Official LOA Thread

[Alice!]

If you won't be active for a couple of days.

Updaters - Please only post an LOA (Leave of Absense) if you won't be able to update for more than a week. Only post an ROA (Reduced Online Activity) if you will only be able to update infrequently for at least two weeks.

Non-Updaters - Please only post an LOA (Leave of Absense) if you won't be able to update for more than a week. DO not post ROAs.

CLARIFICATION: When an updater leaves, no other updater is allowed to take over any of his threads. There are plenty of reasons for this, and I don't want anyone asking anymore. The only exception to this rule is if the leaving updater anticipates not being able to get on and update in any way, shape, or form for more than one month.

I recommend everyone subscribe to this thread.

[Aura]

I know how things can be tough in life. I just hope the problems will get over soon.

And I have a question.

Can we post in this thread, but it not be about LOA or ROA?

Oh, and I forgot to put something else in the first post.

ROA this week. Homework mixed with detention for kicking a kid will reduce my time online.

[Julia the Weird]

Okay, um, I think I'll (most likely) have reduced activity for 2 weeks+, based on how the repairs are going...

My home computer's internet was fried. And we had to completely reinstall the OS. Which didn't go so well. So now I've lost all my files, the computer won't boot up right, and I have no internet connection except at the library where I am now, which I don't think I can go to very often. T___T

So Reduced Online Activity for me... T_____T

EDIT: I'm back. ^^

[Cannibal3rd]

Getting this up early.

Going on LOA from this Friday (15th December) and won't be back until around New Year's Eve time. I'm not entirely sure though.

But yeah, don't expect any posts/updates from me after this Friday.

[Cannibal3rd]

If you haven't already noticed my activity has dropped.

This is due to a GW addiction and the fact that I've been having trouble sleeping over the past month, and when I'm tired I can't think and make up things so it is effecting my posting here. It's been a struggle to actually think up stuff to post.

So this is just a little notice saying my activity will be limited to when I'm not tired and can think of stuff... but with the way I'm sleeping atm that might be a while.

[RipTide]

Going to be in Spain from the 15th-24th.

[Aura]

I won't be here for a few weeks. It seems my father cannot take a joke...

[Disturbed.]

I am going to be on a cruise on spring break so staring on the 10th I will be gone for a little over a week.

[Storm Wolf]

I had unexpected LOA, but that's over now.........Just came to say i might have ROA until my computer is working again.. I'm having to use my mother's and the computers in the library of my College on my free periods... (which has protection that is easy to bypass if you know how)

[Storm Wolf]

okay I'm back online properly now guys!!

[Disturbed.]

Yup. I'm back now.

[Kopy Kat]

goodbye

[RipTide]

Bye, man =( I liked being your updater.

[Cannibal3rd]

If you haven't noticed my activity has been a little... minimal,. This is due to my college course nearly ending and me trying to get all this damn coursework done. I will try to get as many updates done as I can, but don't expect much.

[RipTide]

I'll be gone and not touching a computer from Thursday the 10th until Tuesday the 15th. Tomorrow I'll be doing a big wave of updates so look forward to that. ^_^

[Bulbasaurus Rex]

I'm going on vacation from Wednesday, June 27 to Thursday, July 12.

[Bulbasaurus Rex]

Alright, I'm back.

[Bulbasaurus Rex]

I'm staying off of Gamewinners starting Saturday, July 21 until I finish reading the last Harry Potter book in order to protect myself from spoilers.

[Bulbasaurus Rex]

Alright, I'm done with the book.

[Aura]

I won't be here until Saturday, possibly Sunday.

[Cannibal3rd]

Right, I'm basically resigning my post as updater. Mainly because I've not been active enough and the fact that I currently have no dex's left since the ones I had haven't been replied in for even longer than my absence.

The mix of life, job hunting... and WoW( :bah: ), have started eating up all my time and without either Diamond or pearl to keep my pokemon mind going my brain has fun dry and imagination...less... so, me going resigning won't change anything really as I haven't had the time to accept any new dex's and my old ones, as I said, are dead.

So, it was fun while it lasted, but as always seems to happen when you become a leader of sorts in a forum life always comes and f's it up.

So I :bow:, and say thanks for the opportunity, but I'll just try and stick to my dex when I remember too.

Anyhoo, I'm also on an extended LOA due to job hunting and WoW, plus with my 20th coming up I'll be drinking a lot of booze.

[Storm Wolf]

It is a shame to see you resigning from your duties. I have to admit one thing, it looked like your talents were getting wasted when people in your command (so to speak) weren't updating. Let me be first to say I am sorry to see you resign, you gave me great joy when I had the time to read your dex updates.

[Aura]

I will not be here until Sunday. Even then, very little time on. School is starting, and my mother feels like driving up three hundred miles to see the family she say four days ago.

[Alice!]

plus with my 20th coming up I'll be drinking a lot of booze.Ermh, you might want to be careful about saying that. I know you're in England and thus have different drinking ages, but since this forum is America based, that could be seen as encouraging illegal activity. Also, not cool to see you resigning, but real life comes first. And WoW, I guess.

