Why do people close boards accounts?

B.A._Baracus · 25-09-2012 04:12AM #1

Just clicked on the "AH beers" thread. Noticed KeithM89, who was a mod, has closed his account...

got me thinking. why do people close accounts?
If you have had enough of this site, why just not visit it anymore? why close down the account?

For example, over the years i've stopped using websites. wasnt arsed closing the account. Just never went back :pac:

ps,
keith is gone! woohoo! :pac:

Cookie_Monster · 25-09-2012 04:15AM

because they can.

B.A._Baracus · 25-09-2012 04:17AM

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

because they can.

I can also go outside and run down the road naked

Agent Smith · 25-09-2012 04:19AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

I can also go outside and run down the road naked

Yet you wont get on a plane....

Chuck Stone · 25-09-2012 04:25AM

Haven't you heard of pseudocybercide?

I just made that word up.

mikemac1 · 25-09-2012 04:25AM

When boards was a smaller place like in 2005 you'd often have some OP telling everyone they were leaving

Lots of good posters left and then there were others just looking for attention.
Telling the world they were leaving but they weren't exactly well known anyway

One poster took a break for a few months, probably college exams but kept a countdown in their sig to show how many days until they returned
And course when they returned they made sure they announced it

That doesn't realy happen anymore, the site is just so huge and there are not many who would be well known across several forums

The "hurray I got 10,000 posts" threads are a thing of the past too.
Nobody cares

3ndahalfof6 · 25-09-2012 04:26AM

their just to god damn expensive.

B.A._Baracus · 25-09-2012 04:26AM

Agent Smith wrote: »

Yet you wont get on a plane....

Coming from a man named "Agent Smith" making fun of my username

?

Tombi! · 25-09-2012 04:34AM

Because of reputation. Maybe Keith (for example) just said "feck it, I'll close the account rather than post as a former mod".
Others are the same.

They can still come back with new accounts.

Van Fan · 25-09-2012 04:36AM

I think they would like to step away from the computer right now.

Rabies · 25-09-2012 04:49AM

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

Because of reputation. Maybe Keith (for example) just said "feck it, I'll close the account rather than post as a former mod".
Others are the same.

But that allows us to say "back in my day we would have banned his ass for that" or something about Castor Troy.

Snowie · 25-09-2012 05:07AM

Some times enough is enough with boards it can really suck you in where you nearly spend half your time posting dribble.

In this day and age were are sooo plugged into the "online lifestyle" weather its emails, face book twitter boards pinterest instgram, ps3s xboxs 360 i message viber skype...

`fvck sake do I need to be on boards, people these days get sucked into screens lap top tv phone tablet, its never fookin ending

I cant blame any one for wanting a brake from boards or any other site...

Wee Willy Harris · 25-09-2012 05:24AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

ps,
keith is gone! woohoo! :pac:

no, he's not people do it because closed account looks cooler than banned

keith was banned because another mod took a dislike to his antics, was out of control but he's revised his act and is back as K-9.

kneemos · 25-09-2012 06:15AM

I think people should stay exactly as they are and never change anything about thier lives,the nerve of some people.

BunShopVoyeur · 25-09-2012 06:19AM

Maybe he just wanted a break from the site for a while. Being a mod must take away a little of the enjoyment of the place.

I'm sure he'll be back eventually under a different name.

Xavi6 · 25-09-2012 06:33AM

Snowie wrote: »

Some times enough is enough with boards it can really suck you in where you nearly spend half your time posting dribble.

In this day and age were are sooo plugged into the "online lifestyle" weather its emails, face book twitter boards pinterest instgram, ps3s xboxs 360 i message viber skype...

`fvck sake do I need to be on boards, people these days get sucked into screens lap top tv phone tablet, its never fookin ending

I cant blame any one for wanting a brake from boards or any other site...

No one's forcing you to post though, just leave your account and don't use it. You can still read Boards without an account anyway sure.

Actually going to the trouble of closing your account is a bit dramatic tbh.

Michael Weston · 25-09-2012 06:42AM

Wee Willy Harris wrote: »

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

ps,
keith is gone! woohoo! :pac:

no, he's not people do it because closed account looks cooler than banned

keith was banned because another mod took a dislike to his antics, was out of control but he's revised his act and is back as K-9.

Why? What happened ?

Wee Willy Harris · 25-09-2012 07:33AM

Michael Weston wrote: »

What happened ?

honestly, I can't besides he's past that now

kneemos · 25-09-2012 07:54AM

Wee Willy Harris wrote: »

honestly, I can't besides he's past that now

Keep it to yourself Wee Willy.

Tombi! · 25-09-2012 07:57AM

Michael Weston wrote: »

Why? What happened ?

