On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:51:00 +1000, Alan S
> wrote:

>On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:23:36 -0700, "Cheri" >
>wrote:
>
>>"Alan S" > wrote in message
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>>> Some may recall Patti from a.s.d.uk; she started that forum. I
>>> recommend it to UK people or any other mmolers. I was a bit sad to get
>>> chased out of a.s.d, but that's life I suppose. Actually, I was very
>>> sad.
>>
>>You were chased out? That really doesn't fit your posting history through
>>the years Alan. I can't imagine anyone chasing you out of anyplace that you
>>*wanted* to be. Good to hear that it goes well with you though.
>>
>>Cheri
>
>I won't dwell on it Cheri. Partly because it hurts too much.
>
>It wasn't Kurt or Bob who chased me out. I could always handle them.
>Barbs from known enemies don't puncture the skin. But wounds from
>friends go deep.
>
>In December I reported the publication of my book.
>
>
>As a brand new nervous author I was naively hoping for a little bit of
>praise, or at least a cyber-pat on the head. A few people did respond
>that way. But I was very hurt and shocked when some I had thought were
>friends treated me like a spammer. I thought I had earned the right
>with a presence helping newbies over the years to treatment a little
>kinder than that.
>
>I received a very different response on other forums. I'm human. I
>stayed where I felt I was appreciated. I departed a place where I
>obviously wasn't.
>
>I had been there since 2002. And I still feel I learned more on asd
>and mhd than any of the many other sources of diabetes information I
>have read over that period. I praise you all in other places.
>
>Anyway, I don't want to dwell on it or hijack Evelyn's good news. I'll
>drop in here once in a blue moon, but on asd never again.
>
>Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
>d & e; metformin 2000mg


Alan I am astonished that you left there. I left too, but it was for
time constraints, not due to anyone harassing me. I still come in
here though, because I still do love to cook, and enjoy those who post
here.

Evelyn