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Sciggles here:
I hope you all are doing well…It’s been a crazy year hasn’t it? Crazy that it’s been a year too…
It still doesn’t feel real...I’m still personally struggling to accept Dragoneer no longer being with us. I thought after his Celebration of Life it might get easier. But it hasn’t. I miss him dearly. I wish he could see all we’ve accomplished in the last year and I really believe he would be so proud of us if he could see it now.
We still have a long way to go. We’ve been through a lot and we’ve continued to pull through. We have a stronger team than ever before working together to make Fur Affinity the best it can be. There will be bumps along the way and unexpected issues I’m sure. But I know we’re all going to keep going to make Fur Affinity everything it can be and hopefully more and remembering to put our community first.
We still aren’t done with probate and everything we need to do to finalize items in Dragoneer’s estate as well as other legal matters. But we are very close to getting it wrapped up. We would not be able to do all that without again the help of everyone that so generously donated to the GFM last year. Thank you.
We wanted to take this time today to honor Dragoneer by releasing our Memorial page for all users who are no longer with us...Our team has worked hard to get this put together in time for this occasion. There may be some edits added to it as we get feedback but we hope this highlights the meaning behind those impactful words. (Please keep in mind that this page is only available on the Modern site theme. It will not show on Classic)
The beautiful banner art was done by
takahirosi, it will only be featured on the entire site for today but will have a permanent home on our memorial page.
We also want to highlight everyone that made it into the “I Was Here” submissions for the Celebration of life back in March.
Thank you to all the artists that contributed to this project. It means more to us than we can ever fully express. This song was written and performed by our very own
Novetrix Additional vocalists are 
PepperCoyote, Palikui, Manic Knux Tygre, and Suedeer.
Art in the video is credited to the users that sent them in next to their slides, edits will be made if we missed anyone or made any spelling errors!
I know this is a solemn post and a different kind of announcement than usual. I hope that we can keep the comments on topic, and take a moment to remember all of those who are no longer with us, to honor their memories.
Sciggles here:I hope you all are doing well…It’s been a crazy year hasn’t it? Crazy that it’s been a year too…
It still doesn’t feel real...I’m still personally struggling to accept Dragoneer no longer being with us. I thought after his Celebration of Life it might get easier. But it hasn’t. I miss him dearly. I wish he could see all we’ve accomplished in the last year and I really believe he would be so proud of us if he could see it now.
We still have a long way to go. We’ve been through a lot and we’ve continued to pull through. We have a stronger team than ever before working together to make Fur Affinity the best it can be. There will be bumps along the way and unexpected issues I’m sure. But I know we’re all going to keep going to make Fur Affinity everything it can be and hopefully more and remembering to put our community first.
We still aren’t done with probate and everything we need to do to finalize items in Dragoneer’s estate as well as other legal matters. But we are very close to getting it wrapped up. We would not be able to do all that without again the help of everyone that so generously donated to the GFM last year. Thank you.
We wanted to take this time today to honor Dragoneer by releasing our Memorial page for all users who are no longer with us...Our team has worked hard to get this put together in time for this occasion. There may be some edits added to it as we get feedback but we hope this highlights the meaning behind those impactful words. (Please keep in mind that this page is only available on the Modern site theme. It will not show on Classic)
Sometimes the most important thing a person can ever say is
"I was here" - Dragoneer
The beautiful banner art was done by
takahirosi, it will only be featured on the entire site for today but will have a permanent home on our memorial page. We also want to highlight everyone that made it into the “I Was Here” submissions for the Celebration of life back in March.
Thank you to all the artists that contributed to this project. It means more to us than we can ever fully express. This song was written and performed by our very own
Novetrix Additional vocalists are 
PepperCoyote, Palikui, Manic Knux Tygre, and Suedeer.Art in the video is credited to the users that sent them in next to their slides, edits will be made if we missed anyone or made any spelling errors!
I know this is a solemn post and a different kind of announcement than usual. I hope that we can keep the comments on topic, and take a moment to remember all of those who are no longer with us, to honor their memories.
Had no idea he was an avid fan like me into it till it was too late
It's crazy to think of all the accounts of people who never got reported as passed away either, folk who just think they went inactive. I'm glad they have a little gallery they've left with us as a mark of them being here. ♥️
Met quite a few nice people here, wouldn't want to miss it.
I like it. Thanks to the team and their efforts.
RIP Sean. You really were the best.
Loving the addition of the memorial page.
My friend did not have a funeral, I don’t really know his family to suddenly ask for documents and they weren’t in this community. I could only give the Facebook post, compare his photos on his account and so on.
I do understand if the rules are still the same, I won’t make a fuss, but I was hoping these comments are implying that maybe exceptions would now be made as I imagine many users would be in a similar boat but know someone who’s passed.
I'll miss him.