It's a joke because when Keith and another mod dropped of, they only had whoopsadaisydoodles so they needed another one.

Pherekydes · 25-09-2012 08:55AM

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

It's a joke because when Keith and another mod dropped of, they only had whoopsadaisydoodles so they needed another one.

They only need Whoopsadaisydoodles.

I think it's a cry for help, myself.

Mr Benevolent · 25-09-2012 09:18AM

They close their account and come back as another username. No-one can stay away from Boards for long.

Merkin · 25-09-2012 11:42AM

I think if you've been on Boards a while, you essentially can build a reputation or have people presume you to be a certain "type" of person even if you're not. As such, say I had 10,000 posts and consistently posted pisstaking posts in AH and then decided I wanted to start giving advice in Home & Garden or Personal Issues then other posters may just think you're totally taking the piss. Likewise, when you've been on Boards for years, whether you like it or not, people DO get to know how you are be it through Beers or just making various mates from long-term posting and deleting your account and starting afresh is great as you're starting off with a clean slate, reinventing your Boards persona if necessary and allowing yourself to grasp back some anonimity that is important to some posters. We've lost a lot of really good posters in the last year but I reckon they're still there, just under different guises

I think it's a good reflection on strong people who can decide to disregard a ten year posting history and mammoth post count in order to start afresh....fair play

Mr Benevolent · 25-09-2012 11:46AM

Merkin wrote: »

I think if you've been on Boards a while, you essentially can build a reputation or have people presume you to be a certain "type" of person even if you're not. As such, say I had 10,000 posts and consistently posted pisstaking posts in AH and then decided I wanted to start giving advice in Home & Garden or Personal Issues then other posters may just think you're totally taking the piss. Likewise, when you've been on Boards for years, whether you like it or not, people DO get to know how you are be it through Beers or just making various mates from long-term posting and deleting your account and starting afresh is great as you're starting off with a clean slate, reinventing your Boards persona if necessary and allowing yourself to grasp back some anonimity that is important to some posters. We've lost a lot of really good posters in the last year but I reckon they're still there, just under different guises I think it's a good reflection on strong people who can decide to disregard a ten year posting history and mammoth post count in order to start afresh....fair play

Ah Keith, welcome back.

25-09-2012 11:47AM

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

It's a joke because when Keith and another mod dropped of, they only had whoopsadaisydoodles so they needed another one.

:eek:
If they only had me, the place would be fooked.

Ellis Dee · 25-09-2012 11:48AM

Why close an account anyway? It's not like there was a charge for having it. Surely it's enough to just stop posting.

davet82 · 25-09-2012 11:50AM

I'm thinking of closing my account tbh...

*awaits attention*

Merkin · 25-09-2012 11:51AM

Confab wrote: »

Ah Keith, welcome back.

Cheers love xx

slowmoe · 25-09-2012 11:51AM

A rl friend of mine closed their account after a bit of cyber bullying. She pretty much stuck to the lady forums i gather and came back after a weekend to find herself locked out of a private girls forum with the mod saying they had heard things about her, and then that she had said things about other users over the weekend. She had been away without internet access(few years ago) but they wouldn't listen to her or discuss it with her,no details whatsoever and then all the other girls cut off contact with her. They used to meet up a fair bit i think. Seemed to really get to her

25-09-2012 11:52AM

davet82 wrote: »

I'm thinking of closing my account tbh...

Ok

Princess Peach · 25-09-2012 11:53AM

I've seen a few "toys out of pram" closings. They get a mod warning or something, next minute their gone!

And I can't understand most of these people who close and account and open a new one a week later. Easy way to avoid the €5 name change fee?

Merkin wrote: »

I think if you've been on Boards a while, you essentially can build a reputation or have people presume you to be a certain "type" of person even if you're not. As such, say I had 10,000 posts and consistently posted pisstaking posts in AH and then decided I wanted to start giving advice in Home & Garden or Personal Issues then other posters may just think you're totally taking the piss. Likewise, when you've been on Boards for years, whether you like it or not, people DO get to know how you are be it through Beers or just making various mates from long-term posting and deleting your account and starting afresh is great as you're starting off with a clean slate, reinventing your Boards persona if necessary and allowing yourself to grasp back some anonimity that is important to some posters. We've lost a lot of really good posters in the last year but I reckon they're still there, just under different guises I think it's a good reflection on strong people who can decide to disregard a ten year posting history and mammoth post count in order to start afresh....fair play

I kinda disagree! I could look back on my very early posts and cringe at many of them, cause I was quite a different person back then! But I don't really care. Closing your account cause you make a fool of yourself at some point is a bit silly. People can be wrong and change opinions and attitudes over time, so shouldn't matter what you've posted in the past really.

Why do people close boards accounts?

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