# Member psychology - outspoken member who wants to leave but doesn't actually leave

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**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [July 2, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/member-psychology-outspoken-member-who-wants-to-leave-but-doesnt-actually-leave/314622 "2024-07-02T13:33:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ed\_S](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ed_s/32/134015_2.png) [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/member-psychology-outspoken-member-who-wants-to-leave-but-doesnt-actually-leave/314622/23 "2024-08-07T16:46:03Z")

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> [@Jumanji](#):
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> It’s hard to let someone like that go, especially if for 80% of the time, they’re exactly the type of community you want

If they are destructive 20% of the time, I’d kick them out. Every time they reappear, and tell them they are not welcome. There’s no shortage of people in the world: they are telling you by their action that they are not a suitable person.

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