Good God, it's a genuine farewell to your virtual arms and online friends.

I will greatly miss you, dear chum. Not just because of your sense of humor, great use of smileys and sunny Frontroom moderation. I will miss you most of all for your well-reasoned, consistent and dogged (pun intended) Backroom posts about the Middle East, about WWII, Canadian politics, ethical issues and various other subjects.

Well, I suppose all good things must come to an end, what-what?
Here's to you, old toff!