YOU explained in reply 17 why you were back on the board, sinistral - for the same reason everyone else was, I suppose - the "Nutters" thread, THIS ONE! How else would I know? I'm not a mind reader.
I posted the OP on Thursday 15th afternoon. You joined Sunday 18th evening when there had been already more than a hundred viewings and the word had gone round. My guess? You were attracted back by the thread about johnnysmoth, a pet bugbear of yours, just as he is of jean and of lily. Or was your return just a coincidence?
Then your new found soulmate, lil, was criticised by pippa for her part in the perennial needling of johnny, and I too expressed my antipathy for her invidious and ingratiating style . Now both you and jean are up in arms in defense of her. She must be wetting herself with delight because she is the very last one who needs defending ON ANY BOARD, IN ANY WAY. She has a record of saccharine sweet aggro bar none on ALL of them and even got up Anna’s nose hence part of the reason for the genesis of your board.
So, your pet bugbear and your latest best friend are (drum roll!) johnnysmoth and artistlily!
Is there a prize for guessing?
Thank you m'dear.
It took some poking and prodding to get it though,didn't it?
Perhaps you realised that I wasn't going to go away and I wasn't going to stop asking.
Anyway,here we have it....and now I can reply.
When I left this board,in haste,some months ago,I soon regretted it.But as time passed there was little reason to return.
I would look in several times a week,but there was no one here....save one sad soul rambling on about climate change.
Everyone else had either departed or died from boredom.
Until,suddenly,things changed.
I'm not entirely sure whether I looked in when there was just your OP and thought "Oooooo!".....or after Jean replied and I thought "Ooo-er!"
Anyway...I watched things develope during July 17th.
Then on the 18th I logged in minutes after Joe(Naymissus)had rejoined and I decided to follow suit.
Go take a look.....
Post #7....7.40pm....Joe
Post #8....7.52pm.....Me
And please note my wording.
"Oh well Joe.....
If you're here then I might as well rejoin...."
So there you have it....the truth is out....
'Twas the thought of my dear,darling Joe being here that lured me back!
Well no actually....
But I did think with you and Jean going it hammer and tongs and Joe's wonderful way of rubbishing everything and everyone,this would see the WH board on the way back up.
Please note your post #12....
"WOW! Nice to see you all again!
But perhaps you were being ironic!
Now my first contribution was post #17.
Having read that in some quarters AHL seemed to be gaining consideration as a martyr I chipped in with my belief that"he is the author of any problems he encounters"
At this point may I remind readers that I used to post on the BBC as Sinistral.
It should not be too difficult to find my dealings there with AHL(a job for you there,Pippa)
No one will find any mobbing on my part.
Since the new ID system I can no longer log-in as Sinistral.
I rarely visit the BBC boards nowadays....but I do use the name bonafido when there.
I don't think I have exchanged views,acrimonious,or otherwise with him under that name either.
I was perfectly happy for AHL to join my board,providing he could enter into the spirit of fun there.
Alas he chose not to.
I gave him more than one chance...to no avail.
In the end I took a vote on banning him.
I gained no pleasure whatsoever in doing this.
AHL is no bugbear of mine.
There were faults on both sides...there always are in arguments.
But those arguments were not mine and I was not prepared to watch my board go down the pan because of them.
Now to Lil.....my "new found soulmate" apparently.
What a strange expression to choose,Marchesa.
It has more than a ring of jealously about it.
Lil and I have exchanged many a PM.
Just as I have exchanged many with other board members.
Just as I used to exchange many with the Toad.
And indeed with you,Marchesa.
Some might say I should choose who I converse with more carefully....but that's another story.
I'm very well aware that Lil and AHL are a toxic mix,as are Jean and Toad,myself and Sim,Joe and almost every.....well you get the picture!
Some people just can't share the same space,which is sad but true.
But "new best friend"?
No...I'm sorry.
I've learnt the hard way that it's better not to make friends in cyberspace.