Harold, it's not living in the past. Most of us here are right in the middle of change every day, and know it is a fact of life.

I won't speak for other FT'ers, but for me at least, it's not that things have evolved on FlyerTalk, but rather that we have lost the sense of belonging to a family!

We took up collections for gifts,got free Swiss chocolates from Rudi, and generally had good, gentle fun. When you lose family, it just plain hurts, no matter the reason.

The first year FT was a much kinder, gentler place. It will be missed.