Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. I met Roy perhaps ten times. At conferences in the booth. In the trailer at CHNM. At lunches where we’d discuss potential collaborations and the future of electronic media. We’d cluster round screens showing each other what we’re up to. I’d chat with him at the DC Area Tech & Humanities Forum. Ordinarily I’m not sure such occasional contact would lead me to post alongside Roy’s close friends and colleagues. But for Roy and for those who love Roy I really want to. He deserves it. I’m not an academic. I’m only partly versed in how the academy works. I'm not sure which parts of Roy’s work have most scholarly merit. Nor do I know which parts of CHNM that Roy was heavily involved in. But as a publisher and a fellow enthusiast of digital history there are some things I do know. Roy’s understanding of digital history and its potential was spectacular. I’m not sure I know of anyone else who had quite such a handle on what might be achieved. Every time I talked to him I learned and was enthused. Reading a paper written by Roy or looking at a project that Roy worked on one cannot but be impressed. What better example than his essay on the differences between Wikipedia and standard reference works (http://chnm.gmu.edu/resources/essays/d/42) – it’s infinitely clearer, more balanced and more constructive than the polemic that dominates the subject. For me Roy was exceptional because he was more a facilitator rather than an owner of ideas and projects. He was an enabler of people. His ideas and implementation of those ideas always seemed grounded in generosity, in sharing and in moving things forward. This is not common in my world. The field of digital history is well populated with ideas. Very few of these have been carried out well. I look over the glittering array of projects at CHNM, and beyond that to the enthusiastic and well informed staff. They seem both to be infused with a bit of Roy. I know that every time I use those sites I’ll be thinking of and missing Roy. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 47 Title A name given to the resource In appreciation Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource You must be 13 years of age or older to submit material to us. Your submission of material constitutes your permission for, and consent to, its dissemination and use in connection with Thanks, Roy in all media in perpetuity. If you have so indicated on the form, your material will be published on Thanks, Roy (with or without your name, depending on what you have indicated). Otherwise, your response will only be available to approved researchers using Thanks, Roy. The material you submit must have been created by you, wholly original, and shall not be copied from or based, in whole or in part, upon any other photographic, literary, or other material, except to the extent that such material is in the public domain. Further, submitted material must not violate any confidentiality, privacy, security or other laws. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen Rhind-Tutt Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Stephen Rhind-Tutt Type The nature or genre of the resource Document