This is fucking awesome, and hilarious, and appropriate, and reflective of my thinking on the issue.
Look, I've long maintained that Daily Kos isn't for everyone, and will never strive to be. It is always changing and evolving, so what made it attractive for you last year may no longer apply this year. I'm cool with that, and am never offended by those who wish to step away or go elsewhere. It's a big interent! There's no reason to stay somewhere you don't like.
But I do have a problem with those who need to surround themselves with drama over their decision. If you want to go, GO! Don't make a production out of it. And it's even worse when people go and come, using TTFN's as a pathetic way to collect community accolades and pleas to stay.
We long ago made a decision to ban GBCWs because way too often, those people wouldn't stay the fuck away. So this new twist evolved, the TTFN, which gave people the option to return. That way they could engage in the same dramatic exit, without actually having to commit to that exit.
Well, that's no longer the case. The TTFN is now equal to the GBCW as immediately bannable. You want out, leave. If you want to return, you have to ask for reinstatement.
Note, this does NOT apply to genuine non-drama TTFN's, like surgery or a vacation or "work is too heavy" or the like. If you're going to be away for a while and want to let people know so they don't worry about you, this does not apply to you.
But if you're looking to create community drama, then your dramatic exit diary will be met with the appropriate closing of your account. Or put another way, I will consider it, just like the GBCW, as suicide-by-cop.
And unlike the past, changing the name of a GBCW to a TTFN to something else will not allow people to escape the account ban. Call if whatever you like, if you make a big dramatic exit, the results will be the same.