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Lesley Fountain, RIP.
Lesley was the owner of Friends in Business, one of the first online communities I stumbled across. She had started it to expose scams, but it grew into much more, including, eventually, a business that produced much of her income.

I lurked there, mostly, on and off for years, taking in a lot. Lesley (or Maa-Maw, her alter ego) was devoted to her home and family, but had time for dozens of online friends. She had her online enemies, too, and she took no sass from them. You couldn't be obnoxious at FIB and plead "free speech" -- as Lesley once said, "This isn't 'the Internet', it's somebody's house."

Possibly the best way to honour her here is to post her Rules for her board:

1. No ads.
2. No drive-by articles.
3. No multiple personalities.
4. Be nice.
5. Don't mess with Maa-Maw.