To stay, or not to stay? That is the question... Page 2

Started by TheFallenUmbreon May 27th, 2012 5:30 PM
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Otherworld9)

Bard of Rage

Age 26
Male
honk
Seen January 5th, 2014
Posted November 13th, 2012
1,950 posts
12.4 Years
I had my moments where I disappeared for a month or two, so I'm capable of suddenly disappearing like I always do. However, I will never leave PC for good. People here have probably been the only reason I stayed. So from me? Expect me to stay for good.

Kura

twitter.com/puccarts

Age 33
Female
London, UK (orig. Toronto, Canada)
Seen August 30th, 2021
Posted August 24th, 2021
10,993 posts
18.7 Years
Haha I've been here since 2004! I'll be celebrating my 9-year pc anniversary soon.. so I don't think I have any plans to leave this place- there are too many awesome people here!
~Yuugiou Fan~
~Kamen Rider Fan~
♡(´・ω・`)LOVE! ☆

Meganium

memento mori

she/her
Houston, TX
Seen February 1st, 2023
Posted February 1st, 2023
At one point in time I did leave PC for about three months. But it was by choice because school was eating me up since the first day it started (taking 17 credit hours yuuuuuck). Nowadays, I only leave when it's absolutely necessary. But those are just short leaves, they're less than a week. lol

In terms of actually leaving PC. oh noooooooo. PC is my home and I love this place so much even if I have zero interest in Pokemon. I've met the most amazing people and made the most amazing friends. I'd never leave them. ever.

Treecko

the princess without voice

Age 31
He/Him
St.Louis,Missouri
Seen November 30th, 2021
Posted November 29th, 2021
6,311 posts
11.2 Years
I don't plan on leaving anytime soon. I'll probably stay here until I stop liking Pokemon, the forum shuts down, or until they stop making Pokemon games. I don't see any of those happening for a long while, so I'm gonna be here for years. I may come and go when my life starts getting busy, but I'll be on every once in a while.
"Unable to perceive the shape of You, I find You all around me. Your presence fills my eyes with Your love, It humbles my heart, For You are everywhere"

NightOfRemorse

my anxieties have anxieties

California
Seen August 24th, 2013
Posted August 24th, 2013
808 posts
12.3 Years
I'm going to be honest, pretty much the only thing that makes me stay here is the roleplay corner and the shiny hunters club. When I eventually slow down with RPing, I'm probably going to stop coming all together. I hope that doesn't happen any time soon, though!
Why you act frightened?
I am enlightened
Your weakness builds me, so someday you'll see
I stay away

Spinor

<i><font color="b1373f">The Lonely Physicist</font></i>

Age 27
Male
Seen February 13th, 2019
Posted October 4th, 2015
5,175 posts
17.3 Years
Bah. Since I joined, I tried my hand at the video games, spriting, fanfics, and ROM-hacking. I eventually settled with just the anime and the off-topic forums

And ever since I started watching MLP, I totally lost interest in the anime, which was my primary motivation for staying here. And then come sophomore year of high school, in which I had a very rigorous courseload (5 AP's, 3 regulars, and a college class). I hope sophomore will remain the peak of my courseload rigor of high school. But nevertheless I had no time for PC all school-year.

So I guess I lost interest in Pokemon since it's just been the same thing year after year. I pursued a fresher kind of life that involves school, math, and ponies. So now I don't really visit PC often. I don't expect to have an extended stay anymore and I guess I'll forget about here completely in a year or two
Idk I just come and go as I please and often I just sign on to read blogs and most of the time I don't even read any of them because they look uninteresting. I typically only post when I'm not in the mood to do anything else, such as right now. I don't have any ties here so it's pretty easy to just not come back, but I stay around so I have something extra to do during moments like these. I don't have a set time in my head for when I'll leave, I see it more as I'll just stop signing on as much more and more until I just forget about it. Happens with everything I join online.

Skip Class

previously zappyspiker, but rainbow keeps trying to get me to skip class

Age 28
Female
New Zealand
Seen July 7th, 2021
Posted July 24th, 2020
4,713 posts
14.8 Years
Since February I've gone on temporary hiatus because of my last year at school coming back every so often. Honestly, to leave permanently, who knows? PC was my first forum as well as the one I've stayed the longest. The environment and the people here are amazing... so when I leave... only time will tell.


