Well, if you take long pause it's better shutdown the game completely than leave it linger around to have side thread constantly active as it makes game fall off. Howeve rmiracles do occur, like one game in Rpol which ended because the GM couple who ran it got immigration problem (husband was not native US citizen so was send back to Canada because of mix up in immigration papers which resulted in cancelation of his stay).<br/><br/>However, after two years the couple is ready pick up the game again once one of them graduates in June from university when she has time to devote herself to the game again.<br/><br/>So question is how long the pause would last? And once pause is over you can send mass PM's to all of us check up can we rejoin the game again? But besides this I am open minded for someone other pick up reins as GM so long they have motivation to continue and run the game.