What's missing?

[Lotty]

I was just a bit worried, someone who posted with such regularity becomes very noticeable by their absence.   

[Highlander]

Lotty - I have been chatting to Jacqui and without breaking a confidence she is having to deal with some personal issues at the moment.

I have to say that I miss her posts on here albeit that I didn't agree with her sometimes but that goes for others on here.

I also have to say that if I was subjected to what she has to put up with sometimes on here I would not necessarily be in a hurry to return.

In my opinion it is too easy to add a smilie to a cutting, disparaging remark and dismiss it as banter.

If you don't like Jacqui's posts here's a radical suggestion - DON'T READ them

[Stuart T]

Hoping that Jacqui's personal issues are quickly resolved and she gets back on here asap.

Her pm's on buying issues have been so valuable.

A knowledgeable ( and sometimes contentious) poster.

Miss you Jacqui.....

[Highlander]

Jacqui is not the only contentious poster on  here by a very long way.  

[JohnF]

If you don't like Jacqui's posts here's a radical suggestion - DON'T READ them

So what you're saying is that folks should just ignore any posts they either don’t like or disagree with?  Sorry, that's not how online forums work...

JF

[Highlander]

My point, poorly expressed as it was, was that there are surely polite ways to dislike or disagree with posts. That's how I would like an online forum to work.

[JohnF]

A sort of "sanitised" CBF where everyone is nice and polite to each other?  No fun in that I'm afraid.

JF

[Scunner]

A sort of "sanitised" CBF where everyone is nice and polite to each other?  No fun in that I'm afraid.

We haven't managed 13 years by being nice and polite to people.

[marina]

Sorry but Jacqui gave as good as she got and often made personal remarks about certain members and you know what they say, if you can't stand the heat etc .....     

[desmartinson]

Spot on Marina, If I worried what some people say about me I would have gone years ago. here is a few more smiies just to dismiss this as Banter.     .