Very sad! I missed this out. I really liked that girl ( of course people have their own opinion based on their experience). Although opinions differ, this is a big loss for the forum.
And you're just posting this now, after this thread has been here for over two years? You're not in a signature campaign, so I don't understand your motive. It's hard to believe you missed this thread for that long.
But this guy:
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If you've got nothing of substance to write, just don't write. I know what your motives are, and if Lauda was here, he'd probably say the same thing.
Theymos referred to Lauda once as "he" or "him" and since Lauda was a moderator at one point I have a feeling Lauda's a male. Then again, he was always very scrupulous about maintaining his anonymity, so Theymos might not have known for sure. Also, if Lauda were active on the forum under another username, there's no way he'd manage to
not have such a loud and controversial voice and thus attract attention and scrutiny from the community. So personally I have no doubt that Lauda is really gone (at least for now).