Would you be pissed off if I powered down and left without saying goodbye?
A big fat 'no' from some, but they have ignored or don't follow me anyway. I was wondering, in light of recent 'goodbye' posts, if leaving unannounced this is cool or not.
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Over the past few days, I've read a couple of posts and been contacted on both Discord and Whatsapp regarding a prominent and long-standing content creator who has recently announced that they are leaving Steem. If you aren't aware who the leaver is, I think it's not important for the discussion.
I should probably state that I have no intentions of leaving the network!
I have invested too much time and energy here to leave before the party starts - yes I'm bullish on a party or two in the future.
So back to the question in the title of the post, and using @tarazkp's latest to help put a couple of points across - why announce that you are leaving, and what are you actually leaving?
For the majority of the active/engaged community, to leave would mean freeing up plenty of hours in the day - too many to count for some, including me. I've written before with regards to my last relationship (even though the girl was also involved here) being put under huge stress due to the time I spent Steeming, and so exiting would suddenly free up an immense amount of time. We are a month away from mid-summer in the northern hemisphere, and there are sandy beaches very close by for some.
An argument could be made for hitting the beach, taking a few snaps or a surf video and uploading it at the end of the day - this wouldn't be too time consuming, would it? For a lucky 'few' though, this content might receive visitors, visitors that you wish to respond to and engage with, thanking them for their support, or trying to explain why the beach is full of grannies. This is going to take some more time, and then you should probably go see what they have been up to.
And then go check your drugwars/nextcolony/steemmonsters etc, etc. I think in leaving, there is certainly a 'where has my day gone' element for some.
You are also leaving a Steem wallet, likely empty but not destroyed, unless you throw away the keys...
Anything else? People.
Depending on your level of involvement, this could be a big or a small thing. Those who turned up to rent out their SP and get on with their lives will likely not have any trouble here, but for those who have written upwards of 30,000 comments in the past two years, there is certainly more to think about.
And so if the decision was made to cut ties with creating content on Steem, battling with Steemmonsters cards, etc, this for me would also include thoughts about the people I have conversed with, played games against, got drunk with at Steemfest, etc.
Leaving without so much as a thank you and a farewell, would seem rude to me. Isn't that what a final post is for - payout declined / bid-botted or otherwise?
Asher
You are dead to me.
Also, there is a difference between saying goodbye, and doing it over and over again and the constant love/hate/love/hate nonsense whenever things don't go quite the way that one wants.
I know, I just wanted you to say it to me out loud :D
Nothing wrong in saying good bye. If you left, I would question your reasons (not the ones you state in the post, but the ones behind it), the way you announce it and what you mention in that good bye post (and what you cunningly leave out).
I know you maybe not as much as an irl friend but, enough to perhaps be angry at you for not saying goodbye (rude dude, wtf?) but also enough to criticize you for the way you go through this "season finale" of yours.
But then again, if we are worhty enough to know why you are leaving, do we really need to find out about it on a post? I could just receive a Telegram message or a whatsapp group update. And if we are not, is it really worthy to make a post about it?
Food for thought. I just know that, the moment I stop being bullish about Steem, and the day I decide to leave, I won´t trash talk about it on a post or shill other projects. I will just leave. If I´m thinking about the summer and the beach hotties, there´s no need to make a loud exit, at least for me.
Are you suggesting that I have cunningly left out some possible reasons for leaving? :D
It's a bit like at a funeral, you say the good bits and leave out saying that they were actually a bit of a dick?
I've made (and seen) far worse content, and announced (albeit at the end of other posts), that I wont be available for a week or so.
If you are leaving for the beach hotties, I demand to be notified! :D
I promise I´ll send a whatsapp message, or do you want me to make a post to let you know the meeting time and place? :P
By the way, let´s hope that moon comes soon, we have a Bangkok to terrorize in a few months.
Make a post and send it to me on Whatsapp :D
I wont be going to Asia without some sort of moon prior :(
Couldn't agree more with your comments 😂😂😂 I don't think Asher would not answered all the reply after posting a goodbye post.. 😂😂😂😂 an Englishman in Spain..
This isn't a goodbye post.. it is a question. :P
And my answer is Yes.. I'll be pissed off 😂😂😂
For a second, you scared me, lol.
I assume I would not be pissed off, but I would keep wondering why... probably for the rest of my life. You can't do that to people. I think saying goodbye would just be the proper thing to do.
I didn't know about the goodbye post until just now. I think that if I would decide to leave for the same reasons, I would want to go out with a bang and write a very critical post about those reasons... but to each his own, I guess.
