Farewell absent friends. You are missed.

**Mom** · 8th April 2008, 18:09

Originally Posted by MSTRS

But he wouldn't have....

Be funny if he did though...LOL

**enigma51** · 8th April 2008, 18:11

Originally Posted by Mom

Be funny if he did though...LOL

not as funny as hitcher putting it up!

**Katman** · 8th April 2008, 18:31

Originally Posted by Hitcher

More disturbing is the gradual and unannounced departure of members who make a valued contribution to this site, provide experience and services on the site and in meat space, and who make a positive contribution to the New Zealand motorcycle community. They do this not because they expect recognition but because they are folk who like being able to help others.

I know what you mean Hitcher.

Just as well I'm thick-skinned and don't give up easily.

**Str8 Jacket** · 8th April 2008, 18:36

Originally Posted by scumdog

He must have pulled the pin very recently, I've seen some of his posts npt THAT long ago.

(mumbles to self: never even knew he was no more on KB)

Oh, dont get me wrong. I dont know if he has "pulled th pin", so to speak but he was definately a big contributer with alot of knowledge, I just havent seen him round lately.....

**merv** · 8th April 2008, 18:43

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Oh, dont get me wrong. I dont know if he has "pulled th pin", so to speak but he was definately a big contributer with alot of knowledge, I just havent seen him round lately.....

I can't find him on the member list any more so that's why I was asking

Update: I went a round-about way and got to his profile off a thread and his last post was 9 March 2008. Shame, he should come back.

**Mom** · 8th April 2008, 19:16

Originally Posted by merv

I can't find him on the member list any more so that's why I was asking

Update: I went a round-about way and got to his profile off a thread and his last post was 9 March 2008. Shame, he should come back.

Is he on holiday? Is his health good? Are his kids OK? Does his Mom need to go into a rest home and he is busy organising that? Is his marraige OK? Is he simply busy? Does he have better things to do?

He may have chosen not to log on because he is over it?

Who knows. I have had a few PM's with Paul, he seems a nice guy, I dont have contact details for him off KB, or I would be in touch and know what is happening for him. Go and ask if you are concerned.

**enigma51** · 8th April 2008, 22:44

so when is the thread moved to pointless dribble?

**Hitcher** · 8th April 2008, 22:55

Originally Posted by enigma51

so when is the thread moved to pointless dribble?

As soon as the shit left by mindless wankers is too deep to shovel.

**SixPackBack** · 8th April 2008, 22:57

Originally Posted by Hitcher

As soon as the shit left by mindless wankers is too deep to shovel.

Leaving your own thread??....thats a bit rude Hitcher!

**enigma51** · 8th April 2008, 23:02

Originally Posted by Hitcher

As soon as the shit left by mindless wankers is too deep to shovel.

You must like shit then cause she's getting deep

**marty** · 9th April 2008, 08:40

I miss Skidmark. He hasn't posted for weeks! He still lurks though. Jimmy must be keeping him under wraps!

**scumdog** · 9th April 2008, 09:01

Originally Posted by marty

I miss Skidmark. He hasn't posted for weeks! He still lurks though. Jimmy must be keeping him under wraps!

Luckily for the collective sanity of KB I'd say!!

**Joni** · 9th April 2008, 10:50

I thought about this quite a bit last night... and flame me, mock me as much as you like... I feel as I have always said KB is a slightly “abnormal” situation.... you come into contact with people you may not necessarily have come into contact with without the site. This in itself has great advantages, because I can personally say that I have made some wonderful friends through this site. I have however, also met some of the most horrible people, people I would never even glance in their direction in “real life”... so like life I suppose there are many angles to people and their approaches on this site.

I over simplify it on KB, and say there are the people who care and the people who don’t. The people who care, like the Paul in NZ of the world are amazing, but are becoming further and further apart on KB. The people who don’t, who seem to get pleasure out of pushing their own inferiority complexes on others in an attempt to make them feel better about themselves are becoming more and more.

It is sad for me to see... I may be getting older now, and have been on KB long enough to see the changes take place. I don’t like what I see... when good people are trampled down and arses prevail. Does it mean the arses are right? No... it means they play dirtier, and the good people of the world don’t enter that sort of “combat”.

It’s sad.
As I said, agree with me, mock me, flame me... don’t really give a toss really. It’s just my opinion... and like arseholes we all have one.

To the person who spurred on this thread by their leaving - Adios mate... Im glad I still know you in real life and am proud to call you a friend.

**ManDownUnder** · 9th April 2008, 11:28

Originally Posted by Joni

It is sad for me to see... I may be getting older now, and have been on KB long enough to see the changes take place. I don’t like what I see... when good people are trampled down and arses prevail. Does it mean the arses are right? No... it means they play dirtier, and the good people of the world don’t enter that sort of “combat”.

I see what you're saying and while I don't disagree, I've found the arses don't win, because while I am not able to stand up to them alone, I find it easy to cope in a couple of ways

The first is to see them for who they are. Their opinions are not worth anything so I happily watch them yapping away making an arse of themselves, and their little gaggles of friends. It's so cute, pointless, and ineffective.

The other is for the serious arses, those with firm convictions on a serious issue that IMHO are just plain flawed. I'll open my mouth to this ... possibly too much, knowing that if I go overboard at any point, and I do, I have friends out there that will pull me up in no uncertain terms.