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Gypsy Jan
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Why Do Posters Feel the Need to Announce That They are Leaving the Board?
Why did Jesse and Skeet and maybe others I don't remember feel the need to announce their renouncement?
I don't get it? If you want to go away, then just go away.
I am not being dismissive or saying that I won't miss their commentary, but I do not like being blamed as a member of Baja Nomad for their
disenchantment.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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EnsenadaDr
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Mood: Move on. It is just a chapter in the past, but don't close the book- just turn the page
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Well, one reason is justified, because when Skipjack left no one knew what happened until he came back and said he had been ill, and now no one knows
what happened to Mr. Bill, so it might be a good idea to notify someone in case people get worried.
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thebajarunner
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Location: Arizona....."Free at last from crumbling Cali
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101% agree!!
I have left twice, in my nearly ten years here.
Both for issues that I do not intend to rehash, but which were personal and painful.
Each time I left- just left- no comment, no adios, no great speech of denunciation.
Each time, after some time had passed, I was contacted personally by members, we discussed, and I still stayed away.
And, each time I have returned it was due to a recent trip south and a sense of seriously missing the board.
Will I leave again? Quien sabe? Who knows?
But, I can assure you that if I do, I will not tell you, I will just fade into the night.
I think great departure speeches are part of the "drama queen" aspect of those that feel compelled to make those spirited announcements....
Just my view of things.
(And, FYI, if you stay away too long you better remember your password, cuz the site will dis-remember you)
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Russ
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I think they are pretty pi$$ed off at the time and are expressing their thoughts. There are many many that have just faded into the sunset. And I'll
miss many of them. You've been here a long time Gypsy Jan and know the frustration any forum can give you. As you know there are some that are
abrasive that seem to enjoy making inflammatory statements. Those shouldn't be addressed in any way. Other than letting the moderators know they are
inappropriate.
For those who have left us I hope they are better off without the badgering that goes on here.
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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DENNIS
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Because the board has been important to them, and they feel compelled to say they're disatisfied with the changes. They still feel attached to the
friends here that they had at one time, but many of those friends leave the board, one by one, and soon no one familiar is left to talk with.
Everything morphs.....as does the board. Leaders take over and followers leave.
I, for one, miss many of the posters who tolerated me when I first arrived and grew to be my friends here. The list is long.
I see this place as a neighborhood bar. The clientele is solid and they have their own seats, but they come and go. Sometimes they die.....and that
happens here. We honor in death those Nomads who have passed in our midst as well as those we hear about from times past.
What I'm trying to say is.....posters who announce their departure just want to be recognized as worthy of someone saying, "Please don't leave."
And.....they usually hear that.
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Cisco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
no one knows what happened to Mr. Bill, so it might be a good idea to notify someone in case people get worried. |
Umm. Not a worry.
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Skipjack Joe
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Usually people leave because they are fed up with something. Something bothers them and they don't see a change coming. Leaving is a last resort. It's
really a failure of a nomad community to address the issue at hand. So I don't look upon this very favorably.
I'm fine with a person announcing his intention to leave. It brings to light once again the issue at hand and how important it was to that one member.
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dbrooks
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I've been a lurker since 2004. There are a lot of shrivs on this board - but some of you take some great trips and pics. The drama is fun to read
sometimes...try not to take yourselves too seriously.
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willardguy
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it is surprising seems most insist on having the last word!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
it is surprising seems most insist on having the last word!
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The last what? 
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thebajarunner
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Dennis sees it as the neighborhood bar,
I liken it more to the beach campfire, where you can wander in, and right back out if the discussion goes south.
But, I am sticking with the "drama queen" observation.
In business I have an iron clad rule....
Don't tell me you quit unless you really mean it.
Cuz once you say the magic word, you ain't comin back, Baby!!!
Don't even think about it.
"I quit" means------
"I quit"!!!!
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Paula
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Great question Jan!
And I find that I have replies to a several of the replies here. I considered separate posts with quotes I am answering, but that is more space than
I want to fill. So I offer my numbered response:
1. Jan, I think you can add Grover and Braulio to the list of announcers. I think all had differing reasons for announcing. All four were
interesting contributors in very different ways. One who didn't announce is my husband, Don Alley. His posts were valuable and intelligent, and at
times unreasonable. He just decided that there were enough things in the world that p****d him off, and why listen to all the c**p here??? He is now
happily active on several guitar boards, and he is delighted with the moderators ability to keep things civil without ruining whole conversations. He
has decided that basically guitar players (he is an incredible one) are a lot smarter, nicer, happier people than fishermen (he's a good one of those
too).
I think you should not feel at all responsible when people leave, you are NEVER an offender! When people need to announce they are usually frustrated
with a few people, often the Big Boss and a handful of other rather dominant posters.
2. Ensenada Dr, I think you must be a really good Mom! 
3. DENNIS, I really miss that wild and crazy totally offensive, but absolutely spot on smart and RRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAALLLLLLLLy funny guy that showed
up out of no where. I confess to having reported you a time or two when it had nothing to do with me, you were just so out of line! By the way, you
may be the only person I've bothered to report But being the new suave
and debonaire DENNIS is probably better for your mental health? You are still very entertaining, thank you.
4. thebajarunner-- puh-leeze. Is a beach fire really so different than a bar? Last I knew you could come and go from a bar as you like. You are
picking nits here. I almost called you a nitpicker, but I want to keep this post civil.
I have thought of leaving, and someday I may. I will probably have to announce, as I always feel a need to explain and defend myself, and to have the
last word. I do know that if I leave it will have more to do with my own response to something rather than someone else's words. I am just shocked
at times by my rudeness and hostility here! Actually I have distanced myself, gone for weeks with out looking in, but then I'll just check todays
posts, and someone will post a trip report or a great set of photos (hi there Igor!). The good stuff here is very very good.
And if Mr. Bill never shows his pathetic self here again, it will be too soon for me. Oops, there I go... see what I mean 
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Paula
3. DENNIS, I really miss that wild and crazy totally offensive, but absolutely spot on smart and RRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAALLLLLLLLy funny guy that showed
up out of no where. I confess to having reported you a time or two when it had nothing to do with me, you were just so out of line! By the way, you
may be the only person I've bothered to report But being the new suave
and debonaire DENNIS is probably better for your mental health? You are still very entertaining, thank you.
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You've always been one of my favorite people here, Paula. Thanks for hitting the report button on me when you did. No telling what trouble I'd have
gotten into. I'm sure you saved me from my own oblivion.
Thanks again.
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[Edited on 6-3-2012 by DENNIS]
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Paula
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Love shack babeeeee YEAH!!!!!*
*I'll probably delete this post in the morning
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Paula
Love shack babeeeee YEAH!!!!!*
*I'll probably delete this post in the morning |
Maybe not.
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Ken Cooke
Elite Nomad
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Mood: Pole Line Road postponed due to injury
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windgrrl
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To have the last word?
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
~ I-Ching
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Ateo
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Agree with every post above.
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captkw
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EXIT STAGE LEFT !!
snaggle puss !! K & T
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Skipjack Joe
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So Don Alley left as well?
That's too bad. In addition to being a good guitar player and fisherman he was a pretty good photographer. I'm surprised that he was frustrated with
this site because he never said anything. And I guess he left in the same manner.
I agree that more active moderation would improve this site. But the hostility is way down compared to say 5 years ago. I can still remember the
showdowns Baja Blackie had with David K in those days.
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