Previously zappyspiker | twitter | instagram

Oryx

CoquettishCat

Age 30
Female
Seen January 30th, 2015
Posted December 27th, 2014
13,184 posts
12.2 Years
I can never predict when I'll get bored with a site. Usually I'll be active for a few years, super involved, and then get tired of it for whatever reason and just drop off the face of the earth until I find a new thing to entertain myself.


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Not all men...

Are all men stupid?

That's right.

Kano Shuuya

→ you're here, aren't you?

Female
Kansas, USA
Seen January 12th, 2016
Posted January 12th, 2016
889 posts
17.8 Years
Hmmm, I'm coming up on my 8 year anniversary, and I don't see myself leaving any time real soon. xD; It doesn't feel like it's been that long, because I still remember browsing PC when I first joined, or even before that. Remember it really well. Definitely doesn't seem like that was 8 years ago.

there's a floating, rhythmic sensation
when it rains the city lights mirror back

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Ivysaur

Grass dinosaur extraordinaire

Age 32
He/him
Madrid, Europe
Seen 1 Day Ago
Posted April 5th, 2023
21,076 posts
16.2 Years
I'll only leave when I'm bored and I don't think that will happen any soon. The first four years are the worst, once you decide to stay after that long, it's hard for you to quit XD

Nihilego

[color=#95b4d4]ユービーゼロイチ パラサイト[/color]

Male
scotland
Seen September 28th, 2018
Posted March 16th, 2018
8,874 posts
12.1 Years
I've considered leaving several times before now but every time I just think... "why?". I don't have any reason to leave and I like being here. I think the only reason why I'd leave, as far as I can tell now anyway, is because offline life would become too busy to support PC. And if that happens then it happens but I don't see it happening any time soon.
s͎̭̚ ̪ͭͩy͔͚̰̻̗̩̺ͣ́ͨ̌͡ ̩̳̙̖̖̺͡m̷̱̘͎̝̘̣͒͌͒̚ ͇͖̔̐̔b̝̪͚̞̦ͬ ̢͔̱̟̞̝͙̮͌̅̈̓̿̿i͐̈̃͊ͯ̎҉̟̠͓ ͕̥̣̪̠̃͑͞ỏ̵͕̠̱̬̬̞͛̋ ̨͈̻̱̟̱͓̪n͒̒͂͊̀ ̻̰̰̜̅̃͒̂͞tͭ̍̈́ ͙͇̘͕͍̜̖ͫ̌̊̿ͫ̂̀:̵̾͒̔͂ ̟͉̜̽͒͌͜p͎͇͎̦̺̙͒͆͋́ͅ ̨̠̠̘͚͖̺ͫ͛̎̉a̲͍̫͖͗̄ ͓͖͍̯̤̼͙̿̆̂̂̄r̬̟̮͖̥̼̆̓͑̃̾ͬ̉͟ͅ ̬̼̗͊͛a̛̯̮ ̮̬͍̙̮̤́ͪŝ͊ͬ̒̎̃ ̧̝̮͎͙͆̓ì͈̹̻̱̾͝ ̘͉͕̭̊ͤ̉̓tͩͯ̉̐ͨͬ̚͏̻̺̖̮ ̞̘͂̋̋ͯ͑ͦ͗e̞͔̎̇ͫ͊͗

Ho-Oh

used Sacred Fire!

Age 31
Female
QLD, Australia
Seen June 5th, 2022
Posted April 23rd, 2022
35,988 posts
17.5 Years
Probably won't come as a surprise to some but in the last few months I've definitely considered quitting & leaving the forum altogether, but for the most part, I'm 99% sure that if I did quit I'd 1, not be a mod again if I were to ever return, 2, most likely be bored because everything will have changed.

I mean, I left for a month in 2008 and a lot changed here. So much changes month to month and instead of leaving the forum I want to kind of realise that the past happened, yes, and while thinking about past mistakes may make me want to get away... I just can't. Like not after this long - PC's been there for me when I've been growing up and I feel like I'll always be a part of it in some way or another. So while leaving is kinda tempting because sometimes things do drive me crazy, I just might as well stay until the end. A month break would always be a good thing, though. Actually the more thinking of it the more tempting it is. HMMM.

Sheep

She/Her
Australia
Seen 13 Hours Ago
Posted 15 Hours Ago
39,266 posts
16.6 Years
This is the first Pokemon forum I've actually stuck with for a longer period of time, so likely not anytime soon. I feel like this place has everything I look for in a forum (good staff, really amazing themes, active community) so the only time I'd consider leaving is when all three of those disappear from the site (which won't happen anytime soon). XD;

Honest

Hi!

