Goodbye, everyone

I think it’s high time old Michael retires.

Maybe I'll reactivate him down the road, who knows? Not really worth thinking about right now.

I've been hanging out on this forum since December 2006 and met a ton of cool people along the way. I definitely want to keep posting and staying active here.

For now, this will be my last post under the name Richard Wilson4, marking this big milestone. With the mod's blessing, I’m switching over to my new handle, rowdyowl, named after my childhood hero.

Catch you all later and thanks for being cool about it.

Let me introduce myself right off the bat. Also, my inbox is wide open for all you fellow enthusiasts 😂

So, what's actually the difference here?

come back, Michael😁

Write another post, I've already done one 😁

I was wondering, what’s actually the point of changing your username? 🤔
Is it some kind of tactic to throw enemies off the scent? 😬

I’d like to ask everyone to stay completely serious here, because that’s what this situation calls for. I think the least we can do for Richard Wilson4 during this identity shift is to treat it with the gravity it deserves.
Richard Wilson4, since you're a member I truly respect, I’m pinning this thread to the top. I want to make sure everyone stays informed about such a massive shake-up on the forum—it's definitely not a small matter.

Best wishes to a long-time veteran of this community... Richard Wilson4 🙏

Richard Wilson4, I am honestly so gutted that you’re moving away from this handle. It’s going to take me forever to get used to seeing something else, and if I’m being totally honest, I’m worried it won't ever feel quite the same. To me, you’ve always just been Michael Collins—that’s who we know and who we recognize, it's basically your whole identity.

That being said, if rowdyowl—who, let's be real, was incredibly handsome and it’s no surprise even Sarah Connor couldn't resist him—is actually your other "self," then I guess I wish you the best of luck with him. 👍

Keep Michaeling! 🙂

Michael, to me, you'll always be Collins.

Ryan Vaughn7 said:Michael, to me, you'll always be Collins.

This might be one of the most powerful and sincere things ever said on this thread. 😢

Richard Wilson4, I honestly think it’s a damn shame you won't be posting under that old handle anymore.
But hey, I'm glad you managed to squeeze in a few posts on usamljen srce before he officially called it quits. 😳
Now even the US side of things feels like part of the legend. 😍

Did they actually let you jump back in with the new nickname to keep up the momentum on all those massive threads you started over in Politics? 🍿

Honestly, I don't think there's any real need for a change. Maybe just step away from the forums for a bit and let things cool down, and that should do it. 😉

I honestly think your old username had so much more charm than this new one, and I can't quite wrap my head around why you decided to change it in the first place 🤷

Look, batistuta gabrijele, you might as well just admit that Richard Wilson4 is Pele to you.

wiredangler5 said:This might be one of the most powerful and sincere things ever said on this thread. 😢

I’m not going to jump into an argument—call it self-preservation if you want—but at this point, the only thing left to say is: Goodbye, friends. And I don't get why you're trying to make them sound so distant during such a heavy moment.

Michael, wherever you are or whatever you're calling yourself these days, it’s going to be okay.

So long, regardless.

After Michael, none of these clowns will ever measure up again.

wiredfalcon2 Jesse Sullivan2:
Gabriel Batistuta? To you, Richard Wilson4 is the Pelé of our era.

That’s intense. 🙏

Frank Williams7 Jesse Sullivan2:
I don't want to be openly confrontational—you could call it a survival instinct—but some of these comments are just hitting way too close to home. See you later, guys. I honestly don't get why you're being so abstract right now, especially during such a difficult time.

Michael, wherever you are or whatever you're going through, it’s going to be okay.

Anyway, take care.

There’s no real conflict here; we’re actually on the exact same page. I’m struggling to balance the heavy weight of that headline—which hits hard—with what Ryan Vaughn7 wrote. As much as that title weighs on me, maybe Ryan found something that goes beyond just the sadness of it, offering a sense of truth that helps us process the permanent loss of Richard Wilson4.

Chuck Norris has tracked down every single thread ever started by Richard Wilson4. 🙏

wiredangler5 said:

wiredfalcon2 Jesse Sullivan2:
Gabriel Batistuta? To you, Richard Wilson4 is the Pelé of our era.

That’s intense. 🙏

Frank Williams7 Jesse Sullivan2:
I don't want to be openly confrontational—you could call it a survival instinct—but some of these comments are just hitting way too close to home. See you later, guys. I honestly don't get why you're being so abstract right now, especially during such a difficult time.

Michael, wherever you are or whatever you're going through, it’s going to be okay.

Anyway, take care.

There’s no real conflict here; we’re actually on the exact same page. I’m struggling to balance the heavy weight of that headline—which hits hard—with what Ryan Vaughn7 wrote. As much as that title weighs on me, maybe Ryan found something that goes beyond just the sadness of it, offering a sense of truth that helps us process the permanent loss of Richard Wilson4.

I don't know, maybe it isn't permanent. 🙂