This is a little bit of an unusual post, but what’s the power of the Internet for if not for helping friends (and friends of friends). Just got an e-mail from Myles Weissleder of Meetup.com:
It’s not often one has to request this kind of help …
Soon after Meetup.com launched, members of bookcrossing.com, a fledgling web community where book lovers ‘set books free’, starting having Meetups in their towns to trade books and chat. And since, a wonderful community has flourished on- and off-line. (Over 4,500 Bookcrossing Meetups to date!)
It was a real shocker to learn a few weeks ago that Daniel Clune, the head programmer at bookcrossing.com, disappeared on November 6th in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Please consider this plea from a bookcrosser:
“His family is devastated and the community dumbfounded. A young, healthy man, Daniel, 29, is known for his reliability… a stand up guy. Not the sort to take off on a flight of fancy. No one believes that his disappearance is voluntary. Something happened to Daniel Clune, and his family and friends need to know just what that something is. Please consider featuring the story of Daniel’s disappearance. The key to finding him is out there somewhere, but has not yet been found. Exposure is badly needed.”
Some links:
http://finddanny.com/
http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/5/1441038/22/subj_PLEASE-HELP
http://bookcrossing.meetup.com/Maybe you can help spread the word?
Thank you.
-Myles (and the Meetup team)
I’m a bit late in posting this, but it turns out Daniel Clune’s body was found in late December. Sad story.