Originally Posted by
tom911
We´ve had two posters on the AA forum in the last week that have posted tales of woe and disappeared, too (one about his account being locked). Saves them from answering any followup questions when some posters may have questions (like the one I asked about how frequently he asks FA´s about compensation).
Tom in Buenos Aires
I wouldn't always or necessarily make something of someone being some kind of one-time poster. When people are frustrated or disappointed in a situation they complain where they can and sometimes disappear permanently or for a long time after "getting it out". This is sort of to be expected, just like complaint letters seem to be escalated by customers more than letters of compliment.
The motivation is not always to avoid answering follow questions, although sometimes it may be.
Sometimes, for some people at least, it's really not worth engaging in a back and forth with parties whose opinion is either set in stone or will require so much engagement to change that it's really not considered worthwhile to continue participating.