Gared's Farew
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Gared's Farew
Gared's Farewell Gift
Hey, we all have a great friend out there! And I bet you he will someday come back and read this thread and see this. Maybe the day it posts, maybe a month, or a year. But he will read it eventually. As we all (I would think) know, Gared - a wonderful, talented and amusing CBer - has left our ranks due to the diversity issue we are facing. He and others were offended.
But we are getting over that, right? Good! So let's show him that we do appreciate his presence. Maybe, if we are lucky, he'll come back.
So #MissionBringGaredBack begins! Write some memories or favorite things about having Gared as your friend or on the CB. Let's get a collection of this and keep the thread topped for at least a week. That way we know he has a chance of seeing it.
Team, let's do this!
(July 2, 2017 - 12:26 am)
Gared, I didn't know you very well. Now that you are gone, though, I wish that I had. Like Rae said, your imagination was and is simply amazing. You had only to picture something, and there it would stand. I didn't know you as well as I could have, and I regret that. Please say you'll come back on Valentine's Day 2019, and as Ronan said:
That Gared. He's a wonder.
(July 7, 2017 - 8:39 am)
Oh, Admin, I just wanted to point out that Rose's name is from Doctor Who, Seasons 1-2. So the last name is fictional. I know she said that in her location box...
(July 7, 2017 - 9:34 am)
You were one of the first people to comment on my earliest post. (Hi, I'm... submitted by Moon)
You gave me an intro to the CB and all its amazing people. Please come back, at least to meet us on Feburary 2020(or whenever that was).
(July 7, 2017 - 10:43 am)
Hey y'all.
I think this is a great idea. It really is. I'm sure Gared will love it, and it's really sweet.
But why haven't we done this for other CBers that have left? I don't want to crash this awesome party, but it hurts me that Gared is the only one who's ever received something like this. Now, correct me if I'm wrong. I might just not have known about other times. But Gared, though he is a great CBer, isn't any more important than any other departed CBers, and he won't be missed any more than the others, right? I'm sorry that I have to be the party pooper here, but I just wanted to point that out.
That Gared. He's a wonder.
And I hope he won't take this the wrong way, as with all of you.
(July 8, 2017 - 2:20 pm)
I don't know. I'll admit, I wondered that myself. Perhaps it's just not the kind of gesture everyone felt was appropriate for the others. It seems to be somewhat spontaneous, simply unthought of before. There's nothing stopping you from making tribute/memorial threads for them. But the more I think about it, the more it feels like it suits Gared and our relationship to him for us to make a thread devoted to his praise, and not so much the others. They're not worth less for that; our words in their memories are simply different and delivered in different ways, undiminished in strength and meaning. They will be missed, and that is equally true for all. This is simply a unique way of expressing it for one.
(July 9, 2017 - 10:50 am)
Gared...
you don't have to try to be the hero of the CB. You have made such an impact already. Although I may not improve of all the things you do, that doesn't mean I want you to leave. You can stay, and we will welcome you back.
(July 8, 2017 - 5:45 pm)
Thank you. Thank you so much. I don't know what to say; I am crying a little bit.
(September 11, 2017 - 9:47 pm)