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#1266110 - Fri May 29 2020 10:29 AM Sad News - bloomsby
agony Administrator Registered: Sat Mar 29 2003 Posts: 16593 Loc: Western Canada	I'm sorry to have to share the news that editor bloomsby has passed away. He was already an editor when I got here in 2003, and his calm wisdom has help shepherd thousands of quizzes. He's leaving an enormous hole, and we miss him already.
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#1266159 - Sat May 30 2020 12:11 AM Re: Sad News - bloomsby
ren33 Moderator Registered: Thu Sep 30 1999 Posts: 12593 Loc: Kowloon Tong Hong Kong	This is so sad. Calm wisdom is exactly the right description , I feel. He was intelligent and well read, in my experience. RIP. _________________________ Wandering aimlessly through FT since 1999.
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#1266319 - Sun May 31 2020 11:35 PM Re: Sad News - bloomsby
TabbyTom Moderator Registered: Wed Oct 17 2001 Posts: 8479 Loc: Hastings Sussex England UK	This is very sad news. He will be greatly missed. _________________________ Dilige et quod vis fac
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#1266413 - Mon Jun 01 2020 08:35 PM Re: Sad News - bloomsby
satguru Forum Champion Registered: Thu Feb 17 2000 Posts: 8089 Loc: Kingsbury London UK	What a terrible shame. I spent some time talking to him after our meeting in 2004, he was such a lovely man and will be sorely missed by us all. _________________________ Does the brain create or receive consciousness?
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#1266469 - Tue Jun 02 2020 11:28 AM Re: Sad News - bloomsby
JaneMarple Star Poster Registered: Fri Jan 30 2004 Posts: 14486 Loc: North West of England	I don't visit the forum side of Funtrivia as much as I used to do, but very sad indeed to hear of his passing xxx _________________________ My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open.
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#1266470 - Tue Jun 02 2020 11:54 AM Re: Sad News - bloomsby
pmarney Enthusiast Registered: Thu May 10 2012 Posts: 346 Loc: Norfolk England UK	Sorry to hear of this loss. A couple of years ago there was a thread where we discussed what to do about FT members who had passed away and that they would have their profile page annotated with a wreath or a RIP note. I have tried to find the thread but have been unable to. Nothing happened then and maybe now is the time to raise it again. We have a couple of members who have passed and remember them on our team boards but something more widespread would honour them better. The Devious Demons send their regards to bloomsby‘s family and team. _________________________ I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
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#1266659 - Fri Jun 05 2020 08:25 PM Re: Sad News - bloomsby
dg_dave Champion Poster Registered: Sun Oct 05 2003 Posts: 24575 Loc: near Stafford, Virginia USA	I remember working with bloomsby on a quiz way back when...a great guy, and will be missed. _________________________ The way to get things done is NOT to mind who gets the credit for doing them. --Benjamin Jowett No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. --Eleanor Roosevelt The day we lose our will to fight is the day we lose our freedom.
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#1278019 - Mon Nov 30 2020 03:21 PM Re: Sad News - bloomsby
Snowman Prolific Registered: Wed Oct 31 2007 Posts: 1615 Loc: London, England	John was my mentor when I first became an editor and he was as fine a teacher as he was a human being. I've been away from the forums for some time. This is very sad news to return to. RIP
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#1278033 - Mon Nov 30 2020 08:45 PM Re: Sad News - bloomsby
ozzz2002 Moderator Registered: Mon Dec 03 2001 Posts: 20907 Loc: Sydney NSW Australia	An amazing editor, and a great bloke. Vale, John! _________________________ The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not smashing it. Ex-Editor, Hobbies and Sports, and Forum Moderator
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#1278480 - Mon Dec 07 2020 09:49 AM Re: Sad News - bloomsby
MiraJane Prolific Registered: Tue Apr 30 2013 Posts: 1688 Loc: New York USA	He was so excited five years ago about the anniversary of the Magna Carta . I can smile now remembering that.
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