Those who have only been around for the past seven years or so might only know Kref was special by the reverence with which other old-timers speak of him. But he was more than special. A talented artist who earned the respect of his peers, Kref came to the OTF when we were already a couple of years old, but he made an immediate impact, winning the 2005 Goatie for Best Signature Changer, but barely losing out to Hogstar Runner (I know, right?) for Best Newcomer (by a single vote!), which was voted on by other posters, and not at all a scam.
And he wasn't just talented with cartooning. He was a wordsmith, too. His "OTF 12 Days of Xmas" reads like a history of this forum.
Kref had the perfect combination of irreverence, humor, perversion and IDGAFF attitude for this place. If you were to take the 1% positive attributes most of us have, and mash them altogether into one poster without all the 99% BS the rest of us carry around, you'd get Kref.
Sadly, Kref was taken from us too soon. But in the five years we knew him, he made quite an impression.
Kref will appear on the HOF ballot at the recommendation of the Veterans' Committee. Those of you who remember him, please feel free to share why you think he deserves to be inducted into the HOF.
And he wasn't just talented with cartooning. He was a wordsmith, too. His "OTF 12 Days of Xmas" reads like a history of this forum.
Kref had the perfect combination of irreverence, humor, perversion and IDGAFF attitude for this place. If you were to take the 1% positive attributes most of us have, and mash them altogether into one poster without all the 99% BS the rest of us carry around, you'd get Kref.
Sadly, Kref was taken from us too soon. But in the five years we knew him, he made quite an impression.
Kref will appear on the HOF ballot at the recommendation of the Veterans' Committee. Those of you who remember him, please feel free to share why you think he deserves to be inducted into the HOF.