They do not clog up AT, this thread however is an eye sore Yes OP your entitled to your opinion but just because you don't know the player or friends of them does not mean they can't post a retirement thread. But there are such threads that do "clog" up AT topics there called "whining threads" this one is included. There are thousands of players who make tons of friends and some that you'd consider family considering this game is a nice escape from Real life sometimes. You want to help out the KaWmmunity than don't post whining threads
As it is AT is clogged with crap a vast majority of the time. I would much rather read a goodbye thread that chronicles someone else's time here than a "Idea for New EB" or any of the other pointless threads that come out on a daily basis. Don't like the goodbye threads don't read them, simple enough.