Is there anything we can do? Does anyone have a way to get in touch with him besides through the forum or e-mail?

Chet's e-mail is in his profile. I sent him a message but I have no clue on his whereabouts.

Only thing I can think of is to get the word out. Maybe someone knows him personally, knows where he lives. I can't tell.

I think Chet lives in Serbia, but I'm not sure where, and I don't know if anyone from here lives nearby.

Edited by - Huffer on 1/9/2004 7:47:24 PM

There's probably not much you can do from half a world away, Chet has to make up his own mind with this one. Lets just hope he makes the right choice.

Changed this post just because.


Edited by - Indy11 on 1/9/2004 8:06:22 PM

Edited by - Indy11 on 1/10/2004 4:55:29 AM

I guess we can't do much, it's up to Chetnik. So, Chet, if somehow you're reading this... I hope you make the right choice.

Personaly, I'd assume he's dead and we have a funeral post for him. But I am kinda morbid...

Life: No one gets out alive.

that's not funny RILMS. I guessed there was somethign up with the guy's mood months ago and I've been trying to get out of him wht's up but he was being tight-lipped. it's a shock but not a total surprise. i seriously hope he works his issues out, he's a very clever guy.

I agree with Mustang....

@Taw,

I wasn't joking.

Life: No one gets out alive.

sorry it just read like an attempt at dark humour, my apologies for misreading you.

I've been e-mailing Chet for a while now cos he has seemed very depressed and confused over the last few months, but he ahsnt responded and I do know he has had trouble with his e-mails (silly hacker challenges) he's very clever and has more knowledge in his little finger than I 'll ever have, and i reckon I'm good! but he's quite young (18) and is sort of struggling to find his place in the world, that's very common at that age, i remember it well. i also think he's not terribly thick-skinned and has been badly treated by someone and its f*** his head in, but I don't know the circumstances, he's not terribly open about this sort of stuff.

us puter types can get like this, its q common amongst techs and programmers to suffer from depression, i think its bcause we work with things that generally do as we tell them, and we often struggle to deal with people who are less predictable and co-oprative and who often have their own agendas and misuse us. I get p*ssed offf and miserable about it still and often make the wife's life hell moaning about my cr*ppy job and the fools i have to suffer, and 22 years ago when i was on me own and new to the big wide world of nasty people I would have struggled to cope if it hadn't been for the order and discipline of the Royal navy wich is prob the only thing that stopped me from becoming a drink and drug raddled dropout

i just feel sad that he's doing this, i mean he's only two years older than me,all i can say is i hope he makes the right desicion not to go through with this

actually if he's posting about it then that's a good sign, it shows that deep down he does want to get ot out of his sytem if you will. if he was REALLy going to go through with it, the he'd just do it and you'd hear nowt. I've no doubt he's very depressed and the danger is he might manage it through a bungled half-hearted attempt.

believe me I know a few people who've topped themselves, or tried to, I've been pretty close to it myself in the past so i know the signs.

Like you Taw, I too Emailed him, And I talked with him on IRC

I too hope that he is not continueing with this.
But I too fear it is already too late.

He has been very depressed for a while now

So with great pain in my heart, and with a great sorrow I say:
Chet if you read this, Please I beg you Dont end it, Use your senses like you have always done, You will be allright. Trust me.
I plead to you, This is no solution to the problem, Think of what you leave behind

I hope you read this and reconsider.