FTP-Ashario / Matt Krevs
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 11:54 pm
It is with great sadness that I have to inform the FTP community that the owner, developer and general leader of the site, FTP-Ashario, has passed away recently, after a struggle with cancer.
Matt was a family man, a cricket enthusiast, and someone who seemed to offer nothing but generosity in both his actions and his words. Seeing the support being offered since his passing has only further shown me just what a great person he was in all areas of life – as an Aussie, you’d say he’s a “Top Bloke”, and that’s about the tallest compliment you could give a guy.
I don’t believe I can properly express just how much of an impact FTP, and thus Matt himself, has had on my life. I would have been 20 or so years old when we first spoke. Now, in my 30’s I look back on just how much I’ve grown as a person – and a lot of that has come directly from the responsibility and trust given to me, and the supportive, guiding feedback… no friendship... offered by FTP-Ashario.
I hope that, whatever happens going forward, everyone takes home a story, an ever-lasting memory, and maybe even their own friendships, that were created by FTP. Those will forever be Matt’s contributions to our lives.
If you want to have a chat about this, share your favourite FTP experiences, or share stories on speaking with Ash over the years, please stop by the forum thread here.
We also hang out in Discord, so if you want to stop by that is here.
Further, our Moderators team have set up a Go Fund Me page here.
If you feel like you’ve gotten a lot out of FTP over the years and want to give some back, this is a nice place.
Overall I think it would be a nice gesture to the family, who likely don’t know much about FTP, to let them know just how many of us appreciated Matt’s efforts and what FTP was to us over the years. That doesn’t have to be financial support – leave comments in the forums or on the GFM page (you can comment without donating I believe) and hopefully we can make a collage/scrapbook of FTP support for them.
Thanks for your time, and once again, please be polite and civil and supportive of one another during a difficult, transitional time.
(next post about FTP & the future)
Matt was a family man, a cricket enthusiast, and someone who seemed to offer nothing but generosity in both his actions and his words. Seeing the support being offered since his passing has only further shown me just what a great person he was in all areas of life – as an Aussie, you’d say he’s a “Top Bloke”, and that’s about the tallest compliment you could give a guy.
I don’t believe I can properly express just how much of an impact FTP, and thus Matt himself, has had on my life. I would have been 20 or so years old when we first spoke. Now, in my 30’s I look back on just how much I’ve grown as a person – and a lot of that has come directly from the responsibility and trust given to me, and the supportive, guiding feedback… no friendship... offered by FTP-Ashario.
I hope that, whatever happens going forward, everyone takes home a story, an ever-lasting memory, and maybe even their own friendships, that were created by FTP. Those will forever be Matt’s contributions to our lives.
If you want to have a chat about this, share your favourite FTP experiences, or share stories on speaking with Ash over the years, please stop by the forum thread here.
We also hang out in Discord, so if you want to stop by that is here.
Further, our Moderators team have set up a Go Fund Me page here.
If you feel like you’ve gotten a lot out of FTP over the years and want to give some back, this is a nice place.
Overall I think it would be a nice gesture to the family, who likely don’t know much about FTP, to let them know just how many of us appreciated Matt’s efforts and what FTP was to us over the years. That doesn’t have to be financial support – leave comments in the forums or on the GFM page (you can comment without donating I believe) and hopefully we can make a collage/scrapbook of FTP support for them.
Thanks for your time, and once again, please be polite and civil and supportive of one another during a difficult, transitional time.
(next post about FTP & the future)