Cookiee is missing too? (367 views)

I wonder why she did that? She can just come and go without deleting anything. Most times I don't even notice who posted something, unless I am quoting or responding to the person.

I haven't checked, but are the threads she started still here, or how does that work?

Catbatty, I agree - I haven't seen any problems here, but I don't read every thread or look for problems.

I know she'd occasionally get in a snit about something, but she never deleted her posts when she did that. So, since you removed her name from the member list does that mean she can't return? I'm a little confused.

Riverfarm? Patt from Texas? Valerie?

I think that we each have certain expectations when we join online communities. Perhaps she was trying to rouse a certain level of enthusiasm which wasn't forthcoming, or she was hoping that the atmosphere and usership from CL would be carried over here. Perhaps her friends never signed up here and she feels alone. I can only guess, since I come from the earlier years of the CLBB and I'd pretty much stopped posting there by the time Cookieee came aboard.

Bev is very sick with a cold or I'd ask her to look at our logs and see if Patt or Valerie were EVER members here. I know that Riverfarm is a member. For some reason, I have a memory of MAYBE Patt saying something about joining someday or something. I've taken no time to go find all the past stuff...since before we even began this place...but I could go look see. I know some folks said they weren't going to be joining...and some said 'someday.' And it could be that this place isn't what some people expected and they didn't sign up. Maybe they lurk without being a member? I have always planned to go find my past history with Sneezles and get in touch with her again. I think she left CLBB for reasons that I can't go into, but might be happy to join us nowadays. I wish we could get everybody from the old crowd here (and a bunch of new neato people, too). I met a guy who works at Amazon yesterday and he became very excited about joining us. MOSES, where ARE YOU???) but he hasn't signed up. Drat. We hit it off like mother and son. It was love at first sight.

Anyway, thanks for the lovely words and thoughts folks. They mean a lot to both Bev and I. We are so happy that we could all (or many of 'all') get together again here. It is such a joy to me personally that we didn't just go poof. It's a huge extended family for many of us. It's family. And we welcome new members to our tables, too. Such joy. Happy New Year to all!!

As sad as I am to see anyone go, I think you did the right thing. I don't even know how to remove a post (never considered looking) but the fact that she actually took all that the time to do this, just baffles me. She's probably lurking as a guest or will resurrect as a new name in the future.

I too appreciate all the trouble that it took to create this site and have it working as smoothly as it is.

I am still in touch with Sneezles as well as a number of what I'll term The Old Guard (Deanna, Vanessa, Lorilei, WendyW, Mamasue and a few others.) Will be happy to contact them if you wish.

Agree 100%. For example, Hammster was here for a short while (under a different name), then left; I was happy to "see" him online again (remember the CLBB turkey sagas??) and sad to see him go. People pop in and out, depending on their interests & their real lives; I just appreciate the camaraderie here where I can ask foodie questions of people who actually cook. Hope he & other active CLBBers (back from the good ol' days, not so much when CLBB was plummeting downhill) return.

I guess I'm not here often enough (lurked a lot thru the holidays; just BUSY) to have noticed yet that Cookieee was gone. Guess I need to log in more often! It would take a long time to delete all of one's posts; wonder what would motivate one to do so. I think I'd rather go bake something.  (Got two new cookbooks for Xmas!)