If you''ve ever taken a hiatus from Pricescope...

[zoebartlett]

I haven''t really taken a break from PS but I have taken a break from particular forums here at times when I felt like I wasn''t contributing. I still lurked though. When things are really hectic, I don''t always have time to log on or post.

I don''t understand the dramatic announcements I''ve read here when people decide to leave. If you choose to leave, why not just do so quietly?

 

[musey]

Date: 5/26/2009 1:34:10 PM
Author: iluvcarats

Date: 5/26/2009 12:08:40 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring

Date: 5/26/2009 8:19:16 AM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
I took a break last year because I was insanely busy at work and I do the majority of my PSing at work. I didn''t announce that I was leaving, I just started lurking and then I disappeared all together.

Announcing your departure is lame in my opinion unless it has to do with something tragic or family related...

Agreed.

The only thing lamer is having a huge hissy fit, announce that you are leaving, and then don''t

That''s usually my immediate reaction as well, though I know everyone''s different. I''m sure there''s usually reasoning behind it, but I admit it leaves me scratching my head every time.

 

[icekid]

Date: 5/26/2009 1:34:10 PM
Author: iluvcarats

Date: 5/26/2009 12:08:40 PM

Author: Tacori E-ring

Date: 5/26/2009 8:19:16 AM


Author: Hudson_Hawk


I took a break last year because I was insanely busy at work and I do the majority of my PSing at work. I didn''t announce that I was leaving, I just started lurking and then I disappeared all together.




Announcing your departure is lame in my opinion unless it has to do with something tragic or family related...

Agreed.

The only thing lamer is having a huge hissy fit, announce that you are leaving, and then don''t

SO true!

I''ve never taken a "deliberate" break (and certainly never announced one!), but there are definitely times when I am working way too much to even check in here. Next year will probably be one of those times, so I am trying to get my bling-drooling in while I can.

 

[rainwood]

Date: 5/26/2009 2:59:28 PM
Author: mausketeer
I have this image of everyone sitting on rainbows and petting unicorns and waving around sparkledust (in fact, I think sparkledust is USED on here, isn''t it?) It''s just not my style. I''m going to majorly offend someone someday and not be invited back I''m sure........

My problem is I usually end up sitting on unicorns (ouch!) and trying to pet rainbows. Talk about an exercise in futility.

 

[AprilBaby]

Date: 5/26/2009 7:08:30 PM
Author: Dancing Fire

Date: 5/26/2009 5:55:59 PM

Author: AprilBaby

I was lurking on PS for years...stopped reading for a while when major fights broke out...came back last year and started to post. Sometimes I go away for a week or so just to get my mind off material things.....but I always come back!

when? what did i miss?

not going there....

 

[fisherofmengirly]

I''ve never left out of being mad at anyone. That''s silly to me. There''s enough people around here to ignore one who gets on your nerves, if that were to happen.

I didn''t post much at all right after we got married. I think there were a lot of things going on and none of it really fit into anything that''s posted about here. When we kind of settled in a little more though, I started posting again. Never really left, though, because I was still popping in to check on others who were planning their weddings, etc.

I''ve left threads before, for a break, but that''s more about just feeling too much pressure when you think about certain things multiple times a day, then go home to post about those thoughts.

I did announce that I''d be taking a break from the thread though because when someone leaves, we all wonder if they''re okay... that kind of thing.

 

[LadyBlue]

I have not taken a break yet, but I''m so new, let''s see what happen in the future

 

[mrssalvo]

I haven''t really taken a break, though I probably should, but I also don''t post as much as I used to or follow as many threads. I pretty much stick to the mommy thread b/c I like seeing what the mommies are up too and do still like to help in RT when I can.

i don''t belong to any other internet forums other than FB.

 

[vespergirl]

Sometimes I need to take breaks when I am in between projects. Otherwise I start craving a new piece when I don''t really "need" one. I also take breaks when I am on vacation or busy with life.

 

[Dreamgirl]

I've taken a few breaks (usually for a couple of weeks). But I always had the intention of coming back.

• I've left just to step away from all the jewelry and engagement talk surrounding me because sometimes it gets to me a bit.
• I've taken a break because I've been too busy in my personal life/work. Just not enough time to post.
• I've taken the longest break (over a month) when I felt incredibly attacked on PS and it wouldn't stop. It just wasn't healthy for me to stay around so I gave everyone some time to breathe and get over things and when I felt it was time to come back and I didn't feel hurt anymore, I came back. But I was never going to leave permanently. I love this place too much!

I should add that when I stepped away just to get away from all the engagement/LIW stuff, I've let them know that I wouldn't be around and why. I didn't see that as anything other than letting my PS buddies know I was going to be gone for a short while because I'm usually around. I never announced when I left after feeling attacked. I just stepped away.

 

[Lilac]

I just started posting recently so I haven''t really had time to take a hiatus, but lurking for a year and a half really has made me love this place so I don''t think I would ever leave. Sometimes it gets difficult to post a lot with school, work, and other things going on (like vacations - I just didn''t post for about a week because I was on vacation, but I don''t think that''s considered a "hiatus" from PS). I think maybe at times my posting could be more or less frequent depending on what''s going on in my life, but I can''t see myself ever actually leaving for good.

