# "Posting Sabbatical"? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 4, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-sabbatical/355433 "2006-05-04T19:28:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-sabbatical/355433/1 "2006-05-04T19:28:43Z")
Under [Inigo Montoya](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?userid=45095)’s username, his membership status reads “Posting Sabbatical.” I haven’t seen this before, and a search in this forum and by keyword didn’t turn up any clues. What does it mean? ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-sabbatical/355433/2 "2006-05-04T19:32:39Z")
It is especially strange as he’s been posting today. That’s some sabbatical 😃 . ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-sabbatical/355433/3 "2006-05-04T20:27:42Z")
Sometimes people need to take a break for one reason or another. The reasons are varied as to circumstance and individual, but most often it’s employed by people facing special projects/big deadlines who need a little help staying away from the board. They figure if they can read but not post they won’t linger and will get their work done instead. You may request a posting sabbatical at any time. When this happens you have all the privileges members usually have . . . except that you cannot make posts. The subscription clock still ticks, everything else goes on, and when you’re ready to become a posting member of the community again, all it takes is a an email to me to switch you back to where you wuz. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-sabbatical/355433/4 "2006-05-04T20:32:27Z")
Thanks for the answer **Tuba**. **Inigo** , you need to get off of that damned pirate ship and get your butt back here right away buster. I mean I hope all is well and you come back soon, 'k? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-sabbatical/355433/5 "2006-05-04T20:56:44Z")
Thanks again, **Tuba**. I knew people sometimes asked to be suspended, but I didn’t know that there was a seperate title for it. Good to know! ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-sabbatical/355433/6 "2006-05-05T01:57:54Z")
That’s a great option. Glad to know it’s in place. It beats spanking myself with a newspaper and throwing myself out the window. (Old joke.) Seriously, thanks.