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As we enter the high season of BASE fatalities, please don’t try to be the first to post your ominous black profile photo to demonstrate that you’re ‘in the know’ regarding a fatality. For God’s sake, don’t post your “BSBD” message to the deceased’s social media accounts until you have definitive proof that legitimate authorities have notified the fallen’s next of kin. Already this season, close family and friends have learned of their loved one’s deaths via clueless assholes’ trigger happy Facebook posts, which is sickening to think about. Just sit down and shut the fuck up for a couple of days until notifications can be completed and communicate with friends regarding fatalities via PMs.

And when you jump in Switzerland, specially in the valley please register on the http://www.swissbaseassociation.ch/ website and leave contact to anyone one who would you like to notify if something goes wrong.

Well said, and spot on.

and also please stop dying.

Must say, I never really got the whole black profile picture thing.
I actually find it in poor taste and not particularly respectful unless the deceased was one of the Jeb types who have black everything. Even then I think it only acceptable for people who actually knew the person in real life.

When Vik passed, I thought the orange profiles and the jumps where all his friends wore something orange was a great way to celebrate his life. Shame people do not have a little more imagination and insist on jumping on the bandwagon of black to mark the passing of a relative stranger.

Those who change your profile to black, how many of the funerals did you attend? How many message of condolence did you send PRIVATELY to the family and friends if you could not make the funeral?
Flowers? Donations?......Any effort at all except to try and be one of the "in crowd" on FB?

If I go in, I will haunt any cunt who turns their profile black in my "honour".



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Julian

upvote.

+1000.

Thanks for posting that.

You and the OP speak nothing but truth!

So what color would you like then? I don't want to piss you off !

Rainbows, unicorns and waterfalls! You fuckers can paint it black but I'll be getting a double headed dragon on the other side for sure !

so majestic it hurts.

When one or two people done the black picture I thought "ok. That's their thing, cool". Then everyone and their skydiving chums got in on the action and it became a cry for attention. I think at the start it was good intentions but like everything else it was ruined.

I only use it if I personally new them and considered them as a good friend. I feel that giving condolences online tacky and refrain.
Take care,
space

Thanks for the reminder!

: things to do! 1. Book full sleeve black tattoo.....2. Change facebook profile! 3. Call Ghostbusters.

J, every year on your anniversary I'll rent a car and crash into a Frenchman for you. Just so they know your spirit still lives on.
It'll be a black car.

I've never changed mine to black.

I thought the Orange was clever.

If I bounce Green would be cool.

Dibs on fuchsia!

Just make sure it is a right hand fucking drive Dave!

 
From the horses mouth!

A real insight to the distress your black photos etc cause.


http://womanwidowfriend.com/2015/08/13/surviving-death-online/

what is facebook?