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For my friends:

It is very hard to know exactly how best it is to say goodbye. I hate the melodrama created by an exit, and by now we’ve all seen a “farewell forever” post from almost every avid user of this site, and they are largely still with us. I’ll be honest with you and say that odds are I will probably drop back in on the site at some point in the future. I’d hate to pretend that this is my last visit to Help.com ever after almost 2 years of membership, and it is not even entirely certain that this will be my last post. For now however, I am taking what should be considered as a permanent sabbatical. Frankly, I have no intention of returning to the site at this moment in time.

I felt it best to announce my departure rather than simply disappear, but this is partly due of course to the fact that I doubt very much that anybody would notice if I were to choose the latter option. Even so, I don’t expect a string of comments suggesting that I will be missed. Far from it. In fact I expect that most comments will be in the vein of “you’ll be back!” Well, only time will tell. As I have said above it is not entirely unlikely. At this stage however, it is with some sadness that I say goodbye to you all and wish you all the best in the future.

I should probably also mention that I have taken The Alligator Farm offline. I don’t have the patience to nurture the site, and there is too much of myself stamped upon it for me to consider handing it over to somebody else. It has also become clear that growth of the site has almost slowed to a standstill with contributions from existing members at an all time low. In short, the site isn’t going to work at this rate and I’m not continually updating it for my own pleasure. Again, only time will tell if I reopen the site. If I do I will most certainly send a message to all members.

Once again, goodbye and thank you for being my friends.

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Miss Jessica Bunny offline Verified User (7 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 14 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (6 minutes after post)

:o!

What? Why? No! Please? ****… *shakes head in shock* But… I only just met you! And… you quite truly rock!

You could change your mind? I won’t tell anyone! It’s like 2.12am here, I’m pretty sure everyone else is asleep, they won’t even need to know… O, you just sent out invites… that doesn’t matter!

Am I convincing you yet?

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STE3L offline Verified User (9 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 16 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (6 minutes after post)

dam, hate to see a good man go, but time moves on regardless, hope to see you now and then.

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Commander Ikari offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 80 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (6 minutes after post)

And so Steve road off into the sunset, and everyone wondered where fate would bring him next.

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ameliaearthlin offline Verified User (8 months, 4 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 14 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (12 minutes after post)

faradey wrote:
And so Steve road off into the sunset, and everyone wondered where fate would bring him next.

lol

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miss_alyse offline Verified User (11 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 14 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (15 minutes after post)

no matter what you think steve, you will be missed by many. you offer great input and a sense of humour to the site. (: i hope we all made your time here worth while and we hope to see you back soon!

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STE3L offline Verified User (9 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 16 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (15 minutes after post)

faradey wrote:
And so Steve road off into the sunset, and everyone wondered where fate would bring him next.

too true

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ameliaearthlin offline Verified User (8 months, 4 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 14 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (15 minutes after post)

****… that sucks cowboy.
Well cheers for the good times.
U r one of my fav’s
lata
A

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Marylou offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (1 hour, 18 minutes after post)

Well, you know, I’ve been around for two years also. I understand how you feel and I believe I am also slowly fading away from Help.

But there is one thing that I can tell you for sure. I’ve made friends here and on those other websites. And that is something that won’t simply fade away. That’s something that I personally can’t just forget about, pretending it never happened.

I tried to leave a few times already but realized that you guys are “real” people (Not just typing avatars!) that I’ve grown to love. So although I understand the way you feel at this point, well… something tells me that this is not the last that we’ve heard of you. …Yooou’ll Seeee! lol

So anyways Steve, enjoy your break! And have a great summer!

Ciao for now! :) :) :)

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THE INTERNET offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 9 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (1 hour, 19 minutes after post)

ahh, well goodbye i suppose, see you around sometime.
ill leave the IRC channel open just in case

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Rocco. offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 19 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (1 hour, 44 minutes after post)

*Bows*
Until we meet again.

