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Re:Yahoo Answers to shut down May 4, 2021 by aerosmile on Monday April 05, 2021 @07:44PM (#26706150)
AuntKatie will be disappointed - she wrote 143k answers.

https://answers.yahoo.com/activity/questions?show=sjRwIxRCaa

Re:Yahoo Answers to shut down May 4, 2021 by PiRho3141 on Monday April 05, 2021 @08:05PM (#26706318)
Not only that, but her answers were "in memory of ...[of her husband], a gentle spirit, and in memory of my father, mother, aunts, uncles, friends, and many others who have lost the cancer battle."

Way to hit the feelers.

Re:Yahoo Answers to shut down May 4, 2021 by echelon on Monday April 05, 2021 @09:08PM (#26706842)
This is heartbreaking, especially if you think about all the people like her. And your own family.

All of it about to be annihilated...

We're so transient, all that we love, experience, and care about. It hurts.

Re:Yahoo Answers to shut down May 4, 2021 by seiferteric on Monday April 05, 2021 @11:01PM (#26707533)
Gunna miss those classic Ken M Answers as well https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_M
Re:Yahoo Answers to shut down May 4, 2021 by mb_72 on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @12:08AM (#26707862)
Ironically, considering the amount of sentiment being displayed here, Ken M is quoted as saying "I was appalled by the Yahoo comment section. It was such a toxic, shitty space." in this interview:

https://redditblog.com/2015/10/03/ken-m-interview-internet-t...

Re:Yahoo Answers to shut down May 4, 2021 by someperson on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @08:25AM (#26710933)
Sounds like he meant Yahoo News' comment section (where he got his start) not Yahoo Answers