I noticed that, and my thoughts and prayers go out to Sparky. I didn't reply because I've never had to deal with anything similar and thus can't really offer any advice. I'm sure others feel the same way.

I appreciate the silence lest you give dim witted poor advice.
But an acknowledgement of the sadness he must feel is always appropriate.

What Pet said. Also, I don't really know him, so I'd rather say nothing than post some insincere comment or give bad advice.

This. I'd never seen Sparky until that post. I felt if I posted something, it would come across as insincere.

Jesus do you have to know someone for your heart to go out to them?
No. Im sure something that has no baring on your life has rubbed you the wrong way.
But on the simple fact that, the he is a member here should make a condolence an easy gesture.

Yes I do, and even than I am rather apathetic(to a fault). It's a defense mechanism that I've built up over the years. If I never plugged and chatted with Paul I wouldn't have commented on his thread either. That's just who I am, not everyone views online relationships the same way. ATM, I have no desire to ever meet any of you IRL even though I enjoy my time on MB. I like everyone but I just don't get emotionally invested like some other people do. There is nothing wrong with that it's just not for me.

This. Any advice other than what Roxy already posted outside of my ability.

I'm not really all that comfortable with outward displays of emotion, let alone voicing them. In these kinds of situations in real life, I generally stay quiet in awkward indecision outside of extreme situations with people to whom my specific support would be truly important, so anything I said would just be me parroting what I thought was appropriate, and I'm even less comfortable with that.

Exact same here. Notice how my posts in Paul's thread have almost all been jokes. Don't really know how to give "nice" support, but our interactions have always been jokingly antagonistic, so keeping up the status quo is sort of my way of keeping things feeling normal.

Yeah, what these guys said.

That's a much better way of stating it than what I said. qft

I don' t see the point in arguing over, I just found it appaling the lack of acknowledgement.
You don't have to be emtionally vested in someone to order, to be kind.
We forget that behind these computer screens are very real people with feelings.

Oh right you posted in Mojo's thread.Foot in mouth.