I was on holidays for a week and since I have been back, there has been no word from H. I know Sylvester and DanB asked to be banned, but why did H leave too? And Tricky? And 401? And thecoastman? Did I miss something big on the forum? Just a brief overview of what happened would be great. Please? I liked H. She was friendly.

They all got the hump, because H said it was boring with out DanB et al. I told her off for being a bit damning of her fellow posters, when there were quite a lot of posts that week from people feeling really down and struggling with their first few weeks
Sadly it all got a bit nasty.
Anyway I think they're all having fun on MSM somewhere

I think that's a pretty fair summary Pea. It may be a bit quieter now, but it does help me get on with some work for a change!

Unfortunately I ended up being a bit more prickly than normal, because it got so personal, ( which I am sorry about), but I certainly didn't intend to drive anyone away & I wish everyone well & would like to 'see' them on here at anytime - including the ocassional post about mooncups /belford -which are funny. Very glad to see sixkitten (thou she graciously stayed out of it) & MistaG are still around. It was just what had got really boring to me was the moaning about the forum being boring and I was accused of taking life too seriously, when actually I think it was others who had got a little too serious about the forum. Anyway I don't want to rake it all up again. Thats all I have to say
I think the forum was / is and will continue to be really helpful and a welcome respite.

Ummmm I wasn't actually being gracious...I was on hol in the States for two weeks and din't have internet access...but I like the assumption that deep down I'm a mature and sensitive person LOL!!!!!!

Thanks for the explanation, pea. I was just confused and couldn't see any past threads that explained the absence of so many regulars.

Bet you a million bucks they are all still reading every word we write on here, so hello sylvester, hello DanB, hello H!

Maybe they are going to change their user names and secretly work their way back in like spies...

Dont worry my friends, BurgerKing is here now to keep you all happy.

katq - if a user called 'mooncup' appears on the forum we'll know it's DanB!

Yes I'd like to add a hello to DanB, sylvester, H etc. We know you're out there somewhere reading this!

I know for a fact that they're out there - when I posted that it was my first day as PhD studend on Monday, DanB sent me a good luck text..

Ah, good old DanB. Its nice to know he's out there somewhere

Like a guardian angel, watching over us all. Its a bit like its a wonderful life. When a bell rings, DanB will get his wings.

He actually texted me just after I posted that.. !

Hi DanB!