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Mar 10, 2010, 08:50 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,342
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My personal opinion is that whether a person is leaving (deleting their account) and coming back, or just taking a break to return later...they are still leaving and coming back.
What I have seen here on PC is that it is not the process of the people leaving and then returning, so much as it is the people leaving, tossing it in people's faces, which then can, does, and will trigger abandonment fears in certain folks.
My question for you Pegs is, you are not the one who has the responsibility to delete accts or re-open them. This is Admins responsibility. If it is not triggering you or causing you problems personally, what is your issue whether folks come and go? And why is it your concern whether they are allowed to re-open their account?
I think the guidelines are fine the way they are, but more folks here need to have respect for them and not post their "i'm leaving" tantrums. If they want to leave, let them. It's Admins responsibility to monitor/regulate this, not ours.
I have never read a post from anyone else stating they had an issue with people closing/opening accounts. But I have read posts telling how difficult it is for folks who get triggered by the "ggodbye/Hello" posts.
There are folks here who's illnesses impact their personality(ies) and who aren't always able to make the best judgments or decisions. These behaviors are symptoms of their disorder(s). Why punish them for their symptoms? That would be like saying depressed people couldn't post anymore if they posted about wanting to die. And that doesn't sound very supportive to me. 
I think it is best to leave things as they are and work on practicing patience, tolerance, good self care, and understanding.
Besides, if a person is not abusing/harassing me, or anyone else, who am I to care what they do with their account?
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Last edited by Elysium; Mar 10, 2010 at 09:03 PM.
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