If you're quitting;

shelby • 14 May 2012 at 1:02 AM

I hate to see you go, but I understand why you leave.
I've been seeing more and more of people leave and quit the site. It always saddens me to see people leave, even though I do understand why people do leave.

If you are quitting or thinking of quitting and are reading over this, I wish you good luck with your life and hope to see you return but understand why you might not.
If you're thinking of quitting but are still undecided, know that I would be a tad sad at first to see you go, but know it's for the best and be happy for you. However if you decide to stay, yay!

If you aren't quitting and are reading this, I'm glad you're staying.

I created this to wish a happy life to those who are leaving and to let those who are still here I'm happy you're still here.
If you want to also wish a happy life to those leaving, please post it.
If you're someone leaving, you can post too.
❤️
I welcome anyone to post, just be sure it doesn't break the rules.
😋

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hope • 14 May 2012 at 1:04 AM

@shelby
I agree so much!! XD

I will miss those who quit!

shelby • 14 May 2012 at 1:05 AM

@Hope;
Sometimes I don't know the person, but either way, I still miss them. I don't need to know you to miss you. You were part of the Egg Cave Community, therefore, part of my family.

hope • 14 May 2012 at 1:08 AM

@shelby

I love the way you think, reminds me of me! lol. People quit and I say " I will miss you!" And they say "I don;t know you!"

I don't need to know you...I bet If I got to know you you would be awesome and I would miss you!

shelby • 14 May 2012 at 1:10 AM

@Hope;
Yeah that sounds like me.
XD
I miss everyone who leaves Egg Cave. It's almost like, a part of Egg Cave leaves..

hope • 14 May 2012 at 1:11 AM

@shelby
Because a pert of egg cave DOES leave! ☹️

shelby • 14 May 2012 at 1:15 AM

@Hope;
I know. ☹️ Someone who understands exactly how I feel when people leave.
❤️

peppermintcowboy • 14 May 2012 at 1:19 AM

This is a nice thread. 😊

I understand that, at some point or other, all of us will leave Egg Cave... so I'm honestly only upset when friends leave. I still miss @opundo, who was once quite active. @zac was an enormous loss to this site. I'd probably tear up if @petpet55, @novrain62, or @muppet left. They've always been such great company. ☹️

When people I don't know well are quitting, I'm always nervous about posting a heartfelt farewell, in case they think I'm trying to manipulate them into giving me some of their pets. That seems to happen a lot to the people who quit. It's unfortunate. People need to stop constantly asking for their stuff, almost like their *happy* a member is quitting. -.-

shelby • 14 May 2012 at 1:23 AM

@peppermintcowboy

Zac is still here a bit, but I do agree that losing a Moderator was a big loss to the site.

I never get nervous about posting a goodbye to people when they say they're leaving, because I'm not posting to get their pets. I've not had anyone get upset when I say my farewells to them, but I know some people do get upset when other users post things saying "Bye can I adopt ___?". If they're going to trade away pets, they'll probably do it to someone they know well.

Deleted • 14 May 2012 at 1:46 AM

@shelby

Phew! For a moment I had a spasm! I didn't think zac had left!

This is a peculiar site in that it's intimate - the majority of the active players either know or know of the other players so the exits are keenly felt.

RL will draw us all away at some point as peppermintcowboy says but with the introduction of immortalty, you don't need to empty out your entire cove. Your pets won't die and you can return after a long break if you like. 😊

peppermintcowboy • 14 May 2012 at 2:15 AM

@foxette - He said he was quitting, gave away most of his pets, said goodbye on friends' profiles, and quit overseeing EggCavern. So at least quite inactive. If it's different than I think, I'd love to know. He was such an awesome person. 😊

magenta • 14 May 2012 at 5:26 AM

I hope those who want to quit read this,I think they just quit on impulse,Sooner in life they regret it so people who want to quit don't make this mistake come back and claim your eggs espiacially you @Zac your absentness was a Great loss in eggcave
just like me I quit 2 years ago..Had lots of Florns,Foos and Roos :\ If I hadn't quit all of them would have grown up by now :'( So Don't make this mistake you are going to regret it sooner in life 😊

Deleted • 14 May 2012 at 5:57 AM

Somehow, yes, I do feel bad for people who had quit eggcave, but I would be a total weirdo if I suddenly say "goodbye we'll miss you" to them because they do not know me.

On the other hand, I felt guilty about the "can I adopt some of your pets?" thing. Although I only do that if they post on the forum that they are giving away, I still feel guilty anyways.

But then we should all look forward to those new people who have just joined eggcave~

april__ • 14 May 2012 at 7:12 AM

@peppermintcowboy

I completely agree! There have been a lot of quits and none of them have made me sad. Except for just now. Someone I really like is quitting. I AM very sad about it.

Orderedchaos • 14 May 2012 at 8:38 AM

@shelby It is always a bit sad to see someone leave, especially someone one I've come to know. But I realize that real life tends to be quite demanding at points, so I wish them good luck and don't try to stop them.
I'll probably never leave. I've taken breaks (always unannounced, announcing it seems to bring more annoying "can I have your pets?" than its worth) when life starts demanding my full attention, but I've always come back. So I'll always be lurking around somewhere.

peppermintcowboy • 14 May 2012 at 8:59 AM

@april__ - Thank you for posting. I was afraid my comment made me seem cold-heated. ☹️ I'm sorry to hear you lost an EC friend. That's definitely a hard thing to go through...

cubexline • 14 May 2012 at 1:27 PM

@shelby: I agree. I may not have known someone or not gotten to know them well, I'll still miss them and I'll still be sad another user has left. And I'll never beg a user to stay, it's their life, their choice, not our choice.
And I don't think I'll be leaving anytime soon, I just may be inactive once in awhile for a few more weeks/any school days.

