Hi,

WOW @stringy I'm truly sorry to read this. I'm still pretty new on this forum but you've been so kind and a huge help to me; please don't go you'll be sadly missed.

I'm not party to what happened but I was faced with a similar situation a few years ago on another forum and like you I politely walked away not wanting to cause a fuss. About a year ago I found I could actually block the offender which I did so now I don't receive their details such as posts and replies. I've never previously had to do this but the member had taken something I posted completely the wrong way which upset me a great deal. I didn't request my threads or posts to be deleated but I was well and truly rattled.

I'm now posting again on the forum; it's so easy to offend without body language but I thought why should I leave so many friends just because someone has taken offence where no offence was meant or implied. I've since on yet another form blocked a member who kept picking me up before I fell; every forum has certain members who find it difficult to rub along in peace although on this excellent and other forums too I've enjoyed membership to the full. I don't know if a member can be blocked by another member on this forum but it's worth checking.

You've only just kindly given me very useful information resulting in me subscribing to The Strad and also I bought the Min Kym book you so rightly highly recommended.

Please reconsider and if you've been offended try to work around it; I regretted walking away from a forum but was pleased to start posting once again after I'd calmed down thinking I never intended offence so let it go. Please carry on posting.

Kind regards, Colin.