I worry about how all the leaving posts affect people new to site who have come here and found relief and then see all the leaving posts. I worry that they will think this isn't a good place, and they won't stay for the support.

I wish the mod/admin team knew half of why people start posting the leaving posts. We're here to help, and when people start saying they're leaving, I tend to feel like "we didn't even have a chance to fix whatever is wrong". Thats my vulnerablility, as a member here and as a mod. I wish I could fix everything....so when someone is gonna leave and the rest of the team and I are like hmmmmm what happened? Wish we coulda helped......its rough. I try and remember that it may be the only way one knows to ask for help, and often times people get supportive posts and end up staying after they say they're leaving, which is good.....I would just say please pm me and anyone else on the mod/admin team, or another trusted member, and try to resolve issues before publicly announcing a departure.

(((( Jinny ))))) this wasn't directed at you specificially....you were the last person to post before I replied and I just did a quick reply.