I think if she wanted anyone to know she was leaving she would have told them. I didn't see the deleted thread but assume it was controversial. She would not be the first to leave, give it a break and then come back with a new name
Hope she's just taking a break. She was very active on the News and Politics threads. I didn't always agree with her, or she with me, but her posts were always succinct and thought-provoking.
Hmmmmm. She is a pretty 'nippy sweetie' who sometimes gave other posters a hard time. Maybe she got some nasty PMs from people too chicken to respond to her in a thread?
Unless you had real concern for a poster's welfare e.g. if someone posts a lot about a very ill spouse or parent, or they are known to be ill themselves, I suppose it's an invasion of someone's privacy to speculate as to their whereabouts.
Posters take breaks from GN - some choose not to flounce or announce it!
Sorry I have been out, so I have asked about maryeliza, is she ok and the thread is deleted. Please can HQ or somebody tell me what is the problem with concern for somebody who posts a lot , then disappears?