JoeDios.com Forums - Leaving the hobby...

09-01-2006, 07:50 PM	#11
Self-Modifier Crossover King Emeritus Offline --> Posts: 1,472 --> Join Date: Feb 2005	Whoa, I missed this topic while I was occupied over the past month! Sorry to see you go, semi-neighbor! Hope to still see you around the boards occasionally...

Wow!

09-02-2006, 02:51 AM	#12
NemesisEnforcerFan Veteran Offline --> Posts: 376 --> Join Date: Sep 2006	Wow! Oh Wow!, I didn't see this announcement over on yojoe.. does everyone on there know? I too am sorry to see you quit the hobby.. although I'm sure if its what you want to do then the decision would have been made after some considerable thought. I enjoyed reading that take on the Sure Fire/ Tomax & Xamot thing you sent to me by email.. and I too had noticed the last of posting by you on yojpe. Good luck for the future Don I hope things work out really well for you. NemesisEnforcerFan __________________ "I can glide silently and land without a sound, I am the eerie presence in the pitch black room"

09-02-2006, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Lava Boss

Bummer. I enjoyed your photos.

I know people have their various reasons for exiting the hobby, but I wonder how many will call it quits mainly out of loss of interest. With 3 3/4"'s off again/on again hiatuses people turn to other things, anyone saying the hiatuses are good doesn't remember the phrase "out of sight is out of mind". People drift to other interests, and don't necessarily go back to Joe. Losing collectors only hurts the chances of any 3 3/4" comeback, though I can't "blame" anyone for leaving. (I'm really tired of fans blaming fans for everything.)

I only just got into it at the start of the hiatus. almost no joes in stores hurts my cause but i wont give in!

09-18-2006, 07:01 PM	#14
Buckwheat826 Veteran Offline --> Posts: 843 --> Join Date: Feb 2005	I'm late with this one but have noticed you have been MIA for a while. So you're done huh? I know I still might run into you at Target or something. Be good.

09-18-2006, 09:08 PM	#15
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	Actually, I think Don lurks. It takes a really gnarly picture for him to comment. For the most part, he is out of the GI Joe collecting business but I'm sure he's cool w/ pictures on occasion. I know that I appreciate him still stopping by.