What apparently inactive researcher would you most like to see return?

[Koen G]

What has been written about his reasons is nothing more than invented rumours.
I know where it is coming from.
The person who spread these rumours only joined the Voynich MS six or so years after Stolfi left.
This is the same person who once spread rumours that JKP is just a pseudonym for me.
The idea about a 'clique' is coming from the same direction.

Haha, the JKP thing is new to me, it makes no sense. But yes, this person left a certain impression on newcomers, of people mocking each other and so on, while in reality this person was an actual source of such conflicts. Either way, the forum has been easier to manage for the last couple of years.

That said, it is still possible that people left the study because they didn't feel enough support. This is of course up to them to determine for themselves, and nobody is to blame for that situation.