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RIP John M Ford

The world has lost SF author, game writer and railway enthusiast John M Ford.

I never met the man in the flesh, but was always aware of his online presence, as one of the most consistently witty posters on Pyramid Online and Making Light. His "Evil Geniuses For A Better Tomorrow" taglines on Pyramid were legendary. He will be missed.

Steve Jackson and Teresa Nielsen Hayden have appreciations of his life and work.

Some of his comments in the Dangling Engineer thread give a flavour of his humour.

Posted by TimHall at September 26, 2006 08:12 PM
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