Mike, It was actually fwippers, not wigwam (not publicly anyway) who asked publicly, for Brydo’s account to be closed down after Brydo made a somewhat misplaced and inappropriate joke, which did not come off , in an effort to lighten up the discussion, I do not think for a minute that he intended to offend anyone, he is not that type of guy.
Whether Brydo has taken a short break from the forum, withdrawn from the forum or has had his account closed down at Fwippers request, only Brydo and the mods will know. He certainly did not make any statement that he was leaving.
However as Brydo (like Trev) was a crucial part of this forum and as many of us has said, we miss them both and whatever the reason, we would like nothing better than they both return and add so much to this forum once again.