User talk:NoSeptember/Leaving

The MeatballWiki is currently AFU'd, but as soon as it is fixed, you should probably add a link to their essay on Goodbye to the main page. Blank Verse 11:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I did so. Thanks :). NoSeptember  21:01, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Unannounced departures
One caveat might apply. Sometimes people leave with a good, short, succint reason, and then explain themselves when they come back. I'm fine with that. More problematic is when people leave unannounced, but their actions make it clear they are in fact leaving. If they come back, I again think a well-written explanation can help re-integration. It is the soap-opera drama exits that really rile me. Even an explanation doesn't help much, as it is the nature of the exit that reveals something about that person's character and how they handle stressful situations. I'm in two minds as to whether an unannounced departure is more or less bad than a dramatic announced departure. I suppose a long period of inactivity can be followed up by notes on the talk page and e-mails. Anyway, I've been looking for a while for something like what you've written here, and I agree with it entirely. Slow and steady wins the race. Commitment is a good thing. Carcharoth 13:12, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Is everyone still here?
I'm now wondering if everyone on this list is still here... :-) The results might be depressing, so I won't investigate just yet! Carcharoth 13:14, 15 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I know User:Alkivar is gone. Grand  master  ka  20:29, 15 February 2007 (UTC) AND User:Crzrussian.  Grand  master  ka  20:31, 15 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Both of them came back! Albeit crz came back with a new name and said he was just starting fresh. James086 Talk &#124;  Email 14:01, 21 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Strange. User:Francs2000 signed here upon leaving Wikipedia.
 * Generally speaking, should we indicate, in some way, the signatories who have left? Waltham, The Duke of 11:46, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Similar pledges
Mercury made a similar pledge in his user space (and transcluded to his user talk page) without signing this page. That seems to be a good solution for those who wish to slightly tweak the wording or make the pledge in a more public manner. NoSeptember 06:56, 4 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Mercury's version looks nicer as well! :-P Carcharoth (talk) 01:07, 5 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Mercury's version seems to have been deleted. You were saying? Waltham, The Duke of 11:46, 20 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Er, I was going to copy it here, but it is rather long. Pity. Carcharoth (talk) 03:43, 6 May 2009 (UTC) Yes, I realise this a over a year later...


 * I suppose it is. Waltham, The Duke of 08:13, 16 February 2010 (UTC) Never let that stand in your way.