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Shakeybritches offline Verified User (1 year, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (1 hour, 51 minutes after post)

Well Steve, I like ya buddy, don’t always agree with ya, but that doesn’t keep me from liking ya! You are a good guy in my opinion. Take care of yourself and remember wherever you go……….. there you are………. take care…….. Shakey

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Je ne sais pa offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 148 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (1 hour, 58 minutes after post)

well, to say i’ll miss but i didn’t get to know u. but i do so hope you will be a frequent adviser to this site for you seem well, i like ur advice they are really good. may u be as a good adviser on this site as you are in life. and well i’ll have frequent little shouts in ur box on occasions. xoxo from a a not well known user :)

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Morally Ambiguous JD offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 149 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (2 hours, 10 minutes after post)

Steve you were a favorite of mine on this site, I respect people that don’t shoot the bull, and you never even thought about loading the gun. You will be missed by a few of us and I suppose there’s only a few people you would care to be missed by. If it matters at all and I am one of those people then I will miss having you around. you are always welcome down my way mate. take care of yourself :)

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STE3L offline Verified User (9 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 16 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (2 hours, 18 minutes after post)

just drop in when you get bored, c ya dude.

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~LazyDaze~ offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 258 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (7 hours after post)

Hey you!

That is one big fat lie!
People do notice the absence of others, maybe not right away but it does get noticed and I think you will find I noticed your banning within a few hours and made a post to find out what had happened so even if you didn’t mention this you can be sure I would have noticed you gone after a day or 2, so ner!

Anyway, I hope you will be back but I can’t blame you much for deserting a sinking ship.
Take care, I am sure you have my e-mail so don’t drop off the planet!

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PheeGee offline Verified User (10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 97 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (7 hours, 20 minutes after post)

I will most definitely miss you and your sense of humour on this place, I have a lot of respect for you and this place wont be quite the same without you.

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Miss Jessica Bunny offline Verified User (7 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 14 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (9 hours, 10 minutes after post)

*sits more firmly on your lap * I knew it’d work… ;)

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Miss Panther offline Verified User (1 year) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (9 hours, 12 minutes after post)

we will all miss you man, but your always welcome back :)

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Miss Panther offline Verified User (1 year) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (9 hours, 16 minutes after post)

Who So Steve? wrote:

Miss Panther ^.^ wrote:
we will all miss you man, but your always welcome back :)

Thank you Miss Panther. That means a lot.

no worries :)

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offline Verified User (2 years, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 511 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (9 hours, 23 minutes after post)

Hi Steve, looking forward to see you again in the near future. We all need some ‘me’ time. Take care. Rest assured we will be waiting for you.

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I want out offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (10 hours, 6 minutes after post)

* miss lilies wrote:
Hi Steve, looking forward to see you again in the near future. We all need some ‘me’ time. Take care. Rest assured we will be waiting for you.

I will second that miss Lillies :)
Kisses Steve

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Jubilee offline Verified User (8 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (12 hours, 37 minutes after post)

oh great, now my friends list is even shorter. thanks a lot, you’re so SELFISH!!!!
;-)

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Morally Ambiguous JD offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 149 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (13 hours, 54 minutes after post)

Steve my facebook, twitter and bebo details are on my profile, go to any of them too get my msn or email so you can keep in touch :)

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Marylou offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (14 hours, 35 minutes after post)

Shakeybritches wrote:
Take care of yourself and remember wherever you go……….. there you are………. take care…….. Shakey

Hehehe… That’s a good one, Shakey! LOL “Remember, wherever you go… there you are!” :D LOL I’ll remember that very essential notion! It’s the basis of everything!! LOL :D

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Anubis offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (14 hours, 45 minutes after post)

We have had our ups and downs (especially recently), but do you know what? When I needed someone, really needed someone, you stepped up to the plate (stupid American euphamism I know, now is not the time to tell me off lol) but for that I shall always be thankful. Whether you like it or not, I consider you a friend and this place will certainly not be the same without you. Happy hunting Steve.

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Miss Jessica Bunny offline Verified User (7 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 14 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (15 hours, 32 minutes after post)

That’s a good point, my MSN is the same as my email address but with @hotmail.com added onto the end :)

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Puck You offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
Spokane, WA, US | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (15 hours, 54 minutes after post)

Good luck. I’ll miss you!

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evansent:) offline Verified User (1 year, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 476 #
GB | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (16 hours, 4 minutes after post)

its not gona be the same with out you steve..

well good luck hun,ill miss you!

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fractal.scatter offline Verified User (10 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 285 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (17 hours, 46 minutes after post)

Hey Steve. Wow that’s another ‘nig name’ leaving this place. And I can understand why. I’ve been here for only 4 months and seen this place change, so I have no doubt you’ve seen way more than me. I have to say that I’ve never really had much to do with you here, and that now I seem to wonder why that was.

