Thanks for the information. I read a hundred or so posts on that thread and found the usual back biting that has become commonplace on Fr. As for Howlin, It is unbelieveable that she would be banned, and I don’t think I would want to belong to any club that would have me anyway.
One anecdote about Howlin. The first day I posted on FR some wise guy criticised the way I posted. Oh, yes the posting police go a long way back. At any rate, Howlin came to my defense, and I thanked her. I didn’t know then if I was thanking a man or a woman, but found out immediately that she had strong opinions when she immediately fired back at me that she would get on my case if she thought I was wrong. I have liked and respected Howlin from that time, some seven years ago. She doesn’t hide her feelings, but has done more for FR than the average poster, and she is usually acurate and logical in her reasoning.
Too bad. A great loss for FR, but maybe FR has it coming. It makes us understand more how the Gulags served the purpose of the old Soviets. Out of site, out of mind.
I understand how you feel. I can speculate that she left on her own. I heard she is admin of an antifreeper site but rumors are like tumors. Who knows.