I am deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of @mick, our longtime moderator and friend. His wife has confirmed that he passed away recently.
Michael was a cornerstone of Forumosa for many years. As moderator of the International Politics forum, he brought wisdom, fairness, and a steady hand to some of our most spirited discussions. His good humour and quiet dedication helped shape the community we have today.
Rest in peace, Michael. You are greatly missed.
He was a rock. The last time I saw him, he had lost a lot of weight but seemed to be doing well. Fucking cancer. Every day I count my blessings. Get those checks done on time people.
RIP Mick you were the best moderator here and always fair.
Had no idea he was sick. I would be lying if I said we were friends. We locked horns a number of times, especially over politics. But I still respected him… if I didn’t at first, then I came to respect him over the years (we even managed to have a few civil interactions!). This is shocking and terrible to hear. Hoping his wife can be strong during this awful time. Fucking hate cancer.
What a loss. Wow. I clicked on this thinking that Mick had given up moderator duties and was shocked to learn instead of his death. Mick was a straight shooter from way back, a tremendous asset to these forums. I wasn’t even aware he was sick. This hits hard.
RIP Mick, you will be missed.
RIP Mick
miss you buddy
Very saddening indeed!
Damn, I’m sorry to hear that. Condolences to his family.
Oh no. I was actually wondering what happened to him.
This is really sad to hear. One of the more interesting posters. Wish I had a chance to meet him in person.
He was a fair mod as well despite some complaints which I found unfounded. IP is probably the most difficult to mod and he engaged with everyone while being fair as a mod about it.
He’ll be warmly welcomed to the great forum in the sky, no doubt
Yeah I too wish I’d met him. When I first started posting in IP, I thought he might be paranoid. That’s because he had some fairly esoteric theories about national security in the US, many of which involved the administrative or deep state. But lo and behold he was mostly right about the bulk of his insights.
I would have loved to meet him to pick his brain and to learn more about his background. He was one of a kind in more ways than one. His death makes me wish I’d reached out to him years ago. Really sad news.
RIP Mick who I had a good experience with.
Death is a part of life. Our latest trick to enter the final frontier.
Yes Mick had some interesting thoughts I’m sure going around his brain .
What was good though is that he would actually listen to people and not shove you under a bus for disagreeing with him. Also he was quite sensitive for a moderator I think he took some things to heart.
I had the same experience.
Unfortunately I never got to hear his views about the current administration, I was really curious about his take. Anyway I understand he was having a tough time now , peaceful rest Mick.
Also very sad to hear this. I never met him in person (to my knowledge), but he was one of my favorite posters here.
Mick always tried to guide discussions back towards civility whether he agreed with the poster or not. I had a chuckle when he gave me a dig when I posted a wall of text about the Little Mermaid remake.
RIP Mick.
RIP Mick. Great moderator.
I’m so sorry to hear this news. We’ve lost so many distinct contributors, from @shiadoa to @jimipresley , and now @Mick .
Guy
@Dragonbones too.