as i sit here and watched the message board, i saw it growing longer and longer. longer then any other thread, i counted and it was about 80 messages, both for and against the idea. now i sit and watch it slowly disappear. i wish it where possible to keep the thread, but i knew it isn;t. but i now think back on the discussion. it was and is an important issue. and i believe all the points have been made, and those that have wanted to speak have. i believe the decision was never really in our hands, but that our thoughts where listened to. i hope stephen sticks to his decision to give bob his memorial. he knows the arguements and it is his choice. in truth i do see no real harm in having an eatery named after him since many won;t now who he was, but it will give the realm a history. something to tell newbies about and to show them what kind of a community we truely are, one that cares about each other. and it will make the realm more like a community, all communities have histories, and bob is part of ours, not some ancient gods that will lift the mist, sure having a fantasy history makes the game more fun, but having a real one makes the game special. so i see that they can co exist, both helping and improving the other, for we are our character, and we are ourselves. we are the realm, and so is everyone that ever put there heart and soul into the game, anyone that loved the game. it is what makes the realm. and simply whether or not we know each other, or we like each other, we are a family, we all have something in common. we all love the realm, and therefore in some small way each other.