I have just spent over an hour scanning through this Important Announcement and the For Mark thread and the Welcome to the New Site Owners threads. Although I hardly know anyone and practically no one knows me I feel the need to pitch in with something.
Having seen the simultaneous out-pouring of grief and joy, tearful fair-wells, congratulations and welcomes I know there is a COMMUNITY here of good, honest, genuine, sincere and loving people. A community that you MARK clearly created. Something, which you should rightfully be very PROUD of. Thank you is so inadequate.
At the same time, I can see a great deal of FEAR in the posts attached to the Important Announcement, a community in SHOCK. An understandable reaction to sudden change. All of you that have been so positive and grateful to Mark, I would hope you would try to keep the community TOGETHER and help make the FUTURE Swinging Heaven at least as good as the one you have enjoyed. A community that would like to wish the new site management GOOD LUCK in keeping the site going for everyone.
And one again Thank You to Mark, although we have never met, you clearly made this COMMUNITY possible.