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Thank You & Farewell
The Sniper
Posts: 3,910 ✭
My dear Brothers and Sisters of the Leaf,
Due to the absolute horseshit Ive seen on the forums this weekend, Im calling it a CCom career. These are not the only recent issues that have made me feel like I dont fit in this community, only the ones which have cemented the feeling. Hate and rage are NOT why I come here, and I dont wish to witness it anymore, so Im taking the advice of one of our new members who told the "vets" of the forum that if they didnt like the way the forums were changing, they should just move on.
Sage advice. Thank you.
So, to wit - I want to extend my sincere thanks to the great people I have met here over the years. You provided a total newb who couldnt figure out how to fill his lighter when he came here an invaluable amount of great information about the hobby and always have been there to answer my questions, no matter how far into the "again with this?" or "what is he talking about?" categories they happened to fall into. I appreciate you taking me into the community with open minds and hearts, and making me feel like a part of a great family. Just in case nobody has told you lately, you ARE appreciated and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything.
This will be my last post on the open forum. For anyone who wishes to stay in touch with me, please shoot me a pm and we can exchange email / phone / etc information to keep in touch. I hope to hear from many of you who have become friends over the years. If you happen to see me ghosting on the forums, it is for that purpose and that purpose ONLY. I will check in periodically for a week or two to facilitate this, but thats all. In short, Im done folks. To quote from a pm I once received from a friend on here, "Read enough, heard enough, seen enough."
I leave you to it folks. Remember, these forums will only be what you, as a group make of them. Best of luck to you all.
Sniper OUT.
Due to the absolute horseshit Ive seen on the forums this weekend, Im calling it a CCom career. These are not the only recent issues that have made me feel like I dont fit in this community, only the ones which have cemented the feeling. Hate and rage are NOT why I come here, and I dont wish to witness it anymore, so Im taking the advice of one of our new members who told the "vets" of the forum that if they didnt like the way the forums were changing, they should just move on.
Sage advice. Thank you.
So, to wit - I want to extend my sincere thanks to the great people I have met here over the years. You provided a total newb who couldnt figure out how to fill his lighter when he came here an invaluable amount of great information about the hobby and always have been there to answer my questions, no matter how far into the "again with this?" or "what is he talking about?" categories they happened to fall into. I appreciate you taking me into the community with open minds and hearts, and making me feel like a part of a great family. Just in case nobody has told you lately, you ARE appreciated and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything.
This will be my last post on the open forum. For anyone who wishes to stay in touch with me, please shoot me a pm and we can exchange email / phone / etc information to keep in touch. I hope to hear from many of you who have become friends over the years. If you happen to see me ghosting on the forums, it is for that purpose and that purpose ONLY. I will check in periodically for a week or two to facilitate this, but thats all. In short, Im done folks. To quote from a pm I once received from a friend on here, "Read enough, heard enough, seen enough."
I leave you to it folks. Remember, these forums will only be what you, as a group make of them. Best of luck to you all.
Sniper OUT.
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Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
As I told another member, it's like part of the family leaving and that is never good.
Families often have their problems and problem children.
When someone leaves, I'm bothered by that. It means that we, the members of the forum failed.
Especially when they leave on bad terms and are a liked part of the forum.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
CutleryBarn
So long my friend.
:-(
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
I know I spend a lot less time here than in the past due to family / life things that need to come first but damn I hate to see this . And if a new-comer made the comment if the vets don't like the way the forum is changing move on ... to you sir or madame ... I applaude your agility ... able to put your foot in your mouth and your head up your a_ss at the same time ... your parents must be proud .
I have had an ABSOLUTE BLAST conversing, trading and bombing back and forth with you. In my opinion you are the epitome of a BOTL and I will dearly miss your presence on the forums. Be well, brother.
im trying, though.
...for the love of the leaf and the respect of what the team at Cigar.com has accomplished here and the joy this place has brought to my heart in the past.
All I was doing was standing up for a new member, and myself and others who are new and not like seagarlover, and I for one dont want to be grouped in the same "new member" group as seagarlover. I sent Sniper a PM apologizing if he took my post the wrong way and that if my actions were the the straw that broke the camels back, that I would hope that he would reconcider. I am new to cigars and to the forum, and I dont want the reputation of a trouble maker or *** head. I just wanted to set the record straight with all of you, and my sincerest apology to all members new and old. My intentions were never to piss anyone off or offend anyone.
Russ