This is a copy of an idea recently suggested to BCUK which has prompted this new group blog.

There are a lot of bloggers who are currently feeling "bereaved" by the disappearance of fellow bloggers.

I've witnessed three such exits this week and it's awful when people just disappear. Could there be an "exit" blog where people can simply leave a brief goodbye message.

There would be absolutely no need to give reasons.

Anyone 'missing' a friend can then quickly look on one blog rather than having the frustration of "going all around the houses".

It's just an idea

a) what do others think?
b) can BCUK set one up?

This idea was prompted by this:

I Will Miss You
by GoingSomewhere @ Sunday, 09. Mar, 2008 - 19:47:38
I found out this morning that Lindow has burnt his blog, and as far as I know without even a word of farewell or explanation, although thinking about it now, he did say he might do so a little while back. I was already feeling rather fragile and this disappearance of someone I was really fond of has not helped to make me feel any better.

And backed up by this:

The World of Blog may be a virtual world, but the emotions we feel here are real enough. We become involved more closely with people we never meet (apart from those of us who go to Blog Meets) than those we are actually in contact with in real life. So many secrets, so many emotional outpourings. And I'm thinking, I don't know if I can take it any more - if I can take the wrenches involved in each parting. Of course, it isn't like this with everyone who goes, but there have been some people here of whom I have become really, really fond and when they go, I miss them so much. Lindow is the latest in quite a line now. I'm feeling very vulnerable at this time and blogging is becoming a negative activity for me, so I think I'm going to have to go myself. This isn't to say that I won't be back, because almost certainly I shall, but I just have to move away for now at least.

This is your blog please use it