Age 27
Male
New York City
Seen March 19th, 2023
Posted November 7th, 2022
11,676 posts
14.7 Years
Loljk, PC 4ever

Well, this is a forum, and seeing as you're reading this, unless you're a guest, you have an account here, and come here to post, etc. But nothing in life's forever, and eventually, maybe, we all shall move on to bigger and better stuff. I joined about 4 years ago, and a lot of the people I knew back then left PC, and never came back. Good friends too. I've often wondered if I'd follow in their footsteps. I've come close, too, a couple of times. But I'm still here. =]

So, my questions for you today, PC, are:

1)Have you ever left PC? If so, for how long, and why?

2)If you haven't, what's kept you here?

3)Have YOU ever thought of leaving?

4)Will you leave on day, and if you do, will it be abrupt, or would you stop to say farewell?

5)Anything personal you'd like to say? I dunno like what, but anything you can think of, put 'em here.
he did it, not me.

Squirrel

Age 28
Male
Seen 1 Week Ago
Posted July 10th, 2021
9,551 posts
11.7 Years
1) I've had reduced activity for exams and took a DLoA once when I was ill from stress and got ordered to, but that's it :3

2) It's just such a fun place to be! And I don't know what I'd do without my Pokémon Clubs members x]

3) Not by choice, no. :3

4) Ermm... I don't really know until the day comes, but I like to think I'd give people notice and say my good-byes to those who I know it'll effect, but I'm certain I'll find ways to stay in touch with these people anyway. :3

5) Umm... Not really? xD I guess it's the awesome members that make PC what it is and I'm delighted to be a part of that c:

Dreg

Done after the GT.

Seen July 11th, 2016
Posted July 11th, 2016
1,496 posts
11.2 Years
Well, I will answer these questions honestly.

1)Have you ever left PC? If so, for how long, and why?

Never left PC, it's far too soon to be thinking of that.

2)If you haven't, what's kept you here?

It's a great community, people are friendly and such, and you are never looked down, Unlike the place I was at before.

3)Have YOU ever thought of leaving?

Never, how could I leave a community which has been very friendly to me since I got here?

4)Will you leave on day, and if you do, will it be abrupt, or would you stop to say farewell?

If real life gets in the way, then it might only be for a short while. I don't quite understand what you mean by "leave on day".

5)Anything personal you'd like to say? I dunno like what, but anything you can think of, put 'em here.

Not really sure what to say, except the stuff I have said above. I have gotten more friends here in the last 3 months than I have done over at the other place in the last 3 years. I know it sounds like bashing, but I'm trying to state the truth, no matter how much it hurts.

Sheep

She/Her
Australia
Seen 13 Hours Ago
Posted 15 Hours Ago
39,266 posts
16.6 Years
1) Since my joining in 2011 (though I've known about the site for a few years and had an old account from 2006 that was barely used), I've never left.

2) I like the community and themes. Also, the staff are really helpful. But wow, PC really does satisfy my need for eyecandy layouts so it's hard to even consider leaving <3 ;; they're amazing.

3) Nope, not yet.

4) I'm pretty sure we'll all leave some day haha. I'm the type that doesn't like to announce my leave though since I'm shy, so at most I'd make a blog or disable VMs and write out that I left in my profile's bio section.

PlatinumDude

Nyeh?

Age 29
Male
Canada
Seen July 31st, 2020
Posted May 30th, 2020
12,958 posts
12.7 Years
1. No.

2. I stayed here because it felt like an alternative to BMGf for me.

3. No, not really. I can't think of a reason to leave here.

4. If I left, I'd put up a farewell blog first, then leave. I don't want to be worried about.

Oryx

CoquettishCat

Age 30
Female
Seen January 30th, 2015
Posted December 27th, 2014
13,184 posts
12.2 Years
1)Have you ever left PC? If so, for how long, and why?
Nah, I haven't taken more than one day off of PC since I joined haha. I can usually take some time out of my day to be on PC.

2)If you haven't, what's kept you here?
I just...enjoy my time here. I enjoy the friends and I enjoy hearing the news on games and such first and I enjoy the atmosphere.

3)Have YOU ever thought of leaving?
Yeah, never have but thought of it. Never really that seriously though.

4)Will you leave on day, and if you do, will it be abrupt, or would you stop to say farewell?
Everyone leaves eventually, although I think neither of those options will apply to me. I'll just start drifting away and not logging on much, and it won't be a special "let me say goodbye to all my friends" thing, I'll just drift away and not be here anymore.


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Not all men...

Are all men stupid?

That's right.