Goodbye letter from chess_kebabs

..really sad for your leaving ...i cant think properly what i m going to do  as i m really depressed for this sudden leaving ...

She is a legend at chess.com, even for those who don't know her. Sad to see such a person go ..

Loved her writing.

Sad to see you go Bab`s..your`ve been great...

take care Babs.  I believe you are making a good choice and wish you and family the best.  We didn't get a chance to know one another well.  I could see how dedicated you are and how bright.  I will miss you. you ran a hell of a group

Babs,

I didn't get to know you as well as most others, but can say that I appreciate your invitation to join the best group at Chess.com (Chess Nuts).  All your friends will miss what you bring daily to this site, but all of us also understand that you are a busy lady with lots of commitments, and sometimes you just have to make these types of decisions.  Keep in touch, and never look back with regret.  None of us regret having met you, and we look forward to the times when you'll drop back by to chat a little (or a lot, as the case may be...).  In the meantime, lay off the accelerator (no more tickets!), and be happy with the work and play that you have chosen...

Brian

I can't say anything more than thank you for being here, will miss you a lot. Bye Babs take care and enjoy your family. Good luck in everything you attempt.

Is ok Bab`s I understand you need more time other things..All the best with what ever you do.God bless!

So it is a Black Friday for us.

Don't know how to express my feelings for the sudden jolt which had hit us.

If the decision is for your betterment, we have to abide by that.

Thanks for all you've done to all of us.

Hey I know we only played one game, but it was fun. You are a real good leader. Hope you much luck in your business and good health to your family..

may our paths cross one day...

what can I say that I havn't already said to her in private before she left...she is babs, she is one of person on chess.com that needs not a full user name to identify who one is talking about,

She is a legend, someone i'm glad i could call my friend and still can, her presence on chess.com is one that was felt by all who were active in some way on chess.com...the void left from her leaving is something that should be felt by everyone here in one way or another.

It's very strange for me to say that someone i met on chess.com has changed my life, but in her case she has, on more than one occasion, changed me for the better. There are things that I talked to babs about that I had never discussed with my own family (this is sad but very true)

babsy you are one of a kind, and like i said to you before you left...I expect your business and family life to thrive completely, I would expect nothing less from you...for you are amazing,

farewell from chess.com babs, but not from our friendship,

your longtime friend,

Eric

ps. EVERYONE NEEDS TO JUST CALM DOWN GEEZ, WE NEED TO GET A HOLD OF OURSELVES HERE!!!!!!! JUST CALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM DOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNN

my dearest friend Babs .. very hard to me to say goodbye to you ... and thats why i won't becouse i truly believe it's not goodbye .. you are one of the greatest things that happened to me i was very lucky to know you, i regret that i wasn't here in chess.com earlier but still a moment with you worths a lot to me, i've met you the first time in live chess when we played and talked for the first time and from that day till this one we were friends .. that was the best chance in my life is that i knew you .. my dear friend how can i ever thank you for everything you've done to me!! you helped me a lot and you always had created a smile in my face even in my most depressed moments and ............... why shall i say more when i know that nothing i can say will tell what you really deserve!! i was so shocked when you told me about your leaving, i even wanted at first to make you change your mind and convince you to stay but i couldn't becouse i understand what you did and your happiness means everything thats why i tried to be supportive as hard as i could (that's the least i could do to repay your kindness) .. take care of your self and your family .. i wish you all the best in your life :) Babs my friend you should know that even now when you're gone you're still here becouse you are UNFORGETABLE, you will leave a huge space in here and you will be missed :( hard to imagine chess.com and chess nuts without you!! goodbye my beloved and dear friend until we meet again :)

Hey Babs,

We have met in the Cheating Forum just a few days... Jan 4th... And immediately I feel like I have met a great friend... Them you have received me in the nuts and oh my Gosh! What a warm reception... Again immediately I feel like I was in home... That's it... so is the life... Take care... Don't worry... Be happy!

Thanks a lot!

Gil

I am probably going to get flamed for doing this but some of you seem like you should log off the computer and go meet some real life friends.

I too knew Babs, at least as of recently, and she was a good egg but perhaps it is important to remember that we are all avatars here and the term "friend" is used rather loosely on the Internet.

But then again, I am not a fan of these dramatic account closures (this is not the first on this site), so I am probably biased.

The saddest part is that she resigned a game prior to her account closure against me where she had a slight advantage.

Anyway, let the flaming begin especially by you types who wait for someone like me to pounce upon.

i have plenty of real friends stats,

it's the part of talking to someone for a year and a half on a weekly daily basis and getting to know them very well (i consider this a good friendship). It's also the kind of friendship for which you can confide with someone more than you normally would otherwise...

i'm not flaming you, i understand your opinion and i would holld your opinion in most cases, but in her case i make an exception

Really Hamza, why is your letter longer than Babs'? :| lol. Just kidding :P. Um...Wow. I feel very little sadness, but only a smile comes to my face when i think of Babs. Whether she was pretending to ignore me or making jokes with me and fellow nutters, this same joyful nature was what she was ready to give to us all. I'm just picturing Babs' sitting back and cackling in an old sofa as she reads this...prob why it's hard for me to take her departure with melancholly...but then again, perhaps it's because i understand her decision and can relate to her methods.

I get it Babs, I think most of us do and we're cheering for you and wishing the best for you in everything that lies ahead. Sure we'd love to have you just a click away, but that being a memory now, we instead have u closer as we have you in our hearts. Yes, I will keep smiling and I hope you do too. Life goes on, but we are all linked in an unbreakable cord that binds our hearts together. I want you to know that the impact that you had on me will be remembered...get it "will be remembered"? lol you always did like ur puns :P

I'd also like to take this time to say, that when your account is reincarnated as Porsha from Ohio, lol. Add me as a friend, cuz u know i'm good at keeping secrets Princess ;) (lol)

Take care Babs... and best wishes to you, your family and your business!! ;-)

God bless you!!

I met Babs while chatting in live chess and coincidentally we ended up playing a game. She really played well and lost from a winning position bcos she was very chatty half the time.

I did not know anything about chess groups, vote chess, team matches etc. I ended up joining her group and then on I have made some nice friends. Being a mom, she sometimes used mommish dialogues on all of us like "Rap on the knuckles" etc; poor kid, her son lol. Babs is one of the best friends anyone can have. 

When i posted the forum topic, "How do you manage time" in Chess Nuts; I was really surprised to see no reply from Babs. I knew she was busy with her own business, family and was curious how she managed her time. She never commented on the topic, but her action spoke louder than words.

Anayways, it was nice to know you and we miss you here and sad to see you leave. Traces of Babs will never the Nuts! Wish you all the best in your career and with your family. Hope to see you in the shadows sometime as you say!