I'm confused too! Is Eliza still here or not? If the "Guest Eliza" post at 08 Jul 14 - 05:45 PM was a spoof and is supposedly deleted, why can I still see it?

Eliza, if you're still with us, YAYYYY. If not:

I really hate to see you go, and can't understand why you think you're not welcome as a guest (if that undeleted 5:45 message is genuine). As Backwoodsman pointed out, his comment was referring to those non-members who troll - which certainly isn't you. But there are a lot of them about, and it's hard to know what to do. (Then there are the members who troll…)

I hope you will reconsider your decision and stay around. Do you have an iPad or Android tablet you could perhaps use for online things requiring cookies? Those generally don't contain such sensitive info (or wouldn't have to, if you've got a laptop) and I think they're less vulnerable to malware (no doubt someone will correct me if I'm wrong). Then your identity would be safe from impersonators.

We've lost so many good members over the past couple of years, many from circumstances not of their choosing, that I hate to see another one leave over an issue that has a fairly simple fix. (IF that's the reason - if not, my apologies.)

I know what you mean about the unpleasantness (and feel the same way) but this is still one of the best forums out there for extended discussion and exchange of info, which you can actually access even years later. In the age of the severely-restricted tweet, the ephemeral Facebook comment, and disappearing snapchat, it's all the more to be valued. Please give it another chance -