Ah, I see. I wasn't aware that this particular social convention applies to anonymous message boards. I hope that I will be forgiven if I refuse to say an insincere "good-bye" if
he-who-I-may-not-insult decides to leave the forum.
"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt