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If you don't understand the topic title, I suggest you Google it.
Over recent months I've tried to reduce my involvement in the forum, simply because I've too many jobs to do, plus I haven't enough time to follow my own interests, let alone the time to sort out Margaret's estate. However, I still find myself spending too much time on the forum and on answering PMs.
Since joining this forum, I have until recently given Alex my full support, but unfortunately my view has changed.
Topic moderation is of course necessary, to delete openly abusive posts and ban those who submit them.
However, there is an increasing amount of political correctness, which is one of the reasons why I wouldn't want to return to the UK.
To call the warning to people about employing rogue British tradesmen 'Brit bashing' is in my opinion totally unwarranted, as is calling someone 'childish and bullying'.
What has brought things to a head with myself is that Alex has given Nicola a final warning, and has just taken the ludicrous step of banning Ray.
I've got more than enough to do with my life without having to think about whether or not what I say is politically correct before posting comments plus, unlike some people, I support my friends.
This has prompted my decision to leave the forum altogether. I won't be joining another forum, as that would be jumping from the frying pan into the fire, plus I have to concede that this forum has been until recently the best I've come across.
A lot of my guides need updating, and I haven't got the time to do so. Due to recent changes, some are now showing inaccurate and misleading information, and that will only get worse as time passes. Nor do I want them on a forum where I'd feel obliged to answer questions about them but have to be ultra careful about how I word what I say.
Because I don't want my name associated with bad or misleading information, I have therefore deleted all my guides.
I've set up a rule in Gmail so that any messages from the forum go straight into the bin.
A friend has spent a lot of time and effort in recent months in setting up a website for my guides. This means that they are all readily available in one place. Rather than being on a local area forum, which many people with interests in other areas of Spain might not look at, a dedicated website means they are more visible to a wider audience. There is a facility on the website for people to post comments, but there is no obligation on myself to respond to those comments. This means that I will have more time to keep the guides updated and, of course, to write new guides.
I suggest that anyone who is interested makes a
note of the website address, in case this post is deleted by admin.
To those who have supported me during my forum membership, and especially to those who made donations in Margaret's memory, I'd like to say thank you very much for that, and it's been nice 'knowing' you.
Adios, mis amigos.
