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Arrr?
Arrr?
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PostPosted: 11-11-2021 08:36 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Dead at 45.

https://kotaku.com/something-awful-foun ... 1848037837
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Longtime Something Awful forum administrator Fragmaster posted that site founder Richard “Lowtax” Kyanka has died. “I guess I should preface this by saying this isn’t a joke especially since I’m posting for like the first time in 10 years or something, but I got the bad news today directly from Rich’s family,” wrote Fragmaster. “Lowtax has passed away.”


Not sure how he died, by Kotaku put a link to the Suicide Prevention hotline at the bottom of their article. The guy was a mixed bag, by all accounts. He may have created SA, but he was also quite the asshole.




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Cool #9
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PostPosted: 11-11-2021 10:06 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Him and Fargo were the original PlanetQuake webmasters. For that he has my eternal gratitude anyway




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Just another Earthling
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PostPosted: 11-11-2021 11:17 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


PlanetQuake :!: Now we are going back in time... R.I.P. Richard “Lowtax” Kyanka :tear:



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Etile
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PostPosted: 11-12-2021 12:38 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


looks like they removed the claim he committed sudoku from the article without also removing the suicide prevention hotline link




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Etile
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PostPosted: 11-12-2021 02:07 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


great article with interviews about SA here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/nzg4yw/ ... hing-awful

their comments on why twitter is such a shitshow are spot on. also, FYAD reminded me of old Q3W R&R




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Veteran
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PostPosted: 11-14-2021 04:50 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


One of his ex wives confirms his suicide, and also how abusive he was: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showt ... t519160186

Edit: And oh this is a gofundme for her and their kids https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-a-friend-in-hiding




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