I wish you would reconsider....
Yes,Isabeau,it`s true.We do miss you and wish that you would come back.
You are a part of this community and forum,and I always looked at you as the unofficial Ambassador of Goodwill.You always made a point of greeting new people and making them feel welcome.Your observations and anecdotes never failed to make me smile,and you most always had something positive to say.You had no problem laughing at yourself,and you brightened this place up just by being here.
Sadly,there has been an undercurrent of mean-spiritedness here as of late.I wish that it wasn`t so.This really can be a great community-there are many warm,caring people here,and the talents of so many of these people are truly amazing! It does bother me when people are picked on here,and run off or made to feel unwelcome.I don`t think we need to be that way.Yes,we are going to have our share of differences,but there must be a civil method of dealing with these situations.Let`s not scare people out of here,but rather try to treat everyone with a small measure of respect.True,in any group there are going to be individuals that we don`t see eye-to-eye with,but rather than trade insults in an open forum or run them out of here,how about just avoiding people you don`t like.Or even giving them a second chance to be your friend?
Just something to think about...
And I do hope you eventually come back,Isabeau! I and many others miss you here!