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First off, hello Jenifer. Welcome to Mobileread. As you can tell, we're a bunch that tends to form personal relationships, both positive and negative, with other posters. I'm sorry things got off to a bit of a rocky start. Hopefully they will be smoother in the future.
The same loyalty and friendship that leads people to react with concern when RobertB disappears can also be yours, with the same time and commitment RobertB showed. On the other hand, the relationships formed here are not just with companies, but with people, which means that RobertB cannot just be swapped out like a worn part. If RobertB has been forbidden to communicate with us anymore (or--unlikely though it seems--if he communicated with us only out of duty) there is now no way for him to "pass the baton" as it were, or reassure us that Astak has treated him fairly. We will have to live with that. It is a pity that it makes your entry into our group more difficult, but you will be starting from scratch.
I will say, speaking purely for myself, that I enjoyed RobertB's posts, undeterred by his posting style. But I enjoy many people's posts--don't feel you have to imitate him.
I look forward to hearing from you what is up with Astak, to the degree that you can tell us. I hope, as I'm sure we all do, that you will be as good a point of contact for support and technical issues as RobertB was. If you are keeping track of reactions on this forum for Astak, I will say that, given that RobertB reported his knee being much better than last week, and given that he didn't mention anything about thinking about retirement, it seems unlikely to me that he actually unilaterally decided to retire, and that my trust for Astak is somewhat reduced by this strange glitch. I do not lay this at your door, however, as I realize it might be as much as your job is worth to depart from the party line.
Thank you for your time.
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