Do You Miss Former City-Data Members? [MERGED] (girlfriend, husband, person)

[bus man]

Originally Posted by ocnjgirl

I miss NJGoat a lot, his posts were brilliant IMO and he had the ability to discuss controversial issues without offending anyone. He was poster of the year once back when they did that here.

Yes, his contributions to the History forum were valuable. Sometimes I'll check out his thread "NJGoat's guide to the atomic bombings" just to enjoy reading his reasonable, well-articulated positions.

[ocnjgirl]

Originally Posted by DontH8Me

You just reminded me of the competitions CDF held - I once won a $50 gift certificate to Overstock.com. I used it to buy luggage for a trip to Europe I planned that summer.

I am pretty sure IronPony has come back several times with different handles, similar to BrahmaBull who has come back dozens of times.

Maybe I haven’t been in the right forums but I feel like I’d recognize his posts.

I won $500 in one of their contests. Wonder why they stopped?

[ocnjgirl]

Originally Posted by bus man

Yes, his contributions to the History forum were valuable. Sometimes I'll check out his thread "NJGoat's guide to the atomic bombings" just to enjoy reading his reasonable, well-articulated positions.

I’ll have to check that out, never been to the History forums.

[Katnan]

I miss BirdieBelle.

She always gave such reasonable and level-headed advice.

[zentropa]

Originally Posted by DontH8Me

I am pretty sure IronPony has come back several times with different handles, similar to BrahmaBull who has come back dozens of times.

This is true. Most recently as jimhamilton. Still struggling with predatory behavior with very young women.

[ocnjgirl]

Originally Posted by zentropa

This is true. Most recently as jimhamilton. Still struggling with predatory behavior with very young women.

I domy recall that at all. He had a gf his age, also autistic.

[CrowGirl]

Originally Posted by ocnjgirl

I miss CaptainNJ, who was banned. He had some radical ideas (staunchly Libertarian) but I thought his posts were entertaining and well thought out.

I also miss IronPony’s posts, who was also banned. He was autistic and I think mods and many readers misinterpreted his posts. I would like to hear from KMB, another autistic poster who wasn’t banned but doesn’t come here anymore, because I wonder how she is and if she’s okay (she had a lot of job struggles due to autism and I fear she might be homeless or similar),

I miss NJGoat a lot, his posts were brilliant IMO and he had the ability to discuss controversial issues without offending anyone. He was poster of the year once back when they did that here.

I've always wondered - how do people know when a poster has been banned rather than simply dropped out?

[ocnjgirl]

Originally Posted by CrowGirl

I've always wondered - how do people know when a poster has been banned rather than simply dropped out?

Usually word of mouth. Someone asks on a thread or something and a mod tells them.

[Nonchalance]

I always thought the Not A Member thing was a dead giveaway.

[zentropa]

Originally Posted by ocnjgirl

I domy recall that at all. He had a gf his age, also autistic.

His last girlfriend was barely 21, he's almost 40. He was having the usual problems because she was uncomfortable with his kinks.