Suggestion: Additional Member Status of 'Deceased'

KneadToKnow · December 18, 2011, 11:14pm

“Dismembered”

MsWhatsit · December 18, 2011, 11:20pm

I like it. Specifically the “Emeritus” title.

John_Mace · December 18, 2011, 11:32pm

It would give a new twist to Zombie threads.

Fear_Itself · December 18, 2011, 11:35pm

How about “Member Eternal”?

John_Mace · December 18, 2011, 11:44pm

That nickname is already taken. Somewhere, I’m sure.

aldiboronti · December 18, 2011, 11:58pm

How about another additional status:

One Foot in the Grave

Mewl_Dear · December 19, 2011, 12:35am

Do I ge to decide who is dead?

PandaBear77 · December 19, 2011, 1:32am

I think it’s a great idea.

HardlySanguine · December 19, 2011, 2:19am

Talk about zombies…

Procrustus · December 19, 2011, 2:22am

Seems like we have a consensus. The motion has carried. Let’s do it.

j666 · December 19, 2011, 2:28am

I think I prefer in memorium to “deceased”, but I think it’s a great idea.

IvoryTowerDenizen · December 19, 2011, 2:28am

That’s usually an “elder statesmen” type term, IMHO. Retired, not experied, y’know?

MsWhatsit · December 19, 2011, 2:53am

“Really Emeritus”?

Czarcasm · December 19, 2011, 3:06am

With dead as “Other foot in the grave”?

IvoryTowerDenizen · December 19, 2011, 3:13am

Eternal Flame

Over the Rainbow

Argent_Towers · December 19, 2011, 3:21am

I totally oppose using “Emeritus”; this does not mean “dead”, it has never meant “dead”. I would be in favor of “deceased.”

DarrenS · December 19, 2011, 3:39am

The spirit of the Dope is the desire for factual information, even if it’s painful or unpleasant. The SDMB is not a culture where people pussy-foot around or sugar-coat the truth - “deceased” is a perfectly fine, factual, concise way of expressing that someone is no longer alive. We don’t need flowery euphemisms.

And, I second the idea. I want “deceased” as my title when I’m gone!

CaveMike · December 19, 2011, 4:10am

Honestly with no offense intended, I think it is a terrible idea. I don’t like the idea of changing someone’s profile info without their permission. It reminds me a bit of Mormons baptizing dead people.

I don’t have a problem with a living poster requesting it. Or permission from the next of kin, but without that, it is not appropriate.

JBDivmstr · December 19, 2011, 4:54am

LSLGuy:

Having been active on the Dope now for 7 years I’m noticing quite a few posters have died. A search for some old threads or posts of mine often includes somebody gone but not forgotten.

We recently had somebody awaken a multi-year old zombie thread with significant contributions by now-deceased posters; he was embarassed to learn he’d tried to restart a conversation with a dead man.
With the recent changes to a more zombie-tolerant moderating stance now the front page often contains threads with posts by the now-deceased.

I’m going to suggest that the staff add a new membership status of “Deceased” and set a former member/guest’s status to that status when appropriate.

It just seems respectful. A bit of a tribute. We know you’re gone, but you and your words are never forgotten.

Comments?

(bolding mine)

I’m fairly certain that I’m the embarrassed ‘noob’, if LSLGuy is referring to my post (#21) in this thread. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=473282
I think that’s a great idea!
I certainly would have noticed and appreciated it.
(Thanks LSLGuy for trying to save me further embarrassment.)

“Morbid”?
I totally disagree. In what way is it morbid? :dubious:

I concur!

Agreed! All those in favor?

Giles · December 19, 2011, 5:04am

I don’t see how a living poster would request it, unless he was about to kill himself. However, you could have an opt-in or opt-out provision before you died.