Missing Members

[ChamberNut]

I'm not so sure. How do you know?

Because they are both on another forum.

[Szykneij]

OK, my mistake. I thought you were referring to MI.

Limiting the number of times a poster can quit and rejoin was made earlier as a tongue-in-cheek comment, but what about a time limit restriction before someone can come back? Maybe a 6 month enforced hiatus would make people view quitting less capriciously.

[Florestan]

Because they are both on another forum.

My mistake, then. I could've bet he's Bachtoven alright.

[ChamberNut]

My mistake, then. I could've bet he's Bachtoven alright.

Unless it's the same person posting on multiple accounts, which I guess is always a possibility.

[Que]

I'm not so sure. How do you know?

You're right.They are (were) the same person.

[Mandryka]

Limiting the number of times a poster can quit and rejoin was made earlier as a tongue-in-cheek comment, but what about a time limit restriction before someone can come back? Maybe a 6 month enforced hiatus would make people view quitting less capriciously.

Why? It's a totally harmless foible as far as I can see. Some people are compulsive CD buyers, some people are compulsive account deleters. So what?

[Harry]

I lost count and sight on all those members that come and go as they please. What is the fun of this. I like things steady. I have lost so many friends over the years on GMG, quite painful actually. Especially when one gets older its a soothing thought that you can count on a status quo, right? Mazel Tov.

[Spotted Horses]

Limiting the number of times a poster can quit and rejoin was made earlier as a tongue-in-cheek comment, but what about a time limit restriction before someone can come back? Maybe a 6 month enforced hiatus would make people view quitting less capriciously.

That seems like it would be cumbersome to implement for our volunteer moderators, especially since people can re-register with a different email account.

On another board there is no "delete my account" button. You have to email the admin and request your account be deleted. That would limit impulse quits.

When people bring up term limits for political office opponents reply "there are term limits, they are called elections." At some level we have re-registration limits, which are called admins. I supposed the admin could decide "enough is enough," on a case by case basis.

[Spotted Horses]

You're right.They are (were) the same person.

Bachtoven and Klavierman?

[ChamberNut]

You're right.They are (were) the same person.

Well, I stand corrected and duped. And a little miffed, if I'm being honest. As that person has two current accounts at the 'other place'.

@Florestan

[Spotted Horses]

Well, I stand corrected and duped. And a little miffed, if I'm being honest. As that person has two current accounts at the 'other place'.

Bachtoven and Klavierman?

[ChamberNut]

I lost count and sight on all those members that come and go as they please. What is the fun of this. I like things steady. I have lost so many friends over the years on GMG, quite painful actually. Especially when one gets older its a soothing thought that you can count on a status quo, right? Mazel Tov.

We can always count on the grumpy shabby bear! 

[Madiel]

Why? It's a totally harmless foible as far as I can see. Some people are compulsive CD buyers, some people are compulsive account deleters. So what?

Imagine trying to deal with someone in "real life" who constantly changed their identity.

We'd usually consider that a sign of fraud or some other problem.

Similarly, someone who came and went unpredictably would be given limited trust.

This gets at fairly fundamental questions about whether we consider the Internet a means for interacting with other human beings or whether you are all just bits of entertainment in my universe.

[Florestan]

Bachtoven and Klavierman?

Yes. One and the same.

[Spotted Horses]

In any case, I think we need to stop obsessing on missing members. It only encourages the narcissists to go missing.

[Harry]

Yes. One and the same.

Yep is was fairly obvious, He simply took the opposite of a Guitar, a Klavier, quite logical I would say. No honestly I knew it almost instantly. I heard both cats meowing in the background.....

[Mandryka]

Yep is was fairly obvious, He simply took the opposite of a Guitar, a Klavier, quite logical I would say. No honestly I knew it almost instantly. I heard both cats meowing in the background.....

You're on good form this evening (it must be late in Holland)!

[Florestan]

In any case, I think we need to stop obsessing on missing members. It only encourages the narcissists to go missing.

So you suggest closing this thread? 

[Madiel]

I think we can find a balance between obsessing and ignoring.

[Harry]

You're on good form this evening (it must be late in Holland)!

Just an hour later as on your Island Howard!