Inactivity

Started by Nihilego August 24th, 2011 2:21 PM
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Nihilego

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scotland
Seen September 28th, 2018
Posted March 16th, 2018
8,874 posts
12.1 Years
Following a brief (and now ended) period of very on/off activity from me, I thought this would be a nice thread idea. What's the longest amount of time you've ever spent being inactive, and why did you spend it being inactive? Were you as active as before when you came back?
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Meganium

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Houston, TX
Seen February 1st, 2023
Posted February 1st, 2023
Hmm, let's see...The last time I took a looooong absence was last year, actually. I started my new semester in college, and that prompted me to forget this place. :/ It was a 3-4 month absence. Before my absence I wasn't as active as today, despite the fact that I was new. After returning, I felt that my activity skyrocketed.

Margot

some things are that simple

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Seen April 16th, 2022
Posted February 25th, 2019
3,662 posts
17.3 Years
Quite a few months in either 08 or 09 and I was inactive because ~LEAVING PC FOREVER!!!~ was the cool thing to do between my friends :P I was gone for a few months and then I would sign on once or twice a month but not do anything. Then finally this year I picked it back up a bit and posted more :)

Kevin

kevin del rey

Age 24
Male
Virginia
Seen February 3rd, 2021
Posted July 5th, 2015
2,686 posts
12.8 Years
Oh... Back in the springtime I left PC for about a month because I just wanted to take a break from PC and online friends and spend time offline more. Plus I was busy and stuff.

And I think I was active as before... maybe.

Overlord Drakow

Banned

Down Under
Seen November 6th, 2019
Posted November 5th, 2019
3,654 posts
15.6 Years
What's the longest amount of time you've ever spent being inactive, and why did you spend it being inactive? About two years or so, got bored of Pokemon battling.


Were you as active as before when you came back? Became a lot more active upon my return but I am bored of competitive battling again so I expect my activity to dwindle again now.

Sammi

Age 33
she/her
The States
Seen 5 Days Ago
Posted November 8th, 2021
14,085 posts
18.3 Years
For me, inactivity is just plain not logging in. I typically post when I log on, and I log on daily, so...

Due to moving: Several months in 2009 (about end of July to September) of actively not logging in, and a month or two at the end of that year due to breaking my wireless receiver. I'd moved to my sister's apartment, and for awhile she didn't have Internet and no wireless receiver on her desktop to mooch off of neighbors. She inherited a laptop for a bit and was able to use that though. Then in October I bought a receiver for my desktop and it was okay until I broke it. Got truly active again January of 2010 when I moved into my new apartment and got a wireless card, something I couldn't break. :p

After that, the summer of 2007. Stayed with my sister that time too, but I was able to log on at least once a week.

Due to boredom: May - September 2004. Joined that May, posted around a day or two, and then only came on when I was bugged to post in the Ash fanclub. Just wasn't interested in PC, I guess. Came back in September when I got bored/mad with SPPf. I haven't been bored with the place since. Yeaaaaah.

Every time I come back, I'm just as active as before, if not a bit more since I missed stuff.

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alisaie

they/them
Seen March 14th, 2023
Posted February 3rd, 2022
13,598 posts
14.8 Years
About two-three months after I first joined PC (around the time I started school back up) I had basically left PC. I don't remember having any intentions at the time, but there were some people from PC that said that I should come back and talk in the fanclub that got me active the two months I was at PC. So, I eventually came back after about nine months (basically the summer after I left) but instead of participating more in the club I instead ventured into Other Trivia and had pretty much stayed there sense. :P

During the time of my 'absence' I was still on the computer a lot, but instead of being on forums I was at Livejournal roleplaying. I think the time I started roleplaying less was actually the time I started to be around PC more. Apparently I sucked at doing both and so I had to give up one to do the other. xD;

I'm pretty sure I'm more active than I was beforehand, but apparently I was everywhere back when I first joined PC. Hm, perhaps I should try to be everywhere again.
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Seen August 24th, 2011
Posted August 24th, 2011
9 posts
11.8 Years
i just joined like two days ago
so...
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Captain Hobo.

