I haven't actually had any of these at my forums, but I remember that when I used to frequent the Atari Forums, these were created every now and then - and in almost every case, the person came back within the next few weeks. Even most of the other members would say "see you soon" I probably would close and archive it as soon as I see it, though, because that sort of thing isn't really needed, in my opinion - too much drama.

I think posting a vacation thread is fine (except in most cases - at least at any MyBB forums - I just set my status to away with the reason and return date). I think I've even posted a vacation thread here before... and I probably will this summer, too

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We have this in our Rules & Regulations -
'Goodbye & Permanently leaving threads are not allowed'
Moderators are instructed to remove all such threads (or posts)

I got my first one about two weeks ago. Some ex-mod who got pissed off because we fired him for being a little too immature. Eventually he posted his "I'm leaving for good" thread. Now, my reaction to the thread was dependent upon many factors. If the member had been someone I felt was constructive in his posting and that the community would be diminished by the loss then I would have maybe tried to win him around and resolve the problem which caused the thread. As it was, the kid is a shit, so with his claim of "leaving for good" I decided to help him by changing the password and email on his account. Now he truly has left for good because he cannot log back in. I'll not stand for some punk undoing months of hard work to get a community off the ground because he's not happy with some insignificant event, feature or thread.

If, however, it was someone who was leaving due to other commitments and they left wishing us the best of luck, etc etc etc, I would leave the thread open and say good bye and good luck to that member. It depends upon the reason for goodbye, I guess.

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Yes, these threads are the "I hate this forum" or "I hate the members here" threads, not leaving for vacation threads. I'm talking this over with the staff, and we're considering the banning option for those who wish to leave for bad reasons.

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Drama queens or attention whores, this words describe them best. I have it in the rules that good-bye threads are deleted. We understand they have a personal life aside the forums and we're glad to see them when they have the time. But starting such threads has only 1 result: thread deletion. Such threads cause a negative "feeling" on the community and they're to be avoided

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I don't allow anything such as this. I usually ban the person as soon as they make such a thread or post.

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I would delete the thread, no questions asked. It does nothing positive for your community, and all these people want is attention.

I typically wouldn't ban the person right away, unless they have had problems in the past, but as soon as they cause trouble after the goodbye thread, I would ban them. You can't tolerate this kind of stuff because all it is is an attempt to bring down your forums or create controversy.

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Agreed.

Chris

I've never had one of these threads either and haven't seen one
on any site I've visited, but I did have one Member send me a PM
requesting to be removed and gave her reasons why which were fair enough,
considering she'd stopped posting anyway. With regard to 'Members Rights',
well, people have the 'right' to do a lot of things, but that doesn't
necessarily make whatever it is they want to do 'right' and 'permissable'.

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Simple way to stop it - Let them know that if you post a goodbye thread, you mean it, and won't be let back

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