Goodbye!

Surprised and sorry to hear this. I found you to be very helpful.

I am sorry you feel like you need to leave. I have always appreciated your input. We all have different personalities and styles which I think make the forum more interesting.

Badger, sorry. I enjoyed our disagreements. You kept my brain working and I remember on at least one ocassion showed me the error of my ways. G-d bless and keep you safe.

Please don't go. We need to hear the perspectives of our European friends, and yours have always been welcome. Most of us can get past any tone or language issues.

I'm sorry to see you go, Badger. Thank you for being open to helping members with planning a trip to northern Europe via PM. I hope that you reconsider leaving and stay on the forum.

Badger, I appreciate that this forum has some international representation. I hope you will feel like returning & also feel welcome after giving yourself a winter break.

Badger, I'm sorry to hear that you feel the need to do this. I've always appreciated your input, even if I didn't always agree with some of your opinions. And IMO, anyone who thinks they can accurately decipher tone from an online post is just looking for an excuse to be offended. They need to be ignored. I hope you will change your mind. You've been an asset here.

• I've always enjoyed your posts.
• I don't remember anything you've written anyone reasonable could complain about.
• Your posts are informative and I like how you express yourself in English.
• You have a good casual style that lets the Swedish shine through.

Badger, GerryM said it well above, and I agree on all points.

FWIW I've quit the forum previously, too - took more than a full year off (because I found a particular incessant poster who seemed to not be held accountable for the disinformation he posted every day utterly infuriating). So maybe I can understand where you're coming from.

Hope you stick around or come back after a break. Take care and Illegitimi cum pileis aurantiacis non carborundum!

I evidently also get under the skin of some regulars here because lots of my posts magically disappear or are edited.

Sorry to see you go, you are a good voice on the forum. I will take you up on the offer for Northern Europe advice; whatever you do, please don't delete your account, because it would also delete all of your posts, and I have bookmarked quite a few of yours.

I'm also sorry you feel the need to leave. I don't think I've ever found one of your posts to be disrespectful.

I agree with all of the above, I’ve never found anything in your posts to be offensive in the least and actively look for your input in the relevant threads. This forum needs accurate information from our international colleagues.

I've always enjoyed your posts.
I don't remember anything you've written anyone reasonable could complain about.
Your posts are informative and I like how you express yourself in English.
You have a good casual style that lets the Swedish shine through.

I agree with all of the above and more of which has been said. I will truly miss your Swedish input and just that you are here. I can't imagine who would be annoyed with your posts. So sorry to see you go and I hope you don't leave!

Wow. I don't remember ever reading anything you wrote that was a problem.

I'm annoying. You? Not so much.

This forum can be vexing at times. I appreciate the difficult job the moderators have. That's why they zap my hilarious, top shelf posts-- because they lack my refined sense of humor! Either that or they hate me.

Seriously, ditto to everything the good David (from Seattle) said.

Happy travels.

Badger, like the others, I'm sorry to hear this news. I hope after a break you'll feel like coming back. Thank you for all your contributions to the forum.

I'm sorry you plan to leave. I don't recall ever being concerned about any of your posts, and always appreciate contributions from forum members in Europe.

Another person who was never insulted, hurt, annoyed, etc. by your posts.
Hope you come back after a bit of a break.

I have never had any problem with any of your posts, Badger and welcome them when I see them.

I have been in your shoes and walked away from here a couple of times, but I've always returned.

I hope that you reconsider and stay, or at least lurk for a while. I'll miss you, and would be ever so glad if you stayed.

If hearing from a number of us that you will be missed can in any way change your mind, I’ll add my voice. If the purpose of the forum is to be informative, it needs many voices and viewpoints, your included.

Badger, you will be missed. Your posts have always been helpful. I can't imagine anyone complaining about any of them. I hope you will change your mind.
Tack så mycket for all your help.

Badger,

I have always appreciated reading your advice on travel to Scandinavia. Hope you won't stay away.

