Maybe posting goodbye threads somewhere where people couldn't respond? It might take the drama out of things. People would be able to see that the person had left and not died, but it would erase the whole just posting to elicit responses thing. That said, perhaps people doing that is actually a good way of them getting support or a way of them expressing their issues with the forum. I guess it depends what people really want out of a goodbye thread, if they're honest.
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