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Seen September 4th, 2011
Posted September 3rd, 2011
3,871 posts
14 Years
One time way back when I went inactive for like 3 months. I just joined a bunch of new forums and forgot about this one:(

I am not as active as I was before I left, but I am trying to be more active.
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Seen September 18th, 2020
Posted February 18th, 2018
7,741 posts
16.6 Years
What's the longest amount of time you've ever spent being inactive, and why did you spend it being inactive?
About six months, because I couldn't stand some of the staff. The roster has changed a lot since, mostly for the better.

Were you as active as before when you came back?
Yes, though I've since made a note to stay away from CQ&F unless I have my own feedback/queries to submit.

Mr Cat Dog

Frasier says it best

Age 32
Male
London, UK
Seen September 29th, 2017
Posted July 12th, 2017
11,344 posts
19.1 Years
I'll be surprised if anyone tops this: my longest hiatus was 5 and a half years. I just got sick of this place and up and left. The forum atmosphere was much worse than it is now, I didn't like staffing, I was kinda growing out of Pokemon: a perfect storm for leaving really, really bitterly. Apart from about two or three look-ins in the intervening period, it was surprisingly easy to stay away.

But, I'm back. Yay! In terms of activity, I'm probably slightly less active than I used to be (at one point, I think I was averaging about 15-20 posts per day! Crazy!) but I'm not a hermit or anything, am I?

Patatas Fritas

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Age 27
Female
Spain
Seen February 10th, 2023
Posted December 7th, 2017
2,222 posts
15.2 Years
Well over my three years here I've had numerous periods of inactivity, from days to months.
If I'm remembering right my longest period of inactivity was around half a year back sometime in 2010, I was just generally bored and had nothing to do on PC - I came back in late 2010 for a few months before leaving again in February 2011 until late April;early May. I don't think I've been as active since my inactivity just because all the stuff I used to do isn't really around anymore. I post every now and then but I'm not as active as I used too be~
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vaporeon7

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Seen September 6th, 2016
Posted May 27th, 2014
5,143 posts
12.8 Years
A bit more then a week. It was because I went on a holiday where I had no internet.

Yes, that is pretty much death to me.

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mikey

Age 30
Male
Seen 9 Hours Ago
Posted 4 Days Ago
6,229 posts
14.1 Years
When I go inactive, it's only usually for a months time. I actually just got back from being inactive for a month. When I go inactive its either because I have irl things I need to handle, or I get tired of the forum for a bit.

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Ho-Oh

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Age 31
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Seen June 5th, 2022
Posted April 23rd, 2022
35,988 posts
17.5 Years
I'll be surprised if anyone tops this: my longest hiatus was 5 and a half years.
Betting an old member will come back today just to top you. It's totally possible, and would be ironic lool.

Anyway, a month in 2008 lol :x aka when name changes system changed, skins renamed, AA's recoloured etc and I thought PC was weird to come back to. As for why, yeah not a fan of people then, lol.

I've been without Internet for short periods of time, but really I've mostly always been around since I joined. :(

Mew~

THE HOST IS BROKEN

Seen April 13th, 2016
Posted April 12th, 2016
4,163 posts
14.2 Years
When I joined. I actually forgot I had this account until I tried to join again and it said my e-mail was already used. But other than that, I guess around a few weeks when I was on holiday. I'm always on here every day.
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Cherrim

Age 34
she / her
Toronto
Seen 20 Hours Ago
Posted 20 Hours Ago
33,052 posts
20.4 Years
The longest I've literally been unable to visit PC for was probably about a week? I can't think of any time in particular but I'm sure there must have been a week somewhere that I didn't sign on. No? Really? Oops. OH. Wait. I ~quit~ for about a month back in 2004... even if I still kind of lurked as a guest once a week or so. :x

But the longest I've been inactive in the not-really-around-nearly-as-much-as-I-should-be? One or two months. D: I'd get on and make a few posts every week for sure but that's nowhere near ideal for an admin, haha.


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