Hi, I am moved to have a memorial page on renderosity, but I think it's better if it's removed since I am not dead. It has been posted in the 2D forum that I was dead. I do not blame yellowfyre for posting that, because he was misinformed himself. I am very much alive and thus still a member of this site. Rik

"Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." - Mark Twain Well, Rik, I don't know you, but I'm glad to see that you're not dead, and I got a great giggle out of your post. You're taking it very well, indeed. :-) bonni

I have posted a link to this message both to the Admins and to the comment in the 2d forum I am glad it was a mistake. :O) SndCastie Renderosity Moderator

I'm not sure I would take news of my death so well. But it's not so funny. What if someone really close heard about a death through a forum. Terrible mistake.

Thanks SndCastie... I didn't know who to contact anyway... @elizabyte: I had that line in my head already ;) Yeah, a memorial page for me... they must really want to get rid of me ;)

your most welcome

Hi syndroid, Glad to hear you are still amoung the living. And people wonder why it usually takes awhile to post things such as these. I moved a bit too fast I see. Links or copies of obituaries will be required in the future ;-) Best wishes, LillianH Renderosity Marketing & Promotions

Well, at least you have a head start on Andi3d's Night Of The Dead competition!!!!

Thank F**k you are still alive, you still have to much to do here bud! My day has just got better now! Cool now I will have to go into ProjectBlueCell and delete the threads, because they are untrue, but with pleasure :o) Cheers Zeno

now I'm doubly blown away!!! o.O! IT'S A MIRACLE!!!!!!!!!!!! well, syn, you were missed... sniff

I am glad you gave me a sign that you are still alive. My thoughts are by Meli now, because she was very upset. I post also an images for her today, and after a hour I saw her ebot with this story.....After I read her story I repost some lines.....She is such a lovely person to all of us, so I can understand how she felt after she hear the "good news" that you are alive. I hope that this kind of mistake never happens again.

I am happy that you are still around us

OMG! Well this is definitely good news...! I'm happy you're alive and well. :) Keep up the good work!

ROTFL.... :D Welcome back from the dead!

all smiles. ;)

Im in shock...and I do indeed think you are taking it very well.. What exactly happened that would cause someone to think you were dead? Last we heard, you were in a car accident, and died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital...

I'm glad to hear you're alive & well too!

Lol, that must be a hell of a start to read somewhere that you are dead! I was not familiar with your work before your untimely "demise", but now I'll have to check your work out from time to time. I suspect a lot of people visited your gallery since the "news" yesterday, whether from a sense of morbid curiousity, or to see what kind of artist the Rendo community had lost.

I'm with cynlee. This is like a miracle. Welcome back, Rik! :D

I'm glad to hear you're still around; still, it's always nice to know one will be missed, most of us don't get that opportunity lol

Glad to hear it Rik how sad such small minds resorted to such pathetic tricks Danny

I went and poseted it in the Bryce forum lol I saw where in the bryce forum they brought you back to live and here too. that how storys get started. Now you understand in the movie "Unforgiven" when that man tells te sheff he heared of his death and he very much alive

I know I don't even know you Rik, but honestly, my otherwise bad day just took a huge leap to one of the best. I'm just so darn happy and deeply relieved you're just fine. (((HUGS)))

so much for that tax evasion plan.....

Glad to hear it was a mistake....welcome back!

Everyone knows that an artist's "worth" goes through the roof once they are dead. I'm undecided on your art, Syndroid, but may it be "worthless" for years to come! :-)

Velcome back! Have a BloodWiser on me, now that you are undead. It is the very rare person who gets to visit his own wake. Glad to hear that it was all just a misunderstanding!

oh, good.. last night, very late, i saw your memorial page, checked everything you did and depressed very badly.. even you were in my dream last night.. i thought it was such an unfair-life, not only to young talented artists like you but to everyone.. even though i don't know you, it is very good news to hear that you are alive.. cheers.. gulcin

lol well happy that your not dead keep it that way I dont know you but still happy that you not dead hugz

Sooo glad to hear you are not dead. However, I felt pretty dead yesterday and today due to illness. I'm better, so perhaps I'm not dead after all. Even so, I'd have to feel much better to be dead, anyhow. Good luck on the rest of your life, since you are not dead. {{{{{{{{{{{hugssssss}}}}}}}}}}}

@ghatihan: I hope you didn't get depressed because you checked my work ;)

:) nope.. they are all lovely and disturbing somehow.. go on.. i'd like to see more and more.. good luck..

drawbridge emailed me a few days ago, but since i just got hit by a hurricane,,,again.. i just got it. Im glad to see your not dead rik. damn..Rosity drama at its best...

I am glad that you are OK...

Well,I don't see why a link or an obituary would be necessary (since I for one never posted one and many grieving people wouldn't)...just pm the guy and see if he replys,if he does then he's alive and if not contact the person who announced the death to provide further info lol!!

I hear ya Armorbeast. I honestly wish I didn't have request stuff like that, especially at such an emotional time for people. I understand. Unfortunately, it's not the first time a member has received the unexpected honor of a "memorial" without the prerequisite passing to warrant it. Translated...I don't want to freak people out by posting someone died, if they haven't. So, unless there's another way to delicately confirm such events...I'll have to go with an obituary. Thanks for understanding, Lillian

Just remember Lillian,I'm still alive so any reports of my demise are false lol...but yeah,I agree that a false report would be a downer for someone who returns from a weeks vacation to find a memorial on rosity to their demise. I would think an exception could be made if reported by a direct relative living with the deceased...I mean,it took weeks to get my mothers death certicate due to a snaffu and I know I would not have been very happy to hear I needed proof when I was living with her when she died. Still,it is understandable when its an online friend with no direct way to confirm the demise.