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					Originally Posted by  Cadaverous Pallor
					 
				 
				I think it's more that Grand Exits are a predictable device in internet communities in general, so that even when it's the first time a certain person has stormed of in a puff of drama, it's still Yet Another in the grand scheme of things. 
			
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 This is more of what I meant.
The other part is that as often as I have seen YAGEing (not a hiatus), the person ends up returning.  Even if they no longer post, they are still checking to see what has been said about them.