I think it was kage who mentioned this in another topic.
We should make a board specifically designated for the "coming/going" people where people can make topics if they are going to be gone for a while, or to inform of us their return. This would make it easier to know WHO is out and who isnt, instead of having it all in the general where topics may get buried. (topics of "gone for 3 monthes" may get buried, and the current ongoing general topics may get buried)
1) We don't care about people leaving.
2) There was already the introductions forum which was a huge failure and only led to spam.
@ 1)
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5109 (http://ffhacktics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5109)
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5082 (http://ffhacktics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5082)
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5035 (http://ffhacktics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5035)
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4978 (http://ffhacktics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4978)
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4985 (http://ffhacktics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4985)
the topics are springing up
2) you could just make it a sub-forum of spam then. it doesnt need its own huge place, but it would get them out of the general forum, and it would be more accessible to those were curious.
/logical reasoning
For the record, my thread had a purpose other than saying "Hi, I'm back!" and if that was the only thing I had to say, I probably would have put it in spam or just plain not made it.