An "On Vacation" thread is a great solution, if we can't have some kind of status change in the profile. I think OF's suggestion is fantastic as well --- the thread would get cluttered & confusing if we all post our comings & goings continually, and you'd have to read backwards pretty carefully to figure out who was still gone & who was back... Deleting the "I'm gone" posts would keep everything much clearer. Good thinking, Diva & OF!

--- sweetstuff

p.s. Yeah, I was wondering about Nubian myself... Hope all's well with him! And Diva, we missed you --- glad you're back!

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