About this subforum & requesting retirement

This subforum is a change to a long-standing rule about not permitting farewell threads on the forum.

Farewell threads will be permitted in this subforum only.

This is meant as a courtesy for members who plan to leave for a long period of time, as a way to say goodbye. It also offers a way for members to say goodbye to a member they will miss.

This subforum is not for getting angry and lashing out at the site or its members on your way out in a huff. It's also not for trashing departing members who you don't happen to like and who you are delighted to see leaving.

If we have problems with keeping this subforum on track, we'll end up removing it. Otherwise, please enjoy!