Very disturbing to hear, especially as an NYCer.
FWIW, this appears to be his wiki account:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ian_Burnet
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
2012/1/15 Nicholas Bashour nicholasbashour@gmail.com
This is a bit random but while walking in NYC, I came across the attached missing person poster for a guy from Richmond, VA who went missing in NYC in late December and was last seen wearing a Wikipedia shirt. I'm sending this email on the off chance someone here knows him.
Sincerely, Nicholas Michael Bashour
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