Sometimes I think some of us take this whole DC thing a bit personally, Smoke is one of those people who after deciding to jump in and do something they like to go "all the way".
Seeing our lead over BBR dwindle day after day, and doing forward projected stats that show just when they will overtake us may be just a little much to handle.
The TeAm spirit with Seti classic isn't what it once was, participation in boinc by former & potential seti 1 users is nipping away at our production on a daily basis, everybody wonders why they don't just shut down Seti 1 & get it over with, and still BBR gains 1K - 3K WU's a day on us.
At this rate they will overtake us, it's inevitable.
Some of us really believe we should conserve our strength, do whatever it takes, & finish Seti 1 ahead of BBR.
We should pull together as a TeAm and run it on all our boxes until the end so we remain ahead of BBR.
Understandably, what you do with your computers is your business.
It is very difficult to see our hard won lead peter away day after day, and I know that's a big part of Smoke's decision to take a break. He cares deeply about our Seti TeAm and can't stand to see us slipping away like this.