Well, as stated earlier in this thread. If you want someone to call you if you disappear, it's best that you appoint that person yourself.

This very thread is a fine example of a lot of people panicing about nothing since he posted elsewhere that he would be pretty busy for a while. My suggestion is if you know someone here you feel that strongly about, maybe ask them if you can check up on them if they dissappear BEFORE they actually do.

No offense to anyone here, but if I dissappear and am dead, I don't want my mom having to deal with calls from strangers on every website I participate in. That's not a possibility that I'm making up either since I do have a life threatening illness. The thing is, so does she and she doesn't need the stress.

We can all banter examples and stories back and forth on both sides of the debate. It Simply does come down to respecting people's privacy if they haven't made other arrangements and you don't know them that well.