Goodbye Magna , you will be missed

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sly279
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04 Jul 2020, 9:11 pm

He was one of few people here nice to me. His departure is sad. I hope he has a good life.


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04 Jul 2020, 9:28 pm

TTFN Magna


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04 Jul 2020, 9:34 pm

Aw, Magna’s gone too? We just keep losing more and more good people :(

Though to be honest I am on less often than usual and am considering taking a complete break myself, and just popping in every now and then to let people know I’m still alive and so I can join in again once this place is back to being an autism support forum instead of a political war zone. The atmosphere here has changed so that it no longer feels like a refuge to me.


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05 Jul 2020, 4:54 am

Another sensible, well mannered member gone. :(

Had only recently had a few short back and forth’s with him, a pleasure to converse with.



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05 Jul 2020, 6:06 am

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Indeed. I rarely engaged him directly but definitely appreciated his articulated, dignified and always polite manner here. This is what I call having character, reflected both in self-respect and respect for others.

It always saddens me to see people who contribute in a positive manner and keep this community's head above the water leaving.


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05 Jul 2020, 6:20 am

I want Legion to disappear, D & D. I would miss you—but if leaving WP would make Legion disappear, then I would be for it.

But I don’t think it would—so please stay!

Magna is not really a conservative. He’s more a believer in self-reliance, perhaps similar to some libertarians. He’s a family man. He’s certainly no racist or fascist.

He’s also a man of intelligence and of thorough thoughts. I could use some of his thoroughness.



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05 Jul 2020, 4:14 pm

He posted yesterday.


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05 Jul 2020, 4:18 pm

dragonsanddemons wrote:
... We just keep losing more and more good people ...
Have they left only because they're "good", or are they "good" only because they've left?

Have they left because we're all "bad", or are we all "bad" only because they've left?

It seems to happen a lot that people say nice things about the "dearly departed" only after the are gone.

It also seems to happen a lot that people say bad things about those left behind only after someone leaves.



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05 Jul 2020, 4:39 pm

Where has he gone? I like Magna.



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05 Jul 2020, 4:50 pm

Here we go again...



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05 Jul 2020, 5:05 pm

This is a haven thread stop being a douche - both of you


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05 Jul 2020, 5:34 pm

What is a douche?
You mean Magna has not left us?
I hope he has not.



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05 Jul 2020, 5:49 pm

A douche is someone who is obnoxious.



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05 Jul 2020, 5:54 pm

Obnoxious = not being nice?

My language skills are limited at the moment from the looks of it.

Douche. Reminds me of two people friendly fist punching each other and saying "Douche". Why it was confusing.



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05 Jul 2020, 5:56 pm

An obnoxious person is not a nice person—and this person is very persistent about it. If somebody follows you around and teases you about your interest in trains, that person is obnoxious.

A “douche” is also something which women use to clean themselves up. Your mother might be embarrassed if you asked her what “douche” means.



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05 Jul 2020, 6:24 pm

Mountain Goat wrote:
What is a douche?
You mean Magna has not left us?
I hope he has not.

He posted farewell. Changed his avatar to tv static, shut off pms and logged out.

Will he come back one day i dont know, many here have left and joined other forums that I’ve been told are nicer to people.

Maybe he’ll be there on the other side with the others we have lost here.


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