# I hate it when long time dopers disappear. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 13, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817 "2013-11-13T14:56:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/1 "2013-11-13T14:56:52Z")
TDN hasn’t posted in about 6 weeks or so now and I haven’t seen Jack Batty around in awhile, though his profile doesn’t say when he last logged in. I think Jack posted that he lost his job right after purchasing a house. Anyway, I worry about you guys. Quit disappearing please. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/2 "2013-11-13T16:36:33Z")
Yeah, I’ve met **tdn** IRL, now that you mention it, he has been absent. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/3 "2013-11-13T16:40:38Z")
**Stranger On A Train** has been away for awhile. That dude is an actual rocket scientist. Also,he states things with such authority and conviction that even when he’s wrong, it sounds perfectly right. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/4 "2013-11-13T16:43:38Z")
I do too. Nobody would miss me, though. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/5 "2013-11-13T16:47:55Z")
> [@bup](#): > > I do too. > > Nobody would miss me, though. Who? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/6 "2013-11-13T17:29:20Z")
> [@bup](#): > > I do too. > > Nobody would miss me, though. Well, not so much here, but I do enjoy our Lexulous games on FB. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/7 "2013-11-13T17:38:48Z")
Who are you? ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/8 "2013-11-13T17:53:16Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > **Stranger On A Train** has been away for awhile. . . . Well, about 30 days of it was involuntary, as he got a big smackdown. Whether or not he chooses to return remains to be seen. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/9 "2013-11-13T17:54:18Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > **Stranger On A Train** has been away for awhile. That dude is an actual rocket scientist. Also,he states things with such authority and conviction that even when he’s wrong, it sounds perfectly right. He was suspended for two months for a completely uncharacteristic outburst. He’s back now, commenting very eruditely on the film Gravity. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/10 "2013-11-13T18:08:01Z")
tdn was laid off 6 weeks ago. I’m guessing he doesn’t have a home computer, or he would have at least posted _something_ by now. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/11 "2013-11-13T18:13:08Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > He was suspended for two months for a completely uncharacteristic outburst. He’s back now, commenting very eruditely on the film Gravity. He does seem wound a little too tight. So a rocket scientist in a Gravity thread…Colour me surprised. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/12 "2013-11-13T18:29:05Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > He’s back now, commenting very eruditely on the film Gravity. I tried to PM a welcome back but it’s disabled, so… **Stranger** , if you see this it’s nice to have ya back, dude. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/13 "2013-11-13T18:36:03Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > I tried to PM a welcome back but it’s disabled, so… **Stranger** , if you see this it’s nice to have ya back, dude. His posts in that thread are from 5 weeks ago. I don’t know if he’s still suspended or not, but he hasn’t posted in 5 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/14 "2013-11-13T18:36:43Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > I tried to PM a welcome back but it’s disabled, so… **Stranger** , if you see this it’s nice to have ya back, dude. I second this. He is a great credit to the Dope. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/15 "2013-11-13T18:42:49Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > His posts in that thread are from 5 weeks ago. I don’t know if he’s still suspended or not, but he hasn’t posted in 5 weeks. Sorry, you are right. I suppose the two months aren’t up yet. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/16 "2013-11-13T18:43:20Z")
I’ve been wondering where **Silver Tyger** has gone lately. She’s usually very active in the NaNo threads, but she hasn’t posted this time. ---
**Author:** ![Haunted\_Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/94ad74/32.png) [@Haunted\_Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted_Pasta)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/17 "2013-11-13T18:52:13Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > TDN hasn’t posted in about 6 weeks or so now I noticed his absence this summer- he actually hasn’t posted since late May. His last activity at all was about six weeks ago (early October). Not sure what’s up, but I miss his posts. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/18 "2013-11-13T19:04:56Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > Sorry, you are right. I suppose the two months aren’t up yet. No. One month, not two. His status is now ‘guest,’ not ‘suspended.’ He just doesn’t want any private messages, so he has no contact tab. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/19 "2013-11-13T19:05:15Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > I’ve been wondering where **Silver Tyger** has gone lately. She’s usually very active in the NaNo threads, but she hasn’t posted this time. She’s writing a lot right now - posts a bit on Facebook about the trials and travails of accidentally changing tenses mid-stream and the like. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817/20 "2013-11-13T19:06:25Z")
> [@Lacunae\_Matata](#): > > She’s writing a lot right now - posts a bit on Facebook about the trials and travails of accidentally changing tenses mid-stream and the like. I was hoping that was all it was. Glad to hear she’s doing okay. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-long-time-dopers-disappear/673817.md?page=2)