# Could you give up the SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 24, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258 "2013-02-24T16:41:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/1 "2013-02-24T16:41:04Z")
I spend far too much time on here. Often I spend hours reading all the different threads when I could be doing more productive things. But there’s always something interesting to read here, dammit! I don’t know if I have the self-control to just quit cold turkey, do you? ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/2 "2013-02-24T16:51:32Z")
I could quit, and probably will for the usual reason: having it open on my left-hand screen is an endless distraction from the paying/productive content on the other two screens. I am one of those who works bests in short bursts, with stops for mental diversion, and SDMB is just too damned good; I can’t keep my diversions short and infrequent enough. I have a massive, expensive and critical project that is behind schedule, in part due to exactly what I’m doing right now. Damn all you interesting people to AOL! ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/3 "2013-02-24T16:53:59Z")
> [@NitroPress](#): > > . I am one of those who works bests in short bursts, with stops for mental diversion, and SDMB is just too damned good; I can’t keep my diversions short and infrequent enough. LeechBlock is my lifesaver for this - not for the SDMB, but for another site that’s a huge timesuck for me. As for me, I could easily give up the SDMB - I’ve been gone for months at a time in the past without even realizing it. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/4 "2013-02-24T16:54:53Z")
But seriously, a LOT of self-control. But I could. . . yeah . . .that’s it. I can quit anytime I want, see? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/5 "2013-02-24T18:40:54Z")
I give it up all the time. Every so often, the selection of threads bore me, so I stop coming. I’ll poke back in every couple weeks, see if there’s anything of interest, and if so, I’ll post. Otherwise I’ll stay away for a while longer. So if it shut down, or if someone put a gun to my head and told me to quit, I’d have no real problem. That being said, I do enjoy this place, and when it’s hopping, it’s often my favorite place on the Intertubes. ---
**Author:** ![Cumberdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/6 "2013-02-24T19:10:46Z")
Yes. I can often go for weeks without checking in. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/7 "2013-02-24T19:21:17Z")
I could, but I like it here and don’t really want to stop. When it went pay-to-post, I paid. I’ve gone a month or two at a time without checking in, though, when I’m really busy or all the threads seem to be about stuff that doesn’t interest me. If the SDMB disappeared suddenly, I’d learn to live without it, but I would certainly miss it. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/8 "2013-02-24T19:37:27Z")
My post per day average used to be around 13 PPD during the first few years of my membership. It’s since dropped to 3.75 and steadily ticks lower. It’s pretty much just inertia that keeps me active here. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/9 "2013-02-24T20:13:02Z")
Easiest thing in the world. I’ve given it up several times a day for the past 14 years. ---
**Author:** ![BlueMit11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@BlueMit11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueMit11)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/10 "2013-02-24T21:02:33Z")
[I already did](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=683333). But then I came back. So, no? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/11 "2013-02-24T22:10:35Z")
I’ve taken several sabbaticals of several years duration, so sure. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/12 "2013-02-24T22:24:48Z")
I took a break of some very large number of years for no particular reason, and I imagine I could do it again. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/13 "2013-02-24T23:01:35Z")
The longest I’ve ever been able to go is 3 months. I actually once bought a program that locked me out of it and had my husband make up the password. That was at a time where it really wasn’t healthy for me, both because I took everything personally and because I was using it as a substitute for real life social interaction. So, no. It appears that I’m pretty addicted. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/14 "2013-02-24T23:13:03Z")
It’s easy to leave, I’ve left hundreds of times. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/15 "2013-02-24T23:14:34Z")
It seems to be going downhill quality wise so one day I’ll just quit showing up. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/16 "2013-02-24T23:57:15Z")
Only if something fundamental changed. If it stays relatively as is, and the members continue to be interesting, I would struggle to leave. It’s where I spend most of my free time each day. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/17 "2013-02-25T00:07:21Z")
nm - lone cashew got there first ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/18 "2013-02-25T00:14:05Z")
Did that already. It didn’t take. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/19 "2013-02-25T02:34:35Z")
I’ll quit when everybody else quits. Or the Singularity happens. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258/20 "2013-02-25T12:58:32Z")
I check in pretty much every day. It would be sad if SDMB went away but life would go on. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-give-up-the-sdmb/651258.md?page=2)