metoxys says:
Hell, if people were to make topics to tell the world that they are inactive... Hell, that would DESTROY forums!
Actually it's people who insult people at every turn that ruins the forums. And you know what ruins forums even more? Inactivity. Even someone telling others he won't be around for a while is a sign of activity... and shows a sense of investment in the forums and the community here. Without that, the forums would die.
People have a right to tell people if they think they won't be around. He posted it in the correct forum too. People like dejavu are regularly called on to make screenshots for people, and I'm sure he's been asked on more than one occasion to beta test a track for someone. At least now there's a public post in the forums with some explanation as to his absence.
I like the idea of an auto-reply though. That would be nice for people on extended leave from MX.
@dejavu... I hope to see you around sometime soon. If not, it was great to have been graced by your talent both in track making and graphics editing... and of course it's been fun to race online with you on occasion.