# System posts: - " LEFT THIS MESSAGE X MINS AGO"

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-posts-left-this-message-x-mins-ago/75807>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [Décembre 11, 2017, 3:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-posts-left-this-message-x-mins-ago/75807 "2017-12-11T03:59:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [Décembre 11, 2017, 12:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-posts-left-this-message-x-mins-ago/75807/9 "2017-12-11T12:41:52Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> “removed themselves” isn’t great, but I surely can’t say himself/herself and I can’t think of a shorter way to state it, though?

“left this conversation” is would make the most sense, wouldn’t it? They’re not leaving a message, they’re dropping out of an entire thread.

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