db noooooooooo!!!!!!

[slammer]

	Quote:	pilatus1
	Now im confused - was there a goodbye flounce post or not? And more importantly, does a duck really have a corkscrew penis? fare thee well, DB

Yes it does, that is why you can‘t cross an American imperial threaded duck with a metric European one.



By the way amma still here.

[pilatus1]

well ill be damned

[st2lemans]

	Quote:
	Well you either know absolutely nothing or you're a reincarnation of a banned troll. Either way... thank you for the valuable insight.

Pity I thanked you, now I can't groan you!

Anyway, regarding the recently departed, I can assure you all that they exist in the afterlife.

Tom

[st2lemans]

	Quote:	pilatus1
	well ill be damned

Well, now we're all screwed! "eek"

Tom

	Quote:	meloncollie
	I am so very saddened that several of our most valued, and valuable, members have decided to leave the forum. EF will be a poorer place without them. So to DB, and Swisstree, and Sandgrouder, those who are still contemplating leaving, and many other long time members who have faded away: I am very grateful for your time and contributions. You all have helped me over a fair few Swiss hurdles and brought a smile to my face on many an otherwise grey day. So thank you all, very much. I'm sure I am not alone - many of us arrived in Switzerland similarly confused, without support, uncertain of what we had got ourselves into. EF was the place many of us finally found a welcoming soundboard and indeed a lifeline. I wish we could get back to that spirit. --- To the posters who seem to revel in promoting a more toxic - yes, I am using that word deliberately - tone to the forum: Please take a moment to remember why EF exists, why it was meant to be something different from the usual gumpf out there in the ether, and read Mark's opening post here: https://www.englishforum.ch/announce...our-forum.html

I am so sad to read that all three have left the forum. I, personally, loved DB and Sandgrounder's wit and insight. I also valued Swisstree's posts. What a sad day for EF! Great post Meloncollie!!

[bigblue2]

	Quote:
	Answers to non-duck-related questions in this thread: 1. There wasn't one. 2. Yes.

Killjoy

	Quote:	Full Circle
	I don't know the guy, it wasn't about him, it was about your whinge about 'toxicity'. It's a public internet forum, ignore what you don't like.

Whinge?

Like I said, you're a noob without context (doubtful as I seem to have hit a nerve) or a reincarnated troll.

Have at it. Give it your best shot. I'll get my popcorn and my net.

[TonyClifton]

	Quote:	meloncollie
	Sandgrouder ... ...promoting a more toxic ...

He is (was?) one of the worst offenders!! Nothing but a litany sniping, provokative remarks! If he truly has gone then hopefully that is the start of a less aggressive and clique environment.

[roegner]

OK, can we stop this bitching now?

[jacek]

Just as it’s sad to see people leave the EF, but if it’s of their own free will so be it. Nobody is forced to stay or leave. Period.

[ZuriRollt]

	Quote:	roegner
	OK, can we stop this bitching now?

It is kind-of coming-off as several speeches at a funeral where no-one liked the deceased, and is looking for something good to say. Really liked Swisstree though.

[nickatbasel]

	Quote:	roegner
	OK, can we stop this bitching now?

Dougal‘s who?

[3Wishes]

As with prior threads...

The members who have left are not here to explain their reasons - and they don't/didn't have to give a reason - it is not fair to leave open a thread that talks about them, whether the comments are positive or negative.