let's not get carried away though.
GW was dieing even when Steel was active.
His absence just might have made it more evident or dramatic.
In fact, I think GW should die now and people should move on to something better.

oh my god. no no no no no.
ohhhh god. umm... ffff shh adskfahdgkhdg;
NO D:
this doesn't seem real. this is a joke. it's not true. i just... i absolutely never ever expected this to happen.
wow, i can't imagine what this means... i don't know what to do with this. this just feels weird. bad.
dude, i think that i first "met" steel when i was 6 years old. i have been reading his posts since i was 6 years old. that's... wow i can't even remember what life was like without his daily witty commentary. these past few months have been the first time i have gone this long without hearing from steel, and they have definitely felt... weird. like... dead. gw really feels dead.
steel was definitely the funniest, coolest, overall BEST person i have ever met on the internet. maybe even just in general. seriously, i feel so lucky to have known him. he shaped me as a person. some of the best, most intelligent, most interesting conversations i have had were with steel. if i had never had so many debates with him and been put down and yelled at so much by him, i would still be a stupid ignorant little girl. hah i'm sure he'd say i still am. hahah steel was such a funny guy... just thinking back now to all the memories i have of him, i am realizing something ridiculous... i never even met this guy. i never even knew his name! what is it? Amark? wow it just feels so strange to think all of this stuff, when i am talking about a person who i have never physically seen or been with. and yet these thoughts bring me to tears. what's wrong with me? how did it ever get to be like this? god this is so weird.
ugh screw the internet. screw humanity, screw life, screw everything. you know, steel always used to think i was stupid because i don't swear. i use other words but not swear words. but really, now is a situation where all i can feel and all i can think to say "FUCK". steel, want to know how i feel about this? fuck this. hahahahaha.
oh my goooddd. this is the weirdest, worst feeling i have experienced in a long time. i think i need to go cry and just be alone for a little while. i just... i mean-- fffffffff
rest in peace steel.

fuck

This is sad, I mean I didn't know him at all but I wish I did he sounds like an outstanding person. Gone through a lot in his life and all.

rip bro.

bye

Fuck man... this is horrible.

I didn't know Steel very well but I knew him enough to think he was a cool guy and it has really ruined my day.

RIP Steel, I'll miss you

I don't understand, though. How did die? Was it the cancer, or something else?  Sredni, how was he towards the end? Alert? Drugged? Did he know he was going to die? Did he have anything to say?

I'd really like to know too. The last I spoke with him was after he had taken that trip to the midwest only to be let down by the doctors and was so discouraged. He had told me he didn't want to die. So I told him to stop being lame and that he'd pull through because I really did not take seriously the possibility that he'd die, I just knew he'd pull through.

and to think of someone my age who I knew, thinking the same things I would have thought in his position, just dying after having been through all he'd been through. god it just squeezes me pretty bad.

ah man this sucks.  RIP steel.

I guess I knew this would eventually happen, even though I kept hoping and telling myself it wouldn't. It never felt real. When we saw him in New York, even though he was bloated and tired and easily winded, it never really occurred to me how sick he was. He was so full of life. It didn't really hit me that he wasn't there for us, but because of his cancer. There's just this disconnect; I simultaneously knew it and didn't realize it. It still doesn't feel real. I had to read the post a few times to understand it.

The most brutal part of this is that there's nobody here with more potential. This guy was going to do something huge.

I'm really sorry Sredni and Amark's family and everyone.

shit. rest in peace, steel paladine. you were the best guy.

The most brutal part of this is that there's nobody here with more potential. This guy was going to do something huge.

I didn't know steel. Hardly even conversed with him and it's probably not my place to say, but this is exactly what I thought on reading Sredni's post. It's like history has somehow spun off its tracks and gone in the wrong direction. I can't think of anyone more... right. About things. About life, maybe. I'm disgusted at the universe over the death of someone I've hardly even spoken to.

Wow, this is absolutely awful. I haven't been here in forever, but I heard the news a little while ago, and I don't know what to say. I remember when Steel first announced he had cancer, and while I didn't totally get along with him and how he did things, I honestly respected his conviction and intelligence, and for a while I followed his battle and wished him well. Every now and then I'd check around and see how he was doing, but I never expected this. It's not my place to say, really, but as much as it sucks...people die. Life isn't fair, and everyone dies, either now or later, before or after their potential is realized. The only thing to do is to honor his memory, and if you're a praying person, pray for his family and friends. Rest in peace, Steel.

I never really interacted with Steel that much on the forums, though I did read a lot of his posts and topics.  The only time I can recall that we were discussing something with each other was in one of the GW Meet topics.  He had mentioned that he felt like the GW Meets we'd been having in Ontario were fairly shallow in terms of ambition and scope and I took his words to heart when I started planning the most recent one we had back in the summer.  I felt like we had broken out of the shell of getting drunk, ordering pizza, and playing video games to have a good time and, instead, we actually went out and did stuff; traveled, tried some new things.  If that's the only lesson of his that I can take to heart then I am at least glad it's something that has helped not only me, but a handful of other GW members to "grow up" a little and learn.