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Richard Bates said:

I assume I am not the only person to read only selected messages based on their subject. It
occurred to me last night that I hadn't seen a post from Simon Mason for a while.

Sadly, I searched on google and discovered why.

Come back Simon, we (I) miss you!

Cheers from Rich x

Whats happened to Simon ?

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MSeries said:

Richard Bates said:

I assume I am not the only person to read only selected messages based on their subject. It
occurred to me last night that I hadn't seen a post from Simon Mason for a while.

Sadly, I searched on google and discovered why.

Come back Simon, we (I) miss you!

Cheers from Rich x

Whats happened to Simon ?

Ah just found it now. Hope he comes back,

Gabba Gabba we accept ya, we accept ya, one of us.

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Quoted message said:

Sadly, I searched on google and discovered why.

Come back Simon, we (I) miss you!

What's happened???

Is it serious? Hope not!

Cheers, helen s

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Richard Bates said:

I assume I am not the only person to read only selected messages based on their subject. It
occurred to me last night that I hadn't seen a post from Simon Mason for a while.

Sadly, I searched on google and discovered why.

Well, you probably know the old adage about arguing on the Internet.

Having just read the thread, I thought it was a pretty pointless thing for people to get so worked
up about - and there are killfiles if you really don't get on with someone.

My sister-in-law got me copy of '[censored] Towns' for xmas. A certain Simon Mason appears on page 152 to
defend Hull!

Britain's crappest town BTW.

Simonb

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Quoted message said:

Come back Simon, we (I) miss you!

Seconded. Simons posts were always good to read. Come back! Iain

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

Quoted message said:

Sadly, I searched on google and discovered why.

Come back Simon, we (I) miss you!

What's happened???

Is it serious? Hope not!

Cheers, helen s

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fortune h*$el*$$e**nd***$o$ts***i*$*$m**m$$o*n**s@$*$a$$o**l.c**$*$om$$

I did some googling on google groups and I think Simon decided to quit the group after being
verbally abused by another poster in repsonse to a message Simon posted and mailed to CW regarding
cheap bikes. The conversation was around 24th November IIRC.

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(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) said:

Quoted message said:

Sadly, I searched on google and discovered why.

Come back Simon, we (I) miss you!

What's happened???

Do a google advanced search for uk.rec.cycling with author simon mason. It seems he decided to leave
us last month after feeling insulted by another poster.

Whether or not that feeling was justified is not for me to decide.

I sent him an email to say he'd been missed!

In a way I'm glad I found his last message as it means he is physically OK.

Love and hugs from Rich x

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Quoted message said:

My sister-in-law got me copy of '[censored] Towns' for xmas. A certain Simon Mason appears on page 152 to
defend Hull!

Britain's crappest town BTW.

Simonb

Well I'll be buggered!
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Quoted message said:

I assume I am not the only person to read only selected messages based on their subject. It
occurred to me last night that I hadn't seen a post from Simon Mason for a while.

Sadly, I searched on google and discovered why.

Come back Simon, we (I) miss you!

I enjoyed Simons' contributions too. You have to be a bit thick skinned if you post as there is
always someone who'll contradict you just for the hell of it and try to wind you up. It's our loss
and I hope you come back Simon.

Happy New Year, Ken,

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at the keyboard of Richard Bates said:

I assume I am not the only person to read only selected messages based on their subject. It
occurred to me last night that I hadn't seen a post from Simon Mason for a while.

Perhaps he's got ... a life?

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Sadly, I searched on google and discovered why.

I'm glad I didn't see your post until there were already some followups. I read news offline, and
seldom have time to do my own research on dark hints.

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Come back Simon, we (I) miss you!

He'd certainly be welcome. But valued newsgroup contributors come and go.

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