but cresus jist!
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I belong to many forums; scuba, boat, motorcycle (R1150GS Adventure), blackberry, etc. And EVERYTIME someone posts a "so and so has passed away" message, LOTS of people post a simple
"the deceased and their family are in my thoughts and/or prayers"

***?
How is THAT useful? No seriously, how?
Its much more useful to discuss HOW they died, and how WE will learn from it and NOT die that way. If at the end of a post that will bring value, you want to throw in the obligatory "so sorry, my thoughts are with the family" fine, but an entire post that is JUST that? Don't bother. EVERYONE who reads the post feels that way and you are just clogging up the system.
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