A question for nicola_red

[puttycake]

Hello nicola_red

I hope I'm not causing offence here, but having explored previous threads, I see that some people are asking after Andy Hughes, and from your responses, you seem to know where he is, but don't want to say. Did you know him? have you fallen out? I am curious, so is there any way you can tell me what has gone on? Thanks. 

[nicola_red]

Weeellll,

I only knew him through this site but we did meet.  I just can't say anymore though, cos I am trying to protect his privacy.  He was a popular poster here and so a lot of people are asking after him, but I don't think he will be back.  Sorry to be cryptic...

[puttycake]

OK, I appreciate your position, and I know we can't give personal e-mail details here. Is there a chat-room i can meet you on - not just for this, but because I have a 'personal' question' I'd like to run by you, and I think it'll get banned off here? Hope you can help. Thanks.

[nicola_red]

Yes there is puttycake - it's called the Froggers Inn and you can get my email address from there.  hang on while I try and find a link!

[nicola_red]

And here it is:

To gain entry to The Froggers Inn:
 
1)Go to http://groups.msn.com and look to the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the screen for the tab stating MY GROUPS.
2)Click on this tab and it will show you if you are a member of the Froggers Inn, if you are then click on it and you shall be in.
 
If the Froggers Inn isn't showing then it may be because you arent signed in properly (A fault with Internet Explorer automatically signing you in as a different email address) So...
 
1)Follow Step 1 as above
2)Go to SIGN OUT, a silver button in the very top RIGHT HAND SIDE and click it
3)RECLICK it when it says SIGN IN
4)Enter your hotmail address and password you used to join The Froggers Inn.
5)Click on MY GROUPS again and hopefully if all goes well you should see The Froggers Inn as one of your groups that you can click on.

thanks to twiglet4frog for the copied instructions... 

[puttycake]

Hi nicola_red

sorry to be dense - I'm new to all this, and being a girly .....

I put an application in, and it told me that i can't use an "@hotmail.co.uk" address, so i don;t know what to do next!

Can you, or anyone else help a poor lost soul?

I want to get to The Froggers Inn, but I can't!!!!!

[Robinia]

I hope you understand my curiosity puttycake but if you are new on here why such an interest in AndyH? 

[archbishop]

Don't forget the original

http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/NewAnswerbook/

[archbishop]

Erm maybe this will work

http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/NewAnswerbook

[Quizmonster]

I truly do not understand, Nicola, why you cannot tell us the basic reason Andy left AB. We're not expecting appalling revelations or sufficient detail so that someone on here will be able to say: "Hey! I know that guy...he drinks down my local!" (Mind you, I know that Andy doesn't actually drink.)
Just a vague suggestion such as: "Another AB user offended him deeply" or "The AB editor banned too many of his answers" or "He went to become a novice in a monastery in France" or whatever.
He and I liked each other's responses and often said so. Many others on AB also admired him, so - assuming he hasn't been banged up as a p�dophile - why the mystery? And even if he has, you could simply say: "He hasn't got access to a computer any more."

[Robinia]

Well said QM. I'm sure that if nicola is passing on information privately it must have occurred to her that they could come straight back here & tell everyone else.

[kags]

yes agreed QM. This mystery is just causing people to worry about Andy, as we all liked him very much. I would just like to know that he is ok, and to let him know that his departure is a loss to this site.

[VINNY100_2]

Archbishop,does your invitation extend to those who use chatterbank.and I dont mean myself.Im sure you could up your membership.(:)Red would it have not been better to keep quiet about A.H.

[Cetti]

Perhaps it's just the fact that he feels he's 'done his time' on here. After all there are many people that were here when I arrived that sadly have now disappeared. It's the lovely ones that go...

Let's us respect his privacy and wish him well. I respect him even more for his quiet departure. No shouting it from the rooftops like a lot of posters - that shows he has real class!

Best of luck Andy - and hope to see your name again sometime.

[jno]

survey time:

Andy left because:

O shouted at

O sex change

O really deesel

O no more things to say

O got a life

...vote and see results...

[VINNY100_2]

   O    Andys  misses found out about red and has banned him from A.B.

   O    A.H ::is the AB.::ED.

sorry jno(:) once you start its hard to stop!!(:)

[Jules001]

I too miss the wisdom of Andy's replies, I have my own view on why he left which coincidentally is one of the ideas mentioned in the 'survey'

[nicola_red]

Alrighty people,

all I can say is that there are 2 possible reasons why AH has left.  One involves another user, another doesn't and is just too private for me even to hint at.  I'm not sure which is correct.  To the best of my knowledge he isn't dead, emigrated or in prison, if that helps, and none of the answers in the 'survey' is really right either.  I also don't know if he still lurks or even has rejoined under a different name.

The 'mystery' is to protect his privacy.  It may indeed have been better to keep quiet altogether but I was just hoping to stop people constantly asking about him, however it hasn't worked.  I really wish people would respect that!

And of course it has occured to me that the ABers I've told the reasons to via email could come here and post the info.  I've asked the few people I have emailed to not mention what I tell them in any public forum, and I've trusted them all to respect that.  So far they all have.

Maybe this can stop now?