I've been catching up on all I've missed in the past week and a half, and noticed it might be helpful for new members to reiterate one of the MB's policies:

Originally posted by Pauline:

I, and the other moderators, have always been uncomfortable seeing the word "gypsy" used to mean "thief". We have tried to post saying that not all gypsies are thieves, not all thieves are gypsies, not all dark skinned people in Italy are gypsies. From now on, we will edit threads where the word "gypsy" is used to mean "thief" or "beggar". Please use the moderator alert button to notify us of any posts we miss.

Thanks!

Applause here.

My thanks as well-
Joana