I read a reply of yours when I first stumbled upon this place; one of your more sarcastically funny but totally honest replies that made so much sense it made you wonder why you had never thought of it. I really admire you for being able to do that; for being able to actually say something that I’m sure if it has stayed with me, it’ll stay with the poster too. I’ve no doubt that you’ve really helped some people here. And that is the main part of this site.

The other part is how much of a family you seem to become when you spend so much time on here. We’ll miss you; I’ll miss you too, even though I never spent much time actually getting to know you, but you’ll always have this place in common with everyone here and I’d certianly be honoured to think that you called me a friend from this place.

I wish you the very best of luck and happiness with your life :)

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Marylou offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (18 hours, 58 minutes after post)

Let Steve go Karoob… or I’ll tell his wife!! LOL (Just kidding…) Hehe…
:)

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gypsy-corner offline Verified User (1 year) Long Term User Shouts: 31 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (23 hours, 50 minutes after post)

I’ll miss you!!! Come back and see me!!!! I hope you’re ok! Shout me anytime or email me too if you need anything!!

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Dr. Ralph online Verified User (1 year, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 73 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (23 hours, 59 minutes after post)

You know you can’t go… Why So Steve and Littlenick are the reason I come to this site every day. People who aren’t afraid to be politically incorrect and hurt some one’s self esteem by telling the **** truth. Intelligent comments with sound logic and reasoning are hard to come by these days. I feel bad about not visiting the Gator Farm or posting so much but I have two other web sites besides Help that I have been involved with for a much longer time and I am trying to support a family of 5 people in a lavish manner all by myself. Not enough hours in a day.

You know we really were adversaries at first and then came to respect each other… or that was my take. If I can’t knock them down I make them my friend. You are my friend.

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STE3L offline Verified User (9 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 16 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (1 day after post)

Who So Steve? wrote:
. It’s not like I’ve got a bus to catch or anything!

bus drives past at high speed.

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I want out offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (1 day after post)

Dr. Ralph wrote:
You know you can’t go… Why So Steve and Littlenick are the reason I come to this site every day. People who aren’t afraid to be politically incorrect and hurt some one’s self esteem by telling the **** truth. Intelligent comments with sound logic and reasoning are hard to come by these days. I feel bad about not visiting the Gator Farm or posting so much but I have two other web sites besides Help that I have been involved with for a much longer time and I am trying to support a family of 5 people in a lavish manner all by myself. Not enough hours in a day.

You know we really were adversaries at first and then came to respect each other… or that was my take. If I can’t knock them down I make them my friend. You are my friend.

And there are 3 reasons I come here :)
The good doc, Nicky, Steve :D

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Nante offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 29 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (1 day, 4 hours after post)

Wow steve I’ll miss seeing you around :(
Honestly if you do come back, just know alot of us will be waiting to open up the help.com doors for you once again.

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Good ole boy offline Verified User (2 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 11 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 3 weeks ago (1 day, 19 hours after post)

It appears that my arrival to this post is a little late, so I can only hope that you condone my defects and remember my strengths. As I’m sure this is now evident and comprehended among many while including yourself, I will say it with the best of my ingenuity. Clearly Steve, nobody on this website can hold a candle to your candid replies or your finely cultivated intelligence which would leave even the best to offer in a crippled mindset. You’re a great friend to have, and I can only wish the best for you in your future. I have confidence in your return however; because let’s not ignore the heartfelt truth. And that is the resignation of this place will cost more than one is able to afford.

Take care

Jubilee offline Verified User (8 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 3 weeks ago (2 days, 11 hours after post)

Who So Steve? wrote:

Jubilee wrote:
oh great, now my friends list is even shorter. thanks a lot, you’re so SELFISH!!!!
;-)

Oh Jubilee! You’re funnier than those cookies that I found in that hippy’s basement.

Yes I am, and a lot better for you too ;-) It will be a shame to have you disappear though, there aren’t too many people of your calibre around and your advice will be sorely missed. But I know that you’ll just end up missing me too much and come crawling back :P

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An Unknown Location | 6 months, 3 weeks ago (1 week after post)

you have a hearty beard.

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Miss Jessica Bunny offline Verified User (7 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 14 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 3 weeks ago (1 week after post)

Btw guys, the alligator farm is back as of today :p

http://thealligatorfarm.ning.com/

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ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ offline Verified User (2 years, 5 months) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 204 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 2 weeks ago (1 week, 4 days after post)

brendanmcneill wrote:
you have a hearty beard.

lol steve ^^^^^^^^

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