Exiting A Group Or Site
By vikingswest
@Vikingswest1 (6305)
United States
April 18, 2022 5:08pm CST
Most of us have left a group on a site or even left the site itself.
There could be many different reasons why a person chooses to leave a site or group but it all comes down to not wanting to take part anymore.
Are you the type that just leaves or do you make a big deal and announce that you're leaving?
If I am exiting a group or site, I just leave the group or delete the profile on that site.
I don't treat them like an airport and announce my departure and cry about how terrible the group or site is.
Some people like to read many opinions and some prefer an echo chamber where everyone believes the same way.
If you delete your profile or quit a group, do you make one last comment announcing your departure or do you just quit posting?
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24 responses
@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
18 Apr 22
That's it. No one really cares if you leave.
If the drama or content is too much for me, I just exit quietly.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
18 Apr 22
@noni1959
I left several political debate groups at FB. Walking away is the best way.
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@noni1959 (9886)
• United States
18 Apr 22
@Vikingswest1 I was in a host camping site and even seniors were arguing over silly things. I decided to quietly go.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
18 Apr 22
Oh I made a big deal of leaving Mylot.
A drama,
And got 60 plus replies
Then came back 2 days later claiming I wasnt really back
But I was
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
18 Apr 22
I remember a couple of times you posted that you were leaving. I posted once that I was leaving MyLot back in 2008 or so.
I got a hundred responses lol.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
18 Apr 22
@JimBo452020
I can remember when even stupid discussions would draw hundreds of comments.
I kind of miss those times when traffic here was like that.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
18 Apr 22
@Vikingswest1
Oh god 100 responses in 2008 was average
I once posted
Where you wash cloths machine or river and got like 400 responses.
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@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
19 Apr 22
I just quit posting. I don't announce that I will go. I also just popped again without asking people if they miss me
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@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
19 Apr 22
@Vikingswest1 I do it many times here in mylot.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
19 Apr 22
@averygirl72
I have walked away from MyLot several times.
@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
19 Apr 22
Good for you. I think you have the best way of handling it.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
19 Apr 22
I just leave, most of the time without bothering to delete anything. Why bother?
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
19 Apr 22
You don't have to delete anything. If you delete the profile, it's all gone in most cases.
It's best to just walk away and never look back lol.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
19 Apr 22
@Vikingswest1 If you look me up on Persona Papers, you'll see I was looking for a new place to call "home" online for myself and friends. When I realized that site wouldn't work, I said it wasn't what I was looking for and left. I found myLot about that same time.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
19 Apr 22
@DaddyEvil
Back in the early days of FB, I announced I was leaving a group and bashed the group and members in one final post.
I was still getting notifications from that thread months later.
They roasted me.
It's best to just walk away.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
19 Apr 22
I tried to let people know one time when I left a FB group that had devolved into flame wars. They roasted me.
I will just leave now.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
20 Apr 22
@porwest
A normal roasting can be fun lol. Some people take it too far and cross lines.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
20 Apr 22
@Vikingswest1 I would probably enjoy the roasting. I am not easily chided. lol
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
18 Apr 22
Same here. No need to cry to anyone about it and hope people will ask you not to leave.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
18 Apr 22
@Vikingswest1 Drama drama drama. Not allowed in my world.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
18 Apr 22
@CarolDM
Some people crave drama so much, they create it even when they are planning on leaving.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Apr 22
I leave silently 
.
I don't think I've ever deleted my profiles. I have quit groups/sites, though not often . . . I just kinda tapered off to wean myself off of these sites and then completely left - quietly.
Honestly, I don't think anyone cared that I would leave, so there was no need to announce anything.
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I don't think I've ever deleted my profiles. I have quit groups/sites, though not often . . . I just kinda tapered off to wean myself off of these sites and then completely left - quietly.
Honestly, I don't think anyone cared that I would leave, so there was no need to announce anything.1 person likes this
@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Apr 22
@Vikingswest1 I will say there are some friends here that disappeared and we didn't see it coming. I wish they had said "something" so we weren't left hanging til this very day. Maybe I would tell a few select friends in a private message. But otherwise, nah, an announcement post wouldn't be necessary.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
19 Apr 22
Yep. Just stop posting. No need to announce that you might or want to leave.
