# I return to SMDB after a four year sabbatical

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-return-to-smdb-after-a-four-year-sabbatical/571483>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 15, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-return-to-smdb-after-a-four-year-sabbatical/571483 "2011-02-15T19:08:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![leroy\_the\_mule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6a8cbe/32.png) [@leroy\_the\_mule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leroy_the_mule)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-return-to-smdb-after-a-four-year-sabbatical/571483/1 "2011-02-15T19:08:28Z")

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Hello to all my invisible friends on the internet who have been keeping the SDMB going while I wasn’t.

Fondly remembering the valuable education and laughs you have given me, I went for a digital stroll through my old bookmarks. My last visit was in March 2007, around when I lost my computer job and went back to farming full time. I half expected to find a dead URL, or a moribund husk kept alive by losers who won’t let go of their umpteen-page philosophy argument. Instead, the board looks as good and lively as it ever did.

Thank you great acolytes of Cecil!

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**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-return-to-smdb-after-a-four-year-sabbatical/571483/2 "2011-02-15T19:22:10Z")

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I don’t know if we’ve ever interacted, but I did want to say welcome back. Hopefully you’ll stick around this time.

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**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-return-to-smdb-after-a-four-year-sabbatical/571483/3 "2011-02-15T19:23:21Z")

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> [@leroy\_the\_mule](#):
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> …or a moribund husk kept alive by losers who won’t let go of their umpteen-page philosophy argument…

Um…  
…yeah. None of that around here. On an unrelated topic, maybe you should not visit Great Debates. Anyway, welcome back!

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-return-to-smdb-after-a-four-year-sabbatical/571483/4 "2011-02-15T19:24:04Z")

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You’ve _grown_ since we saw you last. Welcome back.