NukEvil that is awesome that you were able to retrieve all the country names dedicated to goorp for that reset. The original reset held in His honour was in 2004, I don't suppose you would be able to retrieve all the country names from then by any chance?

Sorry for the very late post.

I was one of the heads of Paradigm many years ago, I haven't played the game for a long time ago but have never forgotten Laurent. I remember I used to chat to him quite regularly on icq and he was a part of my ULTRA division within Paradigm. He was respected by everyone within the alliance and was one of our most important members, I was shocked and terribly upset when I heard the news of his tragic death.

We held a commemorative reset and I named my country "ULTRA Remembers Goorp" which placed in the top 100 along with several other countries dedicated to Goorp. I was upset to find out recently that the old earth site no longer exists and all the countries in his honour aren't listed there any more.

Laurent was an extremely generous person. I remember that he was close friends with a mate of mine KB2010 who used to play earth. Laurent was telling KB about a book he had read and KB said he would go out and purchase it to read. Laurent insisted that instead he would mail the book all the way to Australia so that KB could read it also. I cannot think of many people who would do something like that for someone who they had never met in real life and it is a testiment to the great nature of Laurent/Goorp.

A bunch of us from Australia wrote some messages on a card when we heard the news and mailed it to Canada so I hope you receieved it.


Brett
Paradigm