Alex Nichol

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Alex Nichol represented the best qualities of a Newsgroup responder.
Knowledgeable, Thoughtful and patient. If there ever was a person who
qualifies for MVP Emeritus status - Mr. Nichol should be it's first
recipient.
 
R. McCarty said:
Alex Nichol represented the best qualities of a Newsgroup responder.
Knowledgeable, Thoughtful and patient. If there ever was a person who
qualifies for MVP Emeritus status - Mr. Nichol should be it's first
recipient.
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Yeah, He was a true gentleman, and he took the time to read and try to
understand the posts he was responding to. And that is not always the
easiest thing to do, especially with so many illiterate yanks posting
here. He was even patient with me, and we all know how hard that is!
;-) Hell, it practically makes him a Saint.

Seriously, I will really miss Alex. He was the best of best of this
group.
 
Alex remained the gentleman at a time when some of us had the overwhelming
urge to put an 'idiot' out of their misery.. I guess that to lecture Physics
in a University (just one of his many talents), patience is a virtue that
you need in copious amounts, that and a desire to teach and inform without
prejudice..

A link to his work for those with problems.. gone but not forgotten, eh..

http://www.aumha.org/alex.htm
 
I wrote another letter tonight to someone in a similar situation. This was my final paragraph.

People aren't "gone" till the people that remember them are also "gone".
 
David said:
I wrote another letter tonight to someone in a similar situation.
This was my final paragraph.

People aren't "gone" till the people that remember them are also
"gone".
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Then Alex will be around these parts for a long time to come. :) And
his tens of thousands of posts will last for as long as there is a
USENET archive, and there are people around to read it.
 
R. McCarty said:
Alex Nichol represented the best qualities of a Newsgroup responder.
Knowledgeable, Thoughtful and patient. If there ever was a person who
qualifies for MVP Emeritus status - Mr. Nichol should be it's first
recipient.
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I second that; I learned a great deal from Alex's contribution here, and
that is an understatement. I also read all of his contributions at Jim
Eshelman's website (as well as Jim's), and I referenced that a great deal
not only for myself when needed, but also for others seeking advice. Alex
had all the qualities and represented what the letters MVP meant most,
especially "professional" and never lessened in "valued", when giving his
time lending his knowledge base at a fee that is priceless!

I will miss Alex's contributions here, but more importantly, I will miss the
man that he is, and I feel I can speak for all here and outside of these
venues, that they feel the very same way!

I offer Alex's family and his friends my deepest condolences, he will be
missed!

Tom
 
"There were GIANTS in the earth in those days..." Genesis 6:4

Truly Mr. Nichol was a Giant among the MVP's, Those who freely give what has
cost them much to receive.

Many Thanks!!! for all he gave so freely to us all.

TK.
 
R. McCarty said:
Alex Nichol represented the best qualities of a Newsgroup responder.
Knowledgeable, Thoughtful and patient. If there ever was a person who
qualifies for MVP Emeritus status - Mr. Nichol should be it's first
recipient.
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Uh, what happened to him? Judging from the other responses (with which I
fully agree), it doesn't sound good.

Ken
 
In
R. McCarty said:
Alex Nichol represented the best qualities of a Newsgroup
responder.
Knowledgeable, Thoughtful and patient.
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Ditto. We will all miss him sorely, both as a person, and as a
vast source of knowledge to learn from.
 
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Ken Gardner said:
Uh, what happened to him? Judging from the other responses
(with
which I fully agree), it doesn't sound good.
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No, not good at all. He died yesterday evening.
 
Just the other nite , I was helping someone on a linux board fix a problem
with his dual boot problem . It was immediately obvious to me he needed to
fix his mbr , only having never had to do it myself ,I typed into google
"fix mbr " then hit the "I feel lucky" button and what came up was a post on
some other board from someone with the same problem and a reply from guess
who ?

I replied by pasting the url to Alex's detailed , well written post and was
greeted with a big thank you from the person I was helping . Alex's legacy
will live on .

While we are all diminished by the loss of him , let's remember how we were
enriched by his wisdom and knowledge ;-)
 
R. McCarty said:
Alex Nichol represented the best qualities of a Newsgroup responder.
Knowledgeable, Thoughtful and patient. If there ever was a person who
qualifies for MVP Emeritus status - Mr. Nichol should be it's first
recipient.
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I don't think I can add anything that hasn't already been said. Alex
will be sorely missed, but fondly remembered. He was one of the best of us.

--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH
 
A link to his work for those with problems.. gone but not forgotten, eh..

http://www.aumha.org/alex.htm
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I remember being particularly grateful for his article on virtual
memory, clering away the cobwebs and debunking the "cargo cult"
myths that have cluttered up that topic.

Even as a new XP user, I've already had occasion to recommend his
work to others.
 
While we are all diminished by the loss of him , let's remember how we were
enriched by his wisdom and knowledge ;-)
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A fittng tribute would be to try to emulate his good points in our
own writings and responses to questions.
 
Stan said:
in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:



A fittng tribute would be to try to emulate his good points in our
own writings and responses to questions.
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Good point Stan. This isn't hard to do. But knot being a
little rough at times, as he was well seasoned, an knew what
was needed- and how to present that best.
 
Like thousands of others, I knew Alex only online. But from our very
first communication I was quite sure I would like him in person too.

This is a sad day for many of us, as well as a tragic one for his
family and close personal friends.

Terry Pinnell
East Grinstead, West Sussex
 
Lester

It is harder than you think.. Alex chose to keep his delivery soft, but
sometimes a kick in the pants is warranted..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user
 
Like thousands of others, I knew Alex only online. But from our very
first communication I was quite sure I would like him in person too.

This is a sad day for many of us, as well as a tragic one for his
family and close personal friends.

Terry Pinnell
East Grinstead, West Sussex
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Sorry, I just now read this. Alex helped me alot.
I liked him as well.


Greg R
 
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