somehow i only just heard about this.
certainly i never knew alan personally, and only engaged with him on a few occasions on this board. on those occasions, though, he struck me as very intelligent, quite stubborn, forthright - i.e. truthful... it's a virtue - broadminded, and, perhaps above all, pretty fucking weird.
i liked him.
beyond that, what he did in funding this website was phenomenal. obviously he trusted the admins of the website a great deal - there aren't many people in this world who'd give mountains of cash, however much it was, to a bunch of drug-addled idealists seeking to educate the rest of the fools. but alan did, and in doing so, saved countless lives.
to anyone who respected alan's life and respects him in death, i can only hope that they continue to agitate for the cause that bluelight stands for - harm minimisation, self-autonomy, and education. these things are paramount imo, and it's a tribute to alan that he thought so highly of them.