People who post "Farewell" threads often return to DU a few days or months later

[oberliner]

More often than not the departure is short lived.

Hopefully that will be of some comfort to any folks who are saddened to read any such posts.

[Electric Monk]

1. Ah yes, I too miss the Meta Forum, sometimes....

[brush]

82. I don't get the "announcement" that I'm leaving.

Just stop posting, already. No grandstanding needed, then when you come back no "I'm back"

announcement is needed either.

[BlueJazz]

2. I wouldn't know anything about that. Mine was "Please delete my account, somebody hurt my feelings"

?1

[Rex]

4. Oh those are the best in GD, "I have 5 posts, help me delete my account."

Those are great, mostly for the entertainment value of the sub-threads.

[Rex]

3. I had no idea the Pitt Fanclub was so large! You guys must really be bored lately.

He will be back to yank your chain and your friends chains soon enough imo. You guys are awesome in your love for Pitt, it is something special to watch.

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. What's the over/under for the recs on the "I'm back" thread?

I'd put it at 260.

[Rex]

6. Hmmm...dunno but I will put odds on when he comes back.

I say in three weeks after he does whatever it is he is going off to do...you know it can't be just a GBCW thread based on something stupid from 12 years ago. OR can it? Pitt really that on edge?

Hmmm...you must have done some homework, because that rec number is spot on imo.

[oberliner]

9. Maybe in 24 business hours

Which I believe is somewhere between 3 days and 15 years.

[cwydro]

90. Oh my.

[geek tragedy]

16. that poster has a long history of short-lived departures from DU

some voluntary, some otherwise.

[Rex]

17. Yeah I know been around as long as Pitt and seen them all.

He is off doing something and giving a final yank to the chain before departure imo.

[Damansarajaya]

24. He's a character and gives the place some personality.

Unlike posters whose idea of clever is a laughing smiley.

[Rex]

26. True and the smiley thingy ain't even original.

I swear if I had a nickle for everytime someone copycated me here over the years on DU...I would be rich rich rich.

[Damansarajaya]

31. Just razzin' ya . . . nt

[Rex]

32. hehe

[zappaman]

70. Neither are returning trolls.

I always wonder why they keep coming back.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=312852&sub=trans

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[Rex]

71. I doubt you wonder any such thing.

Nice try.

[zappaman]

72. Really?

So tell me why previously banned trolls, this one for being an anti-gay nasty homophobe, keep coming back?
It is the open bar?
The cheese plate?
I actually do wonder, so if you know, tell me please.

[Rex]

75. Like I said I have no doubt you and your little gang of friends know exactly why.

Now excuse me, I won't feed you any more. Go pester someone else.

[zappaman]

84. Awwww.

Here.
For you.

[Mojorabbit]

104. word nt

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

40. Oh, it was Will Pitt?

Pfffft

[DFW]

45. I'm not a member of anyone's fan club

Well, except for California Peggy, Steve2470 and anyone who liked my book! heh heh!

And Leo Kottke, Howard Dean, and....OK, so I'm a fan of a few people.

But you don't have to be in someone's fan club, or even agree with everything they post (and I probably disagree with Will Pitt's posts over 50% of the time), to appreciate that they articulate their point of view in a manner that makes me want to read it. I'm sure Will Pitt thinks most of what I post, assuming he reads it in the first place, is hogwash. But there's always an easy, secret solution: click on to something else! Works every time, and doesn't cost you a cent or another second of your time. Nothing to it!

[Rex]

65. I guess some people are never wrong in this world.

I slammed Pitt when I thought he was wrong and been slammed for being wrong. It happens. I could care less why he is playing along. Turd Blossom was in full bloom as well and it was great watching him get destroyed in alternative media.

Not that a single person gave a shit in the M$M, Rove was their media darling calling it for Foxnews. Er 2000 for GWB.

[cwydro]

7. I actually never paid those threads much attention.

But within the last few months, I've noticed a few, and you're right - those posters do come back.

I guess I just don't get the rationale. Is it to say "I hate you all and good bye"?

Is it just to see who will rec or answer?

I've seen folks disappear from here for (what seems like for good), but those are the ones who don't post the threads saying sayonara.

I really don't get the goodbye threads.

[CrispyQ]

8. Unless you're dying, I don't get the point of them.

[oberliner]

10. To get people to tell you how much they like you and will miss you?

I think that motivates a lot of them.

