In remembrance of Dyakovo

[Liberonscien]

No words for this.

[The Western Sahel and Sahara]

Rest in peace. It's haunting that I conversed with him before, and now, such a thing is no longer possible.

[Dalcaria]

I feel bad for not remembering Dyakovo very well (too many stints offline leaves for a lot to be forgot), and I feel bad for posting this so much after the fact, but I wasn't around at the time. I'm almost certain we've debated before as well, possibly quite viciously against each other. At any rate, I respect him for his debating, even if we didn't always see eye to eye (or even if we never did!), and I will pay my condolences as well. My heart goes out to his family and friends, he will be missed.

[Faustian Fantasies]

Encountered him as a poster a lot of times. I'm confident he was a great guy in real life, and this is a real tragedy for a lot of people. Extremely unfortunate.

But as a poster, he was toxic.

[The Corparation]

Encountered him as a poster a lot of times. I'm confident he was a great guy in real life, and this is a real tragedy for a lot of people. Extremely unfortunate.

But as a poster, he was toxic.

Dya was pretty much the opposite of a toxic poster. You seem to be confusing toxic with brutal honesty. Dya was blunt and to the point. He wasn't afraid to call people out on their own stupidity. He wasn't the most polite in his phrasings and was master of snark, but he wasn't toxic. On the contrary I think his snark occasionally did more to combat "toxic" posters than official mod actions. I've met few people on NS who cared more about the community here than him.

[Faustian Fantasies]

Encountered him as a poster a lot of times. I'm confident he was a great guy in real life, and this is a real tragedy for a lot of people. Extremely unfortunate.

But as a poster, he was toxic.

Dya was pretty much the opposite of a toxic poster. You seem to be confusing toxic with brutal honesty. Dya was blunt and to the point. He wasn't afraid to call people out on their own stupidity. He wasn't the most polite in his phrasings and was master of snark, but he wasn't toxic. On the contrary I think his snark occasionally did more to combat "toxic" posters than official mod actions. I've met few people on NS who cared more about the community here than him.

He was certainly honest. I called him toxic because he normalized the snarky style that is so prevalent here. While a lot of people on this forum have positive experiences with him as a poster (and a few, as a person), I myself cannot co-sign his style of dialect. I believe intellectual progress comes from deliberative understanding and collaboration. Dyakovo obviously took a different approach. Perhaps, in his hands, his characteristic snark could have been a useful tool, but it created a path for others to follow, which has had ultimately negative consequences on NSG. In some ways, Dyakovo could afford to be Dyakovo, but too many others have tried to sing his song out of tune.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

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I honestly think that if we have nothing positive, at all, to say about a person that has passed away, perhaps we shouldn't say anything.

[Reploid Productions]

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I honestly think that if we have nothing positive, at all, to say about a person that has passed away, perhaps we shouldn't say anything.

Indeed.

[Faustian Fantasies]

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I honestly think that if we have nothing positive, at all, to say about a person that has passed away, perhaps we shouldn't say anything.

I have many positive things to say about him. For one, I wholeheartedly agree that he was a very honest poster, a trait which I respect just as much as everybody else does. I'm also saddened at the loss of any life taking place on this planet, and as I expressed, I'm a confident he was a great man in real life whose absence will create a meaningful void in the hearts of those who truly knew him. It was out of respect for this that I waited two months to make my rather brief point about his posting style.

As he was honest, so am I. I'm frankly recalling how I remembered the late man's posts, and my thoughts on his style. I found it to be unhelpful. That's not an indictment on his character. Just an indictment on his stylistic choices. And nor does my opinion in that regard diminish the positive attributes I gladly assign to him.

[Camicon]

I honestly think that if we have nothing positive, at all, to say about a person that has passed away, perhaps we shouldn't say anything.

I have many positive things to say about him. For one, I wholeheartedly agree that he was a very honest poster, a trait which I respect just as much as everybody else does. I'm also saddened at the loss of any life taking place on this planet, and as I expressed, I'm a confident he was a great man in real life whose absence will create a meaningful void in the hearts of those who truly knew him. It was out of respect for this that I waited two months to make my rather brief point about his posting style.

As he was honest, so am I. I'm frankly recalling how I remembered the late man's posts, and my thoughts on his style. I found it to be unhelpful. That's not an indictment on his character. Just an indictment on his stylistic choices. And nor does my opinion in that regard diminish the positive attributes I gladly assign to him.

"I'm brutally honest, just like Dyakovo was! And I'm going to demonstrate as such by taking a piss in his memorial thread! Look at me!"

When has it ever been acceptable to show up to a memorial and do that sort of thing?

[Fartsniffage]

I have many positive things to say about him. For one, I wholeheartedly agree that he was a very honest poster, a trait which I respect just as much as everybody else does. I'm also saddened at the loss of any life taking place on this planet, and as I expressed, I'm a confident he was a great man in real life whose absence will create a meaningful void in the hearts of those who truly knew him. It was out of respect for this that I waited two months to make my rather brief point about his posting style.

