Dear Jackie,

As I told you privately, I shall say publicly: The survival of this forum as we knew it hinged on what you did. Now we have the decision. It had to be gut-wrenching for you. I wish it had been otherwise, since, as you know, I've done all I know how to do to keep the peace and establish level-headed dialog here. I will miss not just you, Jackie, but the "Us" that we were. Theresa, I'm going to need a couple of those tissues myself.

Geoff