Glenn and I butted heads like moose at times, but I always had respect for him. My regret is that I'll never get to see him in person and have a real debate. The man had a keen intellect.
It was a surprise when he invited me to join the "Glenn Youth" group. We'd worked together on the KTC back in the very early days of AGN, but we didn't really know each other all that well.
Despite our differences in beliefs, we have very similar personalities, both as unyielding as stone. It made for some lively arguments, that's for sure. I'm going to find some way to honor him.
I know I can't say much more than what has already been said, but I figured I should say something anyways.
Although I never truly knew Glenn, it doesn't make any less of an impact on me than if I did.
Rest in peace, Glenn. You will surely be missed.
Glenn 'spoke' (by spoke I meant typed, because I never really met him either) like one of the most educated, understanding people I had ever had a conversation with.
This is really bad news dudes && dudettes!
Condolences and sympathies, ++ best regards && wishes to his closer friends and family, it's really a tragedy to hear about someone going so young that looked so full of life and health.
Seems I'm logging in again because another member has passed away, first Dark Nation now Glenn the Great and at such a young age.
Again not just any member, but one Greately known.... R.I.P.
Agreed. I always considered him a proud individual, like Chris said he was unyielding. Definitely not somebody looking for a way out. Yet at the same time, I have no idea of his real life interactions.
Sad news indeed. Pretty sure he was the first person I spoke to when I first joined, a lifetime ago almost.
Even now when I see the old frog artwork for Cronotrigger, I remember him, and this forum, despite not knowing him.
RIP sir, a true knight.
It saddens me to see such a young life lost and I will always cherish and remember him for his kindness toward me for over the course of the time knowing him. I'm sure from this decade of being part of this community we have shared laughs in IRC or on the forums, the occasional Like on Facebook, or hell, even when he sent me lives on Candy Crush was cool. It was just nice knowing that I had an acquaintance that I've known such a long time considering how I have trouble keeping in touch with people. He really was a great guy and I will remember him as a cornerstone to this community and to the projects he's participated in. RIP good sir.
(Lilith, everything you wrote was beautiful and I know how much he meant to you cause I too was merely a young teenager back then looking for a place to fit in and I found that with being friends with people like you, MrCow, Glenn, and others. <3)
I hate getting bad news when I get back from weekend getaways. 😞
It's really disheartening to hear news such as this. May he rest in peace and my condolences to his family, and all he considered friends.
When I heard that earlier last weekend that he had gone missing, I hoped for the best... this is indeed very sad news. Glenn always struck me as a brilliant and dedicated man... may he rest in peace :-/
Hmm, it definitely will be bizarre to play Chrono Trigger again, that's for certain.
To be honest, I thought, and truly hoped that this was only a joke thread. Though I never really knew him (me being much more of a lurker than a poster on this forum), it just seems so strange and unreal that he's gone. This news came out of no where...
I am very sorry for you too, Lilith. And to his family and those who knew him personally.
Holy shit.
Glenn is one of those guys who was just such a pillar of the community, you'd always figured he'd be around. I haven't really been here in nearly a decade it feels like, and I still remember Glen butting heads with admins, or running the knight's templar. It's surreal to here he's gone. I don't know what to say, guys. I know I don't really hang out here anymore, but my condolences for your loss and to his family.
I've actually thought about this a bit every day since CAD told me. It's a surreal thing - to know someone who has passed, but it's also someone that you don't "know".
It's weird to me that I would have much feeling about this, but the more I think about it, it makes sense that it would be more than just a "Oh that's a shame". I never want to be one of those phonies who pretend that they care because they're supposed to seem like they do and I certainly don't want to make this about me at all. But it's actually a really sad thing that has happened. I think a few people hit the nail on the head about Glenn being a pillar, Glenn seeming sort of "AGN Eternal". I think that "shenanigans" is a very fitting send-off for him - that was always his reputation. Not really anything malicious, just shenanigans. And that's really a perfect description of what we do here at AGN. I liked interacting with Glenn because I think he wouldn't really take it seriously ever. He was someone I could push and he'd push back, but it wasn't a big deal. So that was fun.
