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Please set next week's contest , emrach .
I once won with a subtractive anagram which had a letter missing - its only a bit of fun .

Hi Emrach;

Your clue was more than worthy to win - glad to see you do so!

Good morning all

I am a successful business man who has just recently retired, so have some time on my hands. I came across this site by accident and have enjoyed participating in it's various competitions etc. - until now.

When I posted the winner of this competition and the comments were starting to come in, I could feel that something was amiss by the pithy nature of some of the posts. I knew then that I had obviously upset some of the purists, but I still stand by my decision to have picked emrach's entry.

Sadly, my enjoyment of this forum has now gone and I will no longer be contributing. Thank you to all the kind comments made by other members of the forum who I believe, like me, want a bit of fun and enjoyment.

NO NO NO No NO you must NOT leave the forum RE. Indeed i insist that u stay, you are funny, clever and i consider an all round good egg. Please, please do not let this upset / disappoint / anger you. The majority of people here contribute for fun and enjoy some light banter (which can occasionally get out of hand)On a very selfish level i enjoy your company on clue chain ----- STAY WE NEED YOU XXXXXXXXXX

I don't even enter Clueless as I am complete rubbish at compiling clues. But PLEASE STAY, redundantelf. PLEASE !!xx It's all a bit of fun and I have appreciated your help, knowledge and wit.

PS and I also loved emrach's clue

Please don't leave RE. You make a valuable contribution to the forum and it is supposed to be fun afterall.
I don't enter many comps as my clue setting doesn't usually go beyond simple anagrams and I don't feel qualified to judge other peoples' clues.
I did get a vote once on PR and it made my day.
PLEASE STAY RE. x

Hi all you lovely people.

Thanks so much for all your lovely comments but I am sure you can understand that I can't possibly start Clueless on Tuesday in light of RE's decision to leave the site - it just wouldn't feel right. I am serious about this so I would appreciate it if someone could step in for me. Thankyou xxx

@ emrach and redundantelf......

Please reconsider. Early on in Clueless I set the word "tmesis" to be clued. One contributor was angry because he didn't know what the word meant, and complained that I was being ridiculous.( yes, he did google it.)

It did take the "shine" off my turn as setter, so I can understand your disappointment. I did not let it put me off, just tried to grow a thicker skin.


Xxx

Perhaps I should not stick my beak in here as I have never participated in any of these regular features (not confident in my abilities to do so).

However as Matron and chief knitter of this parish I hate to see disharmony - the word 'purists' has been used and I can understand that if you are attempted a high quality puzzle in a reputable paper, but surely here some leeway should be allowed or it takes away any fun at all.

Try to reach some form of compromise and if anyone leaves then....erm - I will be cross.