# Do you think people would notice if YOU stopped posting? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 17, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503 "2007-05-17T19:49:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/61 "2007-05-17T21:52:59Z")
Well, one person did notice when I started back up after a long hiatus. Of course, we had met IRL, so the connection was stronger. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/62 "2007-05-17T21:59:39Z")
Wouldn’t be missed a bit. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/63 "2007-05-17T22:00:45Z")
Eh. I did stop posting, for about two months. Even let my subscription lapse. Nobody noticed except for someone who’s my friend outside of the SDMB. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/64 "2007-05-17T22:00:51Z")
Probably not. I’m hardly a prolific poster (as evidenced by less than 450 posts and a join date in 2002), and I regularly disappear from the boards for a few weeks at a time. **What Exit?** might eventually notice as he’s met me a couple of times at his NJ Dopefests. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/65 "2007-05-17T22:05:28Z")
[QUOTE=WhyNot] Really, it not a question we can accurately answer of ourselves, is it? It’s much more about how impactful our presence is to others, and we can’t really know that. [/QUOTE] We could turn this into some kind of love-fest. I’d notice **WhyNot** and **What Exit**. **Der Tris** stopped posting for a couple weeks recently but while I noticed, I don’t generally contribute to the same threads as he so I saw no point in mentioning it. **Martini Enfield** and **Silenus** because we gravitate to the same shooting threads, and who wouldn’t miss the trials and tribulations of **Mouse\_Maven**?" ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/66 "2007-05-17T22:06:19Z")
The only person who might notice is **What Exit?** , because I wouldn’t be Yankees-stalking him any more. Other than that, nah. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/67 "2007-05-17T22:07:39Z")
I doubt I’d be missed. I don’t start or get involved in any lively debates, and I keep most of my opinions to myself, especially on more controversial issues. I don’t have a unique job or any other outstanding traits that I can share on this board. I don’t have a family to talk about (other than the family I was born into). Most of my comments in other threads don’t generate a lot of follow-ups and I don’t have very many OPs to my credit. In short, I’m probably amongst the most boring and mundane posters here. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/68 "2007-05-17T22:10:47Z")
Well, I did vanish for about a month while moving, last Novemberish. Did anyone notice ? My guess is some probably did; I seem to make an impression on some people. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/69 "2007-05-17T22:17:16Z")
My Mom would be the only one to notice. Actually I let my membership lapse with the intention of re-subscribing after midterms, but she re-upped me before I could. So at least my Mom loves me. Thanks Mom! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/70 "2007-05-17T22:19:47Z")
Hello…is this thing on? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/71 "2007-05-17T22:23:50Z")
A few people might notice my disappearance after a few weeks, but probably only those Dopers I’d met in person. As a small sample and leaving out many others (for which I apologise), I’d miss **What Exit** , **Misnomer** , **Anaamika** , **Kythereia** , **Winston Smith** , **Cunctator** , **Spoons** , **matt\_mcl** , **twickster** , **Sampiro** , **Ginger of the North** , **Lilairen** , **Scuba\_Ben** , **tokyoplayer** , **Brynda** , **RickQ**. These are Dopers I’ve either: [ul][_]met in person; [_]had Hopeless Doper Crushes on; [_]both of the above; [_]been part of the Initiation Lunacy with, or followed, been touched by, or learned from threads, discussions, or topics of theirs closely.[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/72 "2007-05-17T22:45:18Z")
[QUOTE=cher3] No. I know because I have stopped a few times over the years. [/QUOTE] Yeah, that’s what helps me believe nobody would notice. I’ve gone months without posting already. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/73 "2007-05-17T22:50:10Z")
[QUOTE=pinkfreud] There was a period of about six months when I stopped posting [/QUOTE] I don’t think there’s **anybody** who has the stamina to keep posting through a six-month period. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/74 "2007-05-17T22:54:06Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] As a small sample and leaving out many others (for which I apologise), I’d miss **What Exit** , **Misnomer** , **Anaamika** , **Kythereia** , **Winston Smith** , **Cunctator** , **Spoons** , **matt\_mcl** , **twickster** , **Sampiro** , **Ginger of the North** , **Lilairen** , **Scuba\_Ben** , **tokyoplayer** , **Brynda** , **RickQ**. [/QUOTE] Well, at least this explains why you’re not replying to my emails. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/75 "2007-05-17T22:54:41Z")
I was going to say that I wasn’t sure anyone would notice but then I remembered seeing someone ask about me “being back” in the Snark Pit a couple weeks ago so, even with a drastically reduced presence, I still register on some people’s radar. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/76 "2007-05-17T23:03:16Z")
We notice when people stop posting in the MMP. I hope someone would notice there if I stopped posting. Outside of that group, probably not. I’d wondered about **olivesmarch4th** (thanks for the link, **Noone Special** , and periodically note that I haven’t seen certain posters around for a while. In a community this big, it’s hard to notice most missing people quickly. There are several people in this thread that I know I’d miss eventually. _I_ notice when you haven’t been posting, **Idle Thoughts** ; I’m sure I’m not the only one. GT ---
**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/77 "2007-05-17T23:04:45Z")
Not a chance. I really did disappear for months awhile ago, and not a soul took notice. Which is fine with me, actually. I’d be much more concerned if my husband didn’t notice I was gone. I would notice if you were gone, **WhyNot**. You make me laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/78 "2007-05-17T23:09:36Z")
Heh, I just looked at a couple of threads I had replied to and then felt the vague urge to yell: “And what am I? Chopped liver?” … so no, I don’t think so. Strangely enough, I know almost everybody who replied to this thread, but I don’t think I’d necessarily notice if somebody stopped posting (maybe apart from the really prolific posters mentioned). However, sometimes when I read a name I go “huh, haven’t seen that poster around for a bit”, so I apparently notice subconsciously. Usually it turns out that the thread in question has been zombified… ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/79 "2007-05-17T23:14:08Z")
Nope. Reading through the replies to this thread, I’ve seen several names I don’t recognize, several I barely recognize, and just a few that I feel I know fairly well because I read their posts that often. I think most of the respondents to this thread are about as memorable as I am. I’m cool with it. I should add that I noticed Lissa’s absence because somebody started a thread about Henry VIII’s family and she didn’t show up in it. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503/80 "2007-05-17T23:15:15Z")
[QUOTE=AHunter3] What **CalMeacham** said. (Except with other, more **AHunter3** -specific factors substituted for unusual sig lines and optics threads). People would notice _eventually_. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I think I’d notice if someone started a thread about mental illness and/or involuntary commitment, I’d probably think, “Huh, I wonder why AHunter3 hasn’t chimed in yet? Oh look, shiny thing!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-would-notice-if-you-stopped-posting/404503.md?page=5)