[C8]

Could of sworn this has happened before. Hasn't Graeme left "for good" before?

[SeaGypsy]

Mossennui, Carlrunehole, spring to mind, others I recall but won't speak ill of the dead.

[Cog]

I find this resignation totally inadequate and I am here to help you with your next one.

Crafting a proper board resignation is a work of art. Let these simple steps be your guide.

As you can see from this resignation tutorial, there are some key elements that should be part of any board resignation.

1) Pick a target for your wrath and weave it throughout your resignation. Picking the admins/mods is the usual way this goes. No one really likes them and there are always others of like mind who will appreciate you taking the piss with them. With some luck you can get perma-banned before you can get logged off.

2)Show how you are superior to them in all ways and would do a better job of running the board then they would. An appeal to the average Joe Six Pack user should never be neglected.

3) Don't lamblast everyone on the board but try to show that you have friends here, even if you don't. Trying to cause division on a board is always a good element of a proper resignation. People will think you are weird if you hate everyone. You want to leave with only half the people hating you. With some luck, you can get others to hate on the ones you targeted while you sit back and have a beer.

4) Tell people that you will miss the board but that you are moving on to a better place. Even if you are going to do nothing more than sulk in your basement. But people are convinced there are better places on the internet then where they are at. Play into that hope.

5) Refer to "We". Always refer to yourself in the plural when in full meltdown. It does not imply that you have a split personality, it will imply that there are others who feel the same way you do. This breeds distrust amongst other forum members.

6) Dig up old bad shit - this is a classic resignation moment. Find the one thing that the forum really hates talking about - then make simplistic narrow minded comments about it. Everyone loves a good dog-pile, bringing up old bad shit is one sure fire way to start one.

7) Pick on the girls. Always a class act. Find the girl that everyone secretly (or not so secretly) wants to get their hands on. Then claim she is actually a man, sucking you off at this very moment or simply dead. Any old form of attack is good. Make it a passing comment rather than your main theme. Some poor sap will make it a personal crusade to act as her white knight.

As you can see, a good resignation will have many if not all of the elements above and I hope it has been useful to people planning one.

[americandream]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Graeme', 'I') thank all who posted best wishes above. I announced my intention on the Deforestation thread about a month ago. Once I get permission and projects are advanced I might announce some details. I will be flying out of country (NZ) on Tuesday but my journey begins Monday.

[Cog]

I am here to serve.

[Withnail]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('C8', 'C')ould of sworn this has happened before. Hasn't Graeme left "for good" before?

[Cog]

I am leaving Peak Oil forever.























Someday

[SeaGypsy]

Some of our best posters are still in the most junior poster category based on numbers because they only say something once in a blue moon. It can be interesting to see on the bottom of forums page who might be lurking.

[Keith_McClary]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', 'N')o, that's OK, you can keep your word!

Really guys isn't it fact that when posters here really are going to leave, they just do it? Every time someone around here does a goodbye thread it winds up being a posting holiday & or a tag change.

[onlooker]

Good luck Graeme. Wishing you the best in all your endeavors. Keep up the faith.