2006-09-04 [Byne]: This wiki is still very much under construction, but please feel free to sign your name down.

2006-09-04 [Byne]: If anyone wants to help me make this wiki spiffier for Steve Irwin, please do so!

2006-09-04 [spincrus]: I just saw it on the news... Wow...

2006-09-04 [Ramirez]: -shall help to best of his ability- v.v

2006-09-04 [Q_Q]: omfg did he realy die

2006-09-04 [Byne]: Yes, he really did die.

2006-09-04 [Q_Q]: thats so fed up wow i never thought he would ever die

2006-09-04 [Erubeus]: Well at least he died doing something he loved..Right Your Nuka?

2006-09-04 [Shishiru]: That made me just so sad...but yeah Fluffy_sama, its better than anything else than could have happened...

2006-09-04 [Byne]: He died doing what he loved to do. They'd better finsih that documentary in his memory.

2006-09-04 [Q_Q]: yahhhhh i know i am realysad he made me lol a lot [Byne]i wantto see notto be sick but just to see what the hell hapend

2006-09-04 [Byne]: He was swimming too close to the front of a stingray, and it lashed out in protection of itself. Stingrays are normally very docile unless threatened or stood on.

2006-09-04 [Q_Q]: iknow but he was swimming over it i dont think thats buging it is it

2006-09-04 [Sunrose]: Maybe some artistically inclined members of this wiki could create a nice banner? :)

2006-09-04 [Byne]: He was swimming too close. -Shrugs.- They're wild animals. Its very hard to predict what they're going to do.

2006-09-04 [Yuriona]: http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/09/04/irwin-obit.html

2006-09-04 [Sunrose]: Also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Irwin#Death . It says he was shooting the film for his daughter..

2006-09-04 [Yuriona]: That's so sad... ;_;

2006-09-04 [Shishiru]: ;-; awww!!!

2006-09-04 [Byne]: v.v -Sniffles.-

2006-09-04 [Byne]: I really wish I'd gotten to meet him when I was in Australia.

2006-09-04 [Shishiru]: I wanted to meet him too...

2006-09-04 [shotokan_gal]: According the the bbc article I read, deaths from stingrays are really rare anyway, let alone the attacks. It seemed such an unlucky situation here.

2006-09-04 [Q_Q]: o i second that i was goingto go there next year and his parckwas one off your stops on the way to where we where going

2006-09-04 [Calico Tiger]: Yar, apparently only three people have ever been killed by them. Including him. He just happened to be too close and in exactly the wrong position when it went into its defensive stance :(

2006-09-04 [Q_Q]: i know wow one of three hpw the helldose this happen tohimof all people

2006-09-04 [Viking]: Steve Irwin showing his lighter side for an ESPN commercial:
http://www.albertbanks.com/2006/04/03/albert-the-alligator-espn-commercial/

BTW, that big fuzzy alligator is the mascot for the University of Florida's sports teams.

2006-09-04 [~Lady Morgana~]: I loved that guy ... like so many people did.

2006-09-04 [Byne]: It is very unfortunate that something like this happened. Bad luck, I geuss.

2006-09-04 [Shishiru]: i loved him too...

2006-09-04 [Q_Q]: well soemthing wasgoing to kill him

2006-09-04 [Byne]: Mayhaps the Australia Zoo will place something there in his honour.

2006-09-04 [Ramirez]: If you looked at it objectively, I suppose.

2006-09-04 [Sunrose]: Very likely, people are already going there to put flowers for him..

2006-09-04 [~Lady Morgana~]: I wish I was closer to do the same thing :(

2006-09-04 [Shishiru]: I would if i could ><

2006-09-04 [Byne]: -Nods.-

2006-09-04 [Ramirez]: Yes, I hear the Australians are having a bit of a hard time. =/

2006-09-04 [Q_Q]: i bet in the sates we are

2006-09-04 [Byne]: He was a big icon to them.

2006-09-04 [Ramirez]: I think all his fans are feeling it.

