I feel it’s totally inappropriate to have a jelly’s personal information posted in open forum, living or dead. It’s contrary to the whole anonymous format.
I can’t believe Fluther supports revealing the private contact information for an individual. So are the mods responsible for verifying the information? What if a bogus obit was posted for fun or malice? How do you retract that information from the web?
I appreciate knowing that a member has gone, especially if they were a pillar of the community. Perhaps a link [that can be broken] to that member’s real-life tribute. Definitely a friend offering the contact information through PM.
No, I don’t see where there’s precedent for posting any individual’s personal information on open forum, and I don’t think one should be allowed.
Gail was a special case, in that she was closely, and openly, related to the founder. She had literally been with Fluther since day one, and had revealed much of her personal information over the years.
But, let’s be realistic. She came from a cast of people with the resources to protect themselves and their personal information. Not so with all of us.
If I wanted my name to be forever linked with my Fluther content, I would be using my given name here.
My posts here are written from the perspective of being a Fluther member. Reading them in another light could give them different, unintended meaning.
Sorry, I find publishing an obituary on Fluther contrary to what I thought Fluther was all about.