I guess I've known Glenn for 12 years or so? It's all jumbly, those early years I was more or less just obtaining consciousness anyway. I've "known" Glenn longer than most people in my life. So my two words are surreal, and shenanigans.
That's how I feel. I don't believe in any sort of afterlife, and it's times like this that I wish I did. I hope there is some sort of something, and that a tragic, awful ending isn't the end for Glenn. And I hope that they find whomever was responsible, if that is an applicable situation.
And Queenie, what you wrote was moving. Keep writing.
EDIT: JESUS I submitted my post and when the page refreshed Stormwatcheagles crazy ass signature popped up. Cool it with that thing, man 😊
It's what Glenn would have wanted; for us to rave on.
... ... and rave on, we shall.
I would probably feel a lot worse about it if I didn't believe in an afterlife of sorts, but beliefs are funny like that. People who believe in reincarnation tend to celebrate death rather than mourn it. Get in, learn what you need to, get out and go home, and do it all again.
I wonder what he's learned from all of us before his life was completed.
RIP Glenn.
I've been tied up for a few weeks and I just heard the news. I'll just share a few thoughts in memory of him.
My interactions and knowledge of Glenn were limited to a period of time around 10-14 years ago, when I was just beginning to learn about the world. Because of the strength of his personality, Glenn helped open a new world of ideas to me. He presented himself so well online - at least for the standards at the time, that I couldn't help but hang on his every word as if he had something wonderful to say.
A lot of the things Glenn said during that span of time were things I wasn't ready to hear. About atheism, especially. But he was so well-spoken, I couldn't discount him completely. Over the years I have thought very carefully about some of the things he said in many of the more intellectual discussions on this forum, and I can say now that he was integral to my development. Without him, I would be more ignorant than I am now. Without him, I would be less understanding than I am now. Without him, I would be less than I am now. Thank you, Glenn, for being a part of my life and taking the time to share your mind with all of us.
I was just informed about this today. Makes me reflect on some of my past actions how I treated Glenn years ago. (me blowing up his hyrulefantasy site) But besides the major issues him and I had he was always a decent guy to talk to. Very lively no matter what bullshit he was going through. You are going to be missed Glenn. See ya on the other side man.
hellebeest wrote:Seems I'm logging in again because another member has passed away, first Dark Nation now Glenn the Great and at such a young age.
Again not just any member, but one Greately known.... R.I.P.
It's terrible... I like to pop in here a couple times every year to see what's up, and nothing but a lot of sadness as of late. Glenn and I only talked a handful of times over the years, but he was a genuinely cool guy and was absolutely a pillar of the community. I wish the best to his friends and family.
I never had the pleasure of meeting Glenn, but I'm sure that he was a good person and a valued member.
what the fuck? I just literally found out about this and wow...first time in a while since I've cried that hard. He was one of the first few people that I really interacted with on here back in the day and found out I got along with him decently well. We talked somewhat often on AIM, and sometimes on TS about various stuff. From there he happened to get me into Final Fantasy, emulation...and even when I helped cause trouble with him and got kicked out from here a few times, he gave advice with running a community while we worked on that hyrule fantasy stuff. Now to some it may not seem like much, but it gave me a passion for interacting and even running communities (which I still do to this day). Yeah we turned from friends to enemies, but it turned back to friends again after time.
He was one of my friends that helped me while I was still getting around on the internet and was a influence on my life. I will really miss him. It's a shame that I will never be able to tell him that in this lifetime ._.
I don't know who is Glenn the Great, but I feel sorry for him that he is passed away. I wish I get know him very well.
I... I don't even know what to say. Yeah, I know he could be a real asshole, but in my younger days, I really looked up to the guy. I should have replied earlier, but I guess part of me wanted to believe that I had just imagined the whole thing. I hate to admit it, but I think this is the first time a death I found out about online has really gotten to me. Yeah, when you're part of online forums, when you interact with dozens of people, death is sure to come up, but then again, often there are so many people that are part of a community that it's hard to connect to any one of them. Not saying that Glenn and I were BFFs or anything, but he had such a strong personality that he stood out from the crowd in my mind. Well, I guess I don't have much else to add, other than that wherever he is now, in whatever state he is, assuming some part of him still exists, I would like for him to know that despite everything, plenty of people cared about him, and plenty of people miss him now.