On Monday I'm leaving Canada for a job in England. I will be there for at least six months, possibly more if it goes well. Before I left, I felt it necessary to thank everyone here for helping me through the five month unemployed period I had to endure before I got the job offer last month. I'll never forget how much people on this forum helped keep my spirits up so I didn't get too depressed as the job hunt dragged on.
I've quit many Internet forums over the years due to people being rude and obnoxious, but since I first joined this site, I've always been impressed by how people here are so polite, even when they disagree with me. Usually the worst thing that happens to me here is that threads I start die quickly (i.e. get hardly any replies before they disappear to the bottom of the page), and even though I hate when that happens, it's a hell of a lot better than being insulted all the time.
I only know one person in the U.K. (a friend I worked with at a different job a few years ago), so I'm hoping I can maybe meet some of you U.K. BBS members while I'm there (perhaps at a Star Trek convention?). I don't have much experience meeting people I know from the Internet 'in real life', but based on how cool everyone here has been, I have nothing but positive expectations.
I might be away from TrekBBS for a little while next month while I'm getting settled, but I don't think I'll ever be able to leave permanently. I love it here too much. Along with a general thank you to everyone for being so kind and considerate, I must give special thanks to those who enthusiastically kept some of my threads rolling with consistently smart, entertaining, and thoughtful discussion. Of all the souls I have encountered in my (Internet) travels, yours were the most...human.
Stay classy, folks. 
I've quit many Internet forums over the years due to people being rude and obnoxious, but since I first joined this site, I've always been impressed by how people here are so polite, even when they disagree with me. Usually the worst thing that happens to me here is that threads I start die quickly (i.e. get hardly any replies before they disappear to the bottom of the page), and even though I hate when that happens, it's a hell of a lot better than being insulted all the time.
I only know one person in the U.K. (a friend I worked with at a different job a few years ago), so I'm hoping I can maybe meet some of you U.K. BBS members while I'm there (perhaps at a Star Trek convention?). I don't have much experience meeting people I know from the Internet 'in real life', but based on how cool everyone here has been, I have nothing but positive expectations.
I might be away from TrekBBS for a little while next month while I'm getting settled, but I don't think I'll ever be able to leave permanently. I love it here too much. Along with a general thank you to everyone for being so kind and considerate, I must give special thanks to those who enthusiastically kept some of my threads rolling with consistently smart, entertaining, and thoughtful discussion. Of all the souls I have encountered in my (Internet) travels, yours were the most...human.
Stay classy, folks. 
You shouldn't be off the net and the bbs very long: there's wifi in loads of places, cafes, trains, that kind of thing over here before you get your own ip set up.
Congratulations on the new job! Best Wishes for this new chapter in your life! I look forward to seeing you around the board once you're back online. 
