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Goodbye and goodluck

I made a post yesterday about the illegality of hiding assets from the OR and provided a link to a press relaease from the Department for Business re one lady who got into serious trouble for doing so.

I don't see why I should bother trying to be helpful if such posts are deleted. Goodbye.
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  • capeverde
    capeverde Posts: 651 Forumite
    Sorry to see you go, I didn't always agree with you, but you gave an informed opinion and genuinely wanted to help. In reality you probably quoted one of my posts, so they had to remove yours as well, so I wouldn't get too hung up on this.
  • debt_doctor
    debt_doctor Posts: 4,595 Forumite
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    capeverde wrote: »
    In reality you probably quoted one of my posts, so they had to remove yours as well, so I wouldn't get too hung up on this.
    Yes, I think that is probably why it happened.

    Mouse, please have a re think and come back. Whilst I think in this case simply locking the thread (it had run its course, it had all been said) would have been best, someone with no doubt good intentions decided otherwise.

    Don't let that make you leave as the removal of your post was nothing to do with what you said.

    DD
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  • alastairq
    alastairq Posts: 5,030 Forumite
    Mouse1812 wrote: »
    I made a post yesterday about the illegality of hiding assets from the OR and provided a link to a press release from the Department for Business re one lady who got into serious trouble for doing so.

    I don't see why I should bother trying to be helpful if such posts are deleted. Goodbye.

    Well, I think this board will lose a vital asset if you go.

    I, too, have had posts deleted...not for anything I've probably said myself, but simply because blocks of posts can disappear from time to time.

    Does it really matter?


    I think what is more important about contributing to this particular forum , must be the amount of support, advice, and attempts to defeat the urban myths that plague our lives so much, that folk like you, and others, provide in these troubled times?

    Even those who proffer support and advice based upon personal experience, also learn much from others.

    But I know only too well [from another forum where I sometimes proffer advice based upon professional experience]...it is oh-so-easy to simply let others go away and stew in their own juices.

    This particular forum is going to become vitally important as an aid to help those of us bumping along the bottom of the economic pond, given the very blatant effort of this government, and society as a whole [the '[I]haves?[/I]']....to disenfranchise the 'poorer' elements.


    It is folk like you, Mr Mouse, who help in the fight to prevent vested interests, getting-away-with-it.
    No, I don't think all other drivers are idiots......but some are determined to change my mind.......
  • tigerfeet2006
    tigerfeet2006 Posts: 14,030 Forumite
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    Very well said Alastair.

    Mr Mouse of this parish please don't leave us, it would be a great loss for the board if you do. Maybe take a break and come back refreshed.
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  • IF
    IF Posts: 34,349 Forumite
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    I can't really add anymore that hasn't been said by DD, Alastair and TF. But I wanted to add my support, do have a break Mouse as we all have to do from time to time on here and come back as TF says refreshed :beer:

    IF...x
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  • PippaGirl_2
    PippaGirl_2 Posts: 2,218 Forumite
    I agree. Mouse you have always given good honest legal advice here on the board and it would be sad if people were to lose such posters. Do stay.

    (I'm sure your post was only removed because it had to go as either it contained a quote or made other posts senseless, and it was absolutely right that any posts encouraging people to break the law were removed which might have meant other posts were affected to keep the thread making sense)
    "Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." Dalai Lama
  • luvchocolate
    luvchocolate Posts: 3,487 Forumite
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    Its all been said before but you have been my rock recently and I cannot thank you enough....please come back soon xx
  • jayk
    jayk Posts: 262 Forumite
    I second the above sentiments Mr Mouse your advice, support and knowledge have been greatly appreciated.
  • marleyboy
    marleyboy Posts: 16,698 Forumite
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    Gosh, if I were to quit as a result of one of my (many) post deletions through the Years, I would not have made it passed being a newbie.
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  • antonic
    antonic Posts: 1,981 Forumite
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    I have enjoyed your posts Mouse and I am sorry to see you go, because your posts have been most hopeful.

    I hope you reconsider and come back.
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