I'm leaving Wrong Planet

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That's a shame I have spoken to you on here and thought you were good to talk to.

Rhetorical question: Why do people express their desire for someone to stay only after that someone has left?

For the same reason as why people revere departed people more than live people.

Because if people say nice things to someone they don't like while that person is still here, then that person might decide to stay ... ?

I seriously doubt that , do you think it's some sort of virtue signalling ?

I guess it's possible.

The guy has been troubled. He probably wanted the attention.

I hope he got somewhat of what he desired from WrongPlanet.

Yes, he has troubles ... I hope he can resolve them and return (in either order or simultaneously).

^ ditto

Where's your usual reply?

Maybe for some, and maybe not for others.

TW1Z was always very sweet and modest when I spoke to him. He was open about his struggles and he became a good friend to many of us. I'll miss him, and I hope he comes back.

Hugs, TWIZ!

That sux. I enjoyed reading your posts even though I didn't always agree with you.

I'll miss him too.

I've noticed sometimes people who have strong reactions (especially strong negative ones) don't do well here. For a lot of us, autism may be the most prevalent diagnosis, but for some of us, it may be secondary to other diagnoses that are more damaging.

Why do you ask a nonsensical question like that?
And that is NOT rhetorical. Am really curious as to an answer.

The obvious answers to your question are:

Because (a)

You don't wave "goodbye" to guests staying at your house two days before they leave. You wave goodbye to them AS they leave.

and because of (b)

We don't have psychic powers.

There is no reason for anyone to "express their desire" for a second person "to stay" on WP until that second person announces that that are going to "leave Wrong planet".



First off, its not even "after" he is leaving, its being expressed at the moment he is announcing he is leaving. Not the same thing as waiting eight weeks later, and then giving condolences.

Second we cant look into Twiz's skull and read his mind, nor can we see into the future, and think "oh my gosh, in eight weeks Twiz is going consider leaving the WP site, ergo I should prevent that by begging Twiz to stay now."

He may have dropped hints about this that I missed, but as far I know he was more involved than ever in posting here on WP up to the moment he started this thread. So there is no reason for anyone to think that he wanted to leave. And I for one am among the shocked that he wanted to leave.

What are you suggesting I do? Go back in a time machine to eight weeks ago, and then push my past (eight weeks ago) self away from the computer keyboard, and then type pleas to Twiz to stay on WP- so I would be ahead of the curve now?

I don't think that Einstein would approve of that sorta mucking around with the space-time continuum!

I'm going to go out on a limb here as say Fnord thinks that some comments are disingenuous on a leaving thread.

What I believe is true:

is that people sometimes get emotionally wrought up, and truly believe they will be leaving WrongPlanet, and want to leave WrongPlanet permanently. These people might have made friends on WP, and want to inform the friends that they are leaving---and not leave the friends wondering..

I have seen with some frequency---maybe a few days or weeks later----they have calmed down enough to want to get back on WrongPlanet--so they do.

You don't get to choose when you leave Wrong Planet, Wrong Planet chooses when you leave......