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{{See also|Leaving and never coming back}} | |||
A '''wiki break''', '''wiki holiday''', '''wiki vacation''', or '''wiki absence''' is a period when even a [[wp:Wikipediholic|Wikiholic]] takes a purposeful parting from his editing or collaboration on a [[wiki]], or even the wider [[wikisphere]], for a longer period of time. | |||
A mix of wiki break and banning is the [[suicide by sysop]]. If one has inherently decided to leave but somehow knows that one would not have the strength to stay away, one enforces ones own decision by allowing oneself to collide with one or more restrictive or overworked [[Sysop]] to ensure one gets banned! By that way, one might draw a good amount of attention, disrupt the work of the wiki, may get a feeling of revenge and eventually regret after one succeeded. From the outside, | Wiki breaks are the result of the decision of the [[:Category:Wiki People|wiki person]] departing, not the enforced disability to edit on a [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] such as [[block]]ing or [[banning]], which would be in every sense of the word involuntarily. | ||
A mix of wiki break and banning is the [[suicide by sysop]]. If one has inherently decided to leave but somehow knows that one would not have the strength to stay away, one enforces ones own decision by allowing oneself to collide with one or more restrictive or overworked [[Sysop]] to ensure one gets banned! By that way, one might draw a good amount of attention, disrupt the work of the wiki, may get a feeling of revenge and eventually regret after one succeeded. From the outside, suicide by sysop is indiscernible from getting banned. | |||
The pain involved varies from [[user]] to user. Some find it easy to endure, whereas others find the separation agonizing. | The pain involved varies from [[user]] to user. Some find it easy to endure, whereas others find the separation agonizing. | ||
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|you (get) '''divorce'''d||your life||you decide that your '''divorce''' has left you more time to be a wiki person | |you (get) '''divorce'''d||your life||you decide that your '''divorce''' has left you more time to be a wiki person | ||
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|you are neglecting your '''work and job'''||your mind|| | |you are neglecting your '''work and job'''||your mind||you catch up with your backlog, or get fired! | ||
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|you get addicted to a '''new video game''' that you obsess over for the next few days||your life||you defeated the 'Boss' several times | |you get addicted to a '''new video game''' that you obsess over for the next few days||your life||you defeated the 'Boss' several times | ||
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|there is an '''emergency in your area'''||your life||you survived and your computer too :-) | |there is an '''emergency in your area'''||your life||you survived and your computer too :-) | ||
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|it takes you several hours to '''make and perfect''' a single edit, because you're worried your edit will be corrected by someone else||your mind|| | |it takes you several hours to '''make and perfect''' a single edit, because you're worried your edit will be corrected by someone else||your mind||you come to accept that your last awesome edit has actually been improved, and that no small children or animals were harmed | ||
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|you find yourself checking your watchlist '''compulsively''' throughout the day to defend your edits against | |you find yourself checking your watchlist '''compulsively''' throughout the day to defend your edits against [[vandal]]s and other ne'er-do-wells||your mind|| | ||
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|you're '''giving up''' editing your wiki for {{w|Lent}}, {{w|Hajj}} or a similar religious observance||your life||your religious observances have been inspiring | |you're '''giving up''' editing your wiki for {{w|Lent}}, {{w|Hajj}}, or a similar religious observance||your life||your religious observances have been inspiring | ||
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|you have been '''grounded''' by your parents, business partner or significant other from using the computer||your mind||you found a way around that | |you have been '''grounded''' by your parents, business partner or significant other from using the computer||your mind||you found a way around that | ||