That's just it. People don't really care if you leave in most cases.
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@sabtraversa (12890)
• Italy
5 May 22
I've heard this before but it seems like there's ONE Facebook group for it.
All I did once was to say "I'm leaving", but that was a comment, not a separate post.1 person likes this
@sabtraversa (12890)
• Italy
5 May 22
@Vikingswest1 I watched that happening recently. That post gave them material for some more memes. They weren't that rude, but definitely making fun of that person... who raised a good point, but one of the group rules was to "not tell the admins how to run the group". 
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
5 May 22
@sabtraversa
This group had that rule too. No reporting to FB.
People can be pretty nasty sometimes. They become nastier if you call them out.
I may follow your lead and mention in a discussion comment that I was leaving but will never again post a discussion announcing my departure lol.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
19 Apr 22
I just want to avoid adding my own drama and stupidity to pages, groups or sites that are already overflowing with drama.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
19 Apr 22
@wolfgirl569
I doubt that I'd even say goodbye if I left here, maybe though depending on the circumstances of my desire to leave.
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@wolfgirl569 (95015)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Apr 22
@Vikingswest1 Here, if possible I would say goodbye. Maybe give a short reason for it. But some sites I have just dumped.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
1 May 22
I have left several groups and left FB, Twitter and Gab. I left MyLot too but left the profile and just remained inactive.
All other SM accounts have been deleted.
It's nice you were able to stay in touch with friends after Bubblews failed.
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@TheHorse (205554)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 May 22
@Vikingswest1 Bubblews was a farce, but I wrote there to stay in touch with some of my old Epinions friends.
@everwonderwhy (6697)
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30 Apr 22
I just don't visit the site much.
When I had a job, I hardly come to the site. And if I do, I go straight up visit and read few true friends' posts. Write and visit those who have read and responded on my post for the evening. There'd be only 2 or 3, and not more than 5 guest-readers. So, it isn't hard to keep tract.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
1 May 22
I find that if I want to leave a group or site, I just post less until I just don't visit anymore. After some time, I'll delete the profile or remove myself from the group.
@sharonelton (24917)
• Lichfield, England
19 Apr 22
I tried Instagram once but couldn't get into it. I couldn't find how to post and I found it boring so I just came off.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
19 Apr 22
I have never tried Instagram. My neighbor loved it but no one else I know uses it.
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@sharonelton (24917)
• Lichfield, England
20 Apr 22
@Vikingswest1 No, well, I just gave up on it. I'll stick to Facebook and Twitter. And MyLot ofcourse!
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
28 Apr 22
I think it's the best way. No need to announce it.
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@sinari (4997)
• Indonesia
29 Apr 22
@Vikingswest1 Yes you are absolutely right. I agree with you.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
18 Apr 22
That's the adult way. Just walk away.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
19 Apr 22
I am the one who just quits. I also quit following without announcements. If I want away that badly, why prolong the misery.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
19 Apr 22
That's a good way to be. I deleted all other profiles except MyLot.
I spent six years away but I'm glad that I didn't delete the profile.
I do not miss FB, Twitter or Gab.
@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
18 Apr 22
I used the ignore and block feature at FB but just decided to delete the profile.
@JESSY3236 (18885)
• United States
19 Apr 22
If it's a place that I spend a time on and posted alot I would post a departure post. But like a few days ago I decided to leave a facebook group that I never posted on because it wasn't for me. I didn't post a goodbye post because I never posted on it before.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
19 Apr 22
I think that it's ok to announce in some cases but most of the time, people won't care if you leave.
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@thehazelsister (417)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
19 Apr 22
I've been off this particular social media for years now, and I don't regret it. Back when I was an active member, I couldn't imagine that one day I would just quit, but one day it just happened naturally, so I didn't leave any announcements. There was no special reason; I simply no longer find the fun of it 
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
19 Apr 22
If the fun is gone, it's best to just stop posting. I stopped posting at other sites for a year before I just deleted the profiles.
I use only MyLot now.
