Hi, everyone 
I totally agree with @stephematician (and I would like to thank him for opening this "Until next time!" topic and for the words he wrote in his initial post).
This "Ubuntu MATE Community" has been indeed, in my view, truly wonderful! It has been a great pleasure, for me, being a part of it. In my case, I've been here since October 2016 (almost 10 years ago!) with the following post:
I also have to second 100% @franksmcb's following words in this same topic, including (naturally!), the thanks and praise to @lah7 for administering the "Discourse" (open-source forum software) instance of this "Ubuntu MATE Community" since (I believe) the very beginning:
Speaking of @franksmcb: thank you very much, @franksmcb , for having added me to the Moderation Team, in July 2024. It was a great honor for me!
Thanks to everyone here in this Community I hope to keep seeing you all "out there", be it in the "Ubuntu Discourse" / "Ubuntu Community Hub" - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/ - (particularly, in the "Ubuntu MATE" category - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/flavors/ubuntu-mate/191) and/or in the "LinuxCommunity.io" - https://linuxcommunity.io/ - (particularly in the "MATE Desktop" category - https://linuxcommunity.io/c/mate-desktop/47) - and/or (who knows?) in other forums.
Take care, everyone. See you around!