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Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 10:26 am
by backwardsvoyager
Hey pals, I'd appreciate if you took a moment to read this.

It is with utmost regret that I must inform you that resident ILFer Twangasaurus took his life a couple of nights ago.
I'd been in contact with him a bit as I'm moving to Perth soon and was about to go to university with him but got a pretty worrying message and had to contact some friends of his, hence finding out.
There's no real need for further information here out of respect for his privacy and that of his family but he was a great member of our community so you all deserve to know, I care and I know that others will as well so I won't let him get away that easy. He was an incredibly nice and intelligent dude and I enjoyed sharing music with him and talking about anime and other nonsense. Rest in peace, buddy.

There are many things that can push people towards suicide and it's not always easy or possible for people to pick up on these things online in particular, but internet friends are friends all the same, we're here because we can talk to people with similar interests about the things we love and you should all know that many if not all of us would be more than willing to listen to your problems however big or small and offer whatever help we could without a hint of prejudice. Drop me a PM, drop kbit a PM, anyone else, whoever you think might relate to your experiences, whoever's pedalboard makes you moist, it doesn't matter, we're all chill, even the dudes who argue about pop punk and sandwiches. Please just don't bottle up those bad feelings until they become an exploding mason jar of sorrow.

Some resources you should take a look at and recommend to anyone who might be in need of assistance:
Befrienders (helps find suicide prevention services in whatever country you're in) - http://www.befrienders.org/
US National Suicide Prevention Hotline - http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
beyondblue (Australia, but lots of useful information regardless) - https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

If anyone has any other resources or thoughts or advice by all means please share. Thank you, and please keep being an awesome and supportive community 4eva.

:hug:

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Re: Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 10:52 am
by kbit
Its heartbreaking to hear this news. However big or small ILF or an ILF member is in my life, hearing this hits deep. RIP.

I want to again emphasize this bit:
internet friends are friends all the same
I cant count the number of times I've seen one of us offer to talk with another member in private if they've been going through a rough patch. We are a community that supports each other in a lot of ways. Know that there is someone here that you can talk to, however insignificant or important you may feel your problems may be.

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Re: Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 10:57 am
by Chankgeez
:cry:

Re: Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:00 am
by Eivind August
One of the nicest guys on here, always had a quick comment, and some awesome band name ideas.
This is really sad. Not much more to say. Take care.

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Re: Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:07 am
by resincum
crushing news :cry: sorry to hear, hoping the best for his family & friends. I've been through hell and I know it's not easy staying on point, so if anyone ever needs to talk/vent, I'm always here to shoot the shit.

Re: Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:13 am
by Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.
dude this is rough. good vibes out there to everyone. fuck

Re: Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:36 am
by SPACERITUAL
Wait woah wait what the fuck dude. Dude are you for real?

Re: Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:38 am
by SPACERITUAL
This is fucking bullshit dude I am not happy about this.

Re: Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:52 am
by backwardsvoyager
SPACERITUAL wrote:Wait woah wait what the fuck dude. Dude are you for real?
for real dude :hug: sucks so bad
THE ANIME THREAD WAS DEAD ENOUGH AS IT IS
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW

Re: Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:53 am
by ryan summit
bullshit is right
good dude

Re: Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:55 am
by SPACERITUAL
What the fuck dude.

Re: Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:14 pm
by untilshewokeme
This is absolutely terrible news

Re: Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:51 pm
by D.o.S.
backwardsvoyager wrote:Rest in peace, buddy

Re: Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:56 pm
by neonblack
I don't know what to say. I didn't talk to twang very much but this is still really rough news. The men in my family have a history of depression and bipolar disorder, and suicide is the leading cause of death in my family. All I can say is that I'm sure he was in a lot of pain, mentally or emotionally. Hopefully he is at peace.

Re: Important Announcement (please read)

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 2:04 pm
by goroth
Fuck.