I have accepted he has gone and moved on, I did do about 5 months after his disapperance. We have now got a new cat as well.
However there is no harm in posting a few ads on the internet just incase, cats have been known to turn up years after they went missing, some found 100's of miles away after getting into vans accidentally and being taken across the country.
If I choose to spend my spare time posting adverts 1 year on then who are you to judge. Who am I hurting. From my P.O.V. all I am achieveing by this is maybe increasing the chances of my loved and cherished pet maybe coming home one day.
Thanks for your post but as far as I am concerned it was uneccessary and an uneeded contribution.