appreciate not everyone agreed with her methods. Close friends had dealings with her & they stated she was an amazing woman and incredibly dedicated to the kids in her care.
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