Too new to have much of an opinion. But the posts I've seen have been very helpful. Can't remember the problematic one(s).

edit: As posts of mine (surprise!) have been deleted as well I just put it down to the times we live in. And RS site trying to do the best they can in those times.

Badger, I’m sorry to hear this. I have always found your comments to be helpful, informative, and kind. I can’t imagine what anyone could find to complain about! I have bookmarked and saved many of your posts, hoping to plan a trip to Sweden. If you leave, you will be greatly missed.

I am sorry to hear this. I hope you reconsider.

Well, you are a valuable resource, Badger, but I totally understand. I sometimes feel the need to step away when negativity gets on a roll. But you have contributed valuable info on topics that I wouldn’t even know to message and ask you about.

For the rest of us: What I take away from this in a general sense is that we really SHOULD all be careful using the Report button. I think it’s easy to forget there’s a human being on the other side and too easy to expect perfection. Every single one of us deserves respect, even when we disagree on something. Many of us have strong opinions about various topics and tone is easy to misread.

Apparently people have complained about my posts.

We only hear the squeaky wheels.

I never remember reading anything you wrote and thinking, hmm, not so nice. Nope, never.

Badger, I hope you will reconsider leaving us. I agree with the posters above who have found your posts to be helpful. I have never found anything the least bit offensive in your posts. If you do decide to leave please know you will be missed. But I hope you don't leave.

Traveler Girl

Badger, I'm very sorry to hear this. I have always enjoyed your posts and have never felt that you were being rude or negative. And especially now that I am planning a trip to Scandinavia, I have gained valuable knowledge from your comments.

But I do get what you are saying. Sometimes the negativity here can be a bit disheartening. If that happens, I usually I take a small break or am extra choosy about the threads I read and respond to. Maybe you could take a couple of weeks or a month or so off, then try again? I really would miss you here on the forum.

I do appreciate it when people let us know they are leaving for whatever reason. I don't like it when members disappear without a word of explanation, especially those whose writings I value. Obviously, no one is required to let others know about their departure from the forum, but it is a nice gesture, I think.

I have followed this forum for years before I finally decided to participate. Some of the negative comments I read is what kept me from participating. But I don’t remember that coming from you. I enjoyed your posts, and hope you just take a break and come back.

I have always learned from your posts, since you provide valuable local information. Please do not leave the forum completely. I would miss your posts and hope that you continue to chime in.

I think I speak for everyone when I say we hope you'll reconsider. I've reached out privately.

As I said in my PM, please reconsider. Occasionally some people are annoyed by my posts too, but who cares.

Just come back as another animal, maybe as a beaver, and nobody will even notice it's you.

Occasionally some people are annoyed by my posts too, but who cares.

That is my philosophy. If someone is annoyed with my posts, I don't really care.

Badger, please consider me a co-signer to Nigel's response. I enjoy your posts immensely and have really appreciated your advice. I too am hoping you will reconsider.

Your English is beautiful by the way.

Anyway thank you for deciding to allow us to PM you. I have literally had one of the hardest days of my life today, so don't have the energy - but will do so soon.

Hello Badger,

As you can see, many of us have found your posts valuable and informative and we appreciate your input on the forum.

I think you express yourself very well in English, and to be honest, I didn’t know English was not your primary language.

I do hope you reconsider and stay.

I sent you a PM.

Apparently people have complained about my posts.

We only hear the squeaky wheels.

Well, I used those same words in a previous post, and they were edited out.

I understand the community guidelines, but yes, this forum works essentially on "if someone complains, they address it" and that action is to appease the squeaky wheel.

Not to raise the ire of the Webmasters, but if you have not noticed, your comments may be entirely eliminated, or they edit your post as they see fit. In either case, you are not notified of the fact that your comment was eliminated or edited, nor is the post noted that it was edited. So some comment you made, may be entirely different in context than what you intended.

I am all for civil discourse, we are all adults, they should certainly address abusive behavior, but I can give a couple examples where people just had their feathers ruffled and expect comments to be eliminated.

Of course, after 20 some years on this forum, this may wind up being my mea culpa.