2006-09-04 [Yuriona]: OMG! [Viking] that video is priceless! XD

2006-09-04 [Q_Q]: lol i wish i could see that vido

2006-09-04 [Byne]: -Nods.-

2006-09-04 [Shishiru]: im takin git harshly, and i live in ohio... x.x;

2006-09-04 [Byne]: And I doth be in Canada. I'm using my shrinky dink paper to draw a turtle, shrink it down and attach it to a pin. Then I'm gonna wear it on my school blazer.

2006-09-04 [Ramirez]: I should do the same. v.v

2006-09-04 [Byne]: -Bounces out of her chair and goes to find the shrinkydink stuff.-

2006-09-04 [Q_Q]: lol Tainted Waters

2006-09-04 [Byne]: Just call me Tai.

2006-09-04 [Shishiru]: Im gonna do that too darnit!!

2006-09-04 [Byne]: My idea. >>; Mleh. I need to ask Pixie Shimmer if I can use her turtle as a basis.

2006-09-04 [Byne]: And thank you very much Sunrose!

2006-09-04 [Q_Q]: go sun

2006-09-04 [Sunrose]: Don't use those images of him on your house though, they are only allowed in the wiki ;)

2006-09-04 [Byne]: -Nods.- It so awsome. Thanks again.

2006-09-04 [Q_Q]: thxs sun

2006-09-04 [Gav.]: My dad told me this morning when I woke up. It's a terrible sad loss for everyone. Steve Irwin was one of my heroes, never met him, but i'll miss him.

2006-09-04 [Shishiru]: Same here Gav.

2006-09-04 [Byne]: My dad did the same thing. ><

2006-09-04 [Erubeus]: I learned it from my friend...When I got on elftown her mood said R.I.P Stever Irwin...I just looked at the mood in dismay and sadness

2006-09-04 [Byne]: My brother left a note on the kitchen table about it and my dad told me this morning. I've scuba dived near where the incident happened, so I kinda got scared. :x

2006-09-04 [Demon Epona]: My mom asked me about rays in the car this morning, so I found out then.. O_O

2006-09-04 [sequeena_rae]: I was watching This Morning (a British morning programme) when I found out.
I thought it was a joke at first o.O

2006-09-04 [XxTsomexX]: i just found out this mornin, i saw the rip everywhere, so I asked my mom about it and she told me...

2006-09-04 [stephie k]: i found out on my first day at college (my college is an animal care centre)

2006-09-04 [XxTsomexX]: oh geez...

2006-09-04 [Byne]: Owwie. ><

2006-09-04 [stephie k]: i know and our first assignment is about him and what he did as a tribute to him

2006-09-04 [sequeena_rae]: That's a lovely assignment :)

2006-09-04 [stephie k]: i know, i like to think of it as a two week rememberal service, ill miss him

2006-09-04 [Saray]: Damn, I still can't believe he's gone. You suspect a guy like him to be around like... forever, especially after all the escapades he's been through. ;_;

2006-09-04 [Byne]: Same. Feel free to add links and info on him to the page. ^^;

2006-09-04 [Yuriona]: It really was a freak accident. There's only been 17 fatal stingray attacks ever. ;_;

2006-09-04 [Toffeejalapenos]: *still in shock*

2006-09-04 [sequeena_rae]: I thought he was invincable, how wrong I was =/
If anything I'd have thought he'd have either gone by being bitten by a snake or something, or even live to the ripe age of ninety odd o.O

2006-09-04 [Schob]: yeah...any guy who could survive everything he did... you just think he couldnt die

2006-09-04 [sequeena_rae]: Indeed *nod*
I can't imagine what his family are going through =/

2006-09-04 [Schob]: i dont even want to try and think along those lines ^^!!!

2006-09-04 [Erubeus]: Wow you guys think to highly of him...I mean sure hes done a lot but hey him being a professional he should've known not to get so close the the ray

2006-09-04 [Schob]: O.o ive dived with rays and picked them up without them acting like that... i have never even heard of a ray attacking without a person stepping on or pulling them

2006-09-04 [Fearathress]: You dont understand.