As he was honest, so am I. I'm frankly recalling how I remembered the late man's posts, and my thoughts on his style. I found it to be unhelpful. That's not an indictment on his character. Just an indictment on his stylistic choices. And nor does my opinion in that regard diminish the positive attributes I gladly assign to him.

"I'm brutally honest, just like Dyakovo was! And I'm going to demonstrate as such by taking a piss in his memorial thread! Look at me!"

When has it ever been acceptable to show up to a memorial and do that sort of thing?

Easy...

[Furry Alairia and Algeria]

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Perhaps we can, well, not continue? This is not an argumentative thread.

[Unitaristic Regions]

My condolences.

[Faustian Fantasies]

I have many positive things to say about him. For one, I wholeheartedly agree that he was a very honest poster, a trait which I respect just as much as everybody else does. I'm also saddened at the loss of any life taking place on this planet, and as I expressed, I'm a confident he was a great man in real life whose absence will create a meaningful void in the hearts of those who truly knew him. It was out of respect for this that I waited two months to make my rather brief point about his posting style.

As he was honest, so am I. I'm frankly recalling how I remembered the late man's posts, and my thoughts on his style. I found it to be unhelpful. That's not an indictment on his character. Just an indictment on his stylistic choices. And nor does my opinion in that regard diminish the positive attributes I gladly assign to him.

"I'm brutally honest, just like Dyakovo was! And I'm going to demonstrate as such by taking a piss in his memorial thread! Look at me!"

When has it ever been acceptable to show up to a memorial and do that sort of thing?

Your summary of my post is a caricature. I don't have much of an interest in dealing with caricatures, so I'll reiterate myself. I identified many positive aspects of Dyakovo's legacy, expressed my sincere condolences to all involved, and in the spirit of honesty, identified a single aspect of his posting style that I, in my opinion, did not really agree with. Many users on this thread have done the same thing. I am allowed to have opinions about Dyakovo's posting style. I am allowed to have opinions about Dyakovo that do not indicate one hundred percent agreement with every aspect of his time on NSG. There is no problem with expressing these opinions as long as I do so respectfully, which I believe I have.

Respectfully pointing out aspects of his time on here that I, in my OPINION, did not agree with, while also pointing out his positives, is not "pissing" on anybody.

[Furry Alairia and Algeria]

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Perhaps we can, well, not continue?

[Reploid Productions]

Calling another user, deceased or otherwise "toxic" the way you did initially is hardly respectful, and borderline flaming. Let's drop this and move on, thank you.

[Unitaristic Regions]

Guys, please. It's ridiculously disrespectful to argue in a thread/place were you are remembering someone who just passed away. Seriously, keep your egos in check for three seconds.

[Faustian Fantasies]

Calling another user, deceased or otherwise "toxic" the way you did initially is hardly respectful, and borderline flaming. Let's drop this and move on, thank you.

I will cease posting about this in deference to your request. I would like to clarify that I mean his posting style was toxic, not him as a person. As I've said, I'm confident he was a great person to many people and that his absence is tantamount to a great tragedy for those that knew him.

[Fartsniffage]

Calling another user, deceased or otherwise "toxic" the way you did initially is hardly respectful, and borderline flaming. Let's drop this and move on, thank you.

I will cease posting about this in deference to your request. I would like to clarify that I mean his posting style was toxic, not him as a person. As I've said, I'm confident he was a great person to many people and that his absence is tantamount to a great tragedy for those that knew him.

Who were you that you knew about his posting style?

[Lunatic Goofballs]

Guys, please. It's ridiculously disrespectful to argue in a thread/place were you are remembering someone who just passed away. Seriously, keep your egos in check for three seconds.

Actually, I think Dyakovo would have encouraged it.

[Unitaristic Regions]

I will cease posting about this in deference to your request. I would like to clarify that I mean his posting style was toxic, not him as a person. As I've said, I'm confident he was a great person to many people and that his absence is tantamount to a great tragedy for those that knew him.

Who were you that you knew about his posting style?

Guys, can't you just stop attacking one another? If not for one another, then for the one we're actually supposed to be remembering? Apparently, Dyakovo would have liked it?

[Unitaristic Regions]

Guys, please. It's ridiculously disrespectful to argue in a thread/place were you are remembering someone who just passed away. Seriously, keep your egos in check for three seconds.

Actually, I think Dyakovo would have encouraged it.

Oh.

Well, then I guess I don't really have much to say anymore

[Fartsniffage]

Who were you that you knew about his posting style?

Guys, can't you just stop attacking one another? If not for one another, then for the one we're actually supposed to be remembering?

It's not an attack. The nation posting was founded after Dya died. I'm curious.

[The Princes of the Universe]

Guys, can't you just stop attacking one another? If not for one another, then for the one we're actually supposed to be remembering?

It's not an attack. The nation posting was founded after Dya died. I'm curious.

Could be the person behind it had been here before.

[Unitaristic Regions]

Guys, can't you just stop attacking one another? If not for one another, then for the one we're actually supposed to be remembering?

It's not an attack. The nation posting was founded after Dya died. I'm curious.

Ah, like that.