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Ben and tiltbillings will be greatly missed by me. In my opinion they have done a great job over the years and it is a great shame that they will no longer be taking part in the looking after of this forum.
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exellent place, - hats off for all!

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Mr Man wrote:Ben and tiltbillings will be greatly missed by me. In my opinion they have done a great job over the years and it is a great shame that they will no longer be taking part in the looking after of this forum.
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They certainly will be missed. Their departure is a great loss for the forum.
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Very happy to hear Paul is back. And as my password is working again, I get to come back too!
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alan wrote:Very happy to hear Paul is back. And as my password is working again, I get to come back too!
I too am very happy to be back. And also salute the changes :D

Thank you all for taking care of DW and keeping it a nice place :group:
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tiltbillings wrote:
Thisperson wrote:Thanks for all making this forum work! :twothumbsup:
You are welcome. Speaking for Ben and me, it has been a long haul, sometimes very much annoyingly so, but more often rewarding, fun, heartening, and worth it in the time and effort we have been able to give in service of the Dhamma and help make a place where we all can meet, discuss, argue, learn, and hopefully grow.
Tilt, I want to thank you so much for all the work that you did here over the years. It couldn't have been easy. That you managed to keep your wit within all of this craziness says a lot about you. Ben, likewise, has always been a favorite of mine from E-Sangha days. In fact, I followed him here to ask a question of him when he was no longer spending much time at E-Sangha.
As Ben would say,
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sattva wrote: Tilt, I want to thank you so much for all the work that you did here over the years. It couldn't have been easy. That you managed to keep your wit within all of this craziness says a lot about you. Ben, likewise, has always been a favorite of mine from E-Sangha days. In fact, I followed him here to ask a question of him when he was no longer spending much time at E-Sangha.
As Ben would say,
Kind regards,
sattva/louise

ps. Feel free to visit and chat any time!
Thank you for the kind words. Your presence here has always been a good thing. I forwarded this to Ben, who will no longer be posting here.
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Fare thee well, tiltbillings and Ben. May you meet with good fortune!

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tiltbillings wrote:I forwarded this to Ben, who will no longer be posting here.
I think he'll be back too. ;)
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Greetings Spiny,
Spiny Norman wrote:I think he'll be back too. ;)
Well, you've made one accurate prediction so far... let's hope your unbroken record in prophecy continues.

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Paul Davy wrote:Greetings Spiny,
Spiny Norman wrote:I think he'll be back too. ;)
Well, you've made one accurate prediction so far... let's hope your unbroken record in prophecy continues.

Metta,
Paul. :)
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Paul Davy wrote:Greetings Spiny,
Spiny Norman wrote:I think he'll be back too. ;)
Well, you've made one accurate prediction so far... let's hope your unbroken record in prophecy continues.

Metta,
Paul. :)
Indeed.
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For a number of years Ben and Tiltbillings have spent a lot of dedicated time and effort at Dhamma Wheel. I know from my own experience, that running an internet forum can sometimes be a thankless occupation in the wild and woolly internet realm,with its endless views and opinions. I hope that others here will appreciate that too.

I sincerely wish them both good health and happiness, always.

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Spiny Norman wrote:
Paul Davy wrote:Greetings Spiny,
Spiny Norman wrote:I think he'll be back too. ;)
Well, you've made one accurate prediction so far... let's hope your unbroken record in prophecy continues.

Metta,
Paul. :)
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