2006-09-04 [XxTsomexX]: i hope they are all right... youve gotta wonder... Terry is stong, we all know that... but what about his kids? They looked up to him...

2006-09-04 [sequeena_rae]: The ray may have caught him off guard *shrug* who knows what an animal thinks before it attacks? In hindsight, no, he shouldn't have got into the water with the ray, but Steve loved animals, they were his life practically. Could you really expect him to sit back and say "Oooh, pretty, I'll just observe it from the water" nuh uh, don't think so.

2006-09-04 [XxTsomexX]: yeah

2006-09-04 [Erubeus]: Yeah I guess so -shruggs-

2006-09-04 [Blue Highway]: Well...he wasn't flawless and he did some pretty stupid things, that's true. Don't we all sometimes? But I think his heart was at what he was doing, and I'm sure he has made SOME people a little more aware of environmental problems, a little more respectful regarding nature, and that's good, no? Famous or not famous, such people will be missed, one way or the other. The world needs such idealists, finally.

2006-09-04 [Shishiru]: I agree. and I honestly dont like the idea, however, of how we talk about him being dead, when really he isnt...he may be physically, but as long as there are people to remember him, he is invincible, and he is immortal...Thats what i think anyway, because i will always love that man, no matter what--he was just too damn cool!

2006-09-04 [sequeena_rae]: Oh yes, we can't deny he did silly things, but his heart was in the right place at the end of the day (bugger for holding the baby over the crocodile though). He contributed a lot to the conservation of animals, and even inspired a generation. I think so anyway, I always enjoyed watching his programmes and I always wish I could have his guts.

2006-09-04 [the space between a blink and a tear]: R.I.P Steve

2006-09-04 [Erubeus]: Don't we all

2006-09-04 [Fearathress]: Yes i think we all wish we had his guts. I love his programs alot. I rembeber the show when he took his baby out there and i was pist at him cuz of it, but in the end it was quite a show.

2006-09-04 [XxTsomexX]: yeah, he was a crazy old guy... but he inspired many...

2006-09-04 [Blue Highway]: A lot of famous 'damn cool'people have died through the ages...fortunately a lot of less famous damn cool people are still alive though. I was thinking...does any of you have any connections with Lacoste? How about them donating half the proceeds of every sold polo shirt to the World Wildlife Fund? Hehe! Would make a great advertizing campaign, and wouldn't Steve love it..? *starts searching Google for the Lacoste contact adress*

2006-09-04 [sequeena_rae]: I actually didn't know they did that o.O As ever, [Blue Highway] you are a never ending source of information :P I'll learn a lot from you ^_^

2006-09-04 [XxTsomexX]: XD

2006-09-04 [Fearathress]: Yes so do i!!

2006-09-04 [Blue Highway]: Heehee! It was MY idea, actually...it just kinda popped up in my mind...crocodiles...Lacoste... I could suggest it to them, but I'm not entirely sure whether they'll think of it as a good idea...

2006-09-04 [sequeena_rae]: Oh! *didn't read it right* Stupid me :P
It's an excellent idea :D And how could they refuse really? Publicity for them, profits, and a tribute to Steve.

2006-09-04 [Kelaria]: Wow... I first heard about this through a friend's diary entry... and I didn't believe it! It's one of those things that you just never expect to happen! I never pictured a world without Steve Irwin! And now that it's happened, it's shocking!

2006-09-04 [XxTsomexX]: yeah...

2006-09-04 [Kelaria]: And so sad :(

2006-09-04 [XxTsomexX]: i havent stopped crying...

