I think maybe attached was the wrong word to use - I guess I mean miss seeing their posts when they aren't on anymore or sense concern that they are not doing well.
As I was reading through this thread, I kind of got the sense that this was what you really meant and I think it is good that you clarified it that way. While I am not 'close' to any other regulars or communicating outside of FC, I do agree with a few others who have said that they look forward to reading posts from certain users and feel a sense of familiarity with them.
I've noticed several regulars who suddenly stopped posting. I've wondered what the circumstances were, but stopped short of assuming anything.
If i can help...1 was banned.....1 other on borderline.
I wasn't talking about hitch0403 or ericborn1980, etc. who it appears were banned for having multiple accounts. I was specifically thinking of brian8713 - who frequently posted about his anxiety and relationship issues; and also one other person, Dvessella1983, who was a frequent poster several years ago but then suddenly stopped. She often posted what she believed were helpful FC hints and tips - her posts were generally prone to typos and spelling errors, but still she was attempting to be helpful most of the time and was regularly hitting her 30 monthly posts.
According to their forum profiles, Brian was last active in March of 2019 after being quite active for a good stretch. Dvessella was a staple from April 2016 through July of 2017.
I wasn't "attached" to either of these members, but the sudden end to their posts when they had been regulars just makes me curious if something may have happened, or if there was a ban of some sort or what.