Wednesday, August 13, 2008

David Zinkin (1970-2008)

Some may not know who he is, but he was really a big name in Game Show Forums. David Zinkin (A fellow Game Show fan) started making his first posts on the ATGS boards. In 2002, he and many other game show fans recruited people to go to an EZ Board where there would be no trolls and no spam. After about a year they Matt Ottinger and Chris C. decided to move to their new home, The Invision Boards. Titled the Game Show Forum, Matt and Chris made David Zinkin a moderator to help keep an eye on the boards. And he did a damn good job at it.

Over the fast few months, David had not been posting as much. I for one was kind of wondering what had happened to him. And sadly he had been fighting a battle with Crohn's Disease, and sadly, soon developed Cancer. He passed away after a long fight with the disease at the age of 37.

Me and David butted heads several times last year. I was actually banned from the boards after I acted stupid. I asked David if I could rejoin the Invision Boards and he was willing to give me another chance. He always made the boards comfortable to post on, and he always made sure we knew what we were doing.

David, you will be missed. No doubt about it. You will be missed. :(

1 comment:

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Dave Zinkin was a contestant on the August 13, 2008 episode of Internet Game Show Community Celebrity BUcket Kickers.