To Bill and All who have enjoyed being here on PfP…..
Had to give LindyBill’s Nov 24th edict some thought overnight. Bill has for some time expressed his original intent of this thread, but I think that, even though we heard him, we wanted to believe that he too enjoyed the multi-faceted info so many of us brought to the table. For many of us who have posted here for more than 10 years, it is a hard blow, as we’ve come to love the feeling of community and yes, trust, of our fellow posters.
We have grown in knowledge on several sides of issues, and most always, even if we disagreed with various issues, remained as friends do, friends. We came, not only to see the current news, or just the digestion of that news as viewed by some of the notable opinion makers of our day, but also to voice our own opinions and sideline comments.
Bill has given me so much knowledge, and yes, fun.... (I can only speak for me) but I honestly believe that so many of us feel now alone with our thoughts. Yes, there are many other threads we can go to, but really, is that going to be the same?
The answer, as far as I’m concerned, is No, it won’t be. The only thing that will be somewhat the same is to copy, as best as we are able, what LB allowed Politics for Pros to become over the years.
I know that all of us want to congratulate LindyBill on this thread, for being one of the highest read and enjoyed threads on all of SI. I feel sure I can say that we have all greatly enriched our lives by reading and participating here. Many of us will continue voicing our thoughts here, if we feel we have something to say about the particular subject. But what we won’t have is the old fashioned “Salon Feeling” *** that apparently the Victorians so enjoyed in individual homes as entertainment and enlightenment so many years ago.
If some bright, engaging person here could and would create and moderate a new “Politics for Pros Too” I feel certain that the new home would not only allow us freedom of thought and voice, but would also give all of us opportunity to find multi-sources of so called “professional opinion” for all to experience and enjoy. If some want only the news as listed in any of the various sources today, a this new thread wouldn’t be the one for them. Moderating a large and well received thread is a labor of love, because of the time commitment. Dealing with the issue of children, bashers and trolls is unfortunately part of the deal. But hopefully someone will be very brave and step up to this plate …..
Perhaps LindyBill would come to share his knowledge and expertise on this new thread as he was able, after keeping up with his own health and life, plus managing several other important threads here on SI.
Bill, I too wish you much success with your original endeavor here with Politics for Pros. You have provided so much for so many of us, and I too, Thank You!
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The term drawing room is not used as widely as it once was, and tends to be used in Britain only by those who also have other reception rooms, such as a morning room, a nineteenth-century designation for a sitting-room, often with east-facing exposure, suited for daytime calls, or the middle-class lounge, a late nineteenth-century designation for a room in which to relax; hence the drawing room is the smartest room in the house, usually used by the adults of the family when entertaining. This term is still widely used in India and Pakistan, probably since the colonial days, in the larger urban houses of the cities where there are many rooms.
The term parlour initially designated the more modest reception rooms of the middle classes, but usage changed in the UK as homeowners sought to identify with the grander homes of the wealthy. Parlor remained the common usage in North America into the 20th century. In French usage the word salon, previously designating a state room, began to be used for a drawing room in the early part of the 19th century, reflecting the salon social gatherings that had become popular in the preceding decades.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawing_room
Also, Age of Elegance….
http://www.erasofelegance.com/history/victorianarts.html
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