This topis is not meant to offend anymore but mere to point out that at one point or another we all were thinking about leaving at some point and some of us did.
Share your experience here on why you left and why you came back even if it is just to look at the games or site itself.
I'll start with myself since i think I left during the course of this site about 3 times. And i still came back, maybe its a coming of age thing or that you just want to do something totally different at that point in time in your life but somehow i kept coming back and I made the Decision after my last bye/coming back that i'll always be here no mather what goes on in my life, i can't leave, i love this site and this community to much.
im not sure if i made a post about it but i did leave for about a year after i joined in '05. '06 to '07.
i did make a post about returning though
and even though people are saying "oh the click community is dying" and "whats gonna happen to the tdc?" and "the site is really slowing down", imho i dont really see a difference from the time i left and now.
I think it's a "growing up" thing. Not really physically, but mentally. I've "left" the site about five times over the course of the last six (seven?) years. All of which because something upset me, and it seemed like no one cared. Looking back, it wasn't really the community that changed, but me. I was expecting different things from the same people.
"Leaving" the site sometimes needs to happen when the site, it's people, and it's opinions become more important than they should be in a person's life, and they need to have a moment of closure to reset things. When you check the site too much or become too invested in squabbles and forums it can slowly creep into your real life and really mess with you. The only way to fix that is to break away, take a breath, and eventually come back with a fresh start, with the Daily Click having a little less importance this time.
"I left an hour ago, I couldn't take the bullying from 12 year olds , it was scarring me mentally. It's okay, I'm back now though. Phew, that was hard."
You say that jokingly, but there is a lot of truth to that. One of the last times I was really upset about something at the DC, I had to step back and have a reality check and say to myself "Holy Crap, I've been a member here for several years... most of the people on the site are a LOT younger than me, some as young as 12, and I'm stressing out about all of these comments and reviews." That's a perfect example of NEEDING to leave to get your priorities in order and put things back in perspective. Or at least, that was a real example for me.
It's so funny that these topics have come up these last few days, because I've had a stressful few weeks and realized that I can't worry about so many things so often. I need to back away from things that don't matter as much, and focus on what's really important. What makes that a big deal is that it doesn't make me angry at the DC, and doesn't warrant a goodbye topic, it's just a matter of growing from one stage of life to another. I still visit the site, but I'm just less invested in it lately. Especially with all the debate about reviews, I'm just seeing my place on the site fading. That's not a bad thing either. It's just time passing, you know?
Rikus, that old story about you leaving was so damn funny! It was like you ripped it from a forum posted today, let alone all those years ago! This site reminds me of my job; everytime something trivial happens at work, like we run out of jam tanks, or trays, or anything stupidly small and minor (like someone saying their leaving TDC!!), everyone talks of doom and gloom! "Oh, that's it - it's the beginning of the end!", "It's going down-hill fast now!", "This never used to be this bad!" - what a load of crap!
Sure, people like Liji probably do feel peeved-off with TDC sometimes, but let's put it in perspective; for every person who leaves the community, someone new and fresh comes in! I guess some of the younger users of this site will appreciate these words when they get to the dizzy heights of 27 years of age!
I "left" twice. Once in 2003 when I couldn't take all the shit around Fishhead 3 (which was to my surprise kinda a hit and some people hated me for it) and once early this year when I really had some bad things going on in my real life.
In 2003 I came back after I started the Klik Academy with Steve and it didn't turn out much of a a success, now I am not really contributing much to the community anyway, but that might change pretty soon, just trying to sort my life first (instead of trying to sort somebody elses life).
I nearly left a few months ago but but it lasted about 3 days
I kept coming back out of habit even when i didn't really feel like it.
However things appear to be getting better and although a lot of the oldies have either left or just don't post as much as they did 6 months or so ago I think things are going to gradually get busier as new people trickle in.
If only i could get back into the mindset where i don't get overwhelmed by my own projects and simply don't work on them.
I've got to be honest, before I had my holiday a month ago I had pretty much decided to terminate admin duties - but there is this lure that pulled me back... PLUS we're looking at making GOTW more efficient for the admins to update (seriously its a pain in the arse at the moment, the process we have lol). Anyway, I'm back and this new Spotlight Bar is great
I've only been a regular visiter to this site since May, and seriously this site is a million times better than just a few months ago; no more problems with the site and a million times more activity within it! Superb!!
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, it was scarring me mentally. It's okay, I'm back now though. Phew, that was hard. 
