Originally Posted by scho63:
I'm always shocked that someone posts 25,000 times and averages 5-10 posts a day for years and then suddenly quits cold turkey without reason; no fights with anyone, no banning from mods, not declaring they are leaving for a specific purpose like military or marriage or relocation.
There are quite a few posters that fit that bill.
I've taken several breaks over the years, so I actually don't find it all that surprising.... a lot of people would probably rather leave than cause a bunch of drama. There have been guys like KcMizzou who I believe voiced their complaints, just not in a way that caused a bunch of drama.
I'm sure some people just say fuck it with no intention of coming back, but I could see some turning a 2 month break into 3 into 6, then for whatever reason don't care enough to come back (or at least not post).
I'd say most of it is breaking the habit... once CP isn't a tab on your browser and it's not one of the default places you go, it's actually pretty easy to get away.
ENDelt is probably the most extreme example though... dude racked up almost 60,000 posts in 6-7 years (he was at 50 posts/day for a long while), then just left (got married). [Reply]