I'm not normally a person who expresses much emotion in public (apart from disdain for the Left) - but I have to thank everyone deeply and sincerely from the bottom of my heart for all the very kind things that have been said. I had no idea that the things I had said had reached so far and wide...and I'm very touched.
I have to say that the Mods have asked me to reconsider, and I've agreed to think about it - to their credit, they've reassured me that they are concerned about the same things I'm concerned about.
I'm not sure what else to say except again...thank you everyone...for your kindness and friendship, which is a large part of why I've been here as long as I have been.
Best Regards, Ivan
Besides, if you leave, I'll just talk bad about you when you are gone.
You don't want that, do you?
Glad to see you're going to stick around. I always enjoyed your posts. At times I remember finding the same story in a British paper coming to see if it was posted here at FR and of course you had already got it on here. Anyway, you're one of the posters if I see your name on the post I will read it. Glad you're staying.
Would it help if we prostrated ourselves and begged?
Now I'm glad that I persevered through all those posts. I DO hope that you stay with us.