I don't usually want anyone to be thrown out, except for spammers and trolls. I confess that, as annoying as I sometimes found them, I even miss Cuauh... and Woody. And, yes, opine.
Seeing old threads like
related discussion: can German colours be "gesteigert"?resurrected is nostalgic, but also painful. So many nicks seem to have disappeared!
Selkie (now a grandmother?)
Woody
kehd
MikeAL
babs
Peter {de} (still occasionally spotted, but rarely)
CJ
Mausling (last heard from in Canada?)
El Buitre
Sharper (now a grandfather?)
noli (surely he hasn't disappeared forever?)
arcus
JGMcI (ulp -- I'm afraid he was already in the older demographic)
Frank FMH
Sophil {de}
Russisch Brot
More recently, I'm a little concerned about MikeE and sebastianW. I would be especially grateful if any of the Berlin contingent could check up on the latter.
related discussion: there is/are an average of xy - #13If any of you are still out there, but perhaps under another nick, I wish you would let me know.
If anyone has a way to contact any of the missing, that would also be good.