 

[LostSapphire]

Date: 5/26/2009 1:34:10 PM
Author: iluvcarats

Date: 5/26/2009 12:08:40 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring

Date: 5/26/2009 8:19:16 AM

Author: Hudson_Hawk

I took a break last year because I was insanely busy at work and I do the majority of my PSing at work. I didn''t announce that I was leaving, I just started lurking and then I disappeared all together.

Announcing your departure is lame in my opinion unless it has to do with something tragic or family related...

Agreed.

The only thing lamer is having a huge hissy fit, announce that you are leaving, and then don''t

Worse yet (to me anyways...), is: "I''m leaving" .... "oh, I''m not really back, but just had to make a comment on this one thread"....."just popping in"

LS

 

[princesss]

Date: 5/27/2009 12:53:42 PM
Author: LostSapphire

Date: 5/26/2009 1:34:10 PM
Author: iluvcarats

Date: 5/26/2009 12:08:40 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring

Date: 5/26/2009 8:19:16 AM

Author: Hudson_Hawk

I took a break last year because I was insanely busy at work and I do the majority of my PSing at work. I didn''t announce that I was leaving, I just started lurking and then I disappeared all together.

Announcing your departure is lame in my opinion unless it has to do with something tragic or family related...

Agreed.

The only thing lamer is having a huge hissy fit, announce that you are leaving, and then don''t

Worse yet (to me anyways...), is: ''I''m leaving'' .... ''oh, I''m not really back, but just had to make a comment on this one thread''.....''just popping in''

LS

Yup.

I guess what it comes down to for me is if it comes across as grabbing attention or trying to act like you''re a huge, amazing part of the PS community and we''ll just have to suffer without you for *whatever* reason, I''m over it. There are posters that slip away and I notice right away, and there are posters that I suddenly realize I haven''t seen a post from in months. Chances are, if you leave, there will be the occasional post wondering where you went, but life goes on. I guess I just don''t delude myself into thinking I''m so important PS wouldn''t be exactly the same if I left, or that anybody really would care.

 

[FrekeChild]

Ditto princesss.

I noticed right away when musey took her break (I think I started a thread asking where she went...but I could be wrong on that, I''m sure I commented on it). It''s especially obnoxious when people start whole threads about leaving. Then it''s a lot of "I''m sorry to see you go!" "I hope you change your mind." etc etc, and frankly it just looks like a huge attention grabbing scheme, and so of course they have to come back--unless of course they actually leave for good and never visit that thread again. Those always make me cringe in embarrassment for those people.

I certainly don''t think I''m so cool that people would really care if the blue shoe stopped showing up. Those that do care, have gotten to know me outside of PS and can get in touch with me there.

 

[Haven]

Date: 5/26/2009 12:07:54 PM
Author: TravelingGal
I doubt that anyone could offend me enough for me to leave in a huff. If anything, it will be because I got bored with PS. And most likely, as I did with my travel forum, I''d just fade off into the sunset never to return.

Ditto this. I always find it amusing when people get worked up about things on here, I can''t imagine ever leaving because I was upset or couldn''t handle reading what other posters wrote.

Now that I''m done teaching for the summer I will probably fade away for a while. It''s raining here today, so I''m stuck inside, but I don''t plan on spending much time between now and August in front of a computer.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Well, I just tried to log into an entire different web forum that I hadn't posted on since Sept. Seems they want me to reapply for membership because I haven't been active! I never "left" the board, just didn't have anything to contribute since way back then. I just finished up with a thread and then didn't read the board until just now when needing a question answered!

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 5/27/2009 3:42:54 PM
Author: Haven
Now that I''m done teaching for the summer I will probably fade away for a while. It''s raining here today, so I''m stuck inside, but I don''t plan on spending much time between now and August in front of a computer.

We have a rather busy summer planned, however, I will for sure need an at-home mental break from my kids so I''ll be posting when not doing yard work or going to the park.

 

[Italiahaircolor]

Last year I took a break because of work. My job can become a huge handful occasionally (hello wedding season!) and if something has to give so I can balance better--it will be my "hobbies" like PS. But, in the end, I love PS...the people make me laugh and smile on a daily basis...so I hope to always come around...but who knows?!

 

[Haven]

Date: 5/27/2009 3:45:35 PM
Author: MC

Date: 5/27/2009 3:42:54 PM
Author: Haven
Now that I'm done teaching for the summer I will probably fade away for a while. It's raining here today, so I'm stuck inside, but I don't plan on spending much time between now and August in front of a computer.

We have a rather busy summer planned, however, I will for sure need an at-home mental break from my kids so I'll be posting when not doing yard work or going to the park.

MC--I joke with DH that PS is my escape from my students. I'm sure when we have kids I'll need the same mental break!

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 5/27/2009 3:51:37 PM
Author: Haven

Date: 5/27/2009 3:45:35 PM
Author: MC

We have a rather busy summer planned, however, I will for sure need an at-home mental break from my kids so I''ll be posting when not doing yard work or going to the park.

