I don't leave for extended periods of time and secretly check the forums all the time and the sporadically return every now and then to see if people missed me. Some people do that as an attention seeking exercise, it's hilarious! Some people also used to post suicide threats and then disappear for a few days so some people would worry. But they'd be checking in secretly to see what people were saying. It's a sad reality. Not naming any names, it's just an observation.