# No Rage-quit, But Goodbye Everyone **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 1, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071 "2013-02-01T21:11:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/41 "2013-02-02T05:09:48Z")
Well…okay. But remember: _nothing_ is perfect. Best wishes. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/42 "2013-02-02T06:40:57Z")
I’ll be scouring the news for word of that invention you would’ve prototyped already if only you hadn’t read all of mademoiselle’s movie seat rantings. Can those of us here still get first dibs on the HoverSocks 1.0? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/43 "2013-02-02T08:43:34Z")
I know my posts are a waste of time for me to write and for you to read. It is the posts that I have read that are a value to me. I do tend to stay out of GD and GQ. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/44 "2013-02-02T12:45:49Z")
Shame about all the invective towards a member who explains why he is going. Good luck Alka Seltza and I hope you change your mind. ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/45 "2013-02-02T14:56:11Z")
A few quick clarifications, and then I am off. Firstly, a few people are imaging drama here, where there is none. It’s simply about priorities. I have work and personal commitments, and two books to write. The latter is a process I’m finding immensely enjoyable. The feedback I have received so far suggests that this is a worthwhile endeavour. And if they are to remain unpublished, well, that is a future I can contemplate without distress. Secondly, no insult is implied by me leaving. Whether your own participation is worthwhile to yourself is a question only you can answer. Apologies if people feel slighted. As I said above, I intend to lurk the forums from time-to-time. There are quite a few posters who are worth listening to here, in diverse ways. The OP is a bit of reflection on the board’s posting habits and my own: it’s meant to be constructive criticism, even if the language is quite harsh in a couple places. I have learned some lessons here. For example, if I participate in online discussions in the future, my responses need to be more measured - I should ignore the urge to rush into threads. My posting history sells short both my writing abilities and the quality of my ideas, which is why I have very few regrets at severing myself from it. Perhaps a mod should consider closing the thread soon? Discussion of posting habits has been practically non-existent, this thread serving little purpose. Finally, a big thank you to the posters who have taken the time to correct my mistakes. **Chronos** probably wins on post count here, as I like to participate in astronomy threads, but don’t always get things right. I am neither a professional astronomer, or a physicist. I do usually make the effort to acknowledge corrections, and to indicate where a poster has succeeded in changing my mind about something. Your efforts have been appreciated. > [@Cicero](#): > > Shame about all the invective towards a member who explains why he is going. I expected little else. Post a thread on the internet, and soon the vultures of nitpick shall flock their way hither. (I should know, at times I have been among their number, looking to find fault rather than searching for the poster’s intent.) Some people will betray that they haven’t comprehended the OP; or even read beyond the first line. Others will choose advertise their lack of online social skills, attempt to troll, or arrogantly attempt to speak for others - this is no concern of mine. Others will make unwarranted assumptions - sometimes it is only necessary to read a tiny fraction of a 31 page thread to declare it an epic failure, with confidence. Best wishes everyone, and a thank you to those who have taken the trouble to wish me well. I am greatly looking forward to the next few months, and feeling more optimistic than I have done in a very long time. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/46 "2013-02-02T15:03:02Z")
Well, he’s back. Oh, wait… that’s somebody else, isn’t it? I’m all confused… ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/47 "2013-02-02T15:29:45Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > See you tomorrow. Called it. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/48 "2013-02-02T15:31:11Z")
If the OP actually _did_ read all 31 pages of the theater-seat-give-up thread, it’s no wonder that the board is impeding production of his novel(s) and other paradigm-shifting accomplishments. Changing one’s password in such instances is not enough. I suggest trashing all computers and other internet access devices (smash hard drives into atoms first), altering travel routes to avoid libraries and other places where the Dope can be accessed, and preferably buying a cabin high in the Cascades where no Wi-Fi will ever penetrate, to be really really safe. ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/49 "2013-02-02T15:32:51Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Alka Seltzer is clearly worried that his willpower will be inadequate to overcome his habits. I can understand that. If you want to stop eating cheesecake, then you change your route home from work so you don’t pass by the Cheesecake Factory. :eek:They make entire cheesecake factories? Goodbye Alka Seltzer ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/50 "2013-02-02T15:52:13Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > I don’t understand why one has to go through all this sturm and drang and flouncing as if the SDMB was some sort of opiate. (Oh, wait…). Just stop posting. Pretty much nobody will notice your absence. Or, care. Eh, I’d rather know somebody’s leaving on purpose, than five months down the road somebody says, “hey, whatever happened to **Alka Seltzer**? He hasn’t posted in months” and then we start wondering if another doper died and nobody knew. Bye Alka Seltzer. Have fun with your newfound free time. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/51 "2013-02-02T16:37:22Z")
> [@Alka\_Seltzer](#): > > …no insult is implied… Indeed, they were quite explicit. “This board [meaning, of course, the group of people who post here] kind of sucks, but not completely.” And you’re surprised that people take that amiss? If you need more time in your life, say so and say goodbye. If you have a problem with a thread or a poster, take it up then and there (or don’t – just ignore it). But flinging poo indiscriminately and then calling for thread closure when you get pushback flies unproductively in the face of this board’s culture and, for some of us anyway, sours your departure. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/52 "2013-02-02T23:05:01Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > stop eating cheesecake These words make no sense whatsoever when arranged in this order. /hijack ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/53 "2013-02-03T06:00:40Z")
> [@Alka\_Seltzer](#): > > A few quick clarifications… I intend to lurk the forums from time-to-time. There are quite a few posters who are worth listening to here, in diverse ways. Good to hear. I’ve cut back to lurking when busy with “real analog stuff”. That saves a surprising amount of time-- if I’m not replying to topics, I’m not thinking about what I have to contribute, and I can “just listen”. In fact, I’ve got a masterpiece to produce in the other room… see y’all! [performs a cartoon exit, stage left] ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/54 "2013-02-09T03:32:15Z")
While I like that you indicated that you aren’t dead and are just leaving, it still is overly dramatic, and, yes, insulting. Not just what you said, but the fact that you are randomizing your password so as to guarantee you can’t come back. It’s that extra little bit that imbues your post with venom. Just say that you’re leaving for a while, not sure if you’ll be back, and leave it at that. If you’re worried about accidentally coming back, as Tuba for a sabbatical. Don’t do what you do when you can’t get your account deleted from a bad website. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071/55 "2013-02-09T04:10:12Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > Shame about all the invective towards a member who explains why he is going. > > Good luck Alka Seltza and I hope you change your mind. > [@Jenaroph](#): > > Eh, I’d rather know somebody’s leaving on purpose, than five months down the road somebody says, “hey, whatever happened to **Alka Seltzer**? He hasn’t posted in months” and then we start wondering if another doper died and nobody knew. > > Bye Alka Seltzer. Have fun with your newfound free time. Both of these. Sorry to see you go and hope that you find happiness in whatever you do. Peace. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rage-quit-but-goodbye-everyone/649071.md?page=2)