2006-09-04 [Kelaria]: Aww! *hugs* :(

2006-09-04 [Blue Highway]: Well...I have sent a message to Lacoste...they have my email adress, I wonder whether I'll get a decent answer, or just a lot of spam... ;) Heyy...stop crying... *hands a tissue* *hugs* Do something constructive, like sending LOTS of email messages to Lacoste! Continue the work Steve has started :)

2006-09-04 [Deadly Whispers]: I read about this tragic death on the internet this morning when I awoke. I couldn't believe it. I thought it was a scam or something, but I soon realized that it was true. I wasn't a fan or anything, but really, who didn't hear of this great "Crocodile Hunter"? He was an icon for many reasons, and I'm very sorry to hear what has happened to him. I send love to his family and friends. May he rest in peace. <3

2006-09-04 [Yami]: I heard it was not only an unlikely attack but a rare type of ray, I'm not sure whether to be mad or sad

2006-09-04 [Aikon I]: crocodile hunter being killed by a fish... shame

2006-09-04 [XxTsomexX]: my mom just informed me about what i used to do.. lol i wanted to be like him....

2006-09-04 [XxTsomexX]: and he worked with all kinds of animals... not just crocs... hes worked with birds, turtles, snakes, and even more...

2006-09-04 [Yami]: in some way doesn't everyone? to be brave, to know how to react to the right situations, to be able to save animals and still have a family... I envy him

2006-09-04 [Moving on in Life]: I can't say I really watched his shows, butI respect what he did...

2006-09-04 [Schob]: he actualy came and viseted the large feline breeding compound where i used to work .... he was so facinated with the tigers

2006-09-04 [Yami]: wow, you got to meet him, and work with big cats? I'm jealous

2006-09-04 [Linn Scarlett]: I feel sorry for his wife :( she was away on a docu trip i heard, about desert crocs. All the world knew her husband was dead accept she :(

2006-09-04 [Yami]: he has two children too and they're fairly young

2006-09-04 [XxTsomexX]: they looked up to him... and the oldest is already starting to take after him, and she is fairly young...

2006-09-04 [Don't Fall For This]: Sucha shame :( He was ace.

2006-09-04 [Yami]: yeah I know, *sigh* he was what? 44?

2006-09-04 [XxTsomexX]: yeah...

2006-09-04 [Yami]: crazy...that's how old my dad is but I'm 17

2006-09-04 [Night Prowler]: how did that dude die?

2006-09-04 [Moving on in Life]: My MOM is 44...

2006-09-04 [Yami]: A sting ray peirced his heart

2006-09-04 [Night Prowler]: what...a sting ray....THAT'S SHIT!!!!!

2006-09-04 [Herger the Joyous]: I think he was rally unlucky

2006-09-04 [Night Prowler]: all that stuff he did and it was a fuckin sting ray that did him in!!!!!!!!!

2006-09-04 [Yami]: yeah, like I said, I heard it was a rare type and a rare attack, like there's only been 3 other attacks like that ever

2006-09-04 [Night Prowler]: ....thought it would be a super venomous snake or something....but a sting ray.....I AM OUTRAGED!!!!!!

2006-09-04 [Moving on in Life]: No surprise, I don't think. He lived on the edge, did what he loved. Lived every day as if it were his last. Today it was.

2006-09-04 [Yami]: I was just told that the crocodile hunter website has been removed already...

2006-09-04 [Night Prowler]: whatever....still shit the way a sting ray got him

2006-09-04 [Moving on in Life]: Strange that he was killed by a sting ray, yes...But [Night Prowler],you would rather have him die a different way? If it were up to majority vote, many would say they wouldn't have him die at all.

2006-09-04 [Night Prowler]: ....yeah,he was gonna die anyways...why not make it interesting

2006-09-04 [Herger the Joyous]: I always thought he would die by getting bitten by a mamba

2006-09-04 [Night Prowler]: ...at the very least

2006-09-04 [Linn Scarlett]: I had always imagined his favo croc (the big green one) to eat him or something like that. But a sea creature O.o'

2006-09-04 [Moving on in Life]: I thought, being a man of optimism, that he would die of natural causes...In a way, nature killed him, yes...but still

2006-09-04 [Linn Scarlett]: he died while doing what he loved, I don't think he could have wanted any other death

2006-09-04 [Cassave]: I remember Irwin on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He talked about a snake wrangler that died of a snake bite because he ignored it. But that sting ray is just bad luck.

