Hi Everyone,
We have come to learn some very sad news recently, u/bossgalaga, the founder of r/Explainlikeimfive, has unfortunately passed away. In his honor we wanted to post the links of two charities that were dear to him:
[The Immune Deficiency Foundation](https://primaryimmune.org/waystogive)
[The Institute for Effective Education](https://www.tiee.org/about/)
We are forever grateful for what he has created and hope you will consider supporting charitable organizations as he did. As our regulars may recognize this post is out of character for us but as a mod team we felt these circumstances were unique. This post will stay up for a week, and we will include links to those charities in our wiki.
Additionally, it has come to our attention that u/bossgalaga made a post in /r/askreddit on July 28th, 2011 (ten years ago yesterday) asking if people would be interested in a sub dedicated to, “…ask(ing) questions that some people might find obvious — and to do so without fear of being downvoted, made fun of, or ignored.” This, of course, led to the start of r/explainlikeimfive. If you’re interested in reading that post, [you can do so here.](https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j2a9k/would_anybody_be_interested_in_a_new_subreddit/)
Thank you all for the kind words thus far. u/bossgalaga’s friends and family certainly will appreciate them.
In: Other
RIP. Thank you for all you’ve done for reddit. Some of these other comments are rather touching…I wonder if the mods might be able to share our collective condolences with the family.
u/bossgalaga, you created something wonderful. Thank you.
Rest in peace, as long as r/explainlikeimfive exists to make the difficult concepts simple his legacy will live on 🙂
Rest in Peace bro. I was briefly a mod of ELI5 years and years ago because I got so involved in the sub. I am pretty sure the person involved was BossGalaga. He was a fair and level headed dude and his presence will be sorely missed. My condolences to his friends and family and to the mod team.
[It’s crazy that he’s passed, and we’re receiving this news, exactly 10 years, and one day after the sub was founded.](https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j2a9k/would_anybody_be_interested_in_a_new_subreddit/)
Sorry to hear of his passing.
RIP u/bossgalaga my brain would have less wrinkles if it wasn’t for you
Wonders of mystery
explained in simple terms
The science behind rockets
to questions of worms.
ELI5 is not just a sub
It has now become a phrase
u/bossgalaga is now gone
And we are all in a daze.
Victims of Immune deficiency are haunted
So please hear their cry
That’s what U/bossgalaga would have wanted
Just something to remember him by.
ELI5: The afterlife. Rest in Peace, one of the best subs on Reddit.
The amount I’ve learned and shared with people from this sub is remarkable. Thank you for creating a space the internet can be proud of, rest easy.
The whole reason I started on reddit was this sub, meaning that not only do I owe them a debt of gratitude for the amazing and humanizing place to learn from each other, but for my whole reddit experience! Rip, and my thoughts are with their family.
I did not interact with this person, but have been in this sub for some years now. I can appreciate their contribution to the world and to this community, and express my condolences to all.
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