[lindyloo]

I agree with you Philip. Thank you Toya and well done for actually coming out and saying what I'm sure the majority of us, certainly on Wilson-Bass, are thinking.

MBO is certainly going downhill rapidly and even Michelle, god love her, doesn't appear to show any degree of interest in it. As all our members will know, around 2½ weeks ago Jackie, Joyce and I took the decision not to contribute to MBO for the time being. We deliberated over that decision as we did not want Michelle to think we no longer supported her but we can do that via our own forum and of course there is a popular BB5 section on TIBB and the dedicated site MichnStu as well so we're not short of places to discuss her. We felt that there had been a number of issues, including the myspace fiasco, which had caused upset amongst Michelle's fans and I know many had begun to question their support and loyalty and were divided as to whether Michelle was the same girl they supported two years ago or whether her professional and personal reputations were being tarnished by those close to her. On behalf of Jackie and Joyce I would stress here publicly this was our decision and we have never tried to influence anyone else, we just felt as administrators it was the right thing to do. I know MichnStu also pulled out from MBO for their own reasons.

In the two years that I have personally supported Michelle and Stuart, whether together or apart, I have never known unrest on the forums until MBO started. There has been a lot of anxiousness waiting for news and we have had to learn to be patient. Michelle's fanbase covers fans of all ages from teenagers to those having their midlife crises (me included ) and sadly I don't think the people that run MBO really understand how to deal with such a diverse group of people and call me old fashioned but manners don't actually cost anything!!!

Lynne x