User talk:A Stop at Willoughby

Retired

This user is no longer active on Wikipedia.

Archives

July 2008–August 2009 
 August 2009–November 2009 
 December 2009–March 2010 
 March 2010–May 2010 
 June 2010–February 2012

Antandrus observed that Wikipedia editors who return after they cease to edit tend to do so with "diminished dedication" and for a "shorter duration." This is certainly true in my case. Why? Well, the atmosphere on this website seems to be more poisonous today than it was previously; perhaps it's always been this way, but I'm now more aware of it. More importantly, however, I'm at a point in my life where I have significant real-life obligations which must take precedence over Wikipedia and which have diminished my interest in spending a lot of time on the internet. This is as good a time as any to retire, because I'm pleased with my contributions to the encyclopedia itself and to WP:DRV, and I'm satisfied that I've tied up most of my loose ends here. Thanks to Hobit, Mkativerata, DGG, and other DRV regulars for all the interesting discussions over the years, and to Golbez and Finetooth for collaborating with me on List of Governors of New Jersey in 2010, which was, at least for me, a great experience. Good luck to all. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 16:51, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]