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Elle, enjoy your outing!
The other site had an odd name. "Escape from Abcatraz" or something. I'll have a wee look to see if I can find it, later.
It would not do me at all
There are emojis and emoticons jumping up and down.
Not to my taste.

I've had a quick look at Answerbank, and it looks so serious! I suppose it might offer answers to specific questions, but we manage quite well here, and as Elle says, it seems more friendly !

I too would like to have a look at the new site you mentioned ? (purely out of curiosity !)

Thanks, Rusty! a lovely day to be out!
Could it be 'Alcatraz'? There was a film "Birdman of Alcatraz" starring Burt Lancaster, based on the real life story of Robert Franklin Stroud, a notorious American criminal and author.
Off now...

Yes, it was a wordplay on Alcatraz, and the film.
Somthing like Abcatraz.
AB being AnswerBank.
Never mind me going without my dinner, I'll go and look now!

I have found it!
http://escapefromabcatraz.myfastforum.org/ftopic28-0-0-asc-.php

I wished Slapshot and Pixie "best wishes"and my post, and then my thread, both vanished on AnswerBank.
On enquiry to Editor and Mods, I received not a cheep.
Very bad mannered!

And to think Norah deals with questions or problems on this forum so efficiently and in a pleasant manner !

I can understand why the AB editor got upset, if these people were advertising their own "getaway" website on his site. Not good etiquette and Norah would not have permitted it on here. It looks a load of rubbish to me

I agree - just had a quick look and I noticed that in her 'welcome message' the lady says 'no grammar nazis' ............. Do you think she is referring to our exchange of views on the subject towards the beginning of this therad ?

There is a lot of banning and removal of threads and posts on AB, and I just think some thought they would start up a fun chatty thread of their own where anything goes and nothing will get removed.. I guess I am too old in the tooth, although one of our most prolific solvers on this site has joined. I will say no more on the subject.

The site looks poor to me, too.
Early days for them, though.
But I don't know that they ever advertised it on AB.
My suspicion is that it was others who joined, and then told everyone, but I am guessing.
Nor do we know if the the editor was upset.
I don't, anyway.
And I would encourage anyone, starting out on a new venture.
I don't expect everyone to do so.
It is either in your nature or it isn't, to offer good wishes.
But, I was told that neither the Ed or mods ever reply to anything. That is very bad mannered.
And if that Ed worked for me, with a non-contact attitude to his customers, he would be looking for another job, very quickly.
Rule one in my game, get to know your customers.