[Storm Wolf]

Been out for a LOOOOOOOOONNG while, and technically I still will be on LOA until I get a wireless router. Not sure when this will be for definite.

I was planning to join the updater thing. If I were still able to join it, would this noted inactivity still make me illegible to join it?

[Aura]

Due to viruses messing up all of the computers at our house, LOA until we can get them fixed.

Which might mean a few weeks or even a few months.

EDIT: One works, but I keep getting a message that says Windows Explorer has failed every five seconds.

[Storm Wolf]

Ouch, well good luck with that.

ROA from now 'til December. College started last tuesday, and i'm behind with maths work already.

EDIT: Not on ROA anymore, haven't been for a long while.

[Alice!]

Just a heads-up that I'll be gone from now until Tuesday the 22. I'll be on a trip to Death Valley with absolutely no chance of any sort of internet access.

[Addicted to Oi!]

Due to various personal reasons, I must take a leave of absence for a month from Gamewinners.

I'm very sorry to whom this might inconvenience, but it is completely needed.

I am fully dedicated to updating, though, and will continue again once I return. I suppose it's up to the moderators until then if temporary updaters are needed for my dex until then.

[Chris!]

Hey guys is Mr. Blue on leave? Just wondering.

[Storm Wolf]

Hmmm, if your updatees are patient enough, then they can wait for a month at least. Not really that long a time...

I'm on LOA until I get my computer back. It just refused to turn on so its gone to a local PC store to find out the problem.

EDIT: Got my computer back, there was nothing wrong with it in the first place apparently.

Anyway, ROA until tuesday, Physics and PE exams Monday morning and afternoon, not much revision done prior to now so am doing a whole textbook worth of A2 Physics from now til Sunday evening, PE revision for a resit the lessons in between 10:30 and 1:30 on Monday (and yes, this means that I am bunking all lessons in between)!!

EDIT2: EXAMS ARE OVER UNTIL JUNE!! I am back, and ready to update. Furthest backdated dex is updated first, then working my way up from there!!

[Alice!]

Just so everyone's aware, I'm back, and the trip was awesome.

[Mr. Blue!]

LOA. Both comps are down (I'm at the library). Sorry I haven't been able to say anything sooner. My apologies to my updatees.

[Cannibal3rd]

From 2nd of Feb til about the 11th I shall be away skiing in Andorra.

[SuperSimon]

from tomorrow for a week will be skiing nt sure if i will have wifi

[SuperSimon]

Sorry for double post, turns out i do have Wifi will still be on but probably reduced

[Chris!]

Uh, I think this thread's more intended for mods and updaters rather than updatees... regardless, let's all use our magical psi powers to fix Mr. Blue's computers.

[Chris!]

Jeffie's on LOA for a few days. Charter decided to jock up their prices from an okay $15 a moth to a ludicrous $55 a month when they promised him they'd only jack it to 40 (itself pretty bad), so he's dropped it to look for a new ISP. He should get one soon, and it won't affect his ability to potentially be an updater and mod... hinthint.

[Jeffie!]

Yeah, I can pop in to check up on things at the library or something, but don't expect too much for a while. My roomie and I are working on getting a new ISP, so hopefully I'll be back soon.

[Cannibal3rd]

My activity will probably be cut down over the next 2 weeks. I'm working a full 39 hour week this week starting today. 1pm-10pm, 1pm-9pm times for today and tomorrow ¬_¬.

I should be on tuesday and wednesday to update, but after that I won't be back until sunday, then I'll be gone again. I'm working stupid times so...

[Chris!]

I'm on ROA for at least a week. Finals. My updaters should expect more of the same: Me not updating them. I mean, me thinking about updaitng them but then realizing I have an hour until i have to write down everything I know about electrostatics and magnetism on a final. Yup.

[Storm Wolf]

ROA for me too. I have coursework on Physics about the efficiency of wind turbines, and I'm already WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY behind on it.

[Conway]

Anyone realize that Valkyrie hasn't updated any dexes? Well I did, and now mines off the first page :grr: Well, I can always wait, hopefully not another 11 days though.

[Aura]

I've been VERY busy. I've had multiple other things that have required my attention. STAR testing was all last week, and reviewing things was a must.

I'm back now, though.

[Conway]

I'm back now, though.
:hmm: What happened now? I understand your busy but at least tell us your LOA

[Chris!]

Generally people who don't expect to be ROA for less than 2 weeks don't post. I only posted my ROA that people don't nag me about updating for another... 5 days as of now, I think.

Anyway, be nicer to Val, he's volunteering to help you play a fun game. Not someone you should be giving crap to.

EDIT: Edit's on for everyone :P.

[Conway]

I think its been two weeks now, let me double check...

Edit: I <3 Veteran Member

13 Days as of now

[Jeffie!]

Yeah, 13 days is no big deal. But I'd like to keep this thread to "I'm leaving, and will be back ____." The random chatter should be in Dex Discussion or over PMs.

[Chris!]