MC--I joke with DH that PS is my escape from my students. I''m sure when we have kids I''ll need the same mental break!

Oh, just wait until you try and escape from the kids and they sneak up behind you and read your posts! lol That is when life is over.

(Luckily the majority of their attention is directed toward both the avatars and the emotioncons, so if I type quickly they cannot see all the comments I''m making about them!)

 

[musey]

Date: 5/27/2009 3:42:54 PM
Author: Haven

Date: 5/26/2009 12:07:54 PM
Author: TravelingGal
I doubt that anyone could offend me enough for me to leave in a huff. If anything, it will be because I got bored with PS. And most likely, as I did with my travel forum, I'd just fade off into the sunset never to return.

Ditto this. I always find it amusing when people get worked up about things on here, I can't imagine ever leaving because I was upset or couldn't handle reading what other posters wrote.

I can't speak for anyone else, but that's precisely why I did take a hiatus... because I felt I shouldn't be getting upset/worked up over things on here, which obviously meant something was off and that I should re-evaluate

though that particular instance was sort of special, not your run-of-the-mill disagreement, because the poster kept taking the argument elsewhere (uh, wherever else I posted) and it was getting ridiculous.

So I guess it went beyond not being able to 'handle' something another poster was writing, but rather not wanting to deal with something another poster was writing in every thread I showed my 'face' in

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 5/27/2009 3:58:00 PM
Author: musey

I can''t speak for anyone else, but that''s precisely why I did take a hiatus... because I felt I shouldn''t be getting upset/worked up over things on here, which obviously meant something was off and that I should re-evaluate

though that particular instance was sort of special, not your run-of-the-mill disagreement, because the poster kept taking the argument elsewhere (uh, wherever else I posted) and it was getting ridiculous.

So I guess it went beyond not being able to ''handle'' something another poster was writing, it was something another poster was writing in every thread I showed my ''face'' in

Sounds more like a stalker!

 

[musey]

Date: 5/27/2009 4:00:17 PM
Author: MC

Date: 5/27/2009 3:58:00 PM
Author: musey
I can't speak for anyone else, but that's precisely why I did take a hiatus... because I felt I shouldn't be getting upset/worked up over things on here, which obviously meant something was off and that I should re-evaluate

though that particular instance was sort of special, not your run-of-the-mill disagreement, because the poster kept taking the argument elsewhere (uh, wherever else I posted) and it was getting ridiculous.

So I guess it went beyond not being able to 'handle' something another poster was writing, but rather not wanting to deal with something another poster was writing in every thread I showed my 'face' in

Sounds more like a stalker!

I think she just felt very strongly about making her point wherever she could... which I get, but it just got old. She hadn't spent much time on PS before that, and disappeared soon after I did (so did many of her posts, actually), so it was a little odd for sure.

ETA: Sorry for the semi-threadjack, I was just trying to explain why I don't think it's necessarily stupid or lame to stop visiting (whether temporarily or permanently) because of negative interactions.

 

[princesss]

Date: 5/27/2009 4:01:52 PM
Author: musey

Date: 5/27/2009 4:00:17 PM

Author: MC

Date: 5/27/2009 3:58:00 PM

Author: musey

I can''t speak for anyone else, but that''s precisely why I did take a hiatus... because I felt I shouldn''t be getting upset/worked up over things on here, which obviously meant something was off and that I should re-evaluate

though that particular instance was sort of special, not your run-of-the-mill disagreement, because the poster kept taking the argument elsewhere (uh, wherever else I posted) and it was getting ridiculous.


So I guess it went beyond not being able to ''handle'' something another poster was writing, but rather not wanting to deal with something another poster was writing in every thread I showed my ''face'' in

Sounds more like a stalker!

I think she just felt very strongly about making her point wherever she could... which I get, but it just got old. She hadn''t spent much time on PS before that, and disappeared soon after I did (so did many of her posts, actually), so it was a little odd for sure.


ETA: Sorry for the semi-threadjack, I was just trying to explain why I don''t think it''s necessarily stupid or lame to stop visiting (whether temporarily or permanently) because of negative interactions.

I don''t think it''s lame, I just think *announcing* it is lame. Taking a break because you''re either taking something too personally, getting too involved, or getting annoyed by somebody following you and constantly posting negative stuff to/at/about you is fine.

 

[jas]

<----- Lame, but ok with it.

 

[musey]

Princesss - totally agreed, of course. I was just responding to Haven''s post about not being able to imagine leaving because of upsetting interactions on PS.

I get what you meant, though, Haven

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 5/27/2009 4:41:35 PM
Author: jas
<----- Lame, but ok with it.

Yay Jas, I am so happy to see you

I missed you!!!!

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 5/27/2009 4:41:35 PM
Author: jas
<----- Lame, but ok with it.

yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I missed you too lady!!!

 

[jas]

Careful, Lorelei and Skippy...my drama queen title needs to be honorary only.

(But thanks. Nice to see you!)

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 5/27/2009 4:55:07 PM
Author: jas
Careful, Lorelei and Skippy...my drama queen title needs to be honorary only.

(But thanks. Nice to see you!)

heheh, glad you are back!!!