7731826 • 14 May 2012 at 4:12 PM

Well, I'm considering leaving, but I really don't want to leave my friends here

spirit • 14 May 2012 at 4:38 PM

@shelby

I know exactly where you are coming from, I had several friends on here and then suddenly they have left. I was talking to @joy one day and she just up and left and asked me to take over her coves and make sure that her creatures went to her friends and to good homes, or if not to keep them safe. But she didn't want me to make a big scene of her leaving.

I've seen what happens when people leave
the "I'm sorry to see you go, but can I have ------creature" or you get " I will miss you but can I have -----." My thought is they are not your friend if they have the gimme's all of a sudden. Gimme this Gimme that. They come out of the woodwork, everyone comes out of the woodwork. I got hold of the last two that quit and offered to hold some of theirs and immortalize them, because I know what happens when you give them away you don't normally get them back. I offered to hold them and then give them back. I have done that for several people. And am doing that for others right now.

wispa • 14 May 2012 at 4:46 PM

@shelby

I agree. It is always sad when people leave Egg Cave, but at the same time I fully understand how real life can be sometimes.

I will probably be around for a long time. I also have taken breaks in the past and may do so again in the future.(Especially since I decided to go back to college - it might take more time than I think it will. But I do not have to worry about that until the fall.)

But if I ever did actually leave Egg Cave I would probably give my babies to my children if they are still playing - I think they would hurt me if I didn't 😃. Although I do have a few friends I would probably give a few to as well.

But, there are some that are immortal that I will probably always keep. Simply because you never know you always might come back.

Anyway,

Happy Wishes from Wispa, added to the list of others.

starshinesg • 14 May 2012 at 4:49 PM

I almost quit but decided not to.

Deleted • 14 May 2012 at 4:50 PM

@shelby
Some just want what they can get and that's it. I was shocked when I started cleaning out @joy's people came out of the woodwork, so I just started keeping most of them, a few people got some and to those of you who read this please continue to take care of joy's eggs, and to the person who got them by mistake and has them UFT, shame on you. you got them by way of a trade from a person who knew better.
But at least I know they are safe, but she didn't plan on coming back so she asked me to change the password and everything so she could not get back in she told Ian that.

There are 2 others that are quitting that are friends and I am holding their eggs and immortalizing them for them, just know there are alternatives so you don't have to give away all your precious eggs with the hope of never seeing them again, if you can that one person you can trust to hold them for you till they can be immortalized then you don't ever have to worry about them again.
This is a side of @spirit's hubby's @jungle51 where I can do the immortalizing for them.

wispa • 14 May 2012 at 5:02 PM

I'll never forget the last big break I took. I'll admit it was back before immortalizing was available, so yes some of our pets suffered. My children also quit and we put all the creatures in one cove simply because we thought if anyone of us logged on it would be easier to take care of them if they were all in one spot.

When I was finally able to get back in the game I had all kinds of not so nice post on my wall.

There were several people who left message claiming some of my creatures where theirs and saying things like they were going to ask Ian to give them their creatures back out of my cove.

And several of those creatures I had actually gotten myself, not traded with anyone for them. It is really sad how people can get when it comes to wanting other peoples creatures.

Even after I was back for a while people would still post on my wall saying to give them certain creatures because I didn't deserve them since "they" had been the ones taking care of them.

It almost made me want to quit - but then I started meeting others who were nice.

toy • 14 May 2012 at 5:27 PM

I miss Chloe... :c

shelby • 14 May 2012 at 6:19 PM

To everyone;

I agree on the fact that most people will most likely leave at some point or another. Real life just sometimes is more trouble and people have to take a break or completely quit.
As I said I do understand that, but it is always sad.

I do have to say that I don't see myself quitting or even taking a break. I love Egg Cave too much to do that.

I do offer to adopt creatures if they can't find good homes for them, but I don't ask to adopt certain creatures. I just want people to have someone who will take care of their creatures in case they decide to come back.
I often see people coming off as begging, but it's not considered begging. Since they are asking in a nice manner, they just sometimes are persistent.

puppyloverlauren • 14 May 2012 at 6:27 PM

I agree, so many people are leaving eggcave and I really hate when people go.

novrain62 • 15 May 2012 at 2:54 AM

awww @peppermintcowboy - I'm touched! lol really!
Thank you for that 😊 no worries, unless I die, I'm here to stay 😊 even if I am not always that active.

People come, people go and that is the story of all our lives; things change and life goes on. Be it school, work, marriages, divorces, childbirth, death(s), transfers to other states or countries, long long vacations (which I need!) ... the list goes on.

Some people simply get bored with the game site, period. We have to remember that people do have lives and it is time consuming to come here and feed your cove, let alone other peoples coves. I do my best to take care of other coves, but sometimes I just don't have time. There's no quick way to feed a cove ... so you do what you can.

Enjoy people while they are here, then wish them good luck on the outside when they go 😊 xx