(And I'm puzzled about the underlying reason to use bidbots on that post, btw)
I'm too attached to a lot of people here to leave like that. I can't even imagine what it would be like to leave everyone behind, just like that...
(I do think most people who leave don't plan to do so. They just fade away, slowly - because life has its ways.)
I think the role you have played also makes a difference.
If you feel that your words may have influenced some and now you have new information, it would be important to me to ensure that I had let my following know. Trust matters to me.
I agree with this, if you were leaving because you learned something or saw something that made you change your mind about something you had been saying publicly, it may be beneficial to say so. The trust thing is spot on imo.
Not closure or so people can pat you on the back, but because people have listened to you and if something has changed, they deserve to know.
If it’s just eff y’all I’m out or a goodbye that seems to have no point .. well I don’t get why that needs to be done.
Right. It's common courtesy and a chance for closure n stuff.
Well so far, I don't think I'd be knee-capped if I left, phew :)
Who will review my mediocre analysis then :)
haha :)
I wouldn't miss those for the world and so cannot possibly leave!
I will try anything to hunt you down out there! Im your fans... would you let a fans cry you a river and then following your trace.. leaving and never turning back?
AND I MEAN IT!
Stalker alert! :D :D
Powerdown - leave - no words.
Or a goodbye and thank you message?
You can do that... but all your posts still here.. too easy to track your trace in the real world with all the stories and pictures 😊 I remember that all.. you can't leave @steemcommunity and I think @paulag will do something to hold you back 😂😂😂...
You are not ready to stay away from your devices 😂😂😂
I do love my devices, too much!
And don't worry, I'm not leaving :)
Thank you so much 😍 ginabot never fails to inform me about your move 😂😂😂
Anyway... Im not a hardline stalker... more like a crow😆
3 eyed raven? :O
Never seen one... do you have a picture😂😂😂
A lot of us would surely wonder and miss you bunches if you power down and left without saying goodbye. I miss Sylvia's posts and am saddened to see the strain there. She did say goodbye in her own way when we last chat on discord. You are correct with the intensity and time consumed with this platform. Is it worth it? Depends on everyone's situation.
Looking back, so many hours were spent online. I love having the free time now to spend with my little ones. I was never a prominent content creator so it's okay that I'm not as active anymore. But YOU, many of us started our journey here and stayed because of the support of the friends we met then. We will surely miss you, so don't ever think you can get away without saying goodbye. :)
I checked out the goodbye tag, guess people are moving on to different pathways.
<3 <3
Thanks @beeyou.
It is sad, she saw how much I loved being here -I'd found something that I enjoyed working for at last - and it ruined us.
I'm glad to hear you got your family time back, I'm hoping to see more of one of mine again soon :)
I don't ever see a goodbye, some breaks from activity (vote selling doesn't count as activity :P ) but very unlikely a full exit.
I've not actually checked the goodbye tag, will have a look now.
I wouldn't be mad, but i would be sad. But I have known a couple people who left because of the drama that exists here. There was no good bye post, and i don't blame them nor was i upset with them. However, they were smaller accounts, without too much invested here. But, I would hope that those who have a vested stake(especially those like you who help so many in the community) would say goodbye. If for no other reason then to let those being helped be in the know, and keep them from just being left hanging. In any case, if I left, i would feel compelled to say good bye to all my great Steemian neighbors and friends. I hope you continue your positive mindset and journey along with us in this magical adventure called Steemit. I send all my love brother...and of course hugs.🤗
Thanks John :)
Yes I'm with you on this. My crappy comparison would be a club manager leaving without a goodbye to the fans, compared to a youth player that never really got a game before moving on to newer pastures.
Let the magical adventure continue, with as many of us as possible :)
I just posted about taking a break. I would definitely write a goodbye post if that time ever came. But that also means I believe I add value or have made real friendships to this place. I really hate it when I think of someone because they left an impression on me and then have to find out they just stopped posting. Like 'don't you think I care?!'
But then again, I've been blogging in communities 15 years ago as well, and I still think of some of these people from time to time. So I know how much of an impression even 'online' people can make on a person.
A goodbye is a simple yet important thing to do/say/write :-) You can't ever know who 'needs' to hear that.
So you have, I have just had a read.
Agree with the above - you never know who will need to hear a farewell, and this courtesy could come back to you in a good way in the future. Enjoy your break, and make sure it's only a break because I demand to be tagged in a real goodbye post :)
I saw the post and know who you mean. I'm not leaving either, not a chance!
If you did, would you say farewell?
Yes I would
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