>>> I also note that a certain *very* "pro-VFP" party also seems to have absented himself after a spat with JB. <<
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>If you mean Steve Black, my guess (only) is he has also been run off. As far as I am concerned we have now lost the voices of two of the most knowledgeable FoxPro developers in the world, which I consider regrettable regardless of the fact that they may have broken some rules or behaved childishly at times. I would rather have them here.

I have no idea if JVP is one the most "knowledgable FoxPro developers in the world" - what I know is what I see here. I'm sure it must have happened at some point, but I can't remember the last time I've seen a post from JVP answering a VFP question here at UT ...