Speaking of not random chatter, I'm not ROA now. So if I forgot anyone, they should yell at me.

[Cannibal3rd]

My motherboard kinda died on me 2 weeks ago so now I have my uber upgraded PC and is back... or will be once I get back to where I was and re-install WoW :D

[Chris!]

Unanticipated ROA. I have The Mole, a scooter comp, a Pokémon tournament on Smogon scheduled. Normally I could handle updating all the time with that, but apparently I didn't finish a class and I have a week to read 50 billion pages. So I'll probably get in my one update a week, maybe. But ROA.

Update: The tourney got cancelled, I'm almost done with my class, the scooter comp is over, and I have reliable internet again, so expect me back on PRPG tomorrow.

Update 2: Well this sucks. A few more days, at least. God, this blows so much dick. THanks for your patients.

[Jeffie!]

Hey hey hey. I'mma be gone from tomorrow to the following Thursday, after which (I hope) I can manage some internet at home (I bought a directional antenna to boost the University's signal). So yeah. LOA until the 19th, then maybe I'll be back better than ever.

[Jeffie!]

Hey hey hey! I'm back from Los Angeles, and I have an internet connection at home! How cool.
So, I'm back from LOA and super psyched to do stuff. and stuff.
Just so you guys know, there weren't any hurricanes while I was in California. They're called typhoons in the Pacific.

[Miss Understood]

I know I just registered, but I'd like to tell Jeffie! that I won't be on starting Sunday all the way through Saturday. So next week.

I'm back. As if anyone cares :D

[Aura]

Although I'm sure you've noticed, I haven't been very active. Summer school's taking up a lot of my time. I'm sorry to those who I've neglected to update.

[Chris!]

Although I'm sure you've noticed, I haven't been very active. Summer school's taking up a lot of my time. I'm sorry to those who I've neglected to update.

Same goes here.

[Jeffie!]

I'm back. As if anyone cares :D
I care!
However, I've been so slow recently that your start-up post is still forthcoming. But only because I'm so awesome that I'm writing a custom intro! So be excited. It'll be up later today.
(That goes for all my other updatees, too.)

Also, hurricane 21 hours late.

[Storm Wolf]

Yeah, a physics assingment, a whole lot of exams and a nice little break from my parents later... I'm (kinda) back to rock the house!!

Whoever hasn't been recently updated by me and is still active (as in actually checking this forum regularly), please say so now. Otherwise I'll be making some removals from my subscriptions.

This is because I want to make some room for people who are awaiting an updater and haven't been issued one.

Jeffie! says: PM him instead of posting here please!

[Bulbasaurus Rex]

dark_seedot and I will be on vacation from Friday the 25th until Saturday August 2nd.

[Bulbasaurus Rex]

Alright, dark_seedot and I are now back and ready to resume full activity. (Thursday's posts were from hotel wi-fi.)

[Aura]

School just started for me, and the workload either leaves me with no free time or absolutely no energy. Therefore, I will be on severe ROA until further notice. I am sorry for the inconvenience.

[Aura]

Great news, guys. Me trying to pull a joke onto somebody resulted in me getting suspended, losing my closest friend, probably being on restriction for a long time, and the possibility of us getting sued for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Therefore, my activity is going to be pretty much zero for a long time.

[Hyperion]

How fun. That's not good. Good lukc with the situation.:^:

[Miss Understood]

I feel your pain. I hope it turns out OK for you. Take your time.

[Chris!]

Wow, flaming sword, that wolud be absolutely hilarious if it weren't true. Get unsuspended soon, and I hope you don't lose hundreds of thousands of dollars.

[Cannibal3rd]

Right, it's me being partially busy and just plain s*it.

Basically, I only do 24hrs work total at my job. But instead of doing 3 days of 8 hours (9 including the un-paid hour lunch) my manager cuts 2 days in half so I work 5 days a week. 1 day a full shift, the others 4 hours. when I do a late and an then an early the day after I don't get on my PC.

Other reason... World of warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. Yes, I know, it's sad and I'm sad. When I do get the rest of my day, if I don't stop by here first by forcing myself not to load up WoW, I'll update. Otherwise I load it up and whore the damn thing. Level 77 a week after purchase, 450 mining, fully explored all places, woot :D

But yeah, those 2 mixed together means my activity has dropped as most can tell. I will try to force myself to update before I start playing WoW when I'm off work, but other wise I'll update when I do. Working every day apart from 26th up to the 2nd so I honestly wouldn't expect to see many updates.

It's christmas time shopping and I work on the Beers, Wines & Spirits depertment at a supermarket... not good.

[Cannibal3rd]

Again, sorry for the lack of updates, working random shifts at a superstore around Christmas is just baaaad.

I have 3 days off coming up at some point, I'll try to get in a round of updates then and get things back on track with my updatees.

Again, very sorry.

[Jeffie!]

K, so I know I don't post as much as I should, but I will be completely absent until about Jan 4, so I won't even be watching over you all, and occasionally thinking "I should split that thread," and then forgetting long enough that Alice! beats me to it.