As has been mentioned by many members, our forum has more than a few well seasoned citizens on this forum.
We have a special kind of internet extended family here. People care about other members. We miss them when they disappear.
Lately it has been Pat in Co., but whatever happened to Rancher Will, or Tallbald, or many other members who just suddenly vanish, never to be heard from again? We may never know.
I started to think about how this problem could be addressed, and I think I may have a solution for those who wish to participate.
This would be outside the parameters of this forum specifically, so as not to burden the moderators with any more work.
Each of us have other members we are friends with, if only on this forum. You may not have formally "friended" them, even though it is an option, but I think we all have members we feel a kindship with that we would be comfortable sharing information with. If a member were to PM another member or two or three to ask if they were willing, contact information could be exchanged, such as phone numbers and maybe also the phone number and name of your emergency contact person. That way, if someone suddenly "disappeared" a call could be made to check on the welfare of the member. If someone noticed the sudden absence of a prolific poster, for example, they could post a "Where's Watchman?" thread in the lounge, triggering your friends to try to make contact. If multiple attempts fail, the emergency contact person could be called. Who knows, maybe you only fell down the stairs and can't get to the phone, and are slowly starving in the basement! A call to your emergency contact might initiate a search that could save your life!
At the very least, it could give us an idea of what happened, or is happening, with our Ruger Family. The one drawback I can see is upsetting a family member of someone that's passed away. I would urge anyone deciding to use this system to inform their emergency contact person about their participation in it.
Feel free to offer suggestions on modifications to this idea!
We have a special kind of internet extended family here. People care about other members. We miss them when they disappear.
Lately it has been Pat in Co., but whatever happened to Rancher Will, or Tallbald, or many other members who just suddenly vanish, never to be heard from again? We may never know.
I started to think about how this problem could be addressed, and I think I may have a solution for those who wish to participate.
This would be outside the parameters of this forum specifically, so as not to burden the moderators with any more work.
Each of us have other members we are friends with, if only on this forum. You may not have formally "friended" them, even though it is an option, but I think we all have members we feel a kindship with that we would be comfortable sharing information with. If a member were to PM another member or two or three to ask if they were willing, contact information could be exchanged, such as phone numbers and maybe also the phone number and name of your emergency contact person. That way, if someone suddenly "disappeared" a call could be made to check on the welfare of the member. If someone noticed the sudden absence of a prolific poster, for example, they could post a "Where's Watchman?" thread in the lounge, triggering your friends to try to make contact. If multiple attempts fail, the emergency contact person could be called. Who knows, maybe you only fell down the stairs and can't get to the phone, and are slowly starving in the basement! A call to your emergency contact might initiate a search that could save your life!
At the very least, it could give us an idea of what happened, or is happening, with our Ruger Family. The one drawback I can see is upsetting a family member of someone that's passed away. I would urge anyone deciding to use this system to inform their emergency contact person about their participation in it.
Feel free to offer suggestions on modifications to this idea!
