I too am very sorry to see you go, dear Shannon. We will all miss your beautiful smile, inspirational daily outfits, your easy laugh and humour, and your heartfelt and encouraging comments on all our posts. I understand your decision, but was also nodding along with everything Una, MaryK, Beth Ann and Suz wrote, so perhaps you'll find a way that feels right to you to still participate in the forum. You are always welcome here, and in the meantime I want to wish you tons of succes with the new job (I'm so happy that it's going so well) and all your exciting endeavours.

Shannon, I am very sad to hear this news. I will miss your inspirational morning posts. I do understand your position, and hope that in the future you will be able to return. I know you will continue to look fabulous. All the best.

I'm sorry to see you go, Shannon! I hope you won't hesitate to come back if you find a way to make participation work for you.

I am sorry to see you go! I adore your outfit posts (especially your bags and shoes) and you will be missed. I hope you find joy in your new job and selfish me is hoping you will find a way to participate in the forum again. Hugs!

I'll be sad to see you go as well! Hopefully you'll change your mind.

Leaving! Oh No! I've learned so much from you!!
You're kind of a heroine to me.

Thank-you for all your lovely sharing and open-ness.
I would always welcome you to post again, ...
if only occasionally, ....
if you can find a way to make it work for you.

You will be missed greatly and hopefully after some time away to digest it all, you can find a happy medium way to return....I appreciate that instead of just disappearing that you wrote this so that you could see the amazing outpouring of support!!!!

I'm sorry so to see you go! You will most definitely be missed.

I, too, am very careful about what I post due to the nature of my job and because of a certain person who has been cyberstalking me.

I hope you'll return soon. No need for apologies. Just know we're here eagerly awaiting your return to the YLF forum. Good luck and God bless!

I'm sorry you're leaving. I understand, though. That's why I'm a little under the radar here.

I really enjoyed seeing your WIWs, especially your Black Watch!

I cannot believe I have to say goodbye to you, Shannon. :'-(

I also missed the original thread that led to this decision, but I wanted to say how much I will miss your posts. Your WIW's were an inspiration on staying true to your own style while still conforming to a professional dress code. I always looked forward to your posts and your responses to other's posts. I wish you all the best and hope life calms down enough for you to return someday to the forum.

I understand completely. The web is a *hot* medium (à la Marshall McLuhan). It's close and pushy, even when it isn't. It can make you jump almost as good as your mom can. Distance is sometimes required (no implications there regarding mom ).

Hopefully, you'll pop in once in awhile, tho, Shannon. Your posts have been a highlight of the forum for my entire duration.

Sorry your leaving. I will miss your outfit posts.

Wishing you all the best with whatever you decide Shannon!

Wow - when I read the thread title I thought this must be some kind of joke, but I see that it is not. I am shocked. I have not been very present on the forum the last few weeks so I don't know what thread you are referring to (office style) - but this really seems abrupt to me since just a few days ago you appeared to be happily responding to the comments on your 1st week of WIWs. What happened?and who is "big brother"? I feel as though there is a big black hole of information that I've missed! I see that
other people on this thread have responded that they understand your decision. I must admit that I do not.

Oh noes. I'm totally out of the loop but I hope that you find some way to participate in the future. I will miss you!

Oh no! I enjoyed reading your posts. I don't come here every day so I've missed the offending thread. What happened?

Anyway, I wish you well and hope to hear from you again one day.

Aw Shannon...I will miss you! I do understand though. I'm not as active here as I'd like to be for just such reasons. I wish you well and hope to see you back one day, even if on a more limited basis. Hugs to you!

Oh no Shannon! I'm so sorry to see you leave. I hope we will still hear from you or maybe you'll find a level of participation that works better for you.

Shannon - so sorry to hear you are leaving. You are one of the first people who caught my eye on the forum. It was not just your wonderful style, but your warm and bright smile!! Even though we had never met, I was captivated by your zest for life, enthusiasm and kindness. I totally understand the need for privacy. I would still be in my lurker hidey hole but for Greg and the pictures, so I totally get it. Just know wherever you are, whatever you do, the warmth of your smile, your gorgeous style, your kindness will always be part of this site for me. I hope you'll feel able to come back soon but until then know that I will be one of the many who will miss you and be wishing you well in whatever you do!! xo and big hugs!!

Sorry to hear you are going Shannon, you are a vital member and I count you as a friend.

On the topic of anonymity, maybe I am missing something but if I self-google nothing comes up from YLF. Lots from my Pin boards and FB page (which I haven't contributed to in a while). People will see pictures of me from FB and a few newspaper articles buried deep in page 3, but nothing from this community. I feel freer to express myself here than any of those other places on the web. No one knows my full name except for a few forum members I've met in person and I trust them.

I think Pinterest is the biggest privacy robber but I'm still kind of hooked on it.

It concerns me more than any aspect of YLF.

Shannon you will remain my first WIW inspiration... bestest wishes. I think everyone has said many of the things in my heart too....

I really understand your concerns, Shannon. I'm not a Facebooker and don't put photos of myself on the internet, except neck-down YLF photos once in a while. No real reason, it just makes me uncomfortable.

Could you envision participating without photos and perhaps shortening your forum name to Transcona? I find that these kinds of "shields" minimize my privacy concerns.

Not trying to twist your arm to stay, but I hope you'll consider staying. You're such a presence here.

I'm so sorry to hear this, from an entirely selfish perspective. I've always really enjoyed your WIWs and your point of view. I don't think I saw the thread that prompted the decision but I can understand the feeling -- recent events pushed me almost completely off facebook. I feel a loss there for myself, because I had to give up the good in order to rid myself of the bad. Best wishes in your new position and know you will be missed here.