Rest in Peace...
Thank you, to the FA staff for keeping the site going, and incidentally, the memories of those who had passed.
Is there any way to report a user as being deceased?
Is it too late to submit documentation for a friend who passed away in December 2020?
Miss him a lot TwT
I got a bit teary eye when I saw Creature_unkown and Kinkachuu on the list also.
I miss them all... ...
Thank you for honoring them.
All whom are immortalized, fly high.
The Memorial page is a nice addition.
Wherever you are, I hope you're happy and resting well, Neer.
... I suppose, he did seem to be a decent person ...
... it really has been a year already since his passing, oh dear.
rest in peace dragoneer
and all of the furs who are no longer with us
reminder to tell the special folk in your life just how much they mean to you
It's good to be here, and that so many friends were here too
I also hope that the memorial page helps ensure that everyone who didn't make it this far doesn't get forgotten by their friends. I was surprised to find some names on there I recognized, and at least now I know what happened to them.
It will be 10 years in January since a friend on Second Life died from cancer and I still miss him. He was a huge part of the Tiny community on SL (we actually managed to max out two whole sims with people attending the in-world memorial for him, and had people in Europe and Asia been able to attend, probably could have maxed out another two, he was that beloved)
I don't know him, but I'm sorry for your loss.If he was the founder of this site, why are you breaking one of his first rules?
I don't understand. If he knew, would he want you to have done it?Rest in peace Dragoneer 🌸
It's definitely an incredible tribute, great work guys.
It’s so profoundly beautiful, seeing traditional art made by people who just wanted to make something. They felt home here, as many of us do, and thinking back all the way to 2011 when I was JUST getting out of high school… it’s been simultaneously an entire lifetime and no time at all.
RIP ‘neer, everyone.
Rest in Peace Dragoneer....
He maybe gone, but he will never be forgotten.
Thanks to those who've work on this.
Much love to you, 'Neer. You shared your warmest welcomes with us. May we continue to share that very same kindness around to pay it forward and honor your name. 💜💫
I was shocked and saddened when I first heard of his passing. It hit me hard.
Seeing a memorial for passed FA members is a nice idea.
Reading through the memorial of passed users and seeing Bendor 's names brought back memories of chatting with him and gave me a bittersweet feeling that he was my friend and he was here.
Thank you again for including my artwork in the memorial, I'm honored.
Thank you, Dragoneer.
Thank you for all that you had done for this community, a way we could/can all come together in one place. I know somewhere in the digiverse you're watching over all of us. Also that memorial song and video always gets me in the feels, it's so beautifully done. 💜 💜
But one thing I fully understand is, He held this site like a CHAMPION!! And did everything he could to keep it that way!
His death is still untimely to me. He had much more to live for. Much more to strive! It is sad that his life was cut short...
May Dragoneer rest in peace. Forever in the cosmos heavens.
The new memorial page is a nice touch, it's interesting seeing names up there I haven't heard in a long time.
(Also... Thank you so much for the memorial page as well.)
It was the first thing I told myself when I learnt the death of my last great-grandmother almost 4 months ago.
Such a universal sentence when you loose someone.
Rip to those who didn't made it to this day.
Thanks for making the memorial page for all those who've passed. It's appreciated.
I can't for the life of me find my daughter's FA, but Starshadow/Valsuri passed away with Dragoneer last year, not days before.
August is... difficult.
Rest in peace.
RIP Dragoneer, man. I'm sure he'll never be forgotten. His early art as well as
oh, no. we're not going there. it's still rATHer too painfUl for Some people...
And to everyone we've lost over the years, miss all of them but NO ONE will be forgotten.
The memorial page is so wonderful, a way to always remember so many talented, kind and amazing members of our community.
Hopefully, they'll continuing being great in the afterlife and making sure the furry community stay strong, even high up there. <3
i think neer is smiling down to see that FA is still going strong, that the community is still thriving and supporting eachother. its rare one guy touches so many lives.
I still wish I'd pushed on the matter, I genuinely miss him and we were just gaming buddies.
Can't believe it's been a year already. It still feels fresh...
We all miss you Dragoneer, but you sure as hell aren't forgotten.
Thanks for helping us all find a place to be ourselves.
Dragoneer, i may not have known you personally, but your actions will forever be remembered and respected.
I was here.
Friendship isn't about who you spend the most time with, it's about who you have the best time with, and I certainly had a lot of good times with him.
Thank you.
Rest in peace dude, 💜
May he rest in peace...
I really like the addition of the memorial page.
We love ya Neer, wherever you are, I hope theres tacos and motza sticks.
Thank you for the memorial page.
They will be missed
Rest in peace.
You have done a lot to unite and make a lot of people a little happier, Dragoneer.
Rest in peace.
