Guys, I'm off.

[naomi24]

If anyone wants to get in touch with me, perhaps Mibs would be kind enough to act as go-between and pass any messages on to me.

It's been nice knowing you - and thanks for everything. x

[pastafreak]

The Ed has said that he can't read all threads...it looks as if he is paying attention to the wrong ones.

[woofgang]

...no not because the comment was aimed at a stalwart and well respected member but because it was aimed at someone who doesn't "dish it out"

[jackthehat]

The Ed spends his time watching threads that 'the clique' are on..........he likes to make sure that we..........erm......they don't have to take any nonsense from the hoi polloi and riff-raff...:o)

[woofgang]

well I am obviously not a clique member....nonsense has been liberally showered on me!

[joeluke]

^ that would be funny jack - if it weren't actually not far from the truth

Spokesman for the hoi polloi and riff raff

[jackthehat]

You think there's a clique, joeluke ?!?

Well..............you've never mentioned it before.....................

[vivandorron]

400 questions and 14567 answers and you are now about to leave us. At the risk of my being banned I am going to say that perhaps the Ed and staff should go first.

Please stay naomi even if you become very selective with to whom you converse in AB.

Love ...Ron.

[cazzz1975]

oh dear, I appear to missed all this, just to say its a shame that you have decided to step away naomi, your contributions will be missed by many of us, I hope you come back and have a bit of a lurk and maybe a post in the future xx

[joeluke]

^^ Was avoiding the 'c' word jack

But now you come to mention it..........

[anneasquith]

one of the most articulate abers has seen fit to absent herself, a great shame, imo. the "management " should be impartial at all times,

[sir.prize]

vivandorron - There should be no question of you being banned for your honest comment as everyone is openly encouraged by the Ed in the Site Rules to join in lively debate. Is it possiby Spare who does not share the same sentiment?

[askyourgran]

I am sorry it has come to this naomi, you are the best for a debate on any subject and I will certainly miss you. I hope you will reconsider.

[vivandorron]

sir.prize...You could well be right, because whenever the Ed has personally responded to either Viv or me, he has always been very pleasant. However. I did have an instance where the Spare got a little hot under the collar because I was edging him/her to respond to another ABer.

Ron.

[society]

How do you tell if it's the 'big' Ed or the spare Ed? All the Ed's posts I've read so far are signed Spare Ed. Guess I've always missed the 'Top' man. :-)

[boxtops]

naomi, I shall miss you. I didn't see the thread which has caused you to make this decision, but the site will be less lively without you.

[vivandorron]

Ah yes. But 'spare' could be 'spare'..'spare spare' ..or ' spare spare spare' . There are a few of them, but the Big Boss does sign as 'Editor'.

Ron

[grasscarp]

Naomi if you are reading this, I just wanted to say I always enjoyed your inputs, which were sometimes to my threads. You also have a lot of people who dont want you to go. I said I was going in mid 2009 and do you know how many people said please dont go? Nobody. Not one! I am jealous of your popularity. In the end I came back out of boredom with other sites. At least on here it is quite lively.

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[ChuckFickens]

LMAO!

[boxtops]

Love it, snags ;-)