[Andy823]

25. Exactly

They never leave for good, they like their popularity to much, not to mention all those recs.

[AngryOldDem]

50. Yep.

Validates their sense of self-importance, which is why I have a hard time buying into the hero worship.

If someone wants to leave, fine. I don't have time to talk them out of it, which is what they're really wanting people to do in the first place.

They make a grand exit stage right and then come back with a big, "I just couldn't stay away!" Gloria Swanson couldn't play it any better.

K&R.

[sibelian]

93. That was partially what motivated me, yes.

... and it worked. Here's mine:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024668363

Everyone was lovely. It was a good thing to do. I did want to see if my postings had made any particuar contribution to other people and some did seem to think so. I didn't want to think that I'd spent all that time over nothing.

I did hope that people would miss me. I didn't want to feel that I was wasting my time and everyone else's... And it is nice to be liked. Though there are some here now who wouldn't piss on me if I were on fire, I'm sure.

Here I am on your thread, oberliner, but to be honest, I am for all intents and purposes, "gone". I don't pore over the front page every day as I once did. Not even once a month, really. I lurk, tut, snork, sigh... go somewhere else. Every so often I say something.

So be it.

[oberliner]

96. Great photos!

Thanks for sharing that link.

[sibelian]

97. You're welcome.

[lunamagica]

11. YAGE was a term used in another forum I know

Yet Another Grand Exit

[oberliner]

12. That one made Urban Dictionary

YAGE
Yet Another Grand Exit. The YAGE is the dramatic thread or post that someone makes when announcing intentions to stop posting on a forum. A typical YAGE involves both insulting other forum members and the announcement of having better things to do with his/her time than post on that forum. Generally, it's followed by "No! Don't go!" from some and some variety of "good riddance" from others. In almost all cases, the author of the YAGE returns in some form or another.
Did you see Carl's latest YAGE? He'll be back in a week.
by trefoil March 01, 2010

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=YAGE

[lunamagica]

13. Oh, I didn't know the term was so well know. Thanks!

Those posts always leave me scratching my head.

[phylny]

14. I've never heard of this term, and I think it's apt.

I wrote on the "goodbye" thread that I recently left several places I've posted for years, and I did it by just leaving - stopped posting, stopped reading. I don't really understand the goodbye thing unless, as was mentioned, you're dying. Even then, eh, I don't know, not my style, but no one here really knows me anyway

[lunamagica]

29. ICAM. I've left several forums, and the way I did it it was that I just sopped posting

I think no one ever noticed.

But others sure love to have the spotlight on them!

[fizzgig]

88. never heard that before

but very appropriate for the particular thread in question.

[Octafish]

15. I like how someone laughed and laughed at a mistake from long, long ago.

It must have caused them to miss their own mistake from just a day ago cough Twitter.

[LiberalAndProud]

18. I've noticed that epic threads get resurrected from time to time when the news is slow,

the current argument is played out and people are looking for something to read. It's one of the reasons I still love DU.

Pitt can dish it. He should be able to roll with the punches. I'll not resurrect other threads wherein he thinks the Democratic party should expel certain skeptical members, but if this really is farewell, oh well.

[Rex]

20. Yeah the shit stirrers have nothing going on so they brought up a 9 year old article of Pitts.

And now he yanked their chain with his own OP. This place never changes.

[oberliner]

19. What happened on Twitter?

Can you elaborate on what you are referencing?

[Rex]

22. Let em stew.

This is funny and watching Pitt yank the chain back I guess is entertaining. They must be on a slow burn today, having to dig up such old bruhaha.

[bvar22]

21. And many times, they don't come back.

DUs loss.

[CrawlingChaos]

44. +1

I've been reading DU a long time. Many people go and stay gone.

[pintobean]

52. But sometimes it's a win.

[bvar22]

55. That is not the way I see it.

Many, many left because the quality of discourse and debate were beneath them.
They left for better ground.

[Left coast liberal]

23. Yep. And, those posts always sound like...

...they are wishing someone, anyone would talk them out of it.

Just sayin'

[CTyankee]

27. While I didnt do a GBCW I did abruptly stop my Friday Afternoon Challenges

a couple of years ago when I found a DUer cheating (and then, denying it), after I had asked people not to. I knew it was easy to ID an image but had asked folks not to. And many, probably most, did not cheat. But this one was egregious and I simply said "NO MORE."