"I was here" - Dragoneer
took a long hard minute just to sit on those words.. i doubt anyone can say that aint true. even those who act out in chaotic ways which I will not focus on for this, we all want some sort of light, maybe not a spotlight, but something that shows someone, even just one person in Our own lives, that we were alive.
I know its unrealistic, but I really wish this list wont grow any bigger... please watch your health everyone! You mean something to this community just by being a part of it <3
We've all lost people in the fandom, and I think that this new memorial page is super, super lovely. It's one of the reasons I feel FA is irreplaceable in furry spaces.
Thanks for making the list of those who are no longer with us. It gets to be difficult to keep up with everyone you follow on here. Especially folks you haven't talked with in a long time. Will this be something that will continue to be updated?
It's very bittersweet - it breaks my heart seeing friends on there - but it's great that their artwork and contributions will be more readily seen now.
Gives me mixed feelings for sure. Its kind of harrowing reading the list and even seeing people I was familiar with on it. A couple of them were ones I had fallings out with to the point of despising one another but still.. its incredibly sad seeing their names on the list. :/ Still, its a good page to have and I do like how it links to their page here.
Was a massive shock to hear the news, but it spurred me into helping out the site and the fandom as a whole. So I will do my best to keep at it.
You'll be dearly missed, Neer buddy. Same goes to all the furs who have fallen along the way.
RIP King.
Looking over the page... this hit me hard.
I can't believe a year has already passed. May he rest in peace. I will never forget how he helped advertising for The Delvers Guide. I think his help was a major contribution to its success. That's also how I actually met him, even if only online on Discord.
💗
RIP...
We will remember.
-Badger-
I will always thank you, Dragoneer, for building this site and brought everyone to meet and let fate takes around.
I got faith on you guys taking care the website. <3
Miss ya friend
It got me through a lot, just wanna tell you that.
But it’s too late.
https://youtu.be/BXLh116VdCw?feature=shared
Thanks for everything you did and for helping so many creatives find a home.
To you Sciggles,
Best wishes in your time of grief and healing and your efforts to keep his vision alive
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And then a month later one of my best friends suddenly died (
'Neer was always pleasant in the few interactions we had, and he was prompt and helpful. It's still really weird to think he's gone.
Haven't visited yet, but if I find a spot hasn't been made for Forest and Foxidro, I'll see what I can do.
Rest in Peace, Dragoneer. Your legacy will forever live on. Thank you for everything.
Godspeed, Dragoneer.
I knew his art. I liked him. But it's like... I wish I knew him more so I could feel the pain more.
It makes me feel like an outcast, not knowing him personally, since I know a lot of people here did. It makes me feel like I should have known him.
If I had one comment though it would be to somehow make this page a bit easier to navigate to independent of the journal link. It took me a while to realize there was a link in the footer.
Well bud, you did it, FA lives on. Cheers.
The modern template has five different themes to pick from.
Translation: Thank you for everything,Dragoneer.
To everyone else, please be well, and don't forget to live well.
The only choice we ever have to make is what to do with the time we are given :)
The news of his passing hit me much harder than I thought it would, and it still stings a little to this day. Rest is peace Dragoneer.
Alongside the respectful Memorial page of dearly departed users,
I pray that this site gets significant improvements, and I hope and pray the site gets better than he left it.
And even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.
Aeschylus
R.I.P Dragoneer.
I wish I could fav this journal and the Memorial page (instead of just bookmarking it).
Rest easy, Mister Dragoneer. You got a good team keeping watch and a strong Family backing them. Thank you, immeasurably, for building this home for us.
It is so nice of you guys that you decided to make a whole memorial page dedicated to him and those who we lost. He would be so proud of how much effort you put into making FA continue living on and being a comfortable place for furries. I sincerely appreciate it, and i bet he would as well <3
It still feels so surreal, to know that he’s not around anymore… 💔
We hadn't spoken on Telegram in the past few months but I just thought he was really busy with everything that was happening to FA.
We should have done something. Why didn't we raise the money for him sooner? I never even knew what was happening to him. He never told me.
Maybe you could still create pins, Momma. That sounds like a really nice idea.
I hope you can watch from above as we preserve and improve upon your legacy in your honor.
Amen.
Wow. So much has happened.
While FurAffinity, and the fandom, hasn't been quite the same, I will say that you and the FA team have been doing a lot right by FurAffinity and Dragoneer.
The open dialogue, transparency, and constant listening to feedback, make FurAffinity thrive now more than ever. He would be proud of you, and we're proud of you too.
I didn't know him, but I miss the big guy. We all do.
It is a nice tribute to have a memorial page to all who passed away. Was nice excuse to visit some old pages and check out the works. And rather inspiring to know that we all do leave behind memories.
