# Would you want your funeral webcast?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-your-funeral-webcast/707470>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 17, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-your-funeral-webcast/707470 "2014-12-17T03:49:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-your-funeral-webcast/707470/21 "2014-12-19T00:52:29Z")

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> [@Baker](#):
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> I wouldn’t mind, as long as whoever was doing the “filming” didn’t get in the way, and as long as there was a good reason for it.
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> In our congregation there is generally a ban on taking any kind of pictures during an actual service. But once in a great while, for special reasons, this is lifted.

I have a 20x lens on my main video camera, and set up as far back in the room as I can get. At the Catholic service for my friend, I was in the balcony, about as discreet as possible.

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**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-your-funeral-webcast/707470/22 "2014-12-19T01:34:00Z")

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Hell no. If you can’t make it to my funeral, you can be spared the boring speeches. No way in hell will people be able to honor my memory electronically. I hate the idea.

But, then, I don’t have loved ones overseas on active duty.

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-your-funeral-webcast/707470/23 "2014-12-19T11:13:29Z")

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Considering the present state of my and my family’s finances, my opinion at the moment is that spending any money at all on corpse disposal would be irresponsible. To a somewhat lesser extent, so does the idea.of spending money on a party.

An MPSIMS thread should just about do it.

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**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-your-funeral-webcast/707470/24 "2014-12-19T15:07:50Z")

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Yes. I have friends all over the world. If they would like to attend via webstream, that’s great.

I plan to be cremated, so people would only see photos of me, and the urn, and the people attending in-person.

Edit: I’m an atheist, so church rules shouldn’t come into the discussion; I’ve requested a secular memorial.

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