Hi George and the warmest of welcomes here.
I was genuinely sad to hear that your forum was going to be closed but it is also very nice to hear you have had some support since you announced this.
Unfortunately I think the spam problem is universal and I can imagine that it must have been very hard work to control this problem by yourself. We are lucky here as we have a few of us to try and keep on top of the problem but it doesn't make life easy.
Whether you are only here occasionally or as a regular visitor, it will always be nice to hear from you and having always enjoyed your contribution on various smurf forums as well as your fantastic smurf website, I know, I for one will always look forward to hearing from you.
PS. To everyone who has never visited George's website, I seriously recommend you do as I guarantee it will bring a smile to your face.