The memorial page is a beautiful idea! Can we take it one step further and mark the individual profiles in some way? When using the ‘classic’ theme you can clearly see the ‘deceased’ status though it is quite small. On the ‘modern’ theme there is no indicator that states the profile is deceased. When visiting Dragoneer’s, specifically, it’s like he’s still there ready to accept new messages :-/
It could be that I’m on mobile vs desktop but I did not see any visual indication that an individual profile has passed on besides the memorial wall.
rest in peace
Hits really hard since I know the experience of losing someone as loved as him... fly high Dragoneer 🕊️
What am I not doing right?
Pretty much the same on Mobile (I use Android with Chrome) Click Support to expand the dropdown. "Report a Problem" to get to TT screen, scroll down and click on the ticket #. The response you got will be from a generic "Fur Affinity Staff" account.
From the screen you were on with the checkboxes (the next TT notification you get), same thing, click the ticket number.
I hope this helps if you're using Classic!
Neer was one of a kind.
And sadly the Fandom lost another OG that delt with the Fandom in numerous ways.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61824247/
One of my friends on the list shows 2025 but he actually passed away late 2024.
But yeah, it's still been a rough year for many folks.
Also, fly high Dragoneer.
You were good. Real good. Maybe even the best.
It's beautifully written and performed, and I'm honored that my art could be a part of it.
Thank you for creating the memorial page, as well.
Thank you for making the Memorial Page. I can't believe how many folks have passed- some I had followed in the beforetimes of The VCL and FurNation and such, and never realized they had accounts here :( It feels very important to have this information where people can see it and learn and remember.
My condolences, my friend.
And as long FA exists, Dragoneer will be with us.
Dragonree will truly be missed
I just didn't know her real name And although I managed to obtain his real name and one of her surnames, I still haven't been able to find an obituary... I hope one day I can do it before it's too late...
I'm from another country and I don't know how obituaries or news stories for that kind of thing work in that country.
But anyway, I understand what Sciggles is going through... The first year was difficult... And I'm slow to tell you that the following years will continue to be so, although with less pain...
There will be times in the month that the tragedy occurred that you feel sad or prone to having a temporary depression, they say that this is called waves of mourning or something like that, one believes that one has overcome it but deep inside we still need to heal.
Sucks I never really got to know him personally but I hope those that did are doing okay.
Rest in peace to everyone who died...
FA was a long journey for me, it is where I shared my dreams and life with everyone, met new people and made awesome friends, FA was a big part of my life.
And I hope it continues to be with every new member here.
Thank you Dragoneer. Thank you all.
But this ain't about me, though. He was taken too soon because of issues with this cruel world. If nothing else, he was a good person who stood by his community. Always was.
Rest, friend. And thank you.
And thank you so much for taking up the mantle!!!! I know this is a lot of work! And the whole team pitches in even though we all miss Neer. Every time I dmed him to say thanks for making this site a reality, he reminded me that everyone on the team put in their all. Thank you and everyone involved. The work is appreciated every year! I appreciate this safe space.
I still miss him greatly.
:)
We wouldn't delete the account; usually, the status would be changed from a normal user to a deceased user, which can be identified by the eternity/infinity symbol at the start of the username (replacing a normal user's tilde).
This would also ensure that the account would be listed alongside the other accounts on the memorial page.
I would hope that this reply will set your mind at ease, and please accept my most sincere condolences for your loss.
So thank you for everything.
You all have done amazing in keeping things running. The memorial page is a good idea. I saw a couple people in my watch list. Never knew.
RIP Neer.
...
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.......*hides*
'I was here'" - Dragoneer
...Damn. Wise words, Dragoneer.
The Digimon for the ages, still able to fit into any modern iteration.
I will say that Digineer..... is Timeless.
I lost my husband in January of 2022.
When I asked my father how one moves on from such a loss, he told me;
"The pain of their loss never goes away, but it lessens just a tiny bit more every day."
Now all these years later I can say I miss him more than words can ever hope to convey, but the pain has eased gently and I'm able to better appreciate and be grateful for what time we had together.
So don't give up... It gets better... Hold your faith. ❤️
But others did, and they did things with him. Some complete, some unfinished. But all oh so beautiful.
RIP, Maybe I’ll Meet Them Someday Whatever Comes Next.
💙💚🩵
Sadly she passed suddenly back in 2021.
May all our friends be forever remembered and loved. And may we be forever greatful for Dragoneer's life. Of course he is absolutely still with us in spirit, he is proud and delighted, and he will be with us for the bright future ahead!
He is a furry legend
I too want to show my appreciation of dragoneer's work pioneering this awesome community where we can safely express, connect, share, and find friends. That's what I mean when I say we appreciate his life; his work has made a huge positive impact in this amazing community, and I too will never forget him, even though I never met him.
I wish him the best afterlife. Me, and his huge army of a fluffy family he has here keeping his spirit alive!