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Gengulphus
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Re: Gengulphus
Yes, I certainly don't plan to 'out' him, because he definitely would not have wanted it.
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Re: Gengulphus
Yes I suppose by the very fact that he took great care to remain largely anonymous¹ we know what he would want, and that I suppose trumps what anyone else wants, even after death, probably including his family.Mapfumo wrote:Yes, I certainly don't plan to 'out' him, because he definitely would not have wanted it.
C.
¹ Although I do recall once that he said that anyone curious enough could probably work it out from his posts.
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Re: Gengulphus
Au revoir, chin chin, adios, goodbye,
An empty chair at the table, a time to cry,
So kind, so gentle, and thoroughly concise,
And maths that was nothing but only precise,
You’ve gone, you’ve left, without wave or good song,
And we’ll miss you dear friend, entire life long.
Au revoir, chin chin, adios, farewell,
You’re going to heaven has left us in hell,
Heartbroken and shattered, shocked to our heart,
How could you leave, how could you depart,
Time to man up, be brave and be strong,
You left us with memories that will linger for long.
Au revoir, chin chin, adios, tata,
A journey we shared, we came so far,
You’ve gone too early, it’s painfully remiss,
A chasm as wide and deep as abyss,
With smile, good grace and love for a Fool,
It’s closing forever, the Gengulphus school.
Au revoir, chin chin, adios, God speed,
Thanks for it all, the very good read,
The thoughts, the passion, the somber advice,
All for nothing, no charge was your price,
A gift you gave, without want or demand,
For one long minute all quiet we stand.
AiY(D)
An empty chair at the table, a time to cry,
So kind, so gentle, and thoroughly concise,
And maths that was nothing but only precise,
You’ve gone, you’ve left, without wave or good song,
And we’ll miss you dear friend, entire life long.
Au revoir, chin chin, adios, farewell,
You’re going to heaven has left us in hell,
Heartbroken and shattered, shocked to our heart,
How could you leave, how could you depart,
Time to man up, be brave and be strong,
You left us with memories that will linger for long.
Au revoir, chin chin, adios, tata,
A journey we shared, we came so far,
You’ve gone too early, it’s painfully remiss,
A chasm as wide and deep as abyss,
With smile, good grace and love for a Fool,
It’s closing forever, the Gengulphus school.
Au revoir, chin chin, adios, God speed,
Thanks for it all, the very good read,
The thoughts, the passion, the somber advice,
All for nothing, no charge was your price,
A gift you gave, without want or demand,
For one long minute all quiet we stand.
AiY(D)
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Re: Gengulphus
mc2fool wrote:simoan wrote:Personally, I don’t feel it is right to out anyone. He knew I knew who he was and sent me a personal message as he was rightly concerned about privacy. I found out by accident when researching a small company in which he had a notifiable interest and his real name was disclosed in RNS holding announcements. I happened to have a technical book by an author of the same name.
As I say, I feel the decision should be up to the family, certainly not any poster here (one way or the other).
I must say I'm curious as to how his real name being in an RNS lead you to make the link to his TMF/TLF name, but I suppose if you explained that'd give the game away, so best we leave it at that, before interests are piqued further!
It was a very small AIM company and he owned 5 or 6% IIRC at the time. He was active on an otherwise quiet ADVFN thread I read through, as well as on TMF discussions about the company. in those days he used to sign off with his real first name. His old TMF profile gave the game away. I’m not a stalker. It was easy to join the dots. I never met him but it was clear he greatly prized his privacy and I suspect he would not like to be outed. I have no intention of doing so.
I’m still a bit stunned by the news. It’s like your worst nightmare. All those plans you have… It must be so shocking for his friends and family. My heart goes out to them.
Si
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Re: Gengulphus
That's quite a shock. He was one of a kind. When he wrote something (usually at great length) about finance, logic or mathematics, it was a safe bet* to simply assume he was correct. Couldn't really say that about too many other posters.
*Though were he here, he'd probably patiently remind me of the 1.4% of times he recalled being incorrect, and would caution me on the casual assumptions of my gamble.
