Well, if bbc has decided bbc to drop out for a while, I'll miss her.

She has been a very helpful part of the Mudcat. Not just for the resources she has organised and shepherded - which I am glad to see will continue, as "Mudcat Resources" under Quick Links, since we badly need them.

On top of that she has said a lot of things that it was important someone said. And even when I've found myself disagreeing with over some particular thing - and that always happens in any sort of exchange of views - she has always been measured and civil in how she expressed herself, and respectful of other people's points of view. That is a quality we should always aim to keep in our exchanges, in whatever style we choose, and too often we don't. That is the kind of thing that hurts the Mudcat, especially if it drives good people away.

Anyway, I hope bbc will be back again, maybe after coming up for air for a bit.