Hurry! I'm about to close my account...

I'm not implying that anyone should care.  I seem to recall in another thread somewhere, however, that as an outgoing member, it is my duty to entertain the community with a year-long thread before I actually quit.  Unfortunately, I don't quite have that much patience.  However, in order to keep as much as possible  with the respected customs and traditions of the venerable community of which I have had the great privilege of associating with, I will keep my account open for a week after this OP in order to converse.  During this period, you may freely criticize, sympathize, mock, plead, implore, etc...  Each to his own style.

I suppose at this point, some of you may be puzzled, even distraught.  "Why," you ask, "what would bring you, dear valued comrade, to such drastic, regrettable measures?"  Well might you ask.  I will try to put it as simply as possible.  I am addicted.  I no longer enjoy the great game, and no longer see it as a worthwhile waste of my time.  "Don't worry, you'll be back, mark my words," you say?  Well that may be true.  I actually did already quit before I realized, woe betide me, that I had failed to carry out all the procedures required of one in my unenviable situation.  I had to come back and do it properly.  I may later feel remorse for cheating the genuinely good-humoured chess community out of the year of amusement that is rightfully due them and be compelled to return.

Others of you may think, "Aha, another socially inept personage seeking attention with his corny publicity stunt."  Corny perhaps, I grant, but here I digress.  As I have already explained, I am merely performing a humble duty as expected of me.

So, alas, you have now read my eulogy of a chess addictie.  But take heart, fellow lunatics.  Think not of this as a time of sorrow, but as hope of a brighter tomorrow as I graduate from the class of mediocrity to greater heights of reality.

Cheers,

A disillusioned chess addict

So....  You wanna game of 960? 

So am I supposed to insult you or something? Sorry, my vocabulary isn't very large

Well everyone has an obsession, sex and sports just seem to be the socially acceptable addiction.

I quit for 15 or 20 years, and look where I am now. Maybe 632rocks will also change his/her mind years from now

  Bravo!   Well done!    

  After you leave, don't look back.  That's where many make their mistake.  

Rocks, how about adding a countdown clock to your demise on this site?  I think that would add an original and interesting touch to these farewell posts.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=1020&bih=590&q=countdown+clock&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=f&oq=

Best of luck take care " see ya" when you get BACK !!

Hello rock,

well, I think you should reach a compromise, I mean you neither have to be addict nor quit this game. Chess is like alcohool. Your decision is somewhat right, there are things in life more enjoyable than playing chess.

Good Luck

Don't forget to complete the termination questionnaire ...

10) Have you ever been reprimanded or disciplined?  If so, for what, when, and who disciplined or reprimanded you?

13) Have you filed a complaint with the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) or the Texas Commission on Human Rights?  When?  Have you been issued a Right to Sue letter?  When?

17) Are there any witnesses to what happened to you? What did they witness?  Would they be willing to give a statement?

Hope membership does not slip below 3 million ...

or we'll have to cancel the party.

 Very observant.  However, I wanted my signature block to be unique, kind of like a signature. ;)

 That would be cool.  I'm not that tech-savvy though.  How do I get one of those set up on this page?

 Be that as it may, (only) 8 + yrs. of chess addiction has been one thing has has held me back, ironically, even in chess. 

 Nice wishfull thinking.  That's like saying you neither have to be addicted to cigarettes nor quite smoking altogether.

Lol.

HAHAHAHA