Guild Wars 2 Wiki talk:Wynthyst memorial

She meant more than she could ever have known.

Its been few days now since I found out about the passing of Wyn and I can't load in to the game without feeling really crap. I really can't get over much finding out about Wyn is getting me down. I have spent the last few days with a big lump in my throat and a hollow emptiness in my chest.

I was thinking, like why? I never actually met her, I only spoke to here a few dozen times and that was over a time of about 9 years. I reckon now that it's because that for me, the GW and GW2 wikis were as much a part of the whole GW experience as the games themselves and Wyn was like a GW and wiki celebrity but one that I had the privilege of meeting. Im deff not the biggest contributor here on the wikis and I imagine that with the sheer amount of people she met on the wikis, she probably wouldn't even remember me. But, in the few times I met her on the wikis, she was so friendly that I felt welcomed and encouraged to join in and participate.

Since playing GW, I have met my wife (in GW actually) and we now have 4 kids (with another on the way) so have been editing less and less over the years but I really feel like GW and the wikis shared it all with me. GW/GW2 and the wikis have had an absolutely massive influence on my life. I have so SO many happy memories tied to GW and the wikis. Not just of playing, editing and chatting but of things that were going on in my life at the time. Like when a song you hear reminds you of a time in your life, Wyn reminds me of all the amazing things that were happening in the years I was playing GW and using/editing the wikis. I feel like with the passing of Wyn, a major part of the whole GW (game and wiki) has died along with a part of my past. It's like, although I hardly ever went on GW and the wiki or saw her anymore as I'm always busy or on gw2, I knew (or thought) that they would always be there. I thought that sooner or later we would both be online together and I could whisper her and say Hi or that I would bump into her on the wikis and say Hi there. Now that will never be and that's so sad. I think what else has made this a little more upsetting was that after finding out, I went into gw and to Kamadam and was saddened even further when I found only one person in Europe>English>District 1. Before the launch of gw2, that district would have been packed, like there were quite often 2 or 3 districts for Europe>English but now its absolutely empty (I found what survives of the gw population in the American district). Seeing that, I kinda felt like gw was forgotten and abandoned by most of its family and by me.

I know this all sounds so dramatic but just wanted to get some of the feelings of my chest. Also, I hope that someone might read it and understand. My missus was never really a wiki used and never met Wyn so can't really talk to here in the same way I might with someone that knew Wyn. I'm also sorry if I have added this to the wrong place.

Once again Wyn, we will all miss you dearly Darling. Titan Crow 10:08, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

ADDED: I think I know why we (or at least I) feel like we knew her so well. It's because although we may only have spoken to her on a few occasions, we saw her comments and conversations all over the wikis and got to know her through her interactions with other people. With every comment of hers that we saw, we got to know her a little better. I have been reading her comments and conversations since shortly after the release of GW when I began using this wiki and that's a long time to get to know someone. In a way, we will still be getting to know her even better in years to come as we come accross more comments of hers on the wikis that we have never seen before. That, to me, is a pleasing thought. Titan Crow 11:08, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

ADDED MORE: I don't suppose anyone knows how she passed? And who she left behind? Also, what her real name was or if someone can point me to a picture of her. I really would love to put a name and face to the person we all knew as Wynthyst. It's strange that for someone I knew for so long, I know next to nothing about her outside of her wiki and gaming life.

Good idea to share deeper thought about Wyn on the discussion page Titan crow. It's a nice gesture and if anyone feels like it they should also share thoughts that may not be appropriate on the memorial page. Wyn was definitely the kind of person that worked so hard for her wikis that she may not be the most visible person, but she was very present. I don't know more about her passing away and it's probably best left in this state for us (I'm sure family and friends are already busy enough). Thanks for the thoughts. --Stephane Lo Presti talk 15:49, 28 August 2014 (UTC)