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Is it selfish or egotistical to publish an opus? In most cases, probably. But FR was important to most of them and it's their way of cutting the cord. If they didn't mean something, they'd be completely ignored.

I suppose - but it seems that an old timer would better serve EVERYONE (including themselves) to say, "I'm THINKING about leaving, and here's why..." If you really care about FR, why wait until you're fed up enough to leave before you pontificate?

[Dog Gone]

In Poohbah's case, he did. He notified us on multiple threads several days in advance that he was leaving and why. Many, including me, tried to talk him out of it. The only warning I had about hchutch was a freepmail about 2 minutes in advance of his opus.

If I leave this forum I doubt I'd do an opus, at least not as a separate thread. I've already had one, LOL. Another Freeper wrote and posted my opus as a prank about 5 years ago. Pretty funny.