I'm pretty happy now with my every other week art essays so everything is fine. But at the time I felt my trust had been betrayed and that was a very bad feeling to have.

So I can understand the hurt and the feeling of being disrespected.

[monmouth4]

33. I consider you my art education and must tell you how I enjoyed this past Friday's essay...TYVM..n/t

[CTyankee]

35. oh, monmouth, how I love you...

what a dear heart you are...

I love doing them. You and others reinforce that love.

I was saddened recently when someone I thought was a good friend tried a "gotcha" question on me, just calling me up with his odd demand that I answer his "art" question and then being really disrespectful of me. I have had to end that relationship (or my part of it...I've told my husband of this discussion).

So many DUers are very knowledgeable about art and offer their own knowledge to me in those threads. It adds to my own enrichment. I cannot tell you how much I have LEARNED from doing these threads...it's beautiful and wonderful...and thank you.

[Texasgal]

49. I find that incredibly sad.

I really enjoyed those.

[CTyankee]

51. It was sad to me. What a stupid stunt!

But I'm over it now. My art threads concern art that I love and want to see considered and appreciated. I don't care if anyone doesn't want to like them. It's OK if they don't.

Everything is OK now, so I'm fine.

[hfojvt]

86. I don't find it too sad

at least that DUer was providing some answers for the rest of us. I always checked the art challenges and quickly found out - I do not know jack squat about art. Well, it was the only class I may have hated more than PE. I mean, I like to draw (or did) but I hate cutting and pasting. Once, in the fourth grade, I had to stay after school to finish this stupid art project - pasting strings to make a skeleton.

Anyway, the challenge threads always sorta bothered me because after I got skunked on the quiz, I never got to see the answers.

At least the cheating DUer was providing answers quicker than they otherwise would have been available to the rest of us.

[CTyankee]

87. hmm...I thought I had always posted the answers...

but maybe just not all at once...

[peace13]

28. People have bad days...

...this happens.

[DinahMoeHum]

30. Agreed.

. . .we all need to step aside and take a break every once in a while. Days, weeks, months, whatever.

[patricia92243]

36. I would be embarressed to quit and come back over and over. I can see once, but half a dozen

times is not learning from mistakes. Learn to just leave and keep your mouth shut - then you can sneak back with your dignity intact - lol.

[JEB]

37. The wrong posters are leaving. eom

[840high]

38. Yes. +1

[MineralMan]

74. The posters who are wrong are leaving?

Hmm.....

[JEB]

77. Hmm....indeed.

[Rex]

39. People that make threads about people that post "Farewell" threads need

Karaoke it out, people!

[oberliner]

41. If only I could sing like Barbra!

She is one of a kind.

[Rex]

42. Was just thinking that listening to here right now on Youtube.

Nobody can belt out a power ballad like Babs. She made them before the big hair rock bands of the 80s even existed.

[doc03]

43. You can't read or post on the Disscussionist unles you pay to have

the ads removed is one reason I left there.

[pintobean]

53. That's wrong.

I don't know where you got that idea, but there is no payment option over there. Use adbock and no worries.

[doc03]

56. I would try to read a thread there and while reading the screen would keep scrolling down to ads.

Someone there told me you had to pay a fee to have pop ups blocked on the site. I found it impossible to read and respond to any post so I quit going there. It was fun arguing with those idiots for a while but it is a waste since facts don't matter with them.

[madokie]

46. If you don't already

have 'em on ignore that is. I'm not much of a used car buyer myself. I purchase new only

[oberliner]

47. Where's the fun in that?

I'm not a big fan of "ignore" personally. The used care salesmen can be quite entertaining.

[madokie]

48. Too much me'ism for me

Drama queens don't get it, simple as that. I know its no fun but it is what it is

[Nye Bevan]

54. True (mad)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125533830

[NaturalHigh]

57. I remember that one too.

[NaturalHigh]

58. Help me out here. What did I miss?

Did someone post a "goodbye cruel world" thread?

[oberliner]

59. Here you go

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7015044

[NaturalHigh]

62. Thanks Oberliner.

Interesting stuff, even though I don't really know much of the back story.

[greytdemocrat]

60. Will he be back??

Bank on it.

