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BRK on 05 May 2008

WoW.

Now where the h3ll is the New York Times?

23 Responses to “Gulp”

ratshag on 05 May 2008 at 11:26 pm #

Holy cr@p.
Breana on 05 May 2008 at 11:58 pm #

AMAZING!!!!!
kunukia on 06 May 2008 at 12:03 am #

Nice. I posted the article on my Guild forums.
Sherp on 06 May 2008 at 12:03 am #

I WAS THERE!!! That’s me, 14th from the right in the pink shirt! Look, Mom, I’m on WIRED!
Viktel on 06 May 2008 at 12:19 am #

Nice work.

Its in my forums and my blog.

/cheer
Awlbiste on 06 May 2008 at 1:04 am #

That’s pretty awesome. But is it wrong of me to be annoyed at the over-usage of the word “virtual”?
Pike on 06 May 2008 at 1:39 am #

Woot BRK!

Next Stop: Slashdot
Kevin on 06 May 2008 at 1:45 am #

Nice job, BRK. I am definitely glad I attended.

Awlbiste: Not at all. It’s getting kind of old.
Paul on 06 May 2008 at 2:34 am #

Congratulations on the recognition. You deserve it for the great blog you run.
virtual on 06 May 2008 at 3:48 am #

Shame the bottom link was to the initial Cinco de Mayo
Running of Da Bulls post instead of the Sharvan memorial post.
Earnest Cavalli on 06 May 2008 at 4:14 am #

Glad you guys liked the piece. I was pretty touched when one of my own guildies told me about this story this morning, so I absolutely had to write it up, if only to show that not all WoW gamers are sociopaths.

As for why I linked to that particular page, it was a bit of a toss up between that and the three or four other pages covering Sharvan and honestly that one only won because it was the most specifically about the race itself, which was the topic of the article.

Don’t like virtual huh? Well, what would you suggest instead? “e-” or “meta?” I’ve gotta use some kind of prefix for goings on outside of the meatspace otherwise nongamers won’t have any idea whether I’m describing Tauren or actual realworld bull-people. And that’s a whole headache I’d like to avoid.

Anyway, keep up the good work here. I don’t think I’m telling you anything new when I say that as a long-time WoW player it’s well-known that BRK is THE hunter blog, and the truly touching memorialization you guys put together for Sharvan was just amazing. Very well done.

Earnest Cavalli - Wired.com
Nex - 70 NE Rogue - Uther
Crime on 06 May 2008 at 4:36 am #

Also was posted at wowinsider,

http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/05/05/running-of-da-bulls-brings-600-tauren-to-cenarion-circle/
Kordwar on 06 May 2008 at 6:56 am #

anyone else keep trying to zoom in and see if they’re in that screen shot?
Wildhermit on 06 May 2008 at 7:16 am #

BRK, it was a pleasure to attend the race. I normally do not game until late on the weekends but my wife made an exception to our household policy for this event. She was touched not only by the sincere words of the family, but the fact that so many showed up to show their support for the memorial race.

Keep up the good work.
Adrus/Redhunt on 06 May 2008 at 9:58 am #

You don’t want to be in the new york slimes anyway.
Keahi on 06 May 2008 at 10:26 am #

Long time reader, first time poster.

Thanks BRK, you brought a tear to my eye.

Moo!
Guy on 06 May 2008 at 10:41 am #

I posted the article to my guild forums as well.

I’m sorry I couldn’t stay for the event as I had guests in town but from the time I did spend online it was nice to see all of you that could make it.

/MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
pelides on 06 May 2008 at 10:49 am #

All the attention that this event has generated has been really fun to watch.

BRK and Ratters, I salute you for the respect you have shown to Sharvan and family throughout the entire event. At no point did it seem morbid or depressing… always celebrating the life of a friend.

WoW gamers get such a bad rap for being sociopathic, spoiled rotten kids and for such a high profile blog to handle such a real and tragic event so delicately is a huge boon to our community of gamers.

Well done guys.

I wish I could have made it on Saturday, but I was busy teaching Final Cut Pro. Maybe next time.
Texican on 06 May 2008 at 11:29 am #

way too cool.
Mama Druid on 06 May 2008 at 4:26 pm #

It’s well deserved attention for having done such a wonderful thing.
Blakmagik on 06 May 2008 at 7:27 pm #

Ah wat the hell…i didnt kno u could win something i was in first for a while till i died…i didnt ask or pry i figured it would be a bit rude considering we’re running for someone not something but it was fun!
Mersedes on 06 May 2008 at 8:33 pm #

http://nihilum.mousesports.com/en/news/647,more_than_600_taurens_honors_wow_player/

Apparently Nihilum thought it was news worthy too:P
Trojan on 06 May 2008 at 8:38 pm #

That’s very touching. Nice job, BRK!