*Though were he here, he'd probably patiently remind me of the 1.4% of times he recalled being incorrect, and would caution me on the casual assumptions of my gamble.
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Re: Gengulphus
This is a tragedy. He was one of the most prolific and useful posters, both on TMF and here. Among other things, he was assiduous in keeping up to date some of the HYP portfolios. I doubt that anyone else has the information needed to carry on his work.
I have a feeling that I may have met him at a meeting in Cambridge, when I gave a talk about my HYP experience.
He will be missed.
TJH
I have a feeling that I may have met him at a meeting in Cambridge, when I gave a talk about my HYP experience.
He will be missed.
TJH
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Re: Gengulphus
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i often didnt get to the end of his posts , which often assiduously argued points out to the nth degree.
sad news indeed.
i often didnt get to the end of his posts , which often assiduously argued points out to the nth degree.
sad news indeed.
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Re: Gengulphus
jackdaww wrote:.
i often didnt get to the end of his posts , which often assiduously argued points out to the nth degree.
sad news indeed.
Yes, I often didn't finish reading all the way through a post. They were a bit like reference works which you might go back to and look up when the need arose.
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Oh that such sad news. It had struck me we hadn't heard from G for a while.
BTW. I don't often pay attention to this board, the title of the thread just happened to catch my eye.
Ought this not be mentioned somewhere more prominently, give G's contribution to the board ?
BTW. I don't often pay attention to this board, the title of the thread just happened to catch my eye.
Ought this not be mentioned somewhere more prominently, give G's contribution to the board ?
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I think it would be appropriate to post a link to this thread with a suitable comment on HYP-P. This is the right place for it though. So do you want to do it, or shall I?moorfield wrote:Ought this not be mentioned somewhere more prominently, give G's contribution to the board ?
Chris
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A great loss.
Gengu was one of the very few TMF and TLF contributors whose posts I would open and find interesting and instructive whatever the subject.
Gengu was one of the very few TMF and TLF contributors whose posts I would open and find interesting and instructive whatever the subject.
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Re: Gengulphus
A knowledgeable, thoughtful, helpful and constructive poster.
Our forum is now poorer.
RIP.
Our forum is now poorer.
RIP.
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I am really sorry to hear this sad news. He was always so helpful in making constructive, balanced and logically argued suggestions for improving this site. He will be greatly missed.
Clariman
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What dreadfully sad news. I'm gutted to hear about this. Gengulphus was one of our best ever posters, both here on TLF and TMF too.
I shall miss his eloquent posts. I've learnt a lot from him over the many years I've 'known' him.
My condolences to his family and friends.
Thank you Gengulphus, and RIP.
Ian.
I shall miss his eloquent posts. I've learnt a lot from him over the many years I've 'known' him.
My condolences to his family and friends.
Thank you Gengulphus, and RIP.
Ian.
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Very sad news.
He made a lot of useful contributions here and on TMF over the years. I had a lot of respect for him and what he had to say.
RIP and condolences to his family.
He made a lot of useful contributions here and on TMF over the years. I had a lot of respect for him and what he had to say.
RIP and condolences to his family.
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Just to add to the tributes so far, he certainly seemed to be a thoroughly decent and patient bloke. My condolences and gratitude to his family.
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Sad news indeed. As an occasional browser of the HYP boards I have always paid particular attention to his contributions.
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I am sorry that for some reason I have not come across this thread until now. I am really quite shocked. I noticed that his posts had dropped off a bit in frequency recently but did not think much of it. I did not always manage to get to the end of his posts and I did not think that they were always ideal for this sort of forum but anyone could learn a great deal from him and I hope we all did. Life is so sh***y sometimes. Rather puts Boris’s behaviour into perspective.
If his family get to read this thread they will know that he was held in the highest regard and I would like my condolences to be added to those already posted.
Dod
If his family get to read this thread they will know that he was held in the highest regard and I would like my condolences to be added to those already posted.
Dod
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That's realy sad. I started on TMF back in 2001, his posts were always the first ones I read even if they were sometimes beyond me. Indeed, RIP.
john
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