What happened to Gabu?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

?

[Jake]

He's been inactive for approximately 20 hours.

[Хahar 🤔]

He slipped out for a moment.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

He's been inactive for approximately 20 hours.

He hasn't posted in over a week.

[Хahar 🤔]

He's been inactive for approximately 20 hours.

He hasn't posted in over a week.

That's not significant enough to make a thread.

[Rin-chan]

I don't know.  Maybe he had to go somewhere?

Rin-chan

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

He's been inactive for approximately 20 hours.

He hasn't posted in over a week.

That's not significant enough to make a thread.

It is for someone who previously posted daily.

[Robespierre's Jaw]

Gabu has left the Computer *gasp*

[Хahar 🤔]

He's been inactive for approximately 20 hours.

He hasn't posted in over a week.

That's not significant enough to make a thread.

It is for someone who previously posted daily.

So when I don't post for a week in March, you'll make a thread?

[KEmperor]

He's been inactive for approximately 20 hours.

He hasn't posted in over a week.

That's not significant enough to make a thread.

It is for someone who previously posted daily.

So when I don't post for a week in March, you'll make a thread?

Once you become someone notable to care enough about, I suppose.

[Willy Woz]

Gabu will no longer have the second highest post count I take it.

[Gabu]

I've had this topic brought to my attention, so I figure I might as well make a post about it just for the record.  The short answer is that no, I haven't just gone somewhere; rather, I've lost all interest in posting here.

Quite frankly I'm surprised it took as long as it did for it to get to this point, but I suppose it was just an old habit that I was just following without really asking why I was doing so.  I've mostly lost interest in politics, or at least discussing politics.  While I still support Obama 100%, I have little interest and see little point in endlessly defending him on the internet against the same thing over and over again.  I only use this as an example; the same could obviously be said about other things that just get repeated time and time again.

Essentially, for a few days there I was too busy to come to this forum, and then when I did come back with a clear view of topics that I had no stake in, I pretty much had a sudden epiphany where I just asked myself "why the heck do I bother with this crap?"  I took a quick look through the 2008 elections forum and saw pretty much nothing I actually wanted to reply to.  I've always found it to mostly be the case that people seems to have little interest to actually talk about things, and instead listen to what others have to say only as far as they need to in order to determine whether they should call the poster an idiot or post in agreement, and thus seems to be getting more and more the case as the election season rolls on.

Perhaps I'm just burnt out and maybe I'll be back later.  We'll see.  But right now, I just see little point in continuing to post here; it seems like a largely futile effort, kind of like the fate given to Sisyphus in Greek mythology.  I've since found other things to keep me occupied and am perfectly happy with them.  If you really, really want to contact me, all of my contact info is in my profile.

[Sensei]

well, that answers that question.

[Rin-chan]

Awwww.......  I'll miss you Gabu!!

You always made me laugh...

Rin-chan

[Aizen]

gabu belongs to the darkness now

wait a minute

he already posted

foiled again

[Хahar 🤔]

Stay on this board, at least.

[2952-0-0]

I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE GABU

AND I'LL GET YOU!!

[Aizen]

^this fella knows where gabu is

i say we come with him

and fetch back

our beloved british columbian

we shan't lose him to

to

to whatever better things he has moved onto

[Jake]

Does 30+ posts/day make you notable?

That makes you annoying.

[tik 🪀✨]

one of the few atlas members who often had something interesting or entertaining to say takes his leave

at least you didn't say you were "leaving forever" only to come back in a month. good on you for that, sir.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

This basically solidifies me as the #1 poster for quite awhile even if I slow down. I passed up Gabu for that awhile ago, and Lewis and Al are too far behind me to overtake me again for awhile. Xahar should eventually at his current rate though.

And no, I don't want to be the #1 poster on the site. I've considered going back and deleting some of the more nonsensical polls I've posted to bring my count down, though that'd take awhile.

[MasterJedi]

Don't leave us Gabu!

[Padfoot]

Well its a shame to see you go Gabu but I completely understand your sentiment.  I'm still very much interested in politics but this forum has certainly become redundant.  Part of the problem for me is that I'm much more interested in congressional politics and everyone here (and virtually everywhere else) is more interested in the presidential race.

[MODU]

Stay on this board, at least.

That's what I do.  hahaha

Gaub,

Take a break and get back here in July!

[minionofmidas]

Essentially, for a few days there I was too busy to come to this forum, and then when I did come back with a clear view of topics that I had no stake in, I pretty much had a sudden epiphany where I just asked myself "why the heck do I bother with this crap?" 

I had that once as well under similar circumstances, but was back within a week.

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That was always the dullest and most hackish board. (well - the then-current one.)