I'm sorry you're leaving, Ruthie. I wish you the best.
Get it all in now, folks. A few days ago, NorthernLight posted a very nice goodbye to us all, thanking us and saying she enjoyed being here and enjoyed our posts, but it was time for her to go. She didn't offer an explanation, but there was nothing offensive or inappropriate about what she said, nor were any of the comments, and that thread was quickly deleted. As soon as the administrator sees this thread, it's also going to be deleted. Threads of this nature are frowned upon.
Often, people stop posting, and others wonder if something happened to them, so they ask about them in the open forum.
Most of those threads are deleted, especially if the word "banned" is used when asking about them. When threads are deleted because someone asks about a member or members they haven't seen for a while, we're still left wondering what happened to them. Sometimes people announce they're leaving the forum, even without an explanation of why, at least that lets us know that they're gone by their own choice.
Whatever the case, it's unkind and completely unnecessary to make nasty comments, either way, to anyone.
Bella