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Death of Matt Lightner (creator of Site5)

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Re: Death of Matt Lightner (creator of Site5)

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Another suicide?

Given 28 and male it is equally likely he died of road fatality, suicide, poisoning or a violent act. They are all pretty close and then it just drops off to very rare stuff. So it is probably not wise to speculate at all.

Drug overdose.

Re: Death of Matt Lightner (creator of Site5)

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It is very sad, I couldn't believe it when Vince told me. Way too young and too much great stuff left to do. I'm sure his family appreciates the communities outpouring of support, thanks for that everyone! Ben Site5 CEO

I've been a Site5 customer for about 9yrs now, and that's by far the longest I've stayed with any web host. I had a few email exchanges with him back in the early days and he always left me with a great impression - very friendly, very smart, very dedicated to taking care of customers and providing a great service.

Re: Death of Matt Lightner (creator of Site5)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Given 28 and male it is equally likely he died of road fatality, suicide, poisoning or a violent act. They are all pretty close and then it just drops off to very rare stuff. So it is probably not wise to speculate at all.

Drug overdose.

Depending on intent, the CDC will classify that as either poisoning or suicide.

Re: Death of Matt Lightner (creator of Site5)

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Just 28 years old. Sad. What was the cause of death?

Tom Sepper (COO of Site5) posted on Web Hosting Talk ( http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showpost.php?s=fed7907b397ade5... ) when someone asked this same question. His response included the following: "With respect to everyone in mind, it's not our place to release any details (nor are they fully known)."

That's nice and everything, but I'm really not interested in Tom Sepper's opinion on proper etiquette. I'm just curious about what happened, thanks.

Re: Death of Matt Lightner (creator of Site5)

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Just 28 years old. Sad. What was the cause of death?

Tom Sepper (COO of Site5) posted on Web Hosting Talk ( http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showpost.php?s=fed7907b397ade5... ) when someone asked this same question. His response included the following: "With respect to everyone in mind, it's not our place to release any details (nor are they fully known)."

Agreed here. While it would satisfy the curiosity of people, it is not really all that relevant how he died, just that he is now dead.

There are rumors, but there's no point talking about them because there's no facts behind them. You may as well say he was killed fighting a dropbear.

Re: Death of Matt Lightner (creator of Site5)

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I'm a Site5 customer. One of the things that I love about the company is that I can pretty much forget about it until I need to change something. None of the pushy upselling and other annoyances that are business as usual for so much of the rest of the web.

I'm pretty sure they sold site5 about 18 months ago. I agree solid service for the price.

Over 3 years ago Joel and I bought Site5 from Matt/Rod. Feel free to hit me up too.

Thanks, Ben Site5 CEO bwb@site5.com

Re: Death of Matt Lightner (creator of Site5)

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post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Tom Sepper (COO of Site5) posted on Web Hosting Talk ( http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showpost.php?s=fed7907b397ade5... ) when someone asked this same question. His response included the following: "With respect to everyone in mind, it's not our place to release any details (nor are they fully known)."

That's nice and everything, but I'm really not interested in Tom Sepper's opinion on proper etiquette. I'm just curious about what happened, thanks.

That is pretty private information, and up to his family if they want to get into medical details. The important point is that it sucks, not the reason for it. Thanks, Ben
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