Hi Everyone,

A couple of years back I came here for help with electronics for a toy kitchen for my son. I got great help from two members in particular one of them being Bernard. He even built a part and sent it to me. I got the kitchen working but then had another baby and some hospital stays and as I don't use this forum often only for the project time went by and I didn't get to report back. By the time I got back to thank everyone and say it was working I notice Bernard hadn't been here for a while, he was last here June 2021. Bernard was 94 and I worry he's passed away. Does anyone know Bernard personally? He was so kind and helped me so much I just wanted to at least thank his family and how much I enjoyed knowing him. Bernard is a prime example of what the internet is about, strangers connecting and helping one another. I hope that we can all brighten someone's day and bring joy to others as Bernard did to me and my family.

 

I think the policy is to remove deceased members.

 

I think the policy is to remove deceased members.
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Oh. :-( I'm so sad.

 

It is rare for members to report their passing, so we often don't have any idea why somebody stops posting.

 

An additional horrible detail: if you use the SEARCH function to retrieve posts by a late member, you will get nothing.

I posted about that and concluded that whoever take those decisions in this site, is not intrested on changing how it works. So much for the interest of keeping the trove of info easily accessible whether for regulars o newcomers...

 

Hi,
A search for Toy Kitchen shows this thread.?

https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/...anel-that-beeps-and-bings.156192/post-1348150

I see no one named Bernard posting on the thread.

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@djsfantasi

 

Possible was working through the Conversation Link?

 

I think the policy is to remove deceased members.
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I think this is manifestly not the case. Two examples I can point to from memory:

1. Retired moderator @beenthere still has posts that you can search although he has been gone for a decade.
2. Member @OBW0549 still has posts available.

 

I think this is manifestly not the case. Two examples I can point to from memory:

The member name is removed as my member search indicated.

 

The member name is removed as my member search indicated.
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I have no problem finding the posts, so how can you say he has been deleted?
It is true that using "find Member", you need to recall the complete user name.

 

When I go to hell I will not post where I went.
If I go to heaven then my wife and kids will probably post it.
Purgatory? I dunno.

 

When I go to hell I will not post where I went.
If I go to heaven then my wife and kids will probably post it.
Purgatory? I dunno.

After you go to your reward, whatever that may be, I doubt that it will matter much.

 

I have no problem finding the posts, so how can you say he has been deleted?

I never said that posts were deleted. I said the member name was removed from the member search function.

 

I think the policy is to remove deceased members.
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That is strange. More common names list many more potential matches so it is not showing just the first 5 names. Maybe just those with activity in the last x momths?

 

After you go to your reward, whatever that may be, I doubt that it will matter much.

Wondering what they feel of the 741...

 

I never said that posts were deleted. I said the member name was removed from the member search function.

Yeah. I wasn't aware there was such a function, but I am now. Seems a curious case of a mixed policy towards actual people and their legacies.

 

Bernard would have been 95 in 2022
DOB - 1927 Jan ?
2008 Aug 7 - Joined AAC
2021 May 24 -Last post on AAC from Tucson, Arizona
2021 Jun 11 - Last seen on AAC

From CA & NM
two daughters, sons in law, grand daughter, grand son, & my first meeting with my great grand son.

His secret to longevity
A big fat cigar, 1/5 Jack Daniels monthly & one big whopper of a lie daily. Now I've used up my quota.
In 1933 my sister & I shared a cigarette , one puff each was enough of the filthy thing. Jack lasts about 3 years,
vodka & Irish Cream about 3 / year ea. The rest is just blind luck. I'm single again but I have a wonderful lady friend.
A neighbor had a big tree cut down & left a 2 ft. dia. X 5 ft. length in " my " alley. Today I split the thing in two.
Maybe in a few days it will be fire wood.

 

Hi,

I see no one named Bernard posting on the thread.

E
@djsfantasi

I remember trying to help and deferring to Bernard. I’m sad to hear that you can’t find him.

 

After you go to your reward, whatever that may be, I doubt that it will matter much.

I think floating around on a cloud and playing the harp for eternity would surely be the greater hell.

 

I think floating around on a cloud and playing the harp for eternity would surely be the greater hell.

Res ipsa loquitur