2006-09-04 [Yami]: that's fucking mean all of you who think he should have been killed by something else it shouldn't have been "something else" it shouldn't have been anything

2006-09-04 [shotokan_gal]: Perhaps you shouldn't be so insulting to the others opinions [Yami]. I think most people who've signed this wiki would prefer if he hadn't died, but the way he did certainly was unusual, and they're just speculating on it (and how perhaps it wasn't what one would expect when first hearing the news, I certainly didn't).

2006-09-04 [Yami]: still they're treating it like there was some bet on how he would die and they just lost their bet

2006-09-04 [Moving on in Life]: That's what I was trying to say, Cheshire. But in a nicer way. I guess there are some people who really don't care like we do

2006-09-04 [shotokan_gal]: I don't think they are, I think you're just seeing it that way. No one above used the words 'should have been killed' before you. He was a widely known character who acted as a 'dare-devil' in more ways than one, so (in my opinion) it's a natural conversation to have.

2006-09-04 [Linn Scarlett]: If you read our comments CHeshirecat13, you wouldn't say that. So start reading before you rant everybody as unrespectful -because you are being that too: unrespectful of our opinions

2006-09-04 [Cassave]: And around here, in our media, they treat it like some kind of "funny event". As if = "Animal lover gets killed by animal". I don't think it's funny.

2006-09-04 [Linn Scarlett]: It isn't, but it was likely, don't you think? But a stingray O.O

2006-09-04 [Night Prowler]: what's this i read about a bet?

2006-09-04 [hannes]: I agree with [Linn Scarlett], it was his own choice and I'm sure he was very aware of the risks. You must really love what you do to keep doing what he did.

2006-09-04 [Linn Scarlett]: It surely is on the bottom of the likelyness list >.>

2006-09-04 [Yami]: I did not say everyone is disrepectful, I have read them all I've kept up with what has been going on scince I logged on and signed above, but how about this I aplogize if I took your statements wrongly and I apologoze for any disrepect I seemed to be giving to any of you I'm here to honor Steve Irwin not argue or make harmful comments to others

2006-09-04 [Linn Scarlett]: You should read too High Voltage, there was no bet, Cheshirecat was just plowing us over one edge >.>

2006-09-04 [Linn Scarlett]: Or isn't that how ye yankees say it ;)

2006-09-04 [Moving on in Life]: In my opinion, it started with Voltage's Comment of "....thought it would be a super venomous snake or something....but a sting ray.....I AM OUTRAGED!!!!!!"

Now, after review, I STILL think Voltage is sayin he should have died some other way

2006-09-04 [Linn Scarlett]: That makes Voltage a prick >.>' Not all of us, I halfly loved that man and the love he had for what he did. I have always (and still) hope I'll love my feature work (archeologist) as much as he seemed to love his.

2006-09-04 [Yami]: I wasn't plowing it over the edge it just seemed that way to me

2006-09-04 [Night Prowler]: i'm not saying i wanted him to die....i just thought that it was rather surprizing how that particular animal killed him....and the outraged thing was just a dumb joke

2006-09-04 [Linn Scarlett]: You didn't say it 'seemed to you like that', thats what Shoko said :) Enfin. This starts to look more and more like the Abortion Discussion wiki: nobody is reading anything the others say. And that's a bad thing -_-

2006-09-04 [Linn Scarlett]: 21:00:00 cheshirecat13: that's fucking mean all of you who think he should have been killed by something else it shouldn't have been "something else" it shouldn't have been anything

No 'seemed to me" in here ;)

2006-09-04 [Night Prowler]: AND WHAT THE FUCK GIVES YOUTHE RIGHT TO CALL ME A PRICK!!!?YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT ME OR WHO I AM!!!!!!