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A late edit, but a worthwhile one.
I don't have any idea of what game Ian might like in truth, but the faact is, I cannot think of a more deserving person who has at any point (in my time here) been a part of this community. Several other may come to mind, but I don't think any of them have the calming gravitas of Ian. They might have the generous nature and the outstreched arms of goodwill, but Ian - just one of those guys.
He's the guy in the pub who when yer down on yer luck will buy you a beer and chew the fat of your issue to cheer you up or maybe just remind you the world isnt 100% shit at all times, that there are moments worth experiencing, that life goes on.
When shit was really bad for me in the last year and a but with my dad going through cancer and alzheimers, it would often be Ian I found myself talking to - not through any machiavellian plans of is or anything else - just conversation. never once did he cut me off through disinterest, and never once did he try to force me down a path of action unbefitting.
Hes not always the best with words (still trying to "ascend" hs wife no doubt ;) ), but he has a manner about him that always prevented things fom escalating too much if there was trouble, and preventing it from happening quite often from being about.
His departure from the forums was sad, and required on his part, and his return has been emotional for many - but I think mostly for him. I doubt he ever realised until then just how well appreciated he is around here for all sorts of reasons (and way beyond the multitude of gifts he has bestowed upon us all) until he randomly Pm'd me one day and I pointed him to the "Where Is Ian?" thread.
I have no doubt thats one of the things thats perhaps holding him back from a more rounded return here, but for whatever game he would wish that fits in with the criteria of this giveaway, thats what I would like for him.
Thanks Ian - for being a good friend, and being a great figurehead around here, I'm not one for sentiment, but there it is!
Post edited May 09, 2014 by Sachys