Sarah//: To all quitting.

Here is a little blurb from a good teacher friend of mine. He is the voice of reason. This was posted on another site, but I've decided to repost it, since it fits on here as well.

"Once upon a time, there was a little boy who was a user on the forums. One day, just to see what people would do, he cried, "I'm leaving!" There was a huge commotion. Everyone pleaded with him not to leave and told him how sorry they'd be to see him go. He enjoyed the commotion.

A few weeks later, he cried, "I'm leaving!" again, and once again there was a huge commotion and everyone pleaded with him not to leave and told him how sorry they'd be to see him go. Again, he enjoyed it.

After he had "left" several times, people eventually became wise to the ploy. Finally, there was a major issue that caused a huge rift on the site. The little boy once again cried, "I'm leaving," and this time he meant it. However, the users just shrugged, said "He'll be back," and went about their business.

Moral: As with the boy who cried "Wolf," don't be like the boy who cried, "I'm leaving!" If you want to leave, leave and don't look back. If you don't want to leave, don't pretend otherwise."