[elias49]

61. What a fail. nt

[mackerel]

63. The best I'm leaving DU thread was the one that started out "I'm leaving DU"

I'll be back after dinner.

[Egnever]

64. This is the third or fourth time for the poster in question

If my memory serves correctly.

[Rex]

66. I don't know, if one is going to leave - the 'delete my account you cruel bastards'

is a lot more fun a thread to play with. IMO. I guess that is only for the some what new posters.

I know if I ever leave, I will at least say thanks for all the fish.

[Aerows]

67. Well let's then rejoice

that someone who had something to say with regard to Democratic politics isn't here saying it anymore.

Besides that, is it necessary to be so pompously self-satisfied when contributing members leave?

[Katashi_itto]

68. +1000

They are really desperate for an echo chamber here.

[oberliner]

69. The situation can be somewhat amusing

Especially when a poster has made such announcements before only to return shortly thereafter.

[Rex]

73. The shit stirrers are desperate people, GD-P made GD kinda benign

so they had to drum up a 9 year old post by someone they hate and then petend to be all innocent. Fuck em, they don't run this place and are just mildly annoying to most of the posters here.

What I also find amusing - they personally made sure META got shutdown with their shit stirring and now have to rely on GD to be their META pot.

[sibelian]

89. Their interest in politics is entirely subsidiary to their interest in DU.

They don't really get much done. There used to be freepers under cover on this site with more to say than these guys do these days...

[Rex]

92. I agree and it is obvious they don't give two shits about politics.

They found a way to piss off the majority of posters on DU and it still makes them giddy to this day to do it. Part of it is our faults since they crave negative attention and we give it to them out of anger and frustration.

Their interests are only in $ and pissing people off. Most of them I stopped talking to years ago, looks like the few desperate ones left craving attention need to get the same treatment.

[sibelian]

95. I actually took a whole load of them off the ignore list some time ago, just to see what they were

doing. Not to respond to them, that would be completely pointless.

They've become an efficient tag team. Unfortunately many of them haven't noticed that there's no longer really any game to play. Some of them are beginning to suspect, I think...

[Liberal Veteran]

76. Unless they pull a Walt Starr, which was hilarious. -nt

[whathehell]

78. I've noticed that..

[Brickbat]

79. Reference to drinking, sheepish expression of bro-level affection, quote from famous writer

such as HST, call to action implying some great work to come. Sprinkle with four-letter words, rinse and repeat.

[still_one]

80. yup, including me several years back.

[tularetom]

81. Unless they don't

And either way, it really has very little effect on what goes on here or elsewhere in any of our lives.

It's a narcissistic demand for attention, like a little kid threatening to hold his breath until he turns blue.

I like Will Pitt, but this is like the 3rd or 4th time he's pulled this little stunt. And yes, I totally get that somebody took kind of a shitty shot at him by reminding him of a major fuckup in his past, but give me a break. He didn't come off blameless in that episode either, he took a few nasty shots at others as well.

He may decide he wants to come back and that's fine. But he has a bit of a problem with that. If he comes back too quickly, it makes his whole poutrage thing look insincere and phony. If he waits too long, people will forget about him.

Because they will forget. Life will go on, whether Will is part of it or not.

[Peacetrain]

83. Been there and done that myself...

Sometimes you just need a break.. sure everyone will be back sooner or later

[MADem]

85. With the exception of Walt Starr....though he might have returned under another name...

You remember him, some of you???

One of the GREATEST, and SHORTEST, threads at DU!!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2507034


I miss the term "tombstone." PPR doesn't have the same zing--it sounds like a company that makes widgets, or an obscure medical procedure!

[sibelian]

91. Yes.... including me.

Not that I post here with anywhere near the frequency with which I did. It used to be so much more together...

[treestar]

94. So true.

24 business hours joke insert here.

[philosslayer]

98. "Farewell" threads have one purpose only

Ego strokes. People who post them want to hear how loved they are and how they really shouldn't leave. Its generally a sign of insecurity and a need for affirmation.

[oberliner]

99. Mission accomplished then

Plenty of ego stroking going on.

[Myrina]

101. ^^ this ^^

Yep.

[Myrina]

100. Several times, in some cases.

Oh! The Drama!!

[HFRN]

102. We should have 'I'm taking a coffee break' threads

just so people will miss us while we're away

[HFRN]

103. I think this is the point of them

'Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close up'