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Maybe I could try to contact Robj and see if he wants to write anything for this. I know he was one of the closest guys to Tim on here.
Anyway, I wrote a little speech type thingy here. I'm not used to really writing these types of things, but I tried my best to get my thoughts out. I'm sure I left something I wanted to say out. Anyway, if it's not good enough or is too long or something, feel free to edit or not include it, but I started writing it so couldn't really stop until I had it all off my chest. Here it is:
"I wasn't terribly close with Tim. During Tim's short return to the Dink Community, I only exchanged a few conversations about the ongoing happenings, as well as a couple Private Messages about the COTPATD project, with him. Still, I can say with all sincerity, Tim's passing touched me and still does, very deeply. I think that speaks for what kind of character he was. The inspiration that guy gave for this community, was amazing and unlike any other. There we were... a bunch of old, and some even older, members having lost interest and just about ready to call it quits on a community we've been involved in for years. Then out of nowhere comes this guy Tim, Dinking all the way from 1998, and makes us all feel excited and inspired to create content for the Dink Community again. I think Tim saw this silly old PC game, its characters, as well as its fanbase and fan-created content, with different eyes than most. He saw the art and love of it all. He saw it as something seriously important in life to him. Perhaps even a bit too serious & important, at times. The effort, time and love people put into their D-Mods was honestly heartfelt to him, and he appreciated each and everyone of them. Although he also was honest if something was total garbage, he'd still respect it. You could see it in his COTPATD project, his final D-Mod "Malachi..." and just him in general letting us all often know how important the community was to him. Perhaps this was due to his own, what he felt were, "shortcomings" early on in his Dinking days. Perhaps that is what gave him this unique view on Dink Smallwood. His D-Mod developing past was also something I deeply related to on a personal level, due to how similar it was to mine. Anyway, The Dink Community has gone through plenty of dark times, even prior deaths of loved members, but Tim's passing was, I can say without a doubt, the worst hit the community has ever taken. When Tim died, a huge part of this community died with him. And that shows what a wonderful person he was and how huge an impact he had on us all, even if he didn't realise it. That part of the community is something we'll never get back, and I know I can say for us all that we thank you for that community, Tim, and we miss you.
Btw, you were a dang good writer! And my D-Mods are still worse than yours. Even though you'd argue that 'till the day Necromancer comes out!"
Anyway, I wrote a little speech type thingy here. I'm not used to really writing these types of things, but I tried my best to get my thoughts out. I'm sure I left something I wanted to say out. Anyway, if it's not good enough or is too long or something, feel free to edit or not include it, but I started writing it so couldn't really stop until I had it all off my chest. Here it is:
"I wasn't terribly close with Tim. During Tim's short return to the Dink Community, I only exchanged a few conversations about the ongoing happenings, as well as a couple Private Messages about the COTPATD project, with him. Still, I can say with all sincerity, Tim's passing touched me and still does, very deeply. I think that speaks for what kind of character he was. The inspiration that guy gave for this community, was amazing and unlike any other. There we were... a bunch of old, and some even older, members having lost interest and just about ready to call it quits on a community we've been involved in for years. Then out of nowhere comes this guy Tim, Dinking all the way from 1998, and makes us all feel excited and inspired to create content for the Dink Community again. I think Tim saw this silly old PC game, its characters, as well as its fanbase and fan-created content, with different eyes than most. He saw the art and love of it all. He saw it as something seriously important in life to him. Perhaps even a bit too serious & important, at times. The effort, time and love people put into their D-Mods was honestly heartfelt to him, and he appreciated each and everyone of them. Although he also was honest if something was total garbage, he'd still respect it. You could see it in his COTPATD project, his final D-Mod "Malachi..." and just him in general letting us all often know how important the community was to him. Perhaps this was due to his own, what he felt were, "shortcomings" early on in his Dinking days. Perhaps that is what gave him this unique view on Dink Smallwood. His D-Mod developing past was also something I deeply related to on a personal level, due to how similar it was to mine. Anyway, The Dink Community has gone through plenty of dark times, even prior deaths of loved members, but Tim's passing was, I can say without a doubt, the worst hit the community has ever taken. When Tim died, a huge part of this community died with him. And that shows what a wonderful person he was and how huge an impact he had on us all, even if he didn't realise it. That part of the community is something we'll never get back, and I know I can say for us all that we thank you for that community, Tim, and we miss you.
Btw, you were a dang good writer! And my D-Mods are still worse than yours. Even though you'd argue that 'till the day Necromancer comes out!"
