User:NoSeptember/Leaving

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I, NoSeptember, am leaving Wikipedia :'-(.....

That is a statement from me that you will never see unless I really mean it. Here is why:

  • It shows a fundamental disrespect to the community to claim you are leaving Wikipedia unless you are absolutely sure that you will do so.
  • It adds to the drama, the soap opera aspect of the Wikipedia community while not contributing anything to the building of an encyclopedia.
  • By announcing you are leaving, you come across as very immature when you return, especially if you do it more than once. If you expect future support for an RfA or some other leadership position, you are seriously harming yourself.
  • So, if you are in any way uncertain, declare a wikibreak. Take at least one week to mull over your decision and let the emotions of the situation subside before making a true final decision.
  • Also, consider the way in which you approach Wikipedia. You don't have to keep doing what you have always done. Write some articles instead of vandal fighting, if the later stresses you out. Cut back the hours you spend if you think you are becoming addicted. Think about how you want to continue, you have many options.
    • But don't burn your bridges. At some point you may decide to return to the area that is stressing you now. Allow yourself the option to do that at some future time.



I pledge to never declare my departure from Wikipedia until I have taken the time to be sure that this is not just a temporary inclination and I am absolutely certain that I am gone for good.

I invite you to take the pledge

We the undersigned take the pledge:

  1. NoSeptember talk
  2. Petros471 19:32, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
  3. Naturally. —Nightstallion (?) 14:12, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
  4. Having announced I was leaving other places and subsequently coming back anyway, I know firsthand what a bad idea such an announcement is, and I certainly intend never to repeat the error, especially not here. ++Lar: t/c 15:23, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
  5. Francs2000 14:40, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
  6. 151.204.80.81 01:21, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
  7. Kimchi.sg 16:25, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
  8. Of course. EWS23 (Leave me a message!) 04:44, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
  9. --FellowWikipedian 14:58, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
  10. --I solemnly swear... Thε Halo Θ 22:21, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
  11. Doing the I'm taking my bat and ball and going home thing epitomises immaturity - Glen 04:06, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
  12. Robert 03:11, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
  13. - CrazyRussian talk/email 00:54, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
  14. --Storkk 19:11, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
  15. Absolutely. In addition to what's said above, I strongly believe that Wikipedia is what you make it to be. Grandmasterka 10:07, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
  16. I promise. Also, completely agree with what Grandmasterka said. Dylan Lake 04:46, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
  17. NinaEliza 04:52, 9 December 2006 (UTC) I left and came back in less than 10 hours. I felt (and was) extremely silly.
  18. 1ne 10:02, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
  19. When I'm gone... I will be gone with no looking back, and leaving smoldering rubble behind me.  ALKIVAR™ ☢ 10:03, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
  20. If I ever leave Wikipedia entirely, it will be as it is crashing and burning. Regardless, I will not use leaving as a political stunt. If I truly leave, you won't know, because I will simply cease to edit. Anything else just adds soap operaness for absolutely no good reason. -Amarkov blahedits 18:42, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
  21. I agree totally with the above. --Deskbanana 22:34, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
  22. Carcharoth 13:13, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
  23. I would probably just go into low editing mode rather than ever leave, therefore it makes sense that I sign this. James086Talk